Radiohead have set a new attendance record at an arena in the United Kingdom as part of the band’s first concert tour in seven years.
The English group have broken attendance records by playing four sold-out nights at The O2 in London, NME reports. According to the outlet, the record was previously held by Metallica, who have held the title since 2017.
According to NME, Radiohead’s shows on 21, 22, 24 and 25 November each had crowds of at least 22,000 fans. The final night is the O2’s highest capacity show with a new record of 22,355 people.
“The last four record-breaking nights will go down in the venue’s history, with Radiohead breaking attendance records every night,” O2 senior programming director Christian D’Acuna told NME in a statement. “We knew how special these special shows would be and we are very grateful to the band for bringing them to the O2.”
Radiohead is a Grammy-winning art rock band known for its experimental, alternative sound on songs including the band’s 1992 debut single “Creep”. The single also served as her commercial breakthrough. The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019 and five of their albums have been named among Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
After a seven-year hiatus, Radiohead kicked off the band’s tour on 4 November at the Movistar Arena in Madrid, where they performed a 25-song set. According to videos posted on social media, the setlist included “No Surprises,” “Weird Fishes/Arpeggi,” “Idiotek,” “Fake Plastic Trees” and “Everything in Its Right Place.”
Radiohead will continue their European tour next month with a series of shows in Denmark and Germany. Tickets for the tour are sold out, but fans can purchase them using trusted third-party ticket sellers like StubHub, VividSeats, and SeatGeek.
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