Radiohead Postpone Shows on European Comeback Tour Due to Thom Yorke’s ‘Extreme’ Throat Infection: ‘We Are Devastated’
The group recently made their return to the stage after an eight-year absence.
Thom Yorke performs at Sidney Myer Music Bowl on October 29, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia.
Radiohead has been forced to postpone a pair of shows on their comeback tour of Europe due to illness.
In a statement posted to their social channels on Monday morning (Dec. 1), the band announced that frontman Thom Yorke was suffering from an “extreme throat infection” and two upcoming shows in Copenhagen, Denmark were postponed.
The affected dates were due to take place this evening and tomorrow (Dec. 1, Dec. 2) at the Royal Arena; the shows will now take place on Dec. 15 and Dec. 16. Two dates at the same venue for this coming Thursday and Friday (Dec. 4, Dec. 5) are set to go ahead as planned.
They wrote, “Radiohead are gutted to have to announce the postponement of the first two Copenhagen dates this week – tonight, Dec 1st and tomorrow, Dec 2nd. The shows have been rescheduled for Dec 15th and 16th respectively. Tickets for the shows will be automatically transferred to the new corresponding date. If you require a refund, please contact your point of purchase.”
The statement continued: “We are devastated to have to postpone these two shows at such short notice but Thom has been diagnosed with an extreme throat infection which has made it impossible for him to sing. Treatment is underway and we’re hopeful Thom will recover in time to play the final two Copenhagen shows on Dec 4th and 5th, and all four Berlin shows, starting on Dec 8th. We have been so blown away by the audience reactions on these dates and are loving being back on stage again; needless to say, we feel terrible that we have been forced to postpone these shows.”
The group is currently embarking on their first run of shows since 2018. Radiohead returned on Nov. 4 in Madrid to kick off a series of four-night residencies in major European cities, later heading to Bologna, Italy and, most recently, London’s O2 Arena. At the latter, the group set a new attendance record of 22,355 due to their in-the-round staging, beating previous record holders Metallica. The tour will head to Berlin next week, and will now conclude in Copenhagen on Dec. 16.
Check out the band’s statement below.
