Live at the Astoria

Live at the Astoria
Video by Radiohead
Released	13 March 1995 (VHS) 21 November 2005 (DVD)
Recorded	27 May 1994
Length	1.6:50 (PAL DVD)
Label	Parlophone / PMI
Director	Brett Turnbull
Producer	Sarah Bayliss
Radiohead chronology
Live at the Astoria (1995) 7 Television Commercials (1998)

Live at the Astoria is a live concert video by the English rock group Radiohead, taken from their performance at the London Astoria on 27 May 1994. It features performances of songs from their first two albums, Pablo Honey (1993) and The Bends (1995).^[1] It was released on VHS on 13 May 1995, the same day as the release of The Bends. A DVD release followed in 2005.^[2] The performance of "My Iron Lung" was used for The Bends, with Thom Yorke's vocals replaced and the audience removed.^[3]

Release

The DVD edition of Live At The Astoria, digitally restored and remastered, was released on 21 November 2005 in Europe and on 22 November 2005 in North America.^[4]

To be included on the bonus discs of the collector's editions of Pablo Honey and The Bends, the concert was split between the two. "You", "Ripcord", "Creep", "Prove Yourself", "Vegetable", "Stop Whispering", "Anyone Can Play Guitar", "Pop Is Dead" and "Blow Out" were included on the re-release of Pablo Honey. Whereas "Bones", "Black Star", "The Bends", "My Iron Lung", "Maquiladora", "Fake Plastic Trees" "Just", and "Street Spirit (Fade Out)" featured on the re-release of The Bends.

Setlist

1. "You" (3:48)
2. "Bones" (3:08)
3. "Ripcord" (3:17)
4. "Black Star" (3:44)
5. "Creep" (4:10)
6. "The Bends" (3:56)
7. "My Iron Lung" (5:06)
8. "Prove Yourself" (2:24)
9. "Maquiladora" (3:16)
10. "Vegetable" (3:14)
11. "Fake Plastic Trees" (4:29)
12. "Just" (3:43)
13. "Stop Whispering" (5:16)
14. "Anyone Can Play Guitar" (4:16)
15. "Street Spirit (Fade Out)" (4:24)
16. "Pop Is Dead" (2:22)
17. "Blow Out" (6:14)

Personnel

All songs written by Radiohead and published by Warner Chappell Music Ltd.

• Thom Yorke - vocals, guitar
• Jonny Greenwood - guitar
• Colin Greenwood - bass guitar
• Ed O'Brien - guitar, backing vocals
• Philip Selway - drums
• Dianne Swann Keys on Street Spirit (Fade Out)
• Jim Warren - mixing
• Brett Turnbull - director
• Sarah Bayliss - producer
• Stanley Donwood & The White Chocolate Farm - artwork ^[5]

References