The Time Out London blog team

London’s Radiohead fans, your time has finally come. Following the announcement of European tour dates back in September, those gigs are taking place over the coming days. Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Philip Selway, Ed O’Brien and Colin Greenwood are in Greenwich for four shows. Radiohead are currently in the midst of their first tour in seven years. The band last played London way back in 2016, when they stopped by Camden’s Roundhouse while touring A Moon Shaped Pool. The last time Radiohead played the UK at all was in 2017, when the band played a string of tour dates including Glastonbury and Glasgow’s TRNSMT. Heading to see Radiohead for their first London shows in nearly a decade? Here’s what you need to know about the gigs, from the timings to any remaining ticket availability. When is Radiohead at London’s O2 Arena? The four dates confirmed in the capital are as follows: Friday November 21 2025 Saturday November 22 2025 Monday November 24 2025 Tuesday November 25 2025 What time do doors open? Doors open at 6pm on all dates. The O2’s bars and restaurants will, as always, be open earlier. When will Radiohead come on stage? The O2 website says that house lights will be down from 7.30pm, and that the band will come on at 8.30pm. Timings are subject to change. Who is supporting Radiohead at the O2? No support bands are confirmed for any of Radiohead’s London dates. Last minute tickets Radiohead’s resale system for their European tour has been a tad more complicated than...

Have you heard about the massive Christmas market taking place outside Buckingham Palace? The festive extravaganza has seen the palace decked out with a quaint snow-covered alpine stalls, twinkly lights and a huge Christmas tree. The only problem? It’s all totally fake.  Tourists and Londoners are being tricked by an AI advert promoting a Crimbo market outside the Royals’ residence. The artificially created images, shared on social media, are promoting Buckingham Palace’s ‘first ever Christmas market’, which is allegedly running from November 14 to Jan 5 2026. However, if you look closely at the images, nearly all of them show the stands beyond the gates of the palace, which would be a infringement of counter-terror measures if they were real. Nice try, AI.  Quite a few people have already been duped by the fake ads. One Londoner told Metro he tried to attend, but ‘it was dark, cold and nothing was there’.  He added: ‘I asked a couple of people also milling around if they were there for the market, and they said said yes but no one knew what was going on. ‘There were around 30 of us, just walking back and forth until we gave up and went home.’ Others took to social media to share their disappointment. ‘I went last night and I confirm – it is not real!’ wrote one user.  Various accounts on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok have posted different AI videos and photos of the palace’s market. One account, London.travelers, which has 2.5 million Instagram followers and is run by US...

Some towns only have one, slightly lacklustre Christmas lights display – a single string of white bulbs, in some cases. In London, though, we’re spoiled for choice: there are literally hundreds, many of which are extraordinary shows of festive illumination. But no amount of Christmas spirit is going to give you the time to see all of the city’s lights displays, so we recommend prioritising only the best. Luckily, Time Out has put together a guide to help you do just that, naming London’s top Christmas illuminations for 2025. This year, Time Out’s Things to Do Editor Rosie Hewitson chose Carnaby Street as the city’s best Christmas lights display. Here’s why.  Carnaby Street does Christmas lights a little differently. Instead of rehashing the same old show (or wastefully creating a new one every year), it has an adaptable display which involves thousands of tin LEDs built into sculptures that twinkle high above the street itself. The display debuted last year, but was created with sustainability in mind so will return every winter until 2030. RECOMMENDED: The best Christmas markets in London for 2025 Carnaby’s 2025 display is titled ‘Into the Light’, with the lights taking the shape of huge Christmas crackers and stars. They’ve also changed colour, adding neon purples, blues, pinks, and oranges to last year’s gold and bringing ‘a welcome splash of colour to the dark winter skies above central London’. The iconic Carnaby Street arches will also be lit up this year. ...