Radiohead Returns to Tour: Here's What to Expect

Looks like 2025 is going to be the year of reunion for the Brits. After a summer filled with “Supersonic” screams and “Champagne Supernova” fireworks, Radiohead has officially stolen Oasis’s thunder with an unexpected release of upcoming tour dates.

Earlier this month, the group announced a 20-day European reunion, hosting shows in Madrid, Bologna, London, Copenhagen, and Berlin. This tour marks the end of a 7-year hiatus for the group, who have not performed together live since 2018.

But, if you are anything like us and have once again been left ‘High and Dry’ by ticket presale, then you’ve already traded the idea of a one-way ticket to Europe for your couch, and a live show for a playlist on Spotify. But don’t worry, we have you covered. Here’s a playlist just as good as the setlist to get you through those failed presale blues.

1. All I Need

Starting off strong, this prediction might be more based off hope than accuracy. Back in 2008, they performed this masterpiece in a special private session entitled, ‘From the Basement,’ and we have not been able to get it off our minds since. Like Thom Yorke sings, it would be “all wrong” to not perform it this fall.

2. Let Down

Perhaps one of the greatest songs ever written, it would quite literally be a let down to not include this track on the setlist. The English rock band brought this hit back while on tour for A Moon Shaped Pool in 2016. With a complex rhythm and heart shattering lyrics, this piece is nothing short of perfect with earbuds in, and absolutely euphoric live.

3. Creep

Yorke once admitted that this song was not an accurate representation of who they are as artists. In fact, the group tries to avoid playing it altogether. But, considering the circumstances, we have a feeling they might just give the fans what they want. Afterall, any proper reunion tour calls for a taste of nostalgia.

4. Fake Plastic Trees

Yorke wrote this as the "product of a joke that wasn't really a joke, a very lonely, drunken evening and, well, a breakdown of sorts.” Very seldom do jokes turn into critically acclaimed songs, but leave it to Radiohead to defy the odds.

5. Weird Fishes/ Arpeggi

Fast-paced and upbeat, Weird Fishes/ Arpeggi lends a break to the mellowness of this list. It is typically a staple at live shows, and no matter how many times it gets played, it always sounds just as raw and experimental as the studio recording.

6. How to Disappear Completely

Do we even need to explain?

When asked why this was his favorite song, Yorke replied, "because it's the most beautiful thing we've ever done." And that right there, says it all.

7. True Love Waits

Haunting and emotional, this track tells the story we are all afraid to one day live—the story of love and loss. The English group originally recorded this track in ’95, but did not officially release it until 2016. Just like true love, true fans wait. Even if it took 21 years, we are ready to see this one back in the lineup.

8. Paranoid Android

In typical Radiohead fashion, Paranoid Android features a distorted beat with futuristic sounds, serving as the centerpiece of OK Computer. Usually an encore, this song tends to make its way into the setlist pretty often.

9. Daydreaming

Being one of the bigger songs off Moon Shaped Pool, Radiohead played this psychedelic tune at nearly every show of their last tour. The lyrics are simple and few, with piano and violin solos that give a classical feel to such an innovative song. True to its title, the listening experience captures the essence of a daydream—foggy, yet focused.

10. My Iron Lung

Throwing it back to The Bends era, this classic proves that Brits can rock. Traditionally known for their alternative sound, “My Iron Lung” highlights their versality as artists. And on a more real note, the headbanging chorus makes it a setlist must.

11. Bullet Proof… I Wish I Was

And when those headbanging headaches start to kick in from “My Iron Lung,” take it back down a notch with a song so soft, it could be a lullaby.

12. Reckoner

Rhythmically complicated with high-pitched vocals, Reckoner is closer to a workout than a song. Even so, it is a fan favorite and one that the band has consistently played since the drop of In Rainbows.

13. House of Cards

Radiohead is one of the few bands that actually likes playing their more obscure pieces. We might not be able to hear “High and Dry,” but underground songs like “House of Cards” make up for it.

14. Optimistic

Dark and mysterious lyrics masked with intense guitar riffs; this one is just about anything but optimistic. An ode to the gloom of the corporate world, this Kid A throwback challenges the social hierarchies that we as people have come to accept. Is it really a Radiohead song if it’s not making a statement?

15. Everything in Its Right Place

Also off Kid A, “Everything in Its Right Place” is like a distant cousin of “Paranoid Android.” The electronic beat and warped melody are nothing short of unnatural and unpolished-- you just might think the band malfunctioned while producing it. And that is exactly why it works; it is so weird and so funky, there is nothing else like it.

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