Rare Footage of Radiohead’s Thom Yorke at Toronto’s Horseshoe Tavern Resurfaces

For years, it was just a memory for the lucky few who were there—but now, a newly unearthed VHS tape shows Thom Yorke performing at Toronto’s Horseshoe Tavern in 1995 during the release of The Bends. The grainy footage captures the raw intensity of a young Radiohead, just as they were on the verge of transforming alternative rock forever. A glimpse into the past, this rare find is a reminder of when Radiohead was still clawing their way to greatness—before stadiums, before OK Computer, before everything changed.