British indie band Radiohead have set a new record highest attendance for a concert at The O2 in London, with 22,355 fans watching the final night of their run at the venue.
The Oxfordshire-formed band, led by Thom Yorke, broke the previous record set by metal veterans Metallica in 2017, on each night of their four-gig run at the Greenwich venue – with all performances enjoyed by a crowd of more than 22,000.
Christian D’Acuna, senior programming director at The O2, said: “These past four record-breaking nights will go down in the venue’s history, with Radiohead breaking the attendance records each night.
“We knew how special these exclusive shows would be and we’re so grateful to the band for bringing them to The O2.
“It’s been a true honour to host them, and each night they played different set lists spanning their incredible back catalogue. These shows will be remembered for years to come.”
The concerts were the part of the band’s first tour in seven years, which saw the band play 20 shows in five European cities – performing at The O2 on November 21, 22, 24, and 25.
Drummer Philip Selway said of the performances at the time they were announced: “Last year, we got together to rehearse, just for the hell of it.
“After a seven-year pause, it felt really good to play the songs again and reconnect with a musical identity that has become lodged deep inside all five of us.
“It also made us want to play some shows together, so we hope you can make it to one of the upcoming dates.
“For now, it will just be these ones, but who knows where this will all lead?”
Formed at Abingdon School in Oxfordshire in 1985, Radiohead are best known for the albums Ok Computer, Pablo Honey and In Rainbows, as well as singles such as Creep, Paranoid Android and No Surprises.
Made up of Yorke, guitarist Johnny Greenwood, bass player Colin Greenwood, guitarist Ed O’Brien and Selway, they have had seven UK top 10 singles and six UK number one albums.
