Crowds began to gather outside the Corn Exchange from 5am yesterday morning in order to get closer to Thom Yorke when he took to the stage at 7pm. Fans travelled from all over Europe to attend the unprecedented event.

Umbrellas and aluminium foil blankets were used to shield the dedicated fans from the elements during their 14 hour wait, whilst rations and flasks had been brought along so that they would not have to leave the queues to eat. Touts were also advertising their tickets to passers-by.

Varsity spoke to four particularly avid fans who were first in the queue for the much-anticipated concert. Barbara, who had travelled from Milan to see Yorke perform, said: "I love Thom, I’m a huge fan of Radiohead but I love Thom specifically; I heard about the concert when it was announced on his website."

Her friend Maggie, who had travelled from Vienna, said: "Thom hasn’t really performed solo like this before so we had to see it."

Other fans had travelled from less far afield. Next in the queue was a lady from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, and another from Hove in Sussex.

Students too were getting very excited about the concert. Emma Harrison, an Emmanuel student who managed to obtain a ticket, said: "I’m really excited about this gig because his gig appearances are quite rare and I’m really pleased he’s come to Cambridge.

"If he played any Radiohead that would be fantastic. He’s really influential and he’s really individual in that he tries to stay out of the celebrity spotlight. He’s actually really talented. He relies on his music to sell records, not the media."

Not all students were so excited by the performance, however. One student from Corpus Christi College asked, "Why would you wait for half a day to watch such an awfully depressing performer?"