October 13, the first anniversary of his final broadcast, has been declared John Peel Day. Radio 1 put on a special gig at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall last night and are transmitting a six-hour special today, while BBC 6 Music have organised a whole week of tribute shows. Perhaps more poignantly, fans from all over the country have been putting on their own tribute gigs.
19:00 - 01.00 tonight on Radio 1
Peel Day
The very first John Peel Day is a celebration of John's life and massive contribution to music and broadcasting.
Live music from nationwide gigs features throughout as well as highlights from the Queen Elizabeth Hall concert featuring New Order, The Fall, Super Furry Animals, Misty in Roots, Venetian Snares, Laura Cantrell and Jawbone. Plus, fans and celebrities alike talk about their memories of John.
Peel Day now consists of over 300 gigs across the UK as well as events in Spain, Germany, Italy, USA, Holland, New Zealand and Canada.
"I just want to hear something I haven't heard before" - John Peel
John Peel Day
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- KVRist
- 153 posts since 5 May, 2004 from Shrewsbury UK
I took a sawtooth wave off this Pantomime4, looped it back, mixed it with the sound of this crab committing suicide and let it stew in its own reverb for about 3 hours, then I pumped it all out through this shoe to give it that oak'y timbre.
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- addled muppet weed
- 111331 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
without one man the world would have been an empty place for so many.
