British indie band Radiohead, who were formed at Abingdon School in Oxfordshire in 1985, set a new record highest attendance for a concert at The O2 in London.
22,355 fans watched the final night of their run at the arena, breaking the previous record set by metal veterans Metallica in 2017.
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Christian D’Acuna, senior programming director at The O2, said: “These past four record-breaking nights will go down in the venue’s history, with Radiohead breaking the attendance records each night.
“We knew how special these exclusive shows would be and we’re so grateful to the band for bringing them to The O2.”
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The concerts were the part of Radiohead’s first tour in seven years which saw the band, that is led by Thom Yorke, play 20 shows in five European cities.
They performed at The O2 on November 21, 22, 24, and 25.
Drummer Philip Selway said of the performances at the time they were announced: “After a seven-year pause, it felt really good to play the songs again and reconnect with a musical identity that has become lodged deep inside all five of us”
Made up of Yorke, guitarist Johnny Greenwood, bass player Colin Greenwood, guitarist Ed O’Brien and Selway, Radiohead has had seven UK top 10 singles and six UK number one albums.