We’re overwhelmed with how quickly the three shows on 29th & 30th sold out. Thanks so much for your response.
We wanted try to make a global audience inside the venue as well as online, so we’ve held back some venue tickets for sale… pic.twitter.com/AbHhYgh5MX

— The Smile (@thesmiletheband) January 20, 2022

Set to go ahead in just over a week (January 29^th and 30^th), all 3 of the shows are set to go ahead in less than 24 hours. Beginning at 8pm on January 29^th, the first show almost immediately leads into the 2^nd that will kick off 5 hours later at 1am the next morning. The 3^rd and final show will then allow the trio to rest for a short while before beginning again at 11am that same day.

The shows have already sold out. But fear not, if you’re in desperate need to watch the show there are a number of options. The shows will be streamed at select venues around the UK, US, and EU live on the big screen, with accompanying big sound. Details for where and when can be found here. If you don’t fancy dragging yourself to the cinema to see the show at 1AM, then firstly you may want to reassess your priorities, you can however bag a ticket to the livestream through dice. For about £14 you can stay up until 2:30AM from the comfort of your own home. Details to gain entrance to the livestream are available here.

We are still short on most other details for the band though, still no announcements on when we can hear the album or even how many songs we’re going to hear. A few snippets have surfaced on the group’s socials; so, if you’re in desperate need then head over the group’s Twitter or Instagram and you can hear a few 15-second snippets to calm the nerves until the album drops. Or you can just keep listening to the sole release we already have, “You Will Never Work in Television Again”, on repeat… it’s up to you. Listen below.

The song was announced via the group’s socials with a brief announcement explaining the albums current situation, “The album is just about finished” great news, “we’re at the track-listing stage, where there are 6227020800 possible song orders. Until that’s decided – here’s one song: it’s called ‘You Will Never Work In Television Again.’”

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Produced by longtime Radiohead associate Nigel Godrich, the single shares a lot of vibes and ideas as Radiohead’s past releases. But this time, the addition of a little neo-jazz flair from Tom Skinner, and the stripped-back nature of working as a 3-piece, takes Yorke, Greenwood and Godrich’s well-loved sound into an almost post-punk-y direction. Splashy drums, frustrated barking from Yorke, and guitars drenched in enough reverb you could almost mistake the instrumental for a Protomartyr song, these things add up to something (again) pretty fresh.

While we have finally heard a studio recording of the band’s music, the air of mystery still lingers as the announcement of a tour seems to raise more questions than it answers. “We are also excited to announce a launch concert in London – actually 3 different concerts in 15 hours across 29th & 30th January, streamed fully live across 3 time zones, so people outside the UK can see us play at sensible times. 3 shows, 3 time zones, and 3 very sleepy musicians on Sunday morning.” Taking place at 8pm on January 28^th, the first show almost immediately leads into the 2^nd that will kick off 5 hours later at 1am the next morning. The 3^rd and final show will then allow the trio to rest for a short while before beginning again at 11am that same day. All 3 shows will take place at London’s Magazine in the round.

Tickets for the show go on sale this Friday (December 7^th). You can access tickets to the physical show here, and livestream tickets here.