Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood to play an earthquake benefit in Macerata

Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood will play a one-off benefit concert as a duo at the open-air Sferisterio in Macerata on 20 August, Radiohead have announced. The two will play Radiohead songs in pared-down arrangements, Panorama reports.

Yorke first raised the idea from the stage of the band's show in Florence on Wednesday 14 June. Macerata's city council confirmed it two days later. Greenwood had said he was willing to help, but his part was not yet settled then. Tickets, from €50 to €250, go on sale on Tuesday 27 June, each in the buyer's name so it cannot be resold.

The money goes to ArteProArte, a new charity committee working with the region's heritage office to recover, restore and protect the artistic heritage of the southern Marche. The region was hit by a series of earthquakes in 2016, and the aftershocks have held up the repairs.