Radiohead, European comeback tour sets up global plans

Radiohead re-emerged on European stages in late 2025 with a run of arena shows that marked their first tour in seven years. According to the band’s official site, they played sold-out dates in Madrid, Bologna, London, Copenhagen and Berlin, with all shows billed as the only performances planned for now.Official Radiohead announcement

How Radiohead’s 2025 tour unfolded

The 2025 run was structured as a concentrated European tour with 20 concerts, starting on November 4 at Movistar Arena in Madrid and ending on December 16 at Royal Arena in Copenhagen.Detailed 2025 tour overview The routing took the band through Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom, Denmark and Germany, with four shows in each city.

Berlin provided the key German anchor, with four nights at the Uber Arena on December 8, 9, 11 and 12, 2025, all officially listed as part of the European tour.Uber Arena event listing For fans based in Germany, these shows were the first chance to see Radiohead in a local arena since their previous touring cycle, underscoring the importance of the German market in the band’s live strategy.

What the Berlin shows looked like

Setlists from the Berlin concerts show Radiohead drawing broadly from their catalogue, pairing mid-1990s songs with material from the 2000s and 2010s.Setlist record from Berlin One documented night at the Uber Arena opened with Planet Telex and moved through 2 + 2 = 5, Sit Down. Stand Up., Lucky and 15 Step before later highlighting tracks such as Kid A and No Surprises.

The encore on that night in Berlin combined Fake Plastic Trees and Jigsaw Falling Into Place with Paranoid Android, A Wolf at the Door, You and Whose Army?, Just and Karma Police.Berlin encore details This balance between classic songs and later-era material illustrates how the band framed the 2025 tour as a broad retrospective rather than a narrow album cycle.

What’s next for Radiohead live

Looking ahead from September 2026, the next confirmed phase of Radiohead’s live activity is not another immediate tour but a longer-term plan. In an interview cited by Variety, guitarist Ed O’Brien described a concept of performing 20 concerts per year on different continents, starting in 2027 and moving through North America, South America, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.Variety report on future touring plans

According to that report, the 20 European shows in 2025 were framed as the first step toward this model, with each future year dedicated to a different region. While specific dates and cities are not yet announced for 2027 and beyond, the plan suggests that Germany’s 2025 arena run may be followed by visits to other territories before the band eventually returns to Europe.

The sound and identity of Radiohead

Radiohead are widely classified as an alternative rock band that has gradually incorporated electronic, experimental and art rock elements into their work. Albums such as OK Computer, Kid A and In Rainbows are often cited as defining records in late-1990s and 2000s guitar music, balancing dense production with detailed songwriting.

Across these records, the group’s sound is anchored by Thom Yorke’s distinctive vocals, Jonny Greenwood’s textural guitar and electronics, and the rhythmic interplay of Colin Greenwood, Ed O’Brien and Phil Selway. The 2025 setlists, which placed songs like The National Anthem alongside Daydreaming and All I Need, highlight how that identity now spans multiple eras of the band’s catalogue.

Where the band stands now

As of early September 2026, Radiohead have no announced live date after the conclusion of their December 2025 shows and are preparing, according to public statements, to resume touring on new continents from 2027 rather than in the immediate term.