By The Riff Report Blog – where the weird meets the wonderful and Thom Yorke floats through stained glass windows 😱🕊️
Hold onto your existential dread and get your robes ready, butt – because 2026 is getting a bit holy! 🙌
An Evening of Radiohead is officially touring cathedrals across the UK and Ireland, and it might just be the most beautifully melancholic thing you’ll see next year.
Presented by the moody masterminds at Let Me In Presents, this isn’t just a gig. It’s a full-blown sonic pilgrimage. A full band, a string quartet, and acoustics that’ll make you question the meaning of life mid-“Pyramid Song.” 🥀⛪🎻
🎤 What is An Evening of Radiohead?
A special immersive performance featuring the music of Radiohead – reimagined for cathedral settings. Expect string arrangements, haunting vocals, and a setlist spanning classics and deep cuts. It’s not the actual band, but it’s a full band + quartet tribute that’s earned a rep for being breathtaking.
If Thom Yorke’s voice already makes you feel like you’re floating – imagine it echoing through a gothic cathedral while a string section saws away at “How to Disappear Completely.” YESS MUN! 🖤
📅 FULL 2026 TOUR DATES (Confirmed So Far)
Below is the announced list of venues for 2026, with more dates to be revealed according to Let Me In Presents 👇
| 📍 Venue | 📆 Date | 📍 City |
|---|---|---|
| Liverpool Cathedral | Feb 21, 2026 | Liverpool |
| Sheffield Cathedral | Feb 22, 2026 | Sheffield |
| Glasgow Cathedral | Feb 23, 2026 | Glasgow |
| Manchester Cathedral | Mar 1, 2026 | Manchester |
| Durham Cathedral | Mar 2, 2026 | Durham |
| York Minster | Mar 3, 2026 | York |
| Ely Cathedral | Mar 15, 2026 | Ely |
| Winchester Cathedral | Mar 16, 2026 | Winchester |
| Exeter Cathedral | Mar 17, 2026 | Exeter |
| Bristol Cathedral | Apr 6, 2026 | Bristol |
| St David’s Cathedral | Apr 7, 2026 | Wales (Pembrokeshire) 🏴 |
| Dublin Christ Church Cathedral | Apr 8, 2026 | Dublin, Ireland 🇮🇪 |
| Belfast Cathedral | Apr 9, 2026 | Belfast |
🎟️ TICKET PRICES
Let Me In Presents is keeping it (relatively) affordable for the angels and sinners alike:
- 💺 Standard Seating – £32.50
- 🎻 Premium Seating (Front Rows) – £45
- 🌌 VIP Soundcheck + Print Package – £69.50 (includes early entry, exclusive artwork print, and a peek at rehearsal!)
Tickets are expected to go on sale in September 2025, with early-bird pre-sale signups now available at:
👉 letmeinpresents.com/an-evening-of-radiohead-2026-tour-info
🎨 The Creative Team
This isn’t your average tribute show with a wig and a backing track. The visuals and sound are crafted with the kind of detail you’d expect from a Radiohead-themed art gallery. 🖤🎭
- Artwork by @imogenmelhuish_design
- Sound Design by @joshsemans (the man behind the haunting ondes Martenot vibes)
- Photography by @ok_odessa
Expect eerie lighting, immersive visuals, and a crowd respectfully sobbing into pew cushions. 🕯️😢
🎵 Possible Setlist Highlights (based on past shows):
- Pyramid Song
- Let Down
- Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
- Everything in Its Right Place
- Nude
- Daydreaming
- Exit Music (For a Film)
- Motion Picture Soundtrack
- A Moon Shaped Pool tracks galore
If they play “True Love Waits” in a cathedral, I swear we’ll all dissolve into puddles. 💧
🤘 Why This Tour Slaps (Like, Spiritually)
- 🎼 Acoustics so pure, Thom Yorke might astrally project
- 🕍 Gothic settings that match the drama of “Street Spirit (Fade Out)”
- 🎻 Live strings! You can feel the cello in your bones
- 💀 No mosh pit… just mutual reverence and moodiness
🧘♀️ Final Thoughts from The Riff Report
This isn’t for your average festival lad in a bucket hat. This is for the emotional rock disciple. The ones who sit in the rain at Glasto thinking about In Rainbows. The ones who’d whisper “Radiohead saved my life” and mean it.
Cathedrals. Strings. Existential rock.
C’mon butt, this might just be the most lush gig of 2026. 🎫🎻⛪
📢 Stay tuned to @theriffreportuk for pre-sale alerts, setlist leaks, emotional breakdowns, and possibly a pilgrimage guide.
#aneveningofradiohead #radiohead #cathedralvibes #letmeinpresents #emochurch #amoonshapedpool #diolchthomyorke
Michael is the founder, editor, and chief riff wrangler behind The Riff Report, an independent Welsh rock and metal publication built by fans, for fans. With a lifelong passion for loud guitars, unforgettable live shows, and the incredible community that surrounds rock and metal, he created The Riff Report to celebrate everything that makes the scene special—from legendary headline acts and grassroots venues to rising bands that deserve to be heard.
A familiar face at festivals across the UK, Michael spends much of the year covering events including Download Festival, Bloodstock Open Air, Steelhouse Festival, Firevolt, Plumpton Revival, and many more. Whether he’s battling the Welsh weather on a mountainside, surviving a weekend in a muddy campsite, or squeezed against the front barrier with thousands of fellow fans, he’s always searching for the next great story to share.
As editor of The Riff Report, Michael writes festival guides, breaking news, album reviews, gig reviews, interviews, opinion pieces, nostalgia features, and behind-the-scenes stories from across the rock and metal world. His writing combines honest opinions, humour, and a genuine love for live music, bringing readers closer to the bands, festivals, venues, and people that keep the scene alive.
Michael is particularly passionate about supporting independent artists, local venues, charities, and the wider UK rock and metal community. He believes every band deserves a chance to be discovered and every festival has a story worth telling. Through The Riff Report, he aims to shine a spotlight on both the biggest names in rock and the future stars waiting to break through.
When he’s not writing or interviewing artists, you’ll probably find him exploring festival campsites, photographing live shows, chatting with fellow fans over a pint, or planning the next road trip in search of more riffs, bigger crowds, and unforgettable moments.
Above all, Michael believes rock and metal are about more than music—they’re about community, friendship, and creating memories that last a lifetime. That’s exactly what The Riff Report exists to celebrate.
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