On March 16th 2012, a member of the crew which worked on Radiohead's 2012 Glendale concert put an assortment of tour-related items up for an auction on eBay. Among the items was a sheet from a rehearsal on January 18th 2012 of what appeared to be lyrics and chords to the then unheard-of song 'Ful Stop'. It's likely that the band went through the new song during the Glendale soundcheck and that this sheet was left behind on stage or backstage:

(scan provided by atease user king volcano)
On June 5th 2012, the song was first recorded at the soundcheck at the Riverbend Music Center in Cincinatti:
On June 10th 2012, the song had its live debut at the First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre in Chicago:
Live performances #1 and #2 during the touring for The King of Limbs:
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The King of Limbs tour (1st half) | 09/'11 | 02/'12 | march 2012 | april 2012 | 05/'12 | june 2012 |
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Identikit [24] | 27 | 29 | 01 | 03 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 09 | 11 | 15 | 09 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 29 | 31 | 01 | 03 | 05 | 06 | 08 | 10 | 13 | ||||||||
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Ful Stop [2] | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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True Love Waits [8] | 29 | 29 | 05 | 13 | 18 | 08 | 13 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cut a Hole [2] | 27 | 03 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Skirting On the Surface [3] | 05 | 06 | 18 |
Live performances #3 to #10 during the touring for The King of Limbs: