{"id":2048292,"date":"2026-07-17T06:26:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T03:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2048292"},"modified":"2026-07-17T06:26:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T03:26:18","slug":"ed-obrien-on-radiohead-attracting-younger-fans-and-why-they-cant-play-more-than-20-shows-per-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2048292","title":{"rendered":"Ed O\u2019Brien on Radiohead attracting younger fans and why they can\u2019t play more than 20 shows per year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/RadioheadEdOBrien-news-story.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Ed O\u2019Brien on Radiohead attracting younger fans and why they can\u2019t play more than 20 shows per year<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>&#8220;There\u2019s an outpouring of emotion from them and from us&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Tom Skinner<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-17T07:26:18+01:00\">17th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/RadioheadEdOBrien-news-story-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Radiohead performing live on stage, photo by Sylvain Lefevre\/Getty\" title=\"RadioheadEdOBrien-news-story\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Radiohead perform live. CREDIT: Sylvain Lefevre\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Ed O\u2019Brien has discussed Radiohead attracting younger fans, and explained why the band can\u2019t play more than 20 shows per year.<\/p>\n<p>The Oxford group returned to the stage in the UK and Europe last year, marking their first live dates together since 2018. They played a run of 20 arena concerts across five cities, including four nights at London\u2019s O2.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Ed O\u2019Brien talks conquering his \u201cdark night of the soul\u201d and Radiohead\u2019s future<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>In March, guitarist O\u2019Brien confirmed that Radiohead plan to hit the road again in 2027 and beyond. \u201cWhat we\u2019re going to do is, every year we\u2019re going to do a different continent, and we\u2019re going to do 20 shows each year. No more, no less,\u201d he said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Elaborating on the reasoning behind limiting the tour to 20 concerts across one continent, O\u2019Brien explained: \u201cWe want to give absolutely everything each night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do not ever want it to be like we\u2019re going through the motions or we\u2019re having to run on empty. We\u2019ve got to be able to do it. And you know what? We\u2019re not spring chickens anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now, in a new interview with the <em>Los Angeles Times<\/em>, the musician has spoken further on the topic. However, in terms of the 20-concert limit, he told fans to \u201ctake that with a pinch of salt\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think we\u2019ll do any\u00a0<em>more<\/em>\u00a0than 20 shows,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3905718\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3905718\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3905718\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/RADIOHEAD_MADRID_ALEX_LAKE_2000.jpg\" alt=\"Radiohead, live in Madrid, 2025. Credit: Alex Lake\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3905718\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Radiohead, live in Madrid, 2025. Credit: Alex Lake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBecause you can\u2019t do any more \u2013 these songs, they\u2019re too powerful. The shows last year were really emotional. By the end of it, you were drained.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Brien also talked about Radiohead\u2019s young audience, saying their \u201cbiggest demographic, which you can see from streaming, is 16 to 24\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He went on: \u201cThere\u2019s an outpouring of emotion from them and from us, so in order to do more shows, you\u2019d have to somehow limit the amount you gave to each performance.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>O\u2019Brien concluded: \u201cAnd I think we\u2019re unwilling to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While he has shared Radiohead\u2019s future touring plans, the guitarist told <em>NME<\/em> this spring that the band had \u201cnot even talked about another record\u201d yet. \u201cWhere did you get this idea that there\u2019s another Radiohead record?\u201d he asked us.<\/p>\n<p>He reflected on the \u201camazing\u201d tour, too, saying Radiohead were \u201cso blessed that people want to see what we do, but at the heart of it, it\u2019s five people\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3948018\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3948018\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3948018\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ED_o_brien_steve_Gullick_interview_1.jpg\" alt=\"Radiohead&apos;s Ed O&apos;Brien, 2026. Credit: Steve Gullick\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3948018\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Radiohead\u2019s Ed O\u2019Brien, 2026. Credit: Steve Gullick<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe songs can kind of play themselves in a way, but if there\u2019s the love and that feeling between the five of us, and there was, and it was glorious,\u201d he told us.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Brien was talking to <em>NME<\/em> about his latest solo album \u2018Blue Morpho\u2019. In a four-star review of that record, <em>NME<\/em> described it as a \u201cbeautiful path to healing\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the musician recently released a new one-off single, \u2018Abbeycwmhir\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Ed O\u2019Brien\u2019s UK and European solo tour kicks off in October. Find any remaining tickets here.<\/p>\n<p>In\u00a0a glowing, five-star review\u00a0of one of Radiohead\u2019s gigs in London last November,\u00a0<em>NME<\/em>\u00a0wrote: \u201cWhat a show: a visceral energy, a tasteful spectacle, all delivered with a generosity of spirit, Yorke in full rockstar mode as the band trade places to tend to each corner of the venue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor a band once embarrassed by the notion of \u2018arena rock\u2019, nobody does it better. A new album and another night like this can\u2019t come soon enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The reunion saw Radiohead\u00a0break the attendance record for London\u2019s O2,\u00a0surpassing\u00a0Metallica, who had held the title since 2017.