Radiohead announce charity show for Haiti
Radiohead announce charity show for Haiti
Friday, 22, Jan 2010 05:19
By Lewis Bazley.
British band Radiohead are to hold a charity concert this weekend in aid of the victims of the earthquake in Haiti.
The In Rainbows band are auctioning tickets for the Los Angeles show via their website, with minimum bids thought to have surpassed $200 (£125).
More than 200,000 people have been killed after the Haitian earthquake, with 1.5 million people left homeless and aid efforts hampered by a weak infrastructure.
Simon Cowell is organising a charity single featuring the likes of Rod Stewart, JLS and Leona Lewis while George Clooney is to host a telethon featuring some of Hollywood's biggest stars as part of the celebrity relief effort.
And after Jay-Z and U2 announced plans for a charity song, Radiohead have pledged their support to raising funds for victims of the quake by hosting the concert auction.
"We're doing a show this Sunday to raise funds for the relief effort in Haiti. All proceeds are going to the Oxfam Haiti relief fund," a statement on their Dead Air Space website reads.
"We're trying to raise as much money as possible, so tickets will be sold by auction at this site until Saturday. 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."
Frontman Thom Yorke already performed a fundraising set at the Hollywood Roosevelt hotel in Los Angeles earlier this week, raising
$20,000 (£12,500) for the Haitian cause.
And the Oxford quintet will appear at the Henry Fonda Theatre in LA on January 24th to boost the aid fund.