The Radiohead 2027 Australia Japan run is official: 21 shows across Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and Saitama, with tickets already open for registration and pricing now confirmed for both territories.
The announcement follows weeks of deliberate teasing. During a mid-set break at this year’s Summer Sonic festival in Japan, a clip of old Radiohead footage appeared on screen with the words ‘Tokyo 2027’. A week later, billboards carrying slightly different wording (‘Radiohead 2027’) went up around Tokyo’s Miyashita Park. The slow-burn reveal kept fans guessing, but the full picture is now clear.
Radiohead 2027 Australia Japan: The Full Schedule
Australia comes first. Radiohead open in Perth with four nights at RAC Arena on 3, 4, 6 and 7 May, before moving to Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne for six nights across 13, 14, 16, 17, 19 and 20 May. Sydney’s Afterpay Arena then gets six dates: 25, 26, 28, 29, 31 May and 1 June. Japan follows in June, with five nights at GMO Arena in Saitama on 8, 9, 11, 12 and 13 June. No Tokyo dates have been announced.
The residency format is by design. Guitarist Ed O’Brien spelled out the plan to Rolling Stone last March: ‘Every year we’re going to do a different continent, and we’re going to do 20 shows each year. No more, no less.’ Twenty-one shows, as it turns out, though barely over the self-imposed ceiling.
How to Get Tickets, and What They Cost
Australian fans need to move quickly on registration. According to Consequence, fans must register through Radiohead’s official ticket registration page between 7 and 10 September for a chance to receive an unlock code. The Australian on-sale is set for 15 September. Seated tickets are priced between $139 and $349 AUD, with standing tickets at $199 AUD.
Japan runs on a separate system. Ticketing there will be handled through eplus, with applications also opening 7 September. Standing tickets are priced at ¥26,000, while seated tickets range from ¥15,000 to ¥30,000.
Where This Fits in the Band’s Current Run of Activity
The 2027 dates extend a run that began in earnest with Radiohead’s 2025 European tour, their first proper shows since 2018. That run launched alongside the release of their second-ever live album, Hail to the Thief (Live Recordings 2003-2009). The continent-by-continent approach O’Brien described is clearly the operating model now, with Australia and Japan the next chapter.
Beyond the touring schedule, the past year has seen the band active on several fronts. A travelling Kid A Mnesia installation made its debut at Coachella. A London premiere was set for Hamlet Hail to the Thief, the band’s Shakespeare rework. They also shared pointed commentary directed at US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Thom Yorke, separately, responded publicly to criticism over his previous silence on the war in Gaza and his history of performing in Israel.
None of that activity directly addresses what comes after Saitama, but the logic O’Brien laid out in that Rolling Stone conversation suggests another continent will follow in 2028. For now, the priority is getting into one of those 21 shows, registration opens 7 September.
