Radiohead - Optimistic / The National Anthem (Live at Scott Walker's Meltdown, July 2000)

Recorded live at the Royal Festival Hall, London on 1st July 2000 for the Scott Walker curated Meltdown Festival.

Director: Grant Gee
Cameras: Jerry Chater and Nick Edwards

[whycardboard]

babe wake up, thom has access to the youtube channel again

[mrsinghsstereos]

I was at this concert. Paid an absolute fortune to get 2 tickets and was drunk for the most part . Remember walking across Waterloo bridge afterwards with my best mate belting out let down . People around us thought we were mad . Great memories

[Riionzz]

Optimistic is such an underappreciated track. Shame they barely play it anymore.

[TanguyBlanchard]

Radiohead casually posting 22 year old (to the day) performances on main

[marcampo]

In 100 years this will be still the music of the future

[kobzavajk]

22 years ago! What? This music is out of time... Timeless.

[descendingforth]

Optimistic is probably the most underrated Radiohead track. It being one of my favorite Radiohead tracks, I've never understood why people don't put it up alongside their best tracks.

[sgtleobella]

Kid A is and always will be my favorite Radiohead album.

[dzzedge]

My eldest brother's favorite Radiohead song. Rest in peace, bro.

[davidschlenstedt]

Optimistic is one if their best songs ever.

Wish they would release new music soon.

[omaryorke]

Phil is a human beatbox. I love this performance of Optimistic. Radiohead have so much fantastic stories, lyrics and sounds to tell yet. I can wait another 6 years for a new LP.

[mamadogdude]

They are almost too good to be real. Had the chance to see them live in 2018 and it was absolutely mindblowing. I’m still hoping we get another album/tour but if not, I’m thankful that I’ll always be able to cherish that experience. Super cliche and cheesy but their music changed my life

[DylTyrril]

What an unexpected treat to wake up to on a dreary Canada Day morning. Long live Kid A and Radiohead! 🙏

[Tannerislegend]

Optimistic is the song that got me into Radiohead

[samuelclemens]

I first heard Optimistic on the Radiohead's "In Rainbows" From The Basement set. It was that performance that made me fall in love with Radiohead all over again and I've been a huge fan ever since

[komputnik]

What i love about is the end which morphs perfectly into In Limbo…KID A and Amnesic. Both highly underrated ! Simply genius…

[jimstringer]

Wow... I was at this gig, my first Radiohead gig. We got the coach down from Leeds.... didn't realise they'd filmed it.

[TechnicJunglist]

They're just too good. Unrivaled and untouchable.

[hayleylongster]

This was the first thing I ever heard of Radiohead live- a sound check, coming out of the Big Top, as I queued to enter, October 1st (2nd?), 2000.

I'll always remember the feeling of the hairs standing up on the back of my neck. Such excitement.

[wiredogs]

Thank you! I was at this show. Amazing 2, 700 classical hall with perfect acoustics. Kid A was unreleased but I'd heard a bad recording of a Barca show a few weeks prior and loved "Optimistic". 6 OK, 6 Kid A, 5 Bends, 4 Amnesiac tunes + Talk Show Host. Walked right down to the front and stood about 20ft from Thom for last 6 songs. Truly amazing!