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RADIO 2 IN LIVERPOOL
Radio 2 will be Live in Liverpool from 2nd to 9th October, bringing you the best in live music. Find out more about the week's events - and how to get involved.
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HOW TO GET TICKETS (from Monday 13th September)
All tickets are free and can be obtained by calling the Radio 2 ticket line on 08700 100 200. Lines are open from Monday 13th September, 7.00am-12.00midnight seven days a week. Calls are charged at the national rate.
BBC Radio 2 broadcasts from Liverpool for a week bringing a wide variety of star names, presenters and programmes to the city.
From Saturday 2nd October to Saturday 9th October the likes of Beverley Knight, Starsailor, Travis, Embrace, Amy Winehouse, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Ed Harcourt, Superfurry Animals, Donny Osmond, Ian Broudie, Ian McNabb, The Fairey FP (Music) Band, Kings of Convenience, 13 Senses and The BBC Concert Orchestra perform exclusive sets from venues around the city.
Tickets to all these events are free.
Mark Radcliffe, Janice Long, Jeremy Vine, Mike Harding and Frank Renton bring their regular Radio 2 shows to Liverpool and Ken Bruce presents Friday Night is Music Night in a week of music ranging from popular to folk and classical to brass band.
Radio 2 Live in Liverpool also brings its Sold On Song initiative to the city, announcing the results of its hugely successful Search For A Songwriter Competition. There is also a week of fringe events and a series of masterclasses.
Lesley Douglas, Controller of Radio 2 says: "I'm delighted that Radio 2's annual week of live music is taking place in Liverpool this year. The city, with its worldwide reputation for establishing and nurturing musical talent and legendary venues, is the perfect setting for the range of programmes and artists involved in Radio 2 Live in Liverpool. I'm particularly excited that Janice Long is to announce the results of Radio 2's national Sold On Song Search For A Songwriter competition live on Sunday night. The competition attracted over 15,000 entries and proves that there is an immense creative songwriting talent within Radio 2's audience."
Full details on all the Radio 2 events will be available here on the Radio 2 website, including information on the Fringe and Masterclasses and exclusive behind the scenes pictures. We'll also feature competitions to win tickets to events and gives information about what's on in Liverpool alongside local webcams and forecasts. Listeners can listen again online to all the interviews and shows.
Radio 2's celebration of songwriting initiative, Sold On Song, is mounting a raft of events during Radio 2 Live in Liverpool, all designed to give an insight into the world of songwriting. Presented in association with the Performing Right Society is Demo To Limo, a no-holds-barred panel discussion about every aspect of making it in the music business taking place on 5th October.
On Sunday night will Janice Long announce the winner of the Sold On Song Search For A Songwriter competition live on air. The competition attracted over 15,000 entries and the 10 finalists include local entrant Gemma Hands.
Sold on Song will be offering help and advice about writing songs, tips on what to do with them once they've been written and giving the chance for budding songwriters to have their songs evaluated by a panel of experts.
Another highlight of Sold on Song from Liverpool is an evening with Ian McNabb, giving a rare chance to hear one of Liverpool's best songwriters in an intimate setting. Ian plays acoustic versions of his songs and talks about his work, from the Icicle Works to the present day.
From Monday 4th to Saturday 9th October, Radio 2 invites musicians from some of the finest ensembles in the UK to inspire local music students in a series of specially organised Masterclasses.
A range of instrumentalists plus one of the finest International Jazz Singers, Tina May, will coach students in Jazz and Big Band playing.
On Saturday 9th October the week culminates in a lunchtime performance of the Radio 2 Educational Prom presented by Paul Eshelby, Course Director and Conductor.
Classes are free and open to students of all ages from schools and colleges whose musical standard is grade five and above. For further information of your chance to be coached by the country's top instrumentalists and singers call Louise Hough at the Liverpool Music Support Service on 0151 233 8188.
Alongside the events hosted by Radio 2, Liverpool also throws a Fringe Festival, featuring local music talent in gigs around the city. The Fringe events are all free and are based on a first come first served basis on the venue door.
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