Radiohead Announce 2027 Australia and Japan Tour Dates

Radiohead have confirmed their next major touring run: a 21-show residency stretch across Australia and Japan in May and June 2027. The band announced dates in Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, and Saitama, continuing the continent-by-continent touring model they outlined after their 2025 European return, the group's first live run in seven years.

Ticket registration is open now at radiohead.com. If you are in the Asia-Pacific region or planning a trip, this is the window to move.

What the 2027 Tour Dates Look Like

The run kicks off in Perth at RAC Arena for four nights starting May 3, then moves to Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena for six shows, followed by six nights at Sydney's Afterpay Arena. After wrapping Australia, they cross to Saitama, Japan, for five shows at GMO Arena beginning June 8.

This is a meaningful return for both markets. Radiohead last played Australia in 2012, and their most recent Japan appearance was Summer Sonic 2016. A Radiohead teaser video ran at this year's Summer Sonic in August, which now reads clearly as a preview of the Saitama residency, even if a potential festival slot there hasn't been confirmed.

Twenty-one shows, four cities, two continents. For a band that went dark for most of the decade, this is a serious commitment.

Why the Residency Model Matters for How Artists Tour

What Radiohead is doing here is worth paying attention to beyond the ticket news. Guitarist Ed O'Brien spelled out the plan when he announced his solo album Blue Morpho: rather than a sprawling world tour with one or two nights per city, the band would pick a region each year, settle into multi-night runs in major venues, and rotate continents going forward.

That approach cuts tour carbon footprint, reduces logistical churn for crew, and gives local audiences multiple chances to attend without the artificial scarcity of a single-night show. It also lets the band stretch setlists across nights, rewarding fans who go more than once. The 2025 European residencies proved the model works at scale. Now they are applying it to markets that have been waiting over a decade.

For independent artists and touring acts watching how legacy artists are restructuring live strategy, this is a real-world case study. The traditional shed tour model, one city, one night, move on, is not the only way to build a meaningful live presence. Depth over breadth is a legitimate path, and Radiohead is proving it can fill arenas doing exactly that.

The band has not announced any North American or South American dates yet. Given O'Brien's stated plan to rotate continents annually, those markets are likely further down the calendar. Whether 2028 brings a return to the US or Latin America remains an open question, but the framework suggests it is coming.

For creators, labels, and managers keeping tabs on how globally recognized artists are approaching live in the mid-2020s, Radiohead's approach offers a template worth studying. Multi-night residencies in select cities reduce costs, build community around each stop, and generate the kind of word-of-mouth that a single night rarely sustains. If you are thinking about your own touring strategy at any scale, the [pass the aux](/pass-the-aux) section has ongoing conversation about exactly this kind of shift in live music infrastructure.

The full 2027 Radiohead Australia and Japan dates are listed below. Registration is live at radiohead.com now.

Full Dates: May 3, 4, 6, 7: Perth, RAC Arena May 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20: Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena May 25, 26, 28, 29, 31 and June 1: Sydney, Afterpay Arena June 8, 9, 11, 12, 13: Saitama, GMO Arena

Watch radiohead.com for any additional announcements, including whether that Summer Sonic tease points to a festival appearance on top of the Saitama residency.