Radiohead will return to the stage this year. Thom Yorke and the band are touring Europe from November through December, with four nights apiece in London, England; Berlin, Germany; Madrid, Spain; Bologna, Italy; and Copenhagen, Denmark. Check out the itinerary below.
In a message to fans, Philip Selway said, “Last year, we got together to rehearse, just for the hell of it. After a seven year pause, it felt really good to play the songs again and reconnect with a musical identity that has become lodged deep inside all five of us. It also made us want to play some shows together, so we hope you can make it to one of the upcoming dates. For now, it will just be these ones but who knows where this will all lead.”
For now, tickets are available via registration on Radiohead’s website. Registration which opens at 5 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (10 a.m. British Summer Time) on Friday, September 5. Registration closes 60 hours later.
Radiohead’s last round of dates wrapped in 2018, after two years on the road behind A Moon Shaped Pool. The subsequent seven-year gap is the longest of the band’s career, encompassing Yorke’s solo album Anima; the formation of the Smile, his band with Jonny Greenwood and drummer Tom Skinner, which has released three studio albums; and his collaborative LP with Mark Pritchard, Tall Tales. Ed O’Brien and Philip Selway also released solo albums, and Yorke scored a pair of films: Suspiria and Confidenza, as well as making his debut as a classical composer and adapting Radiohead’s Hail to the Thief for a spin on Hamlet that opened in May. Jonny Greenwood has kept his own film composition ticking along, too, scoring Spencer, The Power of the Dog, and Licorice Pizza, as well as Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film, One Battle After Another.
Today’s tour news finally confirms speculation that a return was on the cards. It was sparked by Radiohead’s formation of a new business entity—a limited liability partnership—back in March—typically a telltale sign of new activity. The band released Hail to the Thief (Live Recordings 2003-2009) earlier this month, and teased the tour with a series of flyers this week.
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11-04 Madrid, Spain – Movistar Arena
11-05 Madrid, Spain – Movistar Arena
11-07 Madrid, Spain – Movistar Arena
11-08 Madrid, Spain – Movistar Arena
11-14 Bologna, Italy – Unipol Arena
11-15 Bologna, Italy – Unipol Arena
11-17 Bologna, Italy – Unipol Arena
11-18 Bologna, Italy – Unipol Arena
11-21 London, England – O2 Arena
11-22 London, England – O2 Arena
11-24 London, England – O2 Arena
11-25 London, England – O2 Arena
12-01 Copenhagen, Denmark – Royal Arena
12-02 Copenhagen, Denmark – Royal Arena
12-04 Copenhagen, Denmark – Royal Arena
12-05 Copenhagen, Denmark – Royal Arena
12-08 Berlin, Germany – Uber Arena
12-09 Berlin, Germany – Uber Arena
12-11 Berlin, Germany – Uber Arena
12-12 Berlin, Germany – Uber Arena
