Glastonbury 2017 will mark the 20th Anniversary of Radiohead's breakthrough moment

If you're like me then you didn't have a chance in hell of getting Radiohead tickets for their 2017 tour. To cheer myself up I tracked down reactions from other gutted fans about the speed in which the gigs sold out. And there were a lot of them, plus a few non-believers who said we're all halfway to becoming a Radiohead tribute band. Very droll sir. 

2017 won't just be "the year I couldn't see Radiohead", it will also be the 20th anniversary of their triumphant Glastonbury performance of 1997. Typically the band will celebrate this by headlining the 2017 festival. 

In the years since that triumphant night, which saw five weird looking geniuses from Oxford battle the elements, and technical failures, to produce one of the most iconic performances the festival has ever seen, Radiohead have risen to become the elder statesmen of rock. They are the only band, well apart from U2 maybe, that every time they bring out a new album, like 2016’s Moon Shaped Pool, can effortlessly slot into the musical landscape, a place that is ever changing but they are always welcomed. Will they produce a performance on par with 97? Probably not since they're headliners and wouldn't be treated so shabbyly. Of course, the best thing about all of this is that we unfortunate, and ticketless fans will get a chance to see Thom Yorke and co in all their gloomy glory when Glastonbury begins its coverage in June.

So the countdown is on and the questions will start: what will they play? Will it be a greatest hits set, or will the setlist be predominatley Moon Shaped Pool? What stupid hairdo will Thom have this time? Has Johnny aged since 1997? Who knows, but while we wait enjoy their performance of Paranoid Android from Glasto 97.