Radiohead have announced their long-awaited return to the global stage with The Quiet Static Tour, a carefully curated live experience that leans into the band’s signature atmosphere, restraint, and emotional weight. Known for transforming concerts into immersive soundscapes rather than spectacle-heavy events, the band’s upcoming tour promises a stripped-back yet deeply resonant approach, blending classic material with newer, more contemplative arrangements. Fans can expect a setlist that breathes, allowing silence and space to be just as powerful as distortion and rhythm.
The tour is set to begin in Europe, opening in London, before moving through Manchester, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Milan, and Stockholm, with each city hosting multi-night runs designed to create intimacy rather than scale. Radiohead’s choice of venues reportedly prioritizes acoustics and mood, reinforcing the tour’s central theme of quiet tension and controlled release. Early industry buzz suggests these shows will feel more like shared moments than traditional arena concerts.
Following the European leg, The Quiet Static Tour will travel to North America, with confirmed stops in New York, Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, and Mexico City. Rather than rushing through cities, the band plans extended stays in select locations, giving each performance a slightly different emotional contour. Longtime fans will recognize this as a continuation of Radiohead’s refusal to repeat themselves, even within the same tour.
Later in the year, the tour expands to Asia and Oceania, with dates revealed for Tokyo, Osaka, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Melbourne, and Auckland, before concluding with a limited run of shows in São Paulo, Buenos Aires, and Santiago. While production details remain tightly guarded, insiders describe the visuals as minimal, textural, and reactive to sound rather than dominating it, keeping the focus firmly on the music and the audience’s internal response.
The full list of dates and cities was officially revealed by the band on March 14, 2026, marking one of the most significant live music announcements of the year and setting the stage for what many expect to be one of Radiohead’s most introspective and emotionally resonant tours to date.
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