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	1.06:50 (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 from English alternative rock group Radiohead's concert at the London Astoria venue on 27 May 1994, released on 13 March 1995 to VHS, and later to DVD in 2005.^[1]

The concert is notable for its collection of songs being heard then for the first time. These songs would not appear until the release of The Bends, ten months later.^[2] It is Radiohead's only concert home video to date, not including the From the Basement DVD which is a live performance recorded in a studio rather than in front of an audience.^[3]

It is also notable for the performance of "My Iron Lung", which, apart from the vocals which were re-recorded, is the same take featured on the studio version of the song.^[4]

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.^[5]

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
• Phil Selway - drums
• Jim Warren - mixing
• Brett Turnbull - director
• Sarah Bayliss - producer
• Stanley Donwood & The White Chocolate Farm - artwork ^[6]

References