Last Thursday night I read on the NME website that Radiohead had tweeted a message in Japanese with the words “18.59 on 19 Hachiko Square” which got many people speculating that the band would be appearing the following day (the 19th) at that time (09.59 UK time) outside Shibuya station in Tokyo.

I am no “fan” of Radiohead but I do like most of their music and as I had the day off I thought I might as well check it out as I would be in the vicinity of that area. I advertised it on my facebook page and friends Neil and John agreed to come along to see what it was all about before drinking in Shibuya after.

The following morning I woke up to the news that Radiohead had denied they would be appearing in Tokyo as was rumoured. Anyway, we and thousands of others congregated outside Hachiko exit in anticipation of there maybe being some kind of appearance even if it was to just be on one of the big screens usually running adverts at the worlds busiest crossing. The three of us were very pessimistic about it all but didn’t want to risk the minor chance that something might occur. As it was, nothing happened other than the area being packed out more so than usual to the bemused look of most passers-by. To be honest, I would have been content with a short comment from the band (on screen) or a commercial for their new album ‘The King of Limbs’. It wasn’t until the next day that I found out that it was cancelled because of security fears.