Radiohead Breaks O2 Arena Attendance Records

Radiohead has shattered attendance records at London's O2 Arena with four consecutive sold-out performances, drawing a peak crowd of 22,355 fans on the final night and surpassing the previous benchmark set by Metallica in 2017. The English rock band, known for its experimental sound and influential albums, played the Greenwich venue on November 21, 22, 24, and 25, with each show attracting more than 22,200 attendees.

The record-breaking run capped a triumphant return for Radiohead, marking the group's first tour in seven years. Formed in Oxfordshire in 1985, the band—comprising frontman Thom Yorke, guitarists Jonny Greenwood and Ed O'Brien, bassist Colin Greenwood, and drummer Philip Selway—had been on hiatus since completing a world tour in support of their 2016 album, A Moon Shaped Pool. That record debuted at No. 1 on the U.K. albums chart and reached No. 3 on the Billboard 200, followed by a headlining slot at Coachella in 2017. Their last live outing before the break came in August 2018 at Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center.

This European trek, comprising 20 dates across five cities, launched on November 4 at Madrid's Movistar Arena with a 25-song set featuring tracks like...