 In July 2005, the band appeared at Live 8 in Hyde Park, where they played a rendition of the Verve's "Bitter Sweet Symphony" with Richard Ashcroft on vocals.On 28 August, Coldplay performed "Speed of Sound" at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards in Miami.In September, Coldplay recorded a new version of "How You See the World" with reworked lyrics for War Child's "" charity album.