US EditionThom Yorke Reveals Why Radiohead Haven’t Toured Since 2018
Radiohead ended a seven-year live performance break caused by exhaustion and grief, scheduling sold-out shows in five European cities starting November 4.
- On November 4 Radiohead, the band, announced a limited European run with four nights in Madrid, Bologna, London, Copenhagen and Berlin through December 12, with all dates selling out quickly.
- Exhaustion on the final tour led Radiohead to stop after feeling disconnected and `the wheels came off a bit` during their A Moon Shaped Pool world tour final 2018 shows.
- On grieving, Yorke noted he was still coming to terms with Dr. Rachel Owen's death at 48, saying music sometimes 'literally hurts' during trauma as both solace and pain.
- Members later reflected that distance gave way to reflection and reconnection, realizing how much they love the band they met at 17, while guitarist Ed O'Brien acknowledged feeling 'effectively over Radiohead' before reaffirming their bond.
- While preparing their return, members addressed criticism over the 2017 Tel Aviv show, Thom Yorke's 2024 clash, Jonny Greenwood's collaboration with Dudu Tassa, and boycott calls from the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement citing `complicit silence` and `genocide against Palestinians in Gaza`.
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After seven years Radiohead returned to the stage in 2025. Thom Yorke now explains why the band paused for so long. In 2016, Radiohead released their last album "A Moon Shaped Pool" until 2018. Since then it had been quiet around the group - until the beginning of September. Surprisingly, the band around Thom Yorke (57) announced their return to the stage. Now the frontman revealed why Radiohead approved a time-out.Loss of his first wife played …
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My SiteRadiohead Talk European Tour and Why They Took Break in New Interview: ‘The Wheels Came Off a Bit’
Radiohead talked about their upcoming European tour and opened up about why they needed to take a nearly decade-long break in the band’s first interview together in years. “I guess the wheels came off a bit, so we had to stop,” Thom Yorke told The Times UK about the band’s vibes by the end of their tour in support of 2016’s A Moon Shaped Pool. “There were a lot of elements. The shows felt great but it was, like, let’s halt now before we walk o…
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