Live Performances
"Optimistic" was performed often during an initial tour in 2000 but it did not appear again in Radiohead's live shows until it was brought back in 2008 to be played twice at a special show for BBC Radio 1 on April 1 and again on May 4, during a VH1 airing of the programme From the Basement, featuring a set from their then-newest album In Rainbows. Since then, the song has become a regular part of the setlist during their 2008 tour. The live performance is similar to the one found on the album, featuring three guitars, bass and drums.
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