{"id":277464,"date":"2025-11-22T15:47:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T15:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/277464\/"},"modified":"2025-11-22T15:47:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T15:47:08","slug":"radioheads-london-show-full-setlist-best-moments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/277464\/","title":{"rendered":"Radiohead’s London Show: Full Setlist, Best Moments"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tIt was a homecoming of sorts for Radiohead<\/a> on Friday night, when the Oxfordshire-bred band played its first show in the U.K. in eight years at London\u2019s O2 Arena. <\/p>\n

\n\tThis month, the iconic alt-rock group \u2014 fronted by Thom Yorke and consisting of guitarist Jonny Greenwood, bassist Colin Greenwood, drummer Philip Selway and guitarist\/backing vocalist Ed O\u2019Brien \u2014 has embarked on its first tour in nearly a decade, playing four-night residencies in Madrid, Bologna, London, Copenhagen and Berlin. With two cities before it, London attendees had an idea of what to expect (for example, that Radiohead would be playing in the round on a stage in the center of the floor), but not much can prepare one for the feeling of witnessing a band some thought may never return.<\/p>\n

\n\tRead on for the highlights from Radiohead\u2019s first of four London shows, from the unique stage-set up to a truly cathartic encore.<\/p>\n

\n\tRadiohead in the Round<\/p>\n

\n\tWalking onto the O2 Arena\u2019s floor, concertgoers were immediately confronted with a big decision \u2014 where is the best place to stand? With a round stage in the middle and panels covering the set-up from view, fans paced around in circles and consulted Reddit threads in an attempt to determine the most ideal location. About 15 minutes to showtime, anticipation peaked in the multi-generational crowd \u2014 there were your expected middle-aged men, but also dads with daughters and groups of rowdy teenage boys \u2014 as the outside panels on the stage began to pulse. Each section of the crowd hollered when a panel close to them lit up, until the entire crowd was yelling as the band walked through to the stage. <\/p>\n

\n\tThe lights went down and the first few notes of \u201cPlanet Telex\u201d rang out, but the band continued to be shrouded by the panels until mid-way through the second song, \u201c2+2=5.\u201d Once the panels lifted, it was revealed that there was really no bad place to stand. With microphones on both ends, Yorke switched sides every few songs, and the stage\u2019s raised height meant everyone could see (even if a very tall man loomed in front of you). Colin Greenwood and O\u2019Brien were stationed where this journalist was standing \u2014 on the opposite side from where attendees entered the floor \u2014 as was the piano where Yorke would stop to play the band\u2019s ballads. Though Jonny Greenwood was mainly on the other side of the stage, he too made his way around eventually, ripping his way through guitar solos and pausing to play the piano during \u201cDaydreaming.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThom in His Element<\/p>\n

\n\tThough all members of the band were in peak form, Yorke really seemed to be in his element. Dressed casually in a denim jacket and baggy jeans, he maneuvered around the stage with glee, almost skipping at some points. During tracks like \u201c15 Step\u201d and \u201cKid A,\u201d he showed off his signature dance moves, flailing his body around and moving to the beat in an almost salsa-like fashion. He also enjoyed working the crowd, motioning for them to scream and clap at points, with a particularly incredible response during \u201cWeird Fishes\/Arpeggi.\u201d For \u201cDaydreaming,\u201d a roadie brought out a music stand and Yorke began to compose, waving his arms around as if he were Mozart. Though the frontman did not say many words \u2014 only a \u201cpleased to meet you\u201d and \u201cthank you very much\u201d every once in a while \u2014 his stage presence remained magnetic and enthralling to watch.<\/p>\n

\n\tA Surprisingly Phoneless Crowd<\/p>\n

\n\tGoing into this tour, there was a slight concern that we may be seeing the TikTokification of Radiohead due to songs like \u201cLet Down\u201d and \u201cNo Surprises\u201d going viral on the app. Would the crowd just be full of teenagers with their phones in the air? Somewhat surprisingly, the opposite was true. Even when they played the songs that have granted them a new Gen Z audience, there was barely any video-taking, with everyone preferring to stay in the moment. In fact, it was probably one of the least phone-crazed concerts I\u2019ve been to all year, giving the show a real community feel.<\/p>\n

\n\tSetlist Science<\/p>\n

\n\tSo far, the current tour\u2019s setlist has been a pretty even mix across Radiohead\u2019s discography \u2014 except for 1993 debut \u201cPablo Honey,\u201d which the band rarely performs live. Charts have been made on Reddit just to keep track of the set, with it seemingly following a pattern of playing certain songs every other show. Their first night in London mainly stayed true to this (see the full setlist below), but the band still found ways to switch things up: \u201cLucky\u201d and \u201cBloom\u201d traded places, \u201cIdioteque\u201d went back to the 12th spot after appearing in the encore during the last Bologna show, \u201cEverything in Its Right Place\u201d was played 13th (it\u2019s typically been 12th or the final song of the encore) and \u201cJigsaw Falling Into Place\u201d was played 16th for the first time (instead of third). Despite drawing from the same material every night, this variation has ensured that each show is truly a unique experience.<\/p>\n

\n\tA Cathartic Encore <\/p>\n

\n\tThe best part just may have been the encore, with a series of seven heavy-hitters \u2014 \u201cFake Plastic Trees, \u201cLet Down, \u201cParanoid Android,\u201d \u201cYou and Whose Army?,\u201d \u201cA Wolf at the Door, \u201cJust\u201d and \u201cKarma Police\u201d \u2014 drawing the set to a cathartic close. From the first notes of \u201cFake Plastic Trees,\u201d the show turned into a true singalong, with the crowd even overpowering Yorke at certain points. This section of the night also elicited the most words out of the frontman, who said before playing \u201cJust\u201d: \u201cThis is one we wrote on a freezing cold farm in 1994, when we thought maybe this wouldn\u2019t go anywhere. We thought, \u2018Fuck it, let\u2019s just write this one song.’\u201d Thank God they did. <\/p>\n

\n\tSee Radiohead\u2019s full setlist for their Nov. 21 London show below.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cPlanet Telex\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201c2+2+5\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cSit Down. Stand Up\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cLucky\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cBloom\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201c15 Step\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Gloaming\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cKid A\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cNo Surprises\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cVideotape\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWeird Fishes\/Arpeggi\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIdioteque\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cEverything in Its Right Place\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe National Anthem\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cDaydreaming\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cJigsaw Falling Into Place\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cBodysnatchers\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThere There\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tEncore<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cFake Plastic Trees\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cLet Down\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cParanoid Android\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cYou and Whose Army?\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cA Wolf at the Door\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cJust\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cKarma Police\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It was a homecoming of sorts for Radiohead on Friday night, when the Oxfordshire-bred band played its first…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":277465,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[96,128,27498,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-277464","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-music","10":"tag-radiohead","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom","13":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277464","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=277464"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/277464\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/277465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=277464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=277464"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=277464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}