Radiohead Announces First New Orleans Concert in 14 Years

Radiohead will return to New Orleans for a show at the Smoothie King Center on Monday, April 3.

Long considered one of the most groundbreaking entities in music, the English rock icons have generally skipped over New Orleans during their North American outings. The band’s only stops in the city have been a 1995 set at Tipitina’s and a 2003 appearance at the UNO Lakefront Arena as part of their Hail to the Thief tour.

However the modern rock pioneers have released three albums since that 2003 show, including 2007’s masterful In Rainbows and 2016’s stunning A Moon Shaped Pool. Last year saw the group embark on a world tour that almost exclusively brought them to festivals, with only a handful of performances in the United States at places like Lollapalooza, Outside Lands and Austin City Limits.

Considering all of this, the band’s New Orleans date come as quite the surprise. The tour features no stops on the East Coast and avoids other large markets like Chicago and Houston, but manages to fit in smaller towns like New Orleans and Kansas City.

In any case, Radiohead’s return is an exciting development for the New Orleans music calendar. If last year’s tour is any indication, the five-piece outfit will deliver an otherworldly set that draws heavily from A Moon Shaped Pool while also diving into classics and deep cuts from throughout their diverse and influential catalog.

Tickets for Radiohead’s concert in New Orleans will go on sale this Friday, January 20 at 10am via Ticketmaster.