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JOHN PEEL TRIBULE TONIGHT!

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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

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