After months of hypothesis, Radiohead have formally confirmed their return to the stage, asserting a five-city European residency that marks their first reside performances since 2018. The band will play 20 reveals throughout Madrid, Bologna, London, Copenhagen, and Berlin this November and December, 4 nights in every metropolis.
The announcement arrives after a string of cryptic teasers — together with flyers plastered in European capitals and the formation of a brand new firm, RHEUK25 LLP, earlier this 12 months — fueled rumors of a reunion. In a message to followers, drummer Philip Selway defined how the return took place:
“Final 12 months, we obtained collectively to rehearse, only for the hell of it. After a seven 12 months pause, it felt actually good to play the songs once more and reconnect with a musical identification that has grow to be lodged deep inside all 5 of us. It additionally made us wish to play some reveals collectively, so we hope you can also make it to one of many upcoming dates. For now, it can simply be these ones however who is aware of the place it will all lead.”
The tour schedule consists of 4 nights at London’s O2 Enviornment, alongside multi-night runs in Madrid, Bologna, Copenhagen, and Berlin. It marks the group’s first reside reveals since closing out their A Moon Formed Pool tour in Philadelphia in August 2018.
Within the years since, members have pursued a variety of solo and facet initiatives. Thom Yorke launched Anima in 2019 and toured with The Smile, his band with Jonny Greenwood and Tom Skinner. Greenwood composed scores for movies together with Phantom Thread and Spencer, whereas Colin Greenwood toured with Nick Cave. Ed O’Brien debuted his solo challenge EOB with 2020’s Earth, and Selway put out his third album Unusual Dance in 2023.
Hints of a comeback grew louder over the previous 12 months. Colin Greenwood revealed at a pageant in Mexico final September that the band had rehearsed once more, whereas Yorke advised Australia’s ABC weeks later that “we’ve earned the best to do what is smart to us with out having to elucidate ourselves.” Flyers selling potential dates in London and Copenhagen surfaced this summer time, and a charity public sale in Los Angeles even included tickets to a “Radiohead live performance of your selection.”
Although no new studio album has been introduced, the band is revisiting its archive. On October 31, they’ll launch a reside album drawn from the Hail to the Thief period. Yorke stated of listening to these recordings once more: “I used to be shocked by the form of power behind the way in which we performed. I barely recognised us, and it helped me discover a manner ahead. We determined to get these reside recordings combined and launched (it might have been insane to maintain them for ourselves). It has all been a really cathartic course of. We very a lot hope you take pleasure in them.”
Radiohead’s 2025 tour dates are as follows:
November
04, 05, 07, 08 – Movistar Enviornment, Madrid, Spain
14, 15, 17, 18 – Unipol Enviornment, Bologna, Italy
21, 22, 24, 25 – The O2, London, UK
December
01, 02, 04, 05 – Royal Enviornment, Copenhagen, Denmark
08, 09, 11, 12 – Uber Enviornment, Berlin, Germany
With anticipation constructing after a seven-year absence, Radiohead’s reside return guarantees to be one of the vital important excursions of 2025. Whether or not it sparks an extended run or new music stays to be seen, however for now, followers in Europe are set to witness the long-awaited comeback.
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