Thom Yorke and his Radiohead bandmates make news for just stepping into a studio, but today there’s real reason for ‘Head heads to celebrate: the band has announced that, for the first time since 2012, it will be embarking on a world tour.
News of this extended world tour comes shortly after a few of the band’s festival shows were announced, so it’s not quite as significant as it could have been. For shame, Radiohead. Anyway, since the news was announced, the band has dropped some new artwork on Twitter, which proves nothing but suggests that, by the time they kick this tour off in May, they might just have some new tunes to play for us.
The snazzy new artwork:
The full list of dates:
05-20-21 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Heineken Music Hall 05-23-24 Paris, France – Le Zénith 05-26-28 London, England – Roundhouse 06-01 Lyon, France – Les Nuits Des Fourvieres 06-03 Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Sound Festival 06-17 Reyjkavik, Iceland – Secret Solstice 07-02 St. Gallen, Switzerland – Openair St. Gallen 07-08 Lisbon, Portugal – Nos Alive Festival 07-26-27 New York, NY – Madison Square Garden 07-29-31 Montreal, Québec – Osheaga Music and Arts Festival 08-04 Los Angeles, LA – Shrine Auditorium 08-08 Los Angeles, LA – Shrine Auditorium 08-20 Osaka, Japan – Summersonic Festival 08-21 Tokyo, Japan – Summersonic Festival 09-11 Berlin, Germany – Lollapalooza 10-03-04 Mexico City, Mexico – Palacio de los Deportes
A video of Thom Yorke dancing: