| May 23, 1967 - Phil Selway (drummer) was born in Hemingford Grey, Cambridgeshire. | October 7, 1968 - Thom Yorke (singer, guitarist) was born in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. | November 5, 1971 - Jonny Greenwood (abusive guitar) was born in Oxford. | 1988
Thom entered Exeter University where he studied English and art. At this time, Thom was in a number of bands. He and Colin were both in a band called TNT when they decided to make thier own band. Enter Ed and Phil and after much pleading, Jonny. Their name was On A Friday. |
July
22, 1991 On A Friday played their first after graduation gig at the Hollybush in Oxford. |
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August
1991 On A Friday played a gig at Oxford's Jericho Tavern. The band's first ever interview was about this gig. |
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December
21, 1991 On A Friday signed a record deal with EMI |
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March
27, 1992 The band was offered a major opening slot at the Venue in London with The Catherine Wheel and the God Machine. |
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September
21, 1992 The single, "Creep", was released. |
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February
1, 1993 Radiohead releases their third single, "Anyone Can Play Guitar." |
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May
29, 1993 Bolstered by live dates and heavy MTV airtime, Pablo Honey is released by Capitol Records in the US. It enters the charts at #184. |
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August
25, 1993 Radiohead cancels their appearance at the Reading Festival due to Thom's throat ailment. |
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September
6, 1993 "Creep" is reissued in the UK. |
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October
13, 1993 Radiohead receives a gold record for US sales of Pablo Honey. |
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February
1994 Radiohead begin recording new lp with veteran producer John Leckie at Rak Studios. |
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May
& June 1994 Radiohead world tour begins. (Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, UK, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia.) |
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August
27, 1994 Radiohead plays an emmotional set at the Reading Festival. |
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October
19, 1994 Mexican Tour begins. |
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March
11, 1995 "High and Dry" is released as a single, reaching #17 in the UK. |
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June
3, 1995 "Fake Plastic Trees" is released as a single, peaking at #20 in the UK. |
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September 2, 1995 "Just" is released as the next single. |
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November
1995 Radiohead open up on Soul Asylum's tour. |
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August
1996 The band begins a 13 date US tour supporting Alanis Morissette. They also spend time contributing to the Romeo and Juliet Soundtrack. |
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May
22, 1997 The band premier Ok Computer in Barcelona, Spain. |
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June
16, 1997 Ok Computer is released in the UK. |
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June
22, 1997 Radiohead perform in Dublin with Massive Attack. |
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July
5-6, 1997 Tourhout/Werchter Festival. |
July
28-29, 1997 Thom and DJ Shadow record "Rabbit in Your Headlights" for James Lavelle's UNKLE album , Psyence Fiction, in San Francisco. |
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August
29, 1997 Radiohead performs "Karma Police" on the Late Show with David Letterman. This ends the US tour. |
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January
1998 Japan Tour begins. |
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February
1998 The band wins a Grammy for best Alternative Music Performance for Ok Computer. |
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March
29, 1998 2nd US Tour starts. |
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April
27, 1998 The home video, 7 Television Commercials, is released. |
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November
30, 1998 Meeting People is Easy is released on video. |
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April
12, 1999 Radiohead starts the recording process in a stately home in England for album #4. |
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December
9, 1999 Radiohead throw a little Christmas party webcast called "Amateur Nite" in which Thom and Jonny were DJs playing some of their fav songs. They ended the party with a performance of a new song called "Knives Out." This took place on the band's official website and was broadcast in RealAudio and RealVideo. |
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February
10, 2000 The band entertain their fans with another impromtu webcast. |
July
5, 2000 The follow-up to 1997's OK Computer was officially announced today. The title of the new album is Kid A. |
October
2, 2000 Radiohead's 4th album, Kid A, was released today for most of the world. |
October
14, 2000 Radiohead perform for the first time on NBC's Saturday Night Live. They played "National Anthem" and "Idioteque". |
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April 15, 1968 - Ed O'Brien (polite guitar) was born in Oxford. | June 26, 1969 - Colin Greenwood (bass) was born in Oxford. | 1986
The Talking Heads' True Stories was released with the single "Radio Head." This song had some part in the band's choosing of a name later in time. |
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Mid
1991 The band recorded a demo tape titled Manic Hedgehog after the local Oxford indie record store. |
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November
1991 Played another gig at the Jericho. This time over twenty A & R people showed up, some even willing to pay to get inside the sold-out venue. |
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March
1992 On A Friday changed their name to Radiohead. |
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May
5, 1992 The Drill EP was released but gained very little interest. |
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October
21, 1992 The Creep Autumn tour begins supporting Kingmaker. |
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March
6, 1993 The band's debut album, Pablo Honey, is released. It reaches #25 in the UK charts and will eventually go gold. |
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August
7, 1993 Pablo Honey goes to #32 in the US. It will eventually sell over 2 million copies around the world. |
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September
4, 1993 "Creep" hits #34 in the Billboard Hot 100. |
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September
17, 1993 Radiohead begins US tour supporting Belly. |
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January
1994 The band convert a fruit farm in Oxfordshire to rehearse songs for the new album. |
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May
27, 1994 Show at London's Astoria is filmed by MTV and later released on home video. |
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June
26, 1994 The band play on the closing day of the Glastonbury Festival. |
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September
26, 1994 The My Iron Lung EP is released in the UK. |
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November
1994 Work is complete on Radiohead's second album at Abbey Road Studios. |
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March
25, 1995 The Bends album is released, hitting #6 in the UK. "The album that everyone knew the band was capable of." |
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June
24, 1995 The Bends begins its ascent of the US charts. |
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September
8, 1995 Radiohead open up for R.E.M. on The Monster Tour. |
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February
19, 1996 Thom and Brian Eno collect the Freddie Mercury Award for their contributions to the Help! compilation aiding War Child. |
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May
21, 1997 Radiohead's third album, Ok Computer, is released in Japan. |
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May
26, 1997 The first single, "Paranoid Android" is released in the UK. |
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June
17, 1997 Ok Computer is released in Canada. |
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July
1, 1997 Ok Computer is released in the US. |
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July
25, 1997 Radiohead perform "Electioneering" on the Tonight Show. This marks the start of the US tour. |
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August
12, 1997 "Karma Police" is released in the UK. |
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December
19, 1997 The band performs a concert at the Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC for MTV's Live at the 10 Spot. |
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January
12, 1998 "No Surprises" is released. |
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February
28, 1998 Radiohead tours New Zealand and Australia. |
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April
21, 1998 The EP Airbag/How am I Driving is released in the US. |
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November
24, 1998 Meeting People is Easy is premiered in London. |
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December
10, 1998 Radiohead takes part in the Amnesty International Concert in Paris. |
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June
13, 1999 Thom and Jonny take part in the Tibetan Freedom Concert in Amsterdam. |
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June
13, 2000 Radiohead perform for the first time in almost two years at Theatre Antique d'Arles in Arles, France. This mini-tour ended on July 9 in Israel. |
September
1, 2000 Radiohead begin their tent tour in Newport, South Wales. |
October
3, 2000 Kid A was released in the US and Canada |
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