Radiohead to play 20-date Europe tour with flexible setlists

Radiohead announced on Wednesday that the band will return to the stage this November and December for a 20‑date European tour, their first collective performances since 2018. The Oxford quintet will play four nights each in Madrid, Bologna, London, Copenhagen and Berlin, beginning in Madrid and concluding with a four‑night residency at London’s O2 Arena in late November.

Bassist Colin Greenwood, speaking on the Adam Buxton Podcast, said the group has whittled potential songs down to roughly 70 and plans to take a "busking" approach to setlists, playing "anything in any order, at any time." Greenwood added that he and brother Jonny Greenwood are not on the setlist committee because they are "too indecisive" and that rehearsals have been exploratory rather than the unveiling of new material. Jonny Greenwood separately described recent rehearsals as "fun and natural" but said there were no firm plans to release new music.

Radiohead’s return follows a seven‑year live hiatus after the final show of their A Moon Shaped Pool tour at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on August 1, 2018. Since then the members have remained active individually. Thom Yorke has pursued solo work, film...