Live at Angkor Wat is a semi- acoustic live album by the

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, released on 12 December 2011. It was recorded at Angkor Wat in

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on 7 December 2008, at the start of the '' Battle for the Sun'' tour. Placebo was the first rock band to play at the temple, which is a

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. The Angkor Wat concert had previously been released on

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as part of the ''Battle for the Sun'' box set on 8 June 2009 and is currently only available separately in the

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, where it includes a ten-page PDF

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Track list

References

External links

''Live at Angkor Wat'' on Placebo's official website
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''Live at Angkor Wat'' on the iTunes Store
{{Authority control 2011 live albums ITunes-exclusive releases Live albums by British artists Live alternative rock albums Placebo (band) albums