You can purchase one of these sweet Radiohead for Haiti concert posters at La La Land Posters. They are $75 a piece, with ALL proceeds going to Haiti via OXFAM.
Month: January 2010
Around the 13:20 mark of his latest podcast, Peter Gabriel reveals that Radiohead will be covering his 1982 song “Wallflower” as part of a song exchange for his forthcoming covers album. He, in return, will be covering “Street Spirit.”
“Thom… want to do a version of ‘Wallflower, which I’m very curious to hear. I think it was an important track for him when he was 14,” Gabriel explained. “So, that will be a treat also for next year.”
Released on the Gabriel’s 1982 self-titled fourth studio album, “Wallflower” was inspired by Human Rights issues in South America, namely torture in Chile. Gabriel didn’t give any indication when or where Radiohead’s cover will be available, but did use the podcast to offer a brief version of his own rendition of “Street Spirit”. (The podcast is posted below; that part is toward the end).
Gabriel’s 3rd Scratch My Back podcast
(via Consequence of Sound)
In case you haven’t heard or seen it, here’s a video of Thom performing the new song, “Lotus Flower,” last night at the Radiohead for Haiti benefit show in Los Angeles.
Here are some links/reviews from last night’s show in Los Angeles:
- Stereogum: RADIOHEAD FOR HAITI @ THE MUSIC BOX AT HENRY FONDA THEATER, HOLLYWOOD 1/24/10 (with photos from Andrew Yousseff)
- mxdwn.com: Half a Million for Haiti – Radiohead Rocks the Henry Fonda Theater
- Brooklyn Vegan: Radiohead played a Haiti benefit in LA
- Consequence of Sound: Radiohead plays Haiti benefit; raises $572,754
- LA Record: Radiohead @ The Fonda
- LA Times: Radiohead at the Fonda: Charitable and at ease
- MTV: Radiohead Debut New Song At Haiti Fundraiser
Concert poster – photo by markdnger
Radiohead performed tonight at Music Box at the Fonda in Los Angeles to benefit the Haiti earthquake which left the country devastated. Since tickets were auctioned off, the hope is that a lot of money was raised for the cause. Current reports are that around $572,000 was raised, with $2,000 being the highest ticket bid. About 1,300 people were in attendance, many of them celebrities as you would expect.
The show just wrapped up, and here’s the setlist, courtesy of Muzjiks:
1. Faust Arp
2. Fake Plastic Trees
3. Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
4. The National Anthem
5. Nude
6. Karma Police + reprise
7. Kid A
8. Morning Bell
9. How to Disappear Completely [ondes martenot intro]
10. Wolf at the Door [Thom forgetting the words]
11. The Bends
12. Reckoner [w/ false start]
13. Lucky
14. Bodysnatchers
15. Dollars & Cents
16. Airbag [fan choice between ‘Airbag’ and ‘Just’]
17. Exit Music [Thom alone to start]
Encore #1
18. Everything In Its Right Place [Thom solo on piano]
19. You and Whose Army? [rest of band returns to stage]
20. Pyramid Song
21. All I Need
[crowd is stomping]
Encore #2
22. Lotus Flower
23. Paranoid Android
24. Street Spirit (Fade Out)
Did you go to the show? If so, let us know your experience in the comments and gigography! We’re definitely curious about the new song that was played with the full band, “Lotus Flower.” This song was first played during Thom’s Eraser band show in LA last October. Okay, it’s been told to us that Thom performed “Lotus Flower” alone and not with the full band.
Thom is reportedly DJing the small afterparty. How fancy.
Oh, and where can we get one of these badass gig posters like the one above?
From Dead Air Space:
We’re doing a show this Sunday (24th January) to raise funds for the relief effort in Haiti. The venue is The Music Box Theatre at The Fonda in Los Angeles, doors at 7pm. All proceeds are going to the Oxfam Haiti relief fund. We’re trying to raise as much money as possible, so tickets will be sold by auction at this site from 8pm tonight until 11am Saturday (PST):
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/09004434FC1C86AC
We’re in the middle of recording at the moment, so you’ll be catching us on the fly…. but if you’re up for it, then we are too.
See you then
xPhilip
and then:
Just to clarify times for ticket sales
Auction starts Thursday 21st January 08.00 pm PST
Auction ends Saturday 23rd January 11.00 am PSTWell, that’s all clear now….