Beck Performs 'Loser' On 'Austin City Limits' 40th Season Premiere [WATCH]

Alt-rock superstar Beck will be kicking off the 40th season of Austin City Limits, the PBS live concert series filmed in Austin, Texas. Though the season is set to premiere on Oct. 4, you can check out one of the songs from Beck's hour-long set right now: a performance of his breakthrough single "Loser" from his 1994 album Mellow Gold.

Prior to Beck's performance on the Oct. 4 season premiere of Austin City Limits, PBS will air a retrospective special titled Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years on Oct. 3 from 9-11 p.m. ET.

Among the other performers announced so far for this season of Austin City Limits are Ed Sheeran, Nine Inch Nails, Nick Cave & The Sad Seeds, Tweedy, and Los Lobos.

Check out Beck's performance of "Loser" on the season premiere of Austin City Limits right here:

Beck's most recent studio album was the country-flavored Morning Phase, which was selected by Music Times as one of the best albums released so far in 2014. You can check out the complete list right here. The musician also recently released the Song Reader album, which features twenty different artists (including Beck himself) performing songs that he originally wrote for his Song Reader book of sheet music.

Here's a schedule of all the artists announced so far for season 40 of Austin City Limits:

10/04: Beck
10/11: Ed Sheeran/Valerie June
10/18: Nine Inch Nails
10/25: Tweedy
11/01: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
11/08: Los Lobos/Thao & The Get Down Stay Down
11/15: Eric Church/J. Roddy Walston & The Business
11/22: ACL Presents: Americana Music Festival 2014

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