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BDS Calls for Boycott After Radiohead Announces 2025 UKEurope Tour

Activists urge the group to disavow Jonny Greenwood’s performances with Israeli musician Dudu Tassa.

Overview

  • Radiohead confirmed November–December shows across Europe with multiple dates in Madrid, Bologna, Copenhagen, Berlin and a run at London’s O2 Arena, their first live dates since 2018.
  • PACBI, a BDS affiliate, accused the band of “complicit silence” and urged fans to boycott the newly announced concerts.
  • Jonny Greenwood performed with Dudu Tassa in Tel Aviv in May 2024 and March 2025, drawing renewed criticism from pro-Palestinian campaigners.
  • Two UK shows by Greenwood and Tassa scheduled for June were canceled after venues reported credible threats, which Greenwood condemned as censorship.
  • Thom Yorke has maintained that playing in a country does not equate to endorsing its government, a stance he revisited in a detailed statement in May.