Live at the Astoria explained

Live at the Astoria
Type:	video
Artist:	Radiohead
Cover:	Live at the Astoria cover.jpg
Alt:	A blue-tinted image of Thom Yorke singing. On the upper right is the Radiohead logo along with "the astoria london live" and the performance date.
Released:	13 March 1995 (VHS) 21 November 2005 (DVD)
Recorded:	27 May 1994
Venue:	London Astoria (London)
Genre:	Alternative rock
Director:	Brett Turnbull
Producer:	Sarah Bayliss
Next Title:	7 Television Commercials
Next Year:	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 in 1995, with DVD and streaming releases in later years.

Release

Live at the Astoria was released on VHS on 13 March 1995, the same day as Radiohead's second album, The Bends.^[2] A DVD release followed in 2005.

On 28 May 2020, Radiohead added Live as the Astoria to YouTube.^[3] The performance of "My Iron Lung" was used for The Bends, with Thom Yorke's vocals replaced and the audience removed.^[4]

Track list

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 and the White Chocolate Farm — artwork^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Graves . Wren . 28 May 2020 . Radiohead streaming 1994 show Live at the Astoria on YouTube: Watch . 2 June 2020 . . en-US.
2. Web site: Skinner . Tom . 27 May 2020 . Radiohead to stream classic 'Live At The Astoria' show in full . 23 March 2022 . NME.
3. Web site: Shafer . Ellise . 8 April 2020 . Radiohead to Stream Weekly Archived Live Shows During Quarantine . 14 April 2024 . Variety.
4. Garcia . Sandra . July 1995 . Decompression . B-Side . 51.
5. Web site: Radiohead - Live At The Astoria. artistdirect.com. 2009-04-30. 10 June 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080610070736/http://artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,3478307,00.html. dead.