Radiohead turn down Live 8 chance

Radiohead have turned down the chance to appear at London's Live 8 gig because of non-work preoccupations.

Singer Thom Yorke has previously campaigned on many of the same issues raised by the campaign.

A spokesman for the band said that they had declined because the group were currently "spread out" and that guitarist Jonny Greenwood's wife had just given birth.

"They were asked but they can't do it," said the spokesman. "Jonny is out of action because he and his wife have just had a baby and the rest of the band are spread out all over the place at that time."