Tour news: Radiohead to return to Australia after fifteen years

Plus the latest announcements from Simple Minds, Bonobo, and James Blunt, and Emeli Sandé

News By Ciaran Donnelly | 7 September 2026

Radiohead at The O2 in London

Leading the latest tour announcements, Radiohead have revealed their first Australian tour in 15 years, set for May 2027.

The run will consist of four shows at Perth’s RAC Arena between 3-7 May, six shows at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena between 13-20 May, followed by six Sydney performances at the Afterpay Arena between 25 May and 1 June.

Capacities for the Australian venues comes in between 15,000 and 18,000, suggesting the band is eyeing drawing well over 200,000 fans across the three…

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