Radiohead fans believe “new music” could be on the way as an artist associated with the band has shared details of fresh artwork.
Speculation is running wild in fan communities, with many still hoping Radiohead gets back together for a series of shows or a new album. 2026 will mark ten years since their last album, A Moon Shaped Pool, and fans are hoping the creation of a new Radiohead-related company is a sign of future touring. Though frontman Thom Yorke has said a reunion is “not on the cards” at the moment, the band did get back together earlier this year to run through some of their songs. Another potential tease of new work has since been shared on the r/Radiohead subreddit, where images of Stanley Donwood’s new artwork were shared.
Some speculated this new artwork was related to an upcoming, unannounced Radiohead project. Others suggest this is merely an artist sharing their new work, irrespective of its link to the Yorke-fronted group. One fan wrote: “Stanley has resumed teasing new artwork with no captions.”
Another replied: “Or maybe he’s just an artist who posts art on Instagram.” A third added: “No, he is posting future LP10 artwork and I refuse to believe otherwise.” There may be a more logical reason behind the posts, and while linked to a Radiohead member, it does not seem to be a reunion.
One fan even suggested it could be a sign of new music, adding: “I mean, it’s a bit of a new style. Like a new process. They usually work on new visual concepts to accompany new music, so…”
A fan shared it is more than likely related to the This is What You Get exhibition, set to run from August 6 to January 11 at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. In an interview promoting the gallery pieces, Yorke suggested there were no plans for Radiohead to reform anytime soon.
Hopes for a Radiohead reunion were kindled earlier this year when a company called Blueyed Pictures donated four tickets to a “Radiohead concert of your choice” for a Los Angeles fire relief auction. The alleged four tickets, reported by Resident Advisor back in March, were for a show in the city and date “based on the band’s tour schedule.” No such tour has yet been announced.
The outlet also claimed Radiohead had “placed holds in select European cities for a run of residency gigs this autumn” though this does not seem to have been the case. The listing was later updated to merely “four premier concert tickets,” with Radiohead’s name removed from the description.
Further speculation came after the band formed a new legal entity, the RHEUK25 limited liability partnership (LLP). All five members of Radiohead, including Yorke, Greenwood, Colin Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, and Philip Selway, were listed as officers in the RHEUK25 LLP.
In a recent interview between Yorke and Craig McLean of Wallpaper, Yorke confirmed he did not foresee a Radiohead reunion in the immediate future. He told McLean: “I have no idea. Not on the cards from where I’m sitting.” Speculation earlier this year suggested Radiohead were gearing up for a return to the stage, though this has seemingly fizzled out.
It’s not the first time Yorke has commented on Radiohead, with the frontman telling people he doesn’t “give a flying fuck” whether they want a reunion. He told Double J: “I am not aware of [the reunion speculation] and don’t really give a flying fuck.
“No offence to anyone and err, thanks for caring but I think we’ve earned the right to do what makes sense to us without having to explain ourselves or be answerable to anyone else’s historical idea of what we should be doing.”
