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Radiohead plays 'Kid A' and 'Talk Show Host' on 2026 tour.
The air in Bologna crackled with a palpable, almost sacred anticipation, a feeling familiar to anyone who has waited years in the vinyl-scented silence for a favorite band to return to the turntable of live performance. Radiohead, those architects of modern musical anxiety and beauty, are not merely touring; they are unspooling their history, thread by delicate thread, on their 2026 European comeback, and in doing so, they have performed a minor miracle for the devout.For the first time in the band's long, labyrinthine career, the haunting, synthetic heartbeat of 'Kid A' and the long-buried B-side gem 'Talk Show Host' were resurrected on stage, moments that feel less like simple setlist additions and more like the unsealing of a musical tomb. 'Kid A,' the title track from their seismic 2000 album, was the record that deliberately shattered the guitar-driven alt-rock pedestal they built with 'OK Computer,' plunging instead into a glitchy, atmospheric, and profoundly human exploration of alienation in the digital age.To hear its ethereal, vocoder-soaked melodies given live breath is to witness a band finally making peace with its most radical pivot, a song that once baffled arena crowds now received with the reverent hush of a congregation. Then came 'Talk Show Host,' a swaggering, tense piece of noir-rock that served as a B-side to 'Street Spirit (Fade Out)' and found cinematic immortality on the 'Romeo + Juliet' soundtrack.Its inclusion is a deep-cut reward for the fans who have scoured bootlegs and collected singles for decades, a nod to the rich soil that exists just outside the official album canon. This setlist alchemy is a deliberate statement from a band that has always treated its live shows as a dynamic, evolving entity, not a greatest-hits jukebox.As they prepare to bring this curated history to London's O2 Arena, one can't help but reflect on the journey. From the explosive despair of 'Creep' to the intricate, polyrhythmic landscapes of 'The King of Limbs,' Radiohead's live evolution has been a masterclass in artistic integrity, often challenging their audience as much as delighting them.These performances are more than nostalgia; they are a re-contextualization. Playing 'Kid A' now, in an era where its themes of technological isolation feel more prescient than ever, grants the song a new, chilling resonance. It’s a reminder that the best bands have a catalog that lives and breathes, and that the true gems are sometimes hidden in plain sight, waiting for the right moment to step into the spotlight.
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