Final week information broke that Radiohead — who, as a bunch, have stayed principally dormant over the previous few years — created a brand new enterprise entity, a restricted legal responsibility partnership, referred to as RHEUK25 LLP. Traditionally, a brand new LLP is an efficient signal that Radiohead are as much as one thing, although it stays unannounced what that factor may be. One good Stereogum commenter identified that the LLP’s title may very well be an acronym for “Radiohead Europe UK 25,” or shorthand for a 2025 EU/UK tour. Now we now have some extra telling proof {that a} tour would possibly actually be within the works.
Resident Advisor experiences that Palisades Excessive College in Los Angeles not too long ago ran a fireplace reduction public sale, which ended on Tuesday. Radiohead’s administration — apparently beneath the pseudonym “Blueyed Footage, inc” — listed a direct donation of 4 tickets to a “Radiohead live performance of your alternative.” The public sale itemizing additionally famous that the very best bidder can select their present “primarily based on the band’s tour schedule,” and the place there’s a tour schedule, a tour often follows. An nameless supply near Radiohead additionally confirmed to Resident Advisor that the band have positioned holds in choose European cities for a run of residency reveals this fall.
The Radiohead members have notoriously stored mum about touring plans and new music, particularly as Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood seemingly throw all their artistic vitality into their different band the Smile. However final September, Colin Greenwood confirmed Radiohead had been dabbling in rehearsals the place they “simply performed the previous songs” and so they all “had a extremely good time.” And 2025 can be a becoming 12 months for Radiohead to play some previous songs on tour: Their sophomore album The Bends simply celebrated its thirtieth birthday. To have fun, the band posted footage of Yorke’s March 28, 1995 solo gig in Toronto. “We discovered this VHS tape of Thom performing,” they wrote within the caption, which makes me surprise what different circa-1995 ephemera they may be taking inventory of. 2+2=5, in any case. Wait…
