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A fringe benefit of boycotting big corporate venues is that the band plays cozier rooms, like Shepherds Bush Empire in London

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Happily, those terms will take Radiohead to some of the world's most beautiful places this summer. Clear Channel's reach does not extend into venues like the ancient stone arena in Nimes, France, so Radiohead has decided to protest corporate evil by swinging through southern Europe. "They'll be gentlemen of leisure," says manager Julie Calland. "They're calling it 'the wine tour.' You can almost see the old suitcases and linen suits." And you can almost see them enjoying it.

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