While most Bozeman citizens were kicking their boots to the music of country star Dierks Bentley on Nov. 17, the members of legendary rock band Radiohead struggled to impress a small audience across town.

The band played at a second-rate Mexican dining establishment, after a scheduling mix-up with a Nickelback cover band and a cat acrobat forced them to change venues.

However, this was only the beginning of a disastrous night for Radiohead.

After the band arrived on the makeshift stage, front-man Thom Yorke introduced himself with his trademark British politeness: “How we doing tonight, Missoula?” then was promptly pelted with a barrage of free chips and salsa.

The bewildered and now-messy Yorke beckoned the band to begin playing in an attempt to smooth things over with the small crowd. However, their ethereal soundscapes, monotonous percussion, synth loops and dark lyrics exploring disillusionment in the modern world failed to connect with the bored audience.

“Play ‘Creep!’” screamed an audience member between songs.

“That’s not who we are anymore,” Yorke replied, while munching on a vegetarian taco. By then, only a dozen hipsters and a few confused drunks remained.  

After beeping and booping their way through material from their new album, “The King of Limbs,” one fan hollered at guitarist Jonny Greenwood to do something “cool” with his guitar.

“It’s not even plugged in,” Greenwood admitted, while scowling at Yorke in a moment of uncomfortable tension. “Like he said, ‘that’s not who we are anymore.’”

“He’s only here because he’s the second best-looking member of the band,” Yorke said.

The band finished their set with a 20-minute ambient synthesizer jam, and received polite applause from the lone remaining audience member, former Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood.

“I think it went pretty well,” Yorke explained afterward. “Though the acoustics could have been a little better.”