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=== 2011โ2012: ''The King of Limbs'' === [[File:CLIVE DEAMER pic Pete Judge.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|A second drummer, [[Clive Deamer]], has joined Radiohead on tour since 2012. He also performed on the "Staircase / The Daily Mail" single and ''A Moon Shaped Pool''.]] Radiohead released their eighth album, ''[[The King of Limbs]]'', on 18 February 2011 as a download from their website.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2011/feb/18/radiohead-king-of-limbs-live |title=Radiohead release The King of Limbs |last=Swash |first=Rosie |date=19 February 2011 |work=The Guardian|access-date=18 February 2011 |location=UK|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508075607/http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2011/feb/18/radiohead-king-of-limbs-live|archive-date=8 May 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Following the protracted recording and more conventional rock instrumentation of ''In Rainbows'', Radiohead developed ''The King of Limbs'' by [[Sample (music)|sampling]] and [[Music loop|looping]] their recordings with [[Turntablism|turntables]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/r2147056/review |title=''The King of Limbs'' Review |website=Allmusic|access-date=21 August 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Alexis Petridis |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/feb/24/radiohead-king-limbs-review |title=Radiohead: ''The King of Limbs'' review |work=The Guardian |date=25 February 2011|access-date=21 April 2011 |location=London|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181116223201/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/feb/24/radiohead-king-limbs-review|archive-date=16 November 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/02/snap-judgment-radioheads-king-of-limbs.html |title=Snap Judgment: Radiohead's ''The King of Limbs'' |work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=20 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110305085842/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/02/snap-judgment-radioheads-king-of-limbs.html|archive-date=5 March 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> It was followed by a retail release in March through XL, and a special "newspaper album" edition in May.<ref>Swash, Rosie (14 February 2011). [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/feb/14/radiohead-new-album "Radiohead to release new album this Saturday"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225045140/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/feb/14/radiohead-new-album |date=25 December 2013}}. ''The Guardian''. Retrieved 16 February 2011.</ref> ''The King of Limbs'' sold an estimated 300,000 to 400,000 copies through Radiohead's website.<ref name="Fricke-2012" /> The retail edition debuted at number six on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/472190/britney-spears-snares-sixth-no-1-on-billboard-200-with-femme-fatale |title=Britney Spears Snares Sixth No. 1 on Billboard 200 with 'Femme Fatale{{'-}}|date=6 April 2011|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|location=Los Angeles|access-date=20 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508080130/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/472190/britney-spears-snares-sixth-no-1-on-billboard-200-with-femme-fatale|archive-date=8 May 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> and number seven on the [[UK Albums Chart]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1044784&c=1 |first=Alan |last=Jones |date=3 April 2011 |title=Adele claims album record but loses to Lopez in singles |work=[[Music Week]] |publisher=[[United Business Media]]|access-date=20 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005092931/http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1044784&c=1|archive-date=5 October 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> It was nominated for five categories in the [[54th Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Nominess and Winners |date=1 December 2011|access-date=1 December 2011 |publisher=Grammy.com |url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201120225/http://www.grammy.com/nominees|archive-date=1 February 2012}}</ref> Two tracks not included on ''The King of Limbs'', "[[Supercollider / The Butcher|Supercollider" and "The Butcher]]", were released as a double A-side single for [[Record Store Day]] in April.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.recordstoreday.co.uk/exclusive-product.aspx |title=Record Store Day โ Exclusive Product|access-date=16 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120731180429/http://www.recordstoreday.co.uk/exclusive-product.aspx|archive-date=31 July 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> A compilation of ''King of Limbs'' remixes by various artists, ''[[TKOL RMX 1234567]]'', was released in September.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.avclub.com/radiohead-remix-album-set-for-release-in-september-1798226888 |title=Radiohead remix album set for release in September |last=Hyden |first=Steven |date=9 September 2011 |newspaper=[[The A.V. Club]]|access-date=10 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111022005754/http://www.avclub.com/articles/radiohead-remix-album-set-for-release-in-september%2C60151/|archive-date=22 October 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> To perform the rhythmically complex ''King of Limbs'' material live, Radiohead enlisted a second drummer, [[Clive Deamer]], who had worked with [[Portishead (band)|Portishead]] and [[Get the Blessing]].<ref name="Selway and evolution">{{cite web |date=9 November 2014 |title=Phil Selway and the evolution of rock drumming in the digital age |url=http://monomusicmag.com/phil-selway-and-the-evolution-of-rock-drumming-in-the-digital-age/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110000743/http://monomusicmag.com/phil-selway-and-the-evolution-of-rock-drumming-in-the-digital-age/|archive-date=10 November 2014|access-date=9 November 2014 |website=Mono}}</ref> In June, Radiohead played a surprise performance on the Park stage at the 2011 Glastonbury Festival, performing songs from ''The King of Limbs'' for the first time.