Radiohead to Perform Entire 'King of Limbs' Album on the BBC

Posted on May 3rd 2011 2:50PM by Dan Reilly
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It's been nearly three months since Radiohead surprised the world by releasing their 'King of Limbs' album with barely any notice. After releasing the physical version and a special newspaper dubbed 'The Universal Sigh' in March, it appears we'll finally get to hear the quintet perform its new album -- during a televised concert in July.

On Tuesday, the BBC announced it will broadcast 'Radiohead -– The King of Limbs: Live From the Basement' around the world on July 1. The 55-minute special will be the band's first televised appearance of 2011 and include a performance of the full album plus behind-the-scenes footage. There will be no audience or host, just the band doing, as usual, whatever it feels like.

Obviously, that could mean anything, as the full album runs less than 40 minutes. While we're not expecting any sort of hilarious banter from Thom Yorke and company, maybe we'll get treated to a performance of 'The Butcher' or 'Suppercollider,' the tracks they released on Record Store Day.