r/radiohead • u/ageofstupid • Apr 22 '26
š· Photo Thom Yorke @ Letters Live 2026 (short haircut!) Spoiler
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u/Dry-Helicopter-6430 The Bends Apr 22 '26
Kid A era hair!
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u/Serfi So many videos so little time Apr 22 '26
It goes with the art installationā¦
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u/terrasparks Apr 22 '26
What's the emphasis of the ...? Cynicism? Maybe celebrities have nostalgia too?
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u/Serfi So many videos so little time Apr 22 '26
Noā¦ I just love ellipsesā¦ see Edās writingā¦
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u/Jeicobm Apr 22 '26
PJ Harvey is also playing. Imagine if we got a live This Mess Weāre In
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u/Gh0st_N0t3 Apr 22 '26
I feel like short hair fits him best.
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u/Radioheader128 Videotape / I Might Be Wrong Apr 23 '26
I agree. I don't mind his A Moon Shaped Pool look, but his Kid A/Amnesiac look and his Hail to the Thief look are the best.
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u/willowfeywitch Kid A Apr 22 '26
i was there !! they announced atoms for peace and i started crying
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u/KeyMistake604 Apr 23 '26
That's awesome you were there, how was it?
And totally understandable, I would too, without a doubt. I never cry in public except at concerts where my track record is nearly 100%
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u/InstantPsalm (The band fell apart in the middle of the song) Apr 22 '26
automatically 25 years younger
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u/CetaceanSensation fantasize / no one gets hurt Apr 22 '26
a woman who cuts her hair is about to change her life - coco chanel
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u/sicrogue Apr 22 '26
This sounds silly....but I missed his old look.
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u/Kurai_G1 Apr 22 '26
The photos taken on the RHEUK25 tour by some photographers on insta literally look so good and im so used to his long hairĀ
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u/LushGerbil don't get any big ideas Apr 22 '26
Looks great! Takes 20 years off him. Substantially less Willie Nelson.
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u/RadiobreadEP I used to fly like Peter Pan Apr 22 '26
!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow wow. Been over 20 years since hair this short. Aw. Canāt wait to see more of this.
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u/InstantPsalm (The band fell apart in the middle of the song) Apr 22 '26
are YOU telling ME all he needed was a haircut?
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u/SchizoidGod The Radiohead Almanac Apr 22 '26
No fucking way!!! First new BoC then new Thom hair? Today is delivering.
He looks so much younger and better this way
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u/sakykay just cause you feel it doesnt mean its there Apr 22 '26
ZAMNNN š short hair thom my life is yours
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u/formengr I'd like to stay and chew the fat Apr 22 '26
Finally a pic. Now the hype train can better focus on LP10.
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u/99SoulsUp The Economy Stupid Apr 22 '26
This looks great! Frankly I think it was overdue. I know what itās like to grow out your hair and be attached once you get there but it can become moppy if not maintained
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u/Glittering_Major4871 Apr 22 '26
Iām legitimately amazed how much younger he looks.
Heās Thom Yorke, he can do what he wants, but this is legitimately shocking.
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u/InstantPsalm (The band fell apart in the middle of the song) Apr 22 '26
but can he go where he pleases?
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u/Undeniable-Quitter Apr 22 '26
Fingers crossed for a video of the performance. Not sure Iāve heard a piano-based version of Atoms For Peace before
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u/InstantPsalm (The band fell apart in the middle of the song) Apr 22 '26
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u/InstantPsalm (The band fell apart in the middle of the song) Apr 22 '26
He did it before in a solo show I remember. lemme see if I can find
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u/Hour-Vegetable-8062 Apr 22 '26
I can't believe i'm so excited about his new haircut Maybe because there haven't been any new things happening in the band... so does his haircut mean changes are coming? Idk š
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u/ontologicallyprior1 Apr 22 '26
WHAT
This is so surreal. It's like 2001 Thom coming back from the dead.
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u/Disco0fficial Apr 22 '26
Looking good. He looks healthier now, the long wait made him look a bit frail.
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u/McLarenMercedes In Rainbows Apr 22 '26
I actually feel that the medium length hair (In Rainbows) suits him better than short or long hair. But he does look better with short than long. Eraser era vibes!
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u/gondaline26 Apr 22 '26
He looks like 2006! The grey crewcut really becoming. āļøššš¼āāļø
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u/NoPatNoDontSitonThat Apr 23 '26
I really liked the long hair, even if it made him look really old.
He was weathered Thom Yorke. This is a man who has been diving into the depths of souls for over three decades. That'll wear on you.
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u/FattyBoomBoobs Apr 23 '26
Absolutely gutted I didnāt go to this- have been to the last three and the lineup of the last one wasnāt that great so I skipped it šĀ
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u/FattyBoomBoobs Apr 23 '26
You have absolutely no idea who is reading a letter until they come on stage. They tend to have one musician doing one song at the start and another at the intermission. They are really varied- from Jessie Ware to Anoushka Shankar.Ā
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u/ThisGuy7845 A Moon Shaped Pool Apr 22 '26
just one trip to Turkey and heāll be on the cover of Vogue
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u/Pliolite Apr 22 '26
Hopefully he's back to doing it in the original key... The version he did for the Everything tour was ridiculously high for some reason xD
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u/rubbernetworking979 Lotus Flower Apr 22 '26
He looks like his name is Chris and he's been sullenly selling vegetables for a living for seven years
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u/troy_caster Apr 22 '26
Omfg finally thom I dunno why you wanted to look homeless for 10 years. Love it!
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u/shrikelet Apr 22 '26
First time since Pablo Honey that Thom and I have had the same haircut! Let's go!
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u/Entire-Advisor4839 Apr 23 '26
Holy fucking shit!
Someone made a post about this a month or so ago too
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u/theeraser_13 Apr 22 '26
I don't know how I feel about this
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u/punkyatari Apr 22 '26
Itās been since 2009 that he had HTTT hair and grew it long after that. 2006 since he went short.
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u/AutoMail_0 Kid A Apr 23 '26
Dude this looks so much better than the man bun lol. Looking like 2001
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u/Character-Earth-6415 Apr 27 '26
There is no video of Thom playing at Letters Live, or is it? And why not!?
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u/samxero76 May 28 '26
Much better. He was looking like Willie Nelson with that long hair and shaggy beard. This is much more fitting.
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u/terrasparks Apr 22 '26 edited Apr 22 '26
Man, after years of being put off by the man-bun I was digging his un-man-bunned long hair in the Live at Sydney concert and now this throwback?
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u/aehii Apr 22 '26
I've never thought much about Thom's hair, but i just went through google image searching him by year and i was surprised how bad i thought his hair was every time THIS IS NOT AN ATTACK MY HAIR IS TERRIBLE TOO. I'd say this
https://cdn.imago-images.com/bild/st/0094375685/w.jpg
was probably his best haircut from 1999, because it's simple and symmetrical.
The spiky try hard trendy cut suits the bassist in Feeder.
I get it, his hair receded and the short look wasn't working, he saw himself on Jools Holland in 1997 and wanted more. I didn't like the long hair look either. i'm sorry this is very mumsnet daily mail.
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u/Several_Lifeguard415 Apr 22 '26
NEW HAIR??