List of Radiohead live performances
[12] After the recording sessions for Radiohead's debut studio album Pablo Honey, the band toured in support of The Frank and Walters until mid-October 1992.
During this tour, Yorke would randomly cut off clumps of his hair, and frequently became heavily intoxicated on alcohol, often to the point where the band would have to cancel shows.
[17] Around this time, Radiohead became known for their violent performances; the guitarists regularly cut open their fingers with the instruments, and Yorke once gashed his head on his guitar.
"[18] Radiohead's first tour in the United States and Canada, starting on 11 July 1993 at Slim's in San Francisco, took place over the course of a month in clubs in Boston, New York City, Chicago, Detroit, Toronto, Seattle, Los Angeles, and Dallas.
"[24] After the Belly tour ended, Radiohead played a frustrating show at the Aladdin Theatre in Las Vegas, Nevada, opening for Tears for Fears.
"[25] The band then played a tour backing James, taking place across Germany, France, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, and the UK.
The touring schedule had dates in Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, the UK, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia, and New Zealand.
The tour found the band in the middle of fruitless sessions for their upcoming album, The Bends, so performing live was considered a welcome change.
[28] Radiohead performed at Manchester University, and Yorke expressed anxiety about possible negative reception due to the band's cancellation of their appearance at Reading Festival the year prior, saying to the audience "I was scared shitless about tonight.
"[29] During the concert, Yorke damaged his left ankle and suffered a stress fracture, an injury which required a brace but did not delay the tour.
[30] While in the UK, Jonny Greenwood was diagnosed with repetitive strain injury in his right arm from his rapid guitar playing, and was required to wear a brace.
[32] The band played a ten-date tour in the UK from 27 September to 8 October in support of the recently released "My Iron Lung" single, including a performance for the Oxfam Rwandan Relief Fund.
[37] Radiohead played a gig with Supergrass and the Candyskins at the Apollo Theatre for an audience of journalists and EMI executives, a performance which garnered praise from Melody Maker.
"[41] By the time the US tour for The Bends officially began, Yorke had a build-up of fluid in his ears from his regular airplane flying, which worried him that he was going deaf.
[44] Yorke wrote, after Michael Stipe revealed himself to be a Radiohead fan, that "I've never believed in hero worship but I have to admit to myself that I'm fighting for breath.
More physical ailments afflicted the band, as Greenwood suffered hearing problems and needed to wear soundproof headphones[21] and Yorke began losing his voice.
With the combined force of EMI's renewed efforts and Radiohead's constant touring, the album reentered the Billboard charts, peaked at number 88, and was certified gold.
[61] The band performed a preview of OK Computer in Lisbon in mid-May, and marked the beginning of the Against Demons tour at the album's "launch" on 22 May and 24 May in Barcelona.
[69] In summer 2002, Radiohead began playing 12 shows in Portugal and Spain as a warm-up exercise before the September sessions that led to "Hail To The Thief".
Other songs that made their debut on this tour were; "Jigsaw Falling into Place" (under the working title "Open Pick"), "15 Step", "Bodysnatchers", "All I Need" and some B-sides, such as “4 Minute Warning”, "Bangers+Mash" and "Last Flowers".
The tour continued in 2009 starting in Latin America with Kraftwerk as guests, and ended on the final night of the reading festival 2009, after over 60 shows worldwide.
[106] In September, they played two dates at New York City's Roseland Ballroom[80] and made American TV appearances including a one-hour special episode of The Colbert Report[81] and the season premiere of Saturday Night Live.
[84] On 16 June 2012, the stage collapsed during the setup for a show at Toronto's Downsview Park, killing drum technician Scott Johnson and injuring three other members of Radiohead's road crew.
[89] On 14 March 2016, six days after releasing their ninth studio album, A Moon Shaped Pool, Radiohead announced a world tour,[90] joined again by Deamer.
[93][94] The final show took place on 7 October at Austin City Limits, Yorke's 48th birthday, and ended with "Fake Plastic Trees".
[96] They began a second US tour in March 2017, culminating in a headline slot at the April 2017 Coachella festival in California marred by technical problems.
[99] In 2018, Radiohead toured North and South America from April to August,[100] including four nights at Madison Square Garden in New York City,[101] with Jonny Greenwood's project Junun as the support act.
[104] The decision was criticised by artists including musician Roger Waters and filmmaker Ken Loach, and a petition urging Radiohead to cancel it was signed by more than 50 prominent figures.
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More recently, Radiohead recorded a concert from their In Rainbows tour for NPR's All Songs Considered webcast hosted by Bob Boilen.
