Radiohead have announced a run of residency shows in Australia and Japan for 2027. Find all the details below.
The Oxford group returned to the stage in the UK and Europe last year, marking their first live dates together since 2018. They played a run of 20 arena concerts across five cities, including four nights at Londonâs O2.
Then, in March, guitarist Ed OâBrien confirmed that the band had plans to hit the road again in 2027 and beyond. âWhat weâre going to do is, every year weâre going to do a different continent, and weâre going to do 20 shows each year. No more, no less,â he said at the time.
Now, the band have announced 21 shows next year, set to take place in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney in Australia, followed by a run in Saitama, Japan.
To reduce competition from bots and ticket scalpers, tickets are only available to fans who register on Radiohead’s official website.
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Radiohead’s 2027 tour dates are:
MAY
3 â RAC Arena, Perth
4 â RAC Arena, Perth
6 â RAC Arena, Perth
7 â RAC Arena, Perth
13 â Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
14 â Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
16 â Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
17 â Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
19 â Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
20 â Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
25 â Afterpay Arena, Sydney
26 â Afterpay Arena, Sydney
28 â Afterpay Arena, Sydney
29 â Afterpay Arena, Sydney
31 â Afterpay Arena, Sydney
JUNE
1 â Afterpay Arena, Sydney
8 â GMO Arena Saitama
9 â GMO Arena Saitama
11 â GMO Arena Saitama
12 â GMO Arena Saitama
13 â GMO Arena Saitama
Fans have also been speculating that Radiohead may be returning to Tokyo, after teasers appeared featuring the band at this year’s Summer Sonic music festival in the city.
In a glowing, five-star review of one of Radioheadâs gigs in London last November, NME wrote: âWhat a show: a visceral energy, a tasteful spectacle, all delivered with a generosity of spirit, Yorke in full rockstar mode as the band trade places to tend to each corner of the venue.
âFor a band once embarrassed by the notion of âarena rockâ, nobody does it better. A new album and another night like this canât come soon enough.â
The reunion shows saw Radiohead break the attendance record for Londonâs O2, surpassing Metallica, who had held the title since 2017.
In the capital, the bandâs dates raised money for the LIVE Trust, which represents the UKâs live music and entertainment sector, along with MĂŠdecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) for their European shows.
Expanding on his â20 showsâ comments, OâBrien told fans to âtake that with a pinch of saltâ earlier this year, adding: âI donât think weâll do any more than 20 shows.â
âBecause you canât do any more â these songs, theyâre too powerful. The shows last year were really emotional. By the end of it, you were drained.â
OâBrien also told NME this spring that the band had ânot even talked about another recordâ yet. âWhere did you get this idea that thereâs another Radiohead record?â he asked us.
He reflected on the âamazingâ tour, too, saying Radiohead were âso blessed that people want to see what we do, but at the heart of it, itâs five peopleâ.
âThe songs can kind of play themselves in a way, but if thereâs the love and that feeling between the five of us, and there was, and it was glorious,â he told us.
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