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
12-16-2004, 04:55 PM
