Posted December 16, 200420 yr BBC Radio 1 will pay tribute to the late John Peel through a night of live music tonight. Hosted by Steve Lamacq and come from the world famous BBC Maida Vale studios, the scene of many a Peel Session. Throughout the evening every studio at Maida Vale will be taken over as a whole host of bands perform and talk about John and the music he loved. And we'll be updating this site with photos throughout the night. 7pm - 8pm Teenage Dreams So Hard To Beat Kicking off Peel night, Radio 1 takes a look back at the career of the great man with a one hour documentary celebrating his extraordinary life. The show will feature tributes from The Undertones, Orbital, the Cure, New Order, Supergrass, Robert Plant, Underworld, Siouxsie Sioux and the Buzzcocks. 8pm - 11:30pm Live music from bands that John championed including the PJ Harvey, Damon Albarn, Wedding Present, Nina Nastasia, Hefner, Trencher, Melys, Steveless, Belle & Sebastian, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, Graham Coxon. Steve Lamacq will be introducing the bands and linking it all together. 11:30pm - 1am The DJs take over with sets from Underworld, Hixxy, Coldcut, Dreadzone, Grooverider, Dave Clarke, Jon E Cash, Alex Paterson plus Dynamite MC on mic duties. starts at 7 http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio
December 17, 200420 yr Author photos from larst nights show: Dynamite MC Coldcut Dreadzone Jon E Cash
December 17, 200420 yr Author PJ Harvey Wedding Present Nina Nastasia Graham Coxon photos from http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/alt/johnpeel
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