US EditionRadiohead Returns for First Show Since 2018: Every Song From Opening Night in Madrid
Radiohead's comeback show featured a 25-song set in a unique in-the-round format, marking their first live performance in over seven years, with a sold-out 17,000-seat arena.
- Radiohead opened their comeback on Tuesday at Madrid's Movistar Arena, marking their first live show in seven years and the start of the sold-out European and U.K. tour.
- After stopping post-2016, Radiohead regrouped because of burnout and personal loss; last year, members rehearsed and said reconnecting felt right, leading to a surprise comeback announcement two months ago.
- Radiohead delivered a 25-song set spanning nine studio albums on an in-the-round stage with see-through LED panels, rehearsing over 65 songs after a 28-song soundcheck reported by fans.
- Fans and critics hailed the night as transcendent, with Radiohead rejuvenated onstage as they launched a new tour merch line and opened with 'Let Down,' which recently charted in the U.S.
- The tour features residencies and promises changing setlists, including four-night residencies, while Radiohead hasn’t released new studio music since A Moon Shaped Pool in 2016, and frontman Thom Yorke said the band hasn't 'thought past the tour.
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Grooves against the heart rhythm, sparkling synthesizers: The band Radiohead starts their long-awaited European tour in Madrid. And proves how important the risk remains in the music.
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