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.nme.com//news/radiohead/57549 |title=Radiohead play 'surprise' Glastonbury show with sixth member |date=24 June 2011|access-date=18 February 2015 |magazine=NME|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020231054/http://www.nme.com/news/radiohead/57549|archive-date=20 October 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> With Deamer, Radiohead recorded ''[[The King of Limbs: Live from the Basement]]'', released online in August 2011.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nme.com//news/music/radiohead-232-1270222 |title=Watch Radiohead's 'From The Basement' session in full on NME.COM โ video โ NME |date=18 August 2011 |newspaper=NME |language=en-US|access-date=30 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230232835/http://www.nme.com/news/music/radiohead-232-1270222|archive-date=30 December 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> It was also broadcast by international BBC channels and released on DVD and Blu-ray in January 2012.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Radiohead's The King of Limbs: Live from the Basement to Be Released on DVD |newspaper=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/11/radioheads-the-king-of-limbs-live-from-the-basemen.html |url-status=dead |access-date=30 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230231742/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/11/radioheads-the-king-of-limbs-live-from-the-basemen.html |archive-date=30 December 2016}}</ref> The performance included two new songs, "[[The Daily Mail / Staircase|The Daily Mail" and "Staircase]]", released as a double A-side download single in December 2011.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://metro.co.uk/2011/12/13/radiohead-to-release-new-singles-the-daily-mail-and-staircase-253852/ |title=Radiohead to release new singles The Daily Mail and Staircase |newspaper=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]] |date=13 December 2011|access-date=21 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518080914/http://metro.co.uk/2011/12/13/radiohead-to-release-new-singles-the-daily-mail-and-staircase-253852/|archive-date=18 May 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2012, Radiohead began their first extended North American tour in four years, including dates in the United States, Canada and Mexico.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://radiohead.com/deadairspace/111107/Touring-2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111109035703/http://radiohead.com/deadairspace/111107/touring-2012 |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 November 2011 |title=Touring 2012 โ RADIOHEAD | Dead Air Space |publisher=Radiohead|access-date=12 November 2011}}</ref> On 16 June 2012, an hour before gates were due to open at Toronto's [[Downsview Park]] for the final concert of Radiohead's North American tour, the [[Radiohead stage collapse|roof of the venue's temporary stage collapsed]], killing the drum technician Scott Johnson and injuring three other members of Radiohead's [[road crew]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18474835 |title=Radiohead stage collapse 'kills one' in Canada |newspaper=BBC News |date=17 June 2012|access-date=28 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150606213736/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18474835|archive-date=6 June 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> After rescheduling the tour, Radiohead paid tribute to Johnson at their next concert, in Nรฎmes, France, in July.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/radiohead-honor-late-drum-tech-at-first-show-since-stage-collapse-20120711 |title=Radiohead Honor Late Drum Tech at First Show Since Stage Collapse | Music News |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=11 July 2012|access-date=16 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120714235624/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/radiohead-honor-late-drum-tech-at-first-show-since-stage-collapse-20120711|archive-date=14 July 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2013, [[Live Nation]] Canada Inc, two other organisations and an engineer were charged with 13 charges under Ontario health and safety laws.<ref name="Technician death">{{Cite news |title='I feel so let down by Canada': Radiohead and drum tech's parents demand answers in his Toronto death |language=en |work=[[CBC News]] |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/radiohead-drum-technician-death-1.4422702|url-status=live|access-date=30 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171130023446/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/radiohead-drum-technician-death-1.4422702|archive-date=30 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/live-nation-engineer-charged-in-radiohead-stage-collapse-1.1387677 |title=Live Nation, engineer charged in Radiohead stage collapse |work=[[CBC News]] |date=7 June 2013|access-date=8 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608075820/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2013/06/07/toronto-live-nation-ontario-ministry-of-labour-optex.html|archive-date=8 June 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2017, after several delays, the case was dropped under the [[R v Jordan (2016)|Jordan ruling]], which sets strict time limits on trials.<ref name="Technician death" /> Radiohead released a statement condemning the decision.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Monroe |first=Jazz |date=8 September 2017 |title=Radiohead on stalled stage collapse case: "We are appalled" |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/radiohead-on-stalled-stage-collapse-case-we-are-appalled/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908201541/https://pitchfork.com/news/radiohead-on-stalled-stage-collapse-case-we-are-appalled/|archive-date=8 September 2017|access-date=9 September 2017 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |language=en}}</ref> A 2019 inquest returned a verdict of [[accidental death]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sodomsky |first=Sam |date=11 April 2012 |title=Radiohead share statement following stage collapse inquest |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/radiohead-share-statement-following-stage-collapse-inquest/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412021902/https://pitchfork.com/news/radiohead-share-statement-following-stage-collapse-inquest/|archive-date=12 April 2019|access-date=14 April 2012 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref>
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