Thom Yorke debuts new song ‘Back In The Game’ on solo tour

Thom Yorke debuted new song “Back In The Game” on the first night of his solo tour. Watch footage of the moment below.

The concert took place at the Wolfbrook Arena in Christchurch, New Zealand, and marked the first night of his solo tour of Australia and Asia.

At the concert, the frontman presented a 24-song setlist filled with tracks from his time with Radiohead, The Smile and Atoms For Peace, as well as from his solo discography. It started with an acoustic rendition of Radiohead’s “Weird Fishes/Arpeggi” and then moved on to the band’s other hits such as “I Might Be Wrong”, “Bloom”, “Daydreaming”, “Present Tense” and more.

He also performed versions of solo tracks “A Brain In A Bottle”, “Suspirium”, “Black Swan”, “Volk”, “Hearing Damage” and others, as well as an acoustic version of The Smile’s latest single “Bodies Laughing” and a cover of the song UNKLE “Rabbit In Your Headlights”.

However, there were 10 songs in the setlist when Yorke surprised fans by introducing a new song called “Back In The Game”.

Judging by fan videos, the track has an ethereal electronic feel. It starts with a pulsating sci-fi beat and Yorke adds his signature vocals to it. “I’ll never get out, it won’t change / I hate myself, I want it to endhe appears to sing in one part.

Check it out below.

While little is known about the song or its release date, it is likely that the track will air again at the singer’s remaining scheduled concerts.

On the night of the Christchurch premiere, Yorke ended the set with an acoustic performance of the Radiohead classic “Karma Police”.

Below you’ll find more footage of the show, as well as the remaining tour dates (tickets can be purchased here).

The rest of Thom Yorke’s solo tour dates:

OCTOBER 2024
25 – Auckland, New Zealand @ Spark Arena
29 – Melbourne, Australia @ Sidney Myer Music Bowl
30 – Melbourne, Australia @ Sidney Myer Music Bowl

NOVEMBER 2024
01 – Sydney, Australia @ Sydney Opera House Station Square
02 – Sydney, Australia @ Sydney Opera House Station Square
05 – Singapore @ The Star Theater
12 – Osaka, Japan @ Grand Cube
13 – Osaka, Japan @ Grand Cube
18 – Fukuoka, Japan @ Sunplace
19 – Hiroshima, Japan @ Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall
21 – Nagoya, Japan @ Century Hall
23 – Tokyo, Japan @ Tokyo Garden Theater

The concert comes shortly after the singer made headlines by saying he “really doesn’t care” whether fans want Radiohead to return.

Asked by Australian Outlet Double Jay Regarding his thoughts on Radiohead fans’ speculation about the band’s future, Yorke responded: “I don’t know about it and I don’t care.”

“Don’t offend anyone, thank you for your concern,” he continued. “But I think we’ve earned the right to do what makes sense to us without having to explain ourselves or be held accountable for someone else’s historical idea of ​​what we should do.”

This happened after bassist Colin Greenwood met with NME around the release of his new photo book, How To Disappear, and talked about rehearsals for the band’s reunion, which will take place in the summer.

Before that, his brother Johnny shared with NME that he found rehearsals “fun and natural” but added that there are “no plans” for anything Radiohead-related in 2025 as the members are focused on “individual projects”.

Meanwhile, Radiohead side project The Smile, which includes Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and Sons Of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner, recently released their new album, Cutouts. NME gave the record a four-star review and described it as the band “seeming to be having more fun than ever.”

“So Smiles’ MO feels like an experiment without the baggage of Yorke and Greenwood’s bloated back catalogue—and Cutouts certainly delivers here,” it said.

“The album was recorded with the London Contemporary Orchestra at Oxford and Abbey Road studios along with ‘Wall of Eyes’, but it is a freer and more playful set than its predecessor.

“Where that record boasted “Bending Hectic,” a lush eight-minute ballad that turned into a jarring dissonance that made Lou Reed sound like Aqua, this record features “Instant Psalm,” a heady pop song that reflects the Indian classical phase of The Beatles. “