Radiohead Beat Metallica’s Attendance Record at London’s O2

Last week, Radiohead played four sold-out shows at London’s O2 Arena — and the gigs ended up beating an attendance record set by Metallica at the same venue in 2017. The band played the O2 on Nov. 21, 22, 24 and 25, and each show had at least 22,200 fans in attendance, with the final night reaching 22,355.

“These past four record-breaking nights will go down in the venue’s history, with Radiohead breaking the attendance records each night,” Christian D’Acuna, the O2’s senior programming director, said in a press release. “We knew how special these exclusive shows would be and we’re so grateful to the band for bringing them to The O2. It’s been a true honor to host them, and each night they played different set lists spanning their incredible back catalogue. These shows will be remembered for years to come.”

Radiohead kicked off a string of tour dates in the U.K. and Europe earlier this month in Madrid. The band’s first tour in seven years comes on the heels of the 30th anniversary of their second album, The Bends. The unpredictable setlists have included numerous songs they haven’t played in years, like the Amnesiac track “Like Spinning Plates” which they broke out at the final London show.

Next month, they will wrap the tour with four dates in Copenhagen followed by four in Berlin. They have not yet announced any 2026 touring plans or if they will make it back to North America any time soon.

From Rolling Stone US.