'Lotus Flower' had its live debut as part of the initial touring for the "Atoms For Peace" project.
The song was played during Thom's solo acoustic section at all three gigs in october 2009 and two further gigs in april 2010. In between those sets of touring, Radiohead played a Haiti benefit gig in Los Angeles where Thom performed 'Lotus Flower', the only new song that night, as an encore and again on his own, since no band arrangement was ready yet. He also played it at his february 25th 2010 Cambridge gig:
4. | january 24th 2010 | The Music Box Theatre at The Fonda | Los Angeles, CA | USA | Link | ||
5. | february 25th 2010 | Corn Exchange | Cambridge | UK | Link |
pre-Amok touring | oct. 2009 | april/august 2010 |
An instrumental mix of the song was prepared by the band for licensing purposes and was available shortly after the release of The King of Limbs on the website of Radiohead's publisher Warner/Chappell Music:
Live performances #8 to #12 during the touring for The King of Limbs:
8. | circa may 26th 2011 | From the Basement | London | UK | Link | ||
9. | june 28th 2011 | Glastonbury Festival | Pilton | UK | Link |
10. | september 17th 2011 | European Fish Fry | Crackington Haven | UK | Link |
11. | september 24th 2011 | Saturday Night Live | New York City, NY | USA | Link | ||
12. | september 26th 2011 | The Colbert Report | New York City, NY | USA | Link |
Live performances #13 to #43 during the touring for The King of Limbs:
The King of Limbs tour (1st half) | 09/'11 | 02/'12 | march 2012 | april 2012 | 05/'12 | june 2012 |
Bloom [31] | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 01 | 03 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 09 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 09 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 29 | 31 | 01 | 03 | 05 | 06 | 08 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | ||
Lotus Flower [31] | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 01 | 03 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 09 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 09 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 29 | 31 | 01 | 03 | 05 | 06 | 08 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | ||
Separator [23] | 27 | 29 | 01 | 03 | 05 | 07 | 09 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 29 | 31 | 01 | 03 | 05 | 06 | 08 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 |
Live performances #44 to #72 during the touring for The King of Limbs:
The King of Limbs tour (2nd half) | july 2012 | september 2012 | october 2012 | november 2012 |
Bloom [29] | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 06 | 08 | 09 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | ||
Lotus Flower [29] | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 06 | 08 | 09 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | ||
Separator [27] | 10 | 15 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 06 | 08 | 09 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 |