''Radiohead for Haiti'' is a live video of

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's concert in

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on 24 January 2010. The concert raised money for

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responding to the

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that month. Footage of the performance was recorded by audience members and edited by a fan; Radiohead allowed the video to be released online to raise money for Oxfam.

Performance

On 24 January 2010, Radiohead performed in

, Los Angeles, to raise money for

responding to the

that month. Radiohead were in Los Angeles recording their eighth album, ''

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''(2011), and performed without a light show and with reduced equipment. Radiohead announced the concert two days beforehand. Tickets were auctioned online and sold for between $475 and $2,000 USD each. The highest price paid was $4,000 for a pair of tickets. The concert raised $572,754. Further money was collected at the venue and from sales of limited-edition posters sold for $25 each. The audience held 1,300 people, including numerous Hollywood celebrities. The venue capacity was one tenth of Radiohead's usual audience size. The set includes a version of "

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" performed on piano, and a solo performance by the singer,

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, of the future ''King of Limbs'' track "

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". ''

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'' named the concert one of the best of 2010.

Release

The footage was shot and edited by 14 audience members, and edited by one fan over nine months. With Radiohead's support, the video was made available for download and uploaded to

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on Christmas Eve, 2010. Oxfam set up a dedicated donations page for the project, and by 10 January 2011 had raised $11,500. The concert poster and cover video artwork were designed by

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. Radiohead added the video to their website on January 2020.

Track listing

#"Faust Arp" #"

Fake Plastic Trees "Fake Plastic Trees" is a song by the English alternative rock band Radiohead, released on their second album, '' The Bends'' (1995). It was the third single from the album in the UK, and the first in the US. It charted on the UK Singles Chart, ...

" #"Weird Fishes / Arpeggi" #" The National Anthem" #"

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Karma Police "Karma Police" is a song by English alternative rock band Radiohead, released on 25 August 1997, as the second single from their third studio album, '' OK Computer'' (1997). It reached number one in Iceland and number eight on the UK Singles ...

" #"Kid A" #"Morning Bell" #"

How to Disappear Completely "How to Disappear Completely" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead from their fourth studio album, ''Kid A'' (2000). It was produced by the band with their producer Nigel Godrich. It is titled after Doug Richmond's 1985 book ''How to Dis ...

" #"A Wolf at the Door" #" The Bends" #"

Reckoner "Reckoner" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead, released on their seventh album, ''In Rainbows'' (2007). It was produced by Nigel Godrich and developed while Radiohead were working on another song, " Feeling Pulled Apart by Horses". " ...

" #" Lucky" #" Bodysnatchers" #"Dollars and Cents" #"Airbag" #"Exit Music (For a Film)" #"

Everything in Its Right Place "Everything in Its Right Place" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead, released on their fourth album, ''Kid A'' (2000). It features synthesiser, manipulated vocals, and lyrics inspired by the stress singer Thom Yorke experienced while ...

" #"You and Whose Army?" #"

Pyramid Song "Pyramid Song" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead, released as the lead single from their fifth studio album, ''Amnesiac'' (2001). It features piano, strings, a "shuffling" rhythm and lyrics inspired by the Egyptian underworld. It was ...

" #" All I Need" #"

" #"

Paranoid Android "Paranoid Android" is a song by English alternative rock band Radiohead, released as the lead single from their third studio album '' OK Computer'' (1997) on 26 May 1997. The lyrics were written by singer Thom Yorke following an unpleasant exp ...

" #"

Street Spirit (Fade Out) "Street Spirit (Fade Out)" is a song by the English alternative rock band Radiohead. It is the final track on their second studio album, '' The Bends'' (1995). It was released as a single on 22 January 1996 and reached number five on the UK Sing ...

References

External links

Complete concert on Youtube

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