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Ed O&#8217;Brien<\/li>\n<li>Indie<\/li>\n<li>Radiohead<\/li>\n<li>Rock<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 td_block_template_2\"><span 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data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Ed O\u2019Brien has discussed Radiohead attracting younger fans, and explained why the band can\u2019t play more than 20 shows per year.<\/p>\n<p>The Oxford group returned to the stage in the UK and Europe last year, marking their first live dates together since 2018. They played a run of 20 arena concerts across five cities, including four nights at London\u2019s O2.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Ed O\u2019Brien talks conquering his \u201cdark night of the soul\u201d and Radiohead\u2019s future<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>In March, guitarist O\u2019Brien confirmed that Radiohead plan to hit the road again in 2027 and beyond. \u201cWhat we\u2019re going to do is, every year we\u2019re going to do a different continent, and we\u2019re going to do 20 shows each year. No more, no less,\u201d he said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Elaborating on the reasoning behind limiting the tour to 20 concerts across one continent, O\u2019Brien explained: \u201cWe want to give absolutely everything each night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do not ever want it to be like we\u2019re going through the motions or we\u2019re having to run on empty. We\u2019ve got to be able to do it. And you know what? We\u2019re not spring chickens anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now, in a new interview with the <em>Los Angeles Times<\/em>, the musician has spoken further on the topic. However, in terms of the 20-concert limit, he told fans to \u201ctake that with a pinch of salt\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think we\u2019ll do any\u00a0<em>more<\/em>\u00a0than 20 shows,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3905718\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3905718\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3905718\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/RADIOHEAD_MADRID_ALEX_LAKE_2000.jpg\" alt=\"Radiohead, live in Madrid, 2025. Credit: Alex Lake\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3905718\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Radiohead, live in Madrid, 2025. Credit: Alex Lake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBecause you can\u2019t do any more \u2013 these songs, they\u2019re too powerful. The shows last year were really emotional. By the end of it, you were drained.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Brien also talked about Radiohead\u2019s young audience, saying their \u201cbiggest demographic, which you can see from streaming, is 16 to 24\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He went on: \u201cThere\u2019s an outpouring of emotion from them and from us, so in order to do more shows, you\u2019d have to somehow limit the amount you gave to each performance.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>O\u2019Brien concluded: \u201cAnd I think we\u2019re unwilling to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While he has shared Radiohead\u2019s future touring plans, the guitarist told <em>NME<\/em> this spring that the band had \u201cnot even talked about another record\u201d yet. \u201cWhere did you get this idea that there\u2019s another Radiohead record?\u201d he asked us.<\/p>\n<p>He reflected on the \u201camazing\u201d tour, too, saying Radiohead were \u201cso blessed that people want to see what we do, but at the heart of it, it\u2019s five people\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3948018\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3948018\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3948018\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ED_o_brien_steve_Gullick_interview_1.jpg\" alt=\"Radiohead&apos;s Ed O&apos;Brien, 2026. Credit: Steve Gullick\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3948018\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Radiohead\u2019s Ed O\u2019Brien, 2026. Credit: Steve Gullick<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe songs can kind of play themselves in a way, but if there\u2019s the love and that feeling between the five of us, and there was, and it was glorious,\u201d he told us.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Brien was talking to <em>NME<\/em> about his latest solo album \u2018Blue Morpho\u2019. In a four-star review of that record, <em>NME<\/em> described it as a \u201cbeautiful path to healing\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the musician recently released a new one-off single, \u2018Abbeycwmhir\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Ed O\u2019Brien\u2019s UK and European solo tour kicks off in October. Find any remaining tickets here.<\/p>\n<p>In\u00a0a glowing, five-star review\u00a0of one of Radiohead\u2019s gigs in London last November,\u00a0<em>NME<\/em>\u00a0wrote: \u201cWhat a show: a visceral energy, a tasteful spectacle, all delivered with a generosity of spirit, Yorke in full rockstar mode as the band trade places to tend to each corner of the venue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor a band once embarrassed by the notion of \u2018arena rock\u2019, nobody does it better. A new album and another night like this can\u2019t come soon enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The reunion saw Radiohead\u00a0break the attendance record for London\u2019s O2,\u00a0surpassing\u00a0Metallica, who had held the title since 2017.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/ed-obrien-on-radiohead-attracting-younger-fans-and-why-they-cant-play-more-than-20-shows-per-year-3957410&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/RadioheadEdOBrien-news-story.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Ed O\u2019Brien on Radiohead attracting younger fans and why they can\u2019t play more than 20 shows per year &#8220;There\u2019s an outpouring of emotion from them and from us&#8221; By Tom Skinner 17th July 2026 Radiohead perform live. 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