Radiohead ‘s four-night stand at Madrid’s Movistar Arena wrapped up Saturday night. These were their first concerts in seven years, and they dug deep into their catalog every night. The third show featured the first performance of “Just” since 2009, and they dug out “Optimistic” on the closing night for the first time since 2018.

“Just” appears on The Bends, and was a live favorite throughout the Nineties and the early 2000s. But it vanished from the rotation following the band’s set at the Reading Festival on Aug. 30, 2009.

“Optimistic” was the first song the public heard from Kid A since it was released as a promotional single just a few days before the album dropped. It gave fans a slightly skewered perception of the LP since it’s the most guitar-based song on the collection. Ove

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