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Skip to main content September 27, 2025 Radiohead (from left to right): Ed O'Brien, Jonny Greenwood, Thom Yorke, Colin Greenwood, and Phil Selway in New York City, 1993. Bob Berg/Getty Images On Nov. 4, Radiohead will emerge from a seven-year slumber when they kick off a European tour at the Movistar Arena in Madrid. At the moment, there are no shows on the books outside of Europe. There’s also no evidence they’ll be unveiling any new material. “So we’ll play anything in any order, at any time,” bassist Colin Greenwood revealed on The Adam Buxton Podcast. “We sort of take a busking attitude to the Radiohead set list.” Hardcore fans from all over the planet will be descending on Spain for the opening shows, and many will likely follow them as the tour continues throughout Italy, England, Denmark, and Germany. Those die-hards will likely do quite well on this quiz. If you’re a bit more casual in your Radiohead fandom, best of luck to you. Take Our Survey 0 to 30 percent correct: Don’t despair. View this as a wonderful opportunity to dive deep into the world of Radiohead. Start with the core-album catalog, and then comb through the Rolling Stone article archive. We recommend David Fricke’s 2001 cover story, Mark Binelli’s 2008 cover story, and an in-depth oral history of OK Computer tied to our 2017 cover story about the 20th anniversary of the album. It’s a lot to digest, but you’ll emerge with a lot of Radiohead knowledge. Trending Stories Trump’s U.N. Escalator Meltdown and the Politics of Embarrassment Nate Bargatze Says He Didn’t Plan on Donating His Own Money for Failed Emmys Bit Priscilla Presley Calls Michael Jackson ‘Manipulative’: 7 Things We Learned From New Memoir Gunman Who Killed 4 in Shooting at NFL Headquarters Had CTE 31 to 60 percent correct: Very nice. You’re well on your way toward becoming a superfan. If you want to dig deeper, check out Steven Hyden’s book This Isn’t Happening: Radiohead’s “Kid A” and the Beginning of the 21st Century and James Doheny’s Radiohead: The Stories Behind Every Song. There’s also a vast, vast world of Radiohead concert bootlegs to explore. A good place to start is the official live videos they’ve posted on their YouTube channel. Start with Peru 2018. It’s excellent. 61 to 100 percent correct: Impressive! There’s not a ton about Radiohead we can teach you at this point, but there are many online resources, including Ateaseweb and the “cold storage” section of the dormant fan site Green Plastic. And this history of their live shows is very detailed, even if it ends in 2001. In today’s era of social media, fan sites just aren’t as active as they were back in the days of Kid A. Many of them have gone dark. Thankfully, Radiohead have turned their own light back on. We’ll see you at the shows in the fall. Looking for more Rolling Stone trivia? Try these: The World’s Hardest Taylor Swift Quiz The World’s Hardest Beach Boys Quiz The World’s Hardest Grateful Dead Quiz The World’s Hardest It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Quiz The World’s Hardest Billy Joel Quiz The World’s Hardest Bob Dylan Quiz The World’s Hardest Bruce Springsteen Quiz Florence Welch on Miscarriage and Ectopic Pregnancy: ‘The Closest I Came to Death’ 'Absolute Nightmare' Althea Legaspi How Panic! at the Disco's 'A Fever You Can't Sweat Out' Went Far Beyond Its Internet Origins Pour the Champagne Maya Georgi Sabrina Carpenter Thinks Kevin Bacon’s Cover of Her Song Has ‘Immaculate’ Vibes Lots of Taste Paul Gallagher, Brother of Oasis' Noel and Liam, Pleads Not Guilty to Rape and Other Charges Courts and Crime Jon Blistein Doja Cat Takes a Playful Eighties Detour on ‘Vie’ Album Review Rob Sheffield Go to PMC.com Most Popular Liev Schreiber, Mayim Bialik, Debra Messing Among 1,200 Industry Names Rejecting Israeli Film Boycott in New Open Letter: It 'Advocates' for the 'Erasure of Art' Jimmy Kimmel to Return to ABC on Tuesday After Show's Controversial Suspension Statue of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Holding Hands Mysteriously Appears in D.C. Insiders Reveal the Terrifying Details to Why Taylor Swift Has Been ‘Hyper Vigilant’ in Recent Weeks You might also like ‘After the Hunt’ Stars Julia Roberts, Ayo Edebiri and Andrew Garfield Open New York Film Festival 2025 8 hours ago How Meghan Markle Played a Quiet Yet Powerful Role in Prince Harry's Reunion With King Charles 4 hours ago Nexstar and Sinclair Will Now Air ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!,’ Ending Its Preemption in Multiple Major Cities 18 hours ago Invest in Sports: Join Sportico in NYC on Nov. 4! 2 weeks ago Rolling Stone is a part of Penske Media Corporation. © 2025 Rolling Stone, LLC. All rights reserved. Powered by WordPress.com VIP
