Radiohead Isn't Playing 'Occupy Wall Street' Gig
Updated from 1:43 p.m. EDT with "Occupy Wall Street" spokesman apologizing for wrong reports
NEW YORK (
) -- The firm that represents music group Radiohead
told
The Wall Street Journal
Friday that the "Occupy Wall Street" gig wasn't happening, and demonstrator spokesman Patrick Bruner confirmed the no-show to
TheStreet
.
"We can officially confirm this is NOT happening," wrote Steve Martin of Nasty Little Man, the firm that represents Radiohead, according to the
Journal
.
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"Sorry about the confusion. No Radiohead today," Bruner said in an email.
It was originally reported that Radiohead was expected to play a surprise show for "Occupy Wall Street" demonstrators on Friday at 4 p.m. EDT, according to occupywallst.org.
The start of the expected performance would have coincided with the
New York Stock Exchange's
closing bell.
A spokesperson for "Occupy Wall Street" said earlier the gig would be happening, according to
Gothamist
.
Radiohead played shows at the Roseland Ballroom in New York on Wednesday and Thursday.
-- Written by Joe Deaux in New York.
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