Posted August 10, 200915 yr http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/aug/1...adio-live-bauer Bauer Radio to broadcast U2 gig across network U2 Sheffield gig will play live on Bauer Radio's 20-station Big City network, plus three national digital stations The Bauer Radio network has secured the live broadcast rights to U2's latest tour, planning to air the band's Sheffield concert across its 20-station Big City network and three of its national digital stations. The Big City network – which is based in the north of England, Scotland and northern Ireland and includes Key 103 in Manchester and Newcastle's Metro Radio – will devote more than five hours of airtime to the band, including two hours of live coverage from the Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield on 20 August. The U2 coverage will also air on Bauer's digital stations The Hits, Q and Kerrang! and online. The Big City network programme director, Steve King, said the concert would be the "biggest commercial radio event of 2009". "U2 are very appropriate for the Big City network - they are straight down the middle of our audience, particularly the more recent material from their last album and the one before that," he said. "There aren't many artists you can do this with – U2, Take That, possibly Robbie Williams." The Big City network previously broadcast a Williams concert live from Vienna. Longer pieces between songs would be taken out, King said, because they were not so relevant to a radio audience. The live concert programme, which will begin at 7pm, will be preceded by a pre-recorded interview with the band by a DJ from Bauer's Clyde One, Billy Sloan. Bauer has also set up a dedicated website for fans listening online, iloveU2ontheradio.com.
August 10, 200915 yr Author Their audience loves both U2 and Take That? :blink: :blink: :blink: Funny that. I haven't heard one person at my work who went to see Take That in concert who is also going to see U2. In fact, when I mentioned I was going to see U2 most of the TT girlies looked at me as if I had horns :lol:
August 20, 200915 yr A reminder :cheer: :cheer: The gig later today in Sheffield is being broadcast live on UK radio, and on U2.com for subscribers. info on where to listen here: http://www.iloveu2ontheradio.com/
August 20, 200915 yr I'm listening, it's just started :w00t: listening on my own :nocheer: with the guests in the forum :lol:
August 20, 200915 yr Author I'm listening Sparkle :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: Is it a delayed feed or did they come on stage very late? :blink:
August 20, 200915 yr sexxxxxxxxxxxy boooooooooooots :dance: :dance: :dance: They said that U2 were late on stage :unsure: I'm listening to the Scottish radio station :P
August 20, 200915 yr I can't listen it. I tried of few places, but it says it's for UK only! :angry: nooooooooooo :( I'll have a search around on the net, see if I can find anywhere that are streaming it
August 20, 200915 yr Author Radio Clyde? :unsure: Woo Woo Hoooooooo A mole diggin in a hole :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:
August 20, 200915 yr yeah, Radio Clyde, they were all talking with funny accents before U2 came on :lol: :P look at the map, no local ones for me on there, so thought might aswell pick yours :P
August 20, 200915 yr Author Bono is talking a lot tonight. Knows he's on the radio obviously. :lol: We sung louder than them tonight -_-
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