Radiohead mark ‘The Bends’ 30th anniversary with unseen 1995 live show video

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Radiohead have celebrated the 30th anniversary of ‘The Bends’ by sharing an unseen live video of one of Thom Yorke‘s solo shows from the time.The VHS footage captures Yorke performing an acoustic solo show at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto, Canada on March 28, 1995.“Here are some songs to help your beer go down,” Yorke offers timidly as he begins playing.The 25 minute video sees him perform ‘(Nice Dream)’, ‘High and Dry’ ‘Street Spirit (Fade Out)’, ‘Fake Plastic Trees’ and ‘Thinking About You’.Check it out below:‘The Bends’ was Radiohead’s second album and helped propel them to even greater heights.

It marked their first time recording with producer Nigel Godrich, who has worked with them on every Radiohead album since.As well as the aforementioned songs, it also spawned singles including ‘Just’, ‘My Iron Lung’ and ‘Planet Telex’.Earlier this week, the band formed a new legal entity, suggesting they may be planning significant activity in 2025.On Monday (March 10), the band established a limited liability partnership (LLP) with the name RHEUK25, something they have done in the past when they are about to announce a new album, tour or reissue.LLPs allow Radiohead to operate their business affairs independently, without relying on the framework of record labels and external companies.

No further information has been shared by the band about what the legal move could signify.The band’s last album was ‘A Moon Shaped Pool’, which was released in May 2016, just months after the band registered the Dawn Chorus LLP.

More recently, they did the same with the Spin With A Grin LLP, which came six months before the announcement of the ‘Kid A Mnesia’ reissue in 2021, and the Self Help Tapes LLP in 2022, ahead of announcing the debut.