Announced as the first headliners for Glastonbury 2017, Radiohead have been gradually drip-feeding excitement for widespread fans over the course of this entire year.
We, at Mxdwn, have covered several stories following the progress of Radiohead since January 2016. Since the Glastonbury announcement, we now have a European tour to look forward to.
At the beginning of 2016, January saw speculation, teasing fans over an imminent album release. March speculated the possible artwork to accompany the album A Moon Shaped Pool.
March also saw the release of May through August tour dates . . .
. . . then they disappeared . . .
. . . disappeared from the internet.
Suddenly, . . . ‘Burn the Witch’ single became their controversial (see why here) video prior to their album release of A Moon Shaped Pool in May.
Going back to beginnings, Radiohead’s debut 1993 single ‘Creep’ was also performed in May 2016; the first time in seven years.
Furthermore, guitarist Ed O’Brien now finds time to release superb solo material . . . This is the year of Radiohead, so far. European dates add to this momentum and, of course, fans of all generations will no doubt continue to learn more.
It’s a prolonged, planned, and profound drip-feed from Radiohead this year which has elevated them to headline Glastonbury and, prior to this festival, will prepare fans for a European tour beginning in early June in Norway, ending in the UK. Below detail the full dates/venues:
6/7 – Spektrum – Oslo, Norway
6/9 – Ericsson Globe – Stockholm, Sweden
6/11 – North Side Festival – Aarhus, Denmark
6/14 – Visarno Arena, Parco delle Cascine – Florence, Italy
6/16 – I-Days 2017 Milano, Parco di Monza – Milan, Italy
6/18 – Best Kept Secret Festival – Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands
6/20 – 3 Arena – Dublin, Ireland
6/23 – Glastonbury Festival – Worthy Farm: Pilton, UK
6/28 – Open’er Festival – Gdynia, Poland
6/30 – Rock Werchter – Werchter, Belgium
7/02 – Main Square Festival – Arras, France
7/04 – Manchester Arena – Manchester, UK
7/05 – Manchester Arena – Manchester, UK
This year Radiohead have given us plenty of surprises. So it seems fitting to watch and listen to ‘No Surprises’ from OK Computer.
