claim: Sledgehammer was first performed live at the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards.
evidence: Richard Thompson - Live at the BBC is a compilation of audio and video recordings made by Richard Thompson for the BBC .. Richard Thompson. Richard Thompson ( musician ). BBC. BBC. The set consists of three CDs and a DVD .. The included material was recorded over a number of years ; the earliest tracks date back to 1973 , the most recent to 2009 .. Most of the material was recorded for various TV and radio shows broadcast by the BBC .. BBC. BBC. BBC Television. radio. BBC Radio. About 40 % of the included material was performed by Richard and Linda Thompson .. Richard and Linda Thompson. Richard and Linda Thompson. The second half of disc two had a recording problem and plays back at 3 -- 4 % faster than intended .. The problem was n't detected during the transfer and mastering portion of the release .