Good news for Radiohead fans here! No it's no the UK tour dates just yet, although it does look as though the band are planning to reveal dates for a UK arena tour very soon.
Before you start packing bags and booking time-off, nothing official has yet been announced. The band have, however, dropped some big hints that something is about to be confirmed.
Speaking to BBC 6 Music, Radiohead singer-songwriter and guitarist Ed O'Brien revealed: "It is that classic thing that a band in our situation we never know how many people want to come and see us.
"You have to do what feels right instinctively and arenas feel appropriate this time for some bizarre reason, I don't know why."
After previously having his wrist slapped for revealing tour information prematurely, Ed was reluctant to talk in too much detail. He did, however, hint that Radiohead would play indoors rather than at any festivals next year.
"I think the thing is what we wanted to do on this tour was, we haven't played indoors for a while and I think the King of Limbs lends itself to a really good sound because it's quite precise and quite detailed.
"So outdoor festivals probably aren't the ideal venue for that," he explained. "We are excited about being indoors, not being at the mercy of the weather, British Summer time."
Radiohead are to release two new tracks on Monday 19th December. The band recorded the two tracks (‘The Daily Mail’ and ‘Staircase’) during sessions for their latest album ‘The King of Limbs’, however, the tracks didn’t appear on the final cut of the record. Later this month fans will be able to check the tracks out, where they’ll be available to download on Amazon and music streaming service Deezer.
Some fans may recognise the pair of songs from the band’s live session for ‘From the Basement’, which saw Radiohead play ‘The King of Limbs’ in it's entirety. That session will be available for fans to buy on DVD on the same date.
Commenting on the two new tracks, Ed explained to 6 Music that the band were keen to release more music following the release of 'King of Limbs' earlier this year:
"I think that one thing that always frustrated us in the early days was you would put out an album and it would be at least a year and a half before anyone would hear new material.
"So to be able to have an album out at the beginning of the year and to have new tracks out by the end of the year that people can hear and particularly as we are going out on tour next year is always a good thing."
Whether or not there will be fresh material for Radiohead's 2012 tour remains undecided. Ed reckons it is a possibility as the band would like to exercise their creative minds whilst on tour:
"We haven't got anymore stuff left over but we are rehearsing at the moment and we are rehearsing new songs because we want the tour to be creative.
"So if that means at the end of the year we might have nipped into the studio for a couple of weeks and done an EP or something else then it could be, but the thing is to keep it as fluid and flexible as possible."
In other news, Radiohead have been confirmed as the first headliner for 2012’s Bilbao BBK Festival. The appearance is set to be the band’s only Spanish performance of the year and is also the first of three headline announcements to be made, with the remaining two coming in the near future.
Radiohead have already confirmed their 2012 US tour dates, as well as their mainland Europe dates. We're currently waiting for the announcement of UK dates. Stay with Stereoboard for further Radiohead world tour dates and more festival announcements in the near future.
Radiohead US and European Tour Dates are as follows:
February 2012
February 27th - Miami, FL - American Airlines Arena
February 29th - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum
March 2012
March 1st - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
March 3rd - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
March 5th - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
March 7th - Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center
March 9th - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
March 11th - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
March 13th - Broomfield, CO - 1stBank Center
March 15th - Glendale, AZ - Jobing.com Arena
June 2012
June 30th - Rome Hyppodrome Capanelle
July 2012
July 1st - Florence Parco Delle Cascine
July 3rd - Bologna Piazza Maggioara
July 4th - Udine Villa Manin Codroipo
July 6th - Berlin Wuhlheide
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