Radiohad Chronology*

Chronology

1960s

23rd May 1967: drummer phil selway born in Hemingford Grey, Cambridgeshire.

15th April 1968: Guitarist/backing singer ed o'brian born in Oxford.

7th October1968: singer/guitarist thom yorke born in Wellingborough, Northhamptonshire.

26th June 1969: Bassist collin greenwood born in Oxford.

1970s

5th November 1971: Guitarist/keyboard player jonny greenwood born in Oxford

1980s

1980-89: Yorke, selway, o'brian and colin greenwood form a band, subsequently joined by jonny greenwood. Calling themselves On A Friday, it will endure for most of the 1980s schooldays and into their college years.

1990s

1991: Renamed Radiohead, they cut well-recieved tape, 'Manic Hedgehog' and in september sign to EMI's Parlophone subsidiary.

1992 May: EMI release debut single, 'Drill' to positive responses in u.k press.

September: Second single, the infamous hymn to self-loathing, 'Creep' is released.

1993 13th February: A third single, 'Anyone can play guitar' reaches number 32 in u.k chart.

6th March: Debut album, 'Pablo Honey' is released. It reaches Number 25 in u.k charts and will eventually go gold.

22nd May: 'Pop is dead' single peaks at number 42.

29th May: Bolstered by live dates and heavy MTV airtime, the dabut album distributed by Capitol goes straight into the u.s chart at number 184.

7th August: 'Pablo Honey' reaches number 32 in u.s and goes on to sell two million around the world.

25th August: Radiohead pull out of annual Readin festival due to yorke's servere throat ailment.

4th September: 'Creep' single hits number 34 position in hot 100 as a result of heavey play on u.s college radio.

18th September: As a result of it's hit status in such places as Isreal and usa, Parlophone reissues 'Creep' in u.k where it leaps to number 7.

1994

January: Band hole up in converted fruit farm in Oxfordshire countryside to rehearse songs for the new album.

February: Begin recording new LP with veteran producer john leckie at RAK studios. Morale sinks as sessions are tough and unrewarding.

27th May: Show at London's Astoria is filmed for later release as video Astoria 27.5.94.

26th June: Radiohead play closing day af Glastonbury festival.

27th August: Band make up for missing previous yeat and play emotional set at Reading Festival.

8th October: 'My iron lung' single charts at number 24 in the u.k.

November: Work completed on second album at Abbey Road.

1995

February: Band starts tour of Britain including homecoming shaow at Oxford Appolo with the Candyskins and Supergrass.

11th March: 'High and dry' single released, reaching number 17 in the u.k.

25th March: 'The Bends' album released, hitting number 6 in Britain.

3rd June: 'Fake plastic trees' single released, peaking at number 20 in the u.k.

24th June: New album begins its ascent of u.s chart.

29-30 July: Radiohead join REM tour and play two dates at Milto Keynes Bowl with Blur and the Cranberries.

August: Dates across Europe with REM ending up in Tel Aviv on 8th August, where 'Creep' first became a popular hit two years before.

2nd September: 'Just' single released, making number 19 in u.k.

8th September: American leg of REM tour begins a Miami Arena , with total gate receipts of $487,477.

September: Go Discs! release 'Help!' album, profits from which will aid Bosnian charity War Child. Radiohead contribute 'Lucky'.

November: Band back Stateside supporting Soul Asylum. In UK EP taken from 'Help!' falters at number 51.

1996

19th February: With fellow co-prducer Brian Eno, thom yorke receives Freddie Murcury Award at annual Brit awards for 'Help!'

February: Radiohead announce that they will support Rock The Vote, the national campaign to encourage young adults to vote the next General Election.

13th July: Band back on form at Glasgow's T in The Park.

August: Band begins 13-date u.s tour with Alanis Morrisette. Spend remainder of year cutting third album and have two songs featured in the motion picture Romeo and Juliet.

1997

May 22: The band premier OK COMPUTER in barcelona, spain.

May 26: Paranoid Android, the first single, is released in the UK.

June 7: Radiohead perform at the Tibetan Freedom Concert in Randall's Island, NY.

June 16: OK COMPUTER is released in the UK.

June 17: OK COMPUTER is released in Canada.

June 22: Radiohead perform in Dublin with Massive Attack.

July 1: OK COMPUTER is released in the US

July 5-6: Tourhout/werchter festival.

July 25: Radiohead perform Electioneering on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. This also marks the beginning of the US tour.

July 28-29: Thom and DJ Shadow record a song "rabbit in your headlights" for James Lavelle's U.N.K.L.E. project in San Francisco.

August 12: Karma Police is released in the UK

August 29: Radiohead perform Karma Police on the Late Show with David Letterman. this ends the US tour.

December ??: French release of Lucky

December 19: Radiohead performs a concert at the Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC for MTV's Live at the 10 Spot.

1998
January: radiohead are off to tour japan.

January 12: No Surprises is released in the UK.

February 1: Australian tour begins.

March/April: NA tour starts off at Houston, Texas.

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