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The Irish Sun
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Huge Brit dance act accidentally ‘self-confirms' Glastonbury appearance despite not being announced on official line-up
A HUGE Brit dance act has accidentally 'self-confirmed' their Glastonbury appearance despite them not being announced on the official line-up. As one of electronic music's finest acts of crowd pleasing, festival rocking music he is sure to be a hit with festival goers. Advertisement 4 A huge Brit dance act has accidentally 'self-confirmed' their Glastonbury appearance Credit: Getty 4 Sub Focus is one of the most influential figures in electronic music Credit: Getty 4 Sub Focus self confirms Glastonbury set on his Instagram post Credit: Instagram / @subfocus Sub Focus has become one of the most influential figures in electronic music, renowned for his genre-blending soundscapes. And his recent Instagram post reveals that he is set to play Glastonbury this year, despite not being listed on the official line up. The image which is a run down of his Summer tour dates is captioned: " Giving away guest list spots for a few of these shows. "To enter, drop 'summer' in the comments and I'll DM winners soon.*Subject to availability." Advertisement Glastonbury If you zoom in, you can see Glastonbury TBA scheduled for the 29th June. , real name, Nicolaas Douwma , is an English DJ, music producer, songwriter and sound engineer. In 2005, he had a number one single on the UK Dance Chart with "X-Ray / Scarecrow" which reached number 60 on the UK Singles Chart. Three years later , he hit number one on the UK Dance Chart again with " Timewarp / Join the Dots ". Advertisement Most read in Music And in 2009, he cracked the UK top 40 for the first time with " Rock It / Follow the Light ", which reached number 38 . It also got him a third UK Dance Chart number one, as well as reaching the B-list of BBC Radio 1 's playlist. Fans slam Glastonbury as 'worst one ever' as full lineup announced Sub Focus has also remixed selected works of And in 2023, his third solo album Evolve, won "Best Album" at the Drum and Bass Arena Awards. Advertisement He has a vast experience of festival gigs having headlined the Radio 1 Dance stage at the Reading and Leeds Festivals 2013. He also played Glastonbury before in 2013 with his new live show setup. Sub Focus's Career Highlights Sub Focus is an English DJ, music producer, songwriter and sound engineer - here are some of his career highlights. His breakthrough came in 2005 with the release of X-Ray, a track that quickly became an anthem within the drum and bass community and reached number one in The UK Dance Charts. In 2009, Sub Focus released his self-titled debut album, Sub Focus, featuring standout tracks such as Rock It and Time Warp which gave him his second and third number ones in The UK Dance Charts. His sophomore album, Torus (2013), marked another milestone in his career. Featuring hits like Endorphins (ft. Alex Clare), Turn It Around, and Tidal Wave (ft. Alpines) In 2023, his third solo album Evolve, won "Best Album" at the Drum and Bass Arena Awards He has headlined major festivals, including Glastonbury, Creamfields, Tomorrowland, and Reading & Leeds He has also remixed selected works of The Prodigy, Rusko, Dr. Octagon, Empire of the Sun and Dizzee Rascal. Later in the summer of 2013, he went on to play at Dour Festival, Reading & Leeds, Global Gathering, Bestival and Isle of Wight festival among others. With The 1975, Olivia Rodrigo and Advertisement Sir Rod Stewart will play the much-coveted legends slot, while up-and-comers like Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall will be playing the festival for the first time, having just won best Best Pop Act . 4 Sub Focus performs on stage during Festival X in Australia Credit: Getty
Yahoo
10-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Why Ofcom was right to clip Radio 2's wings
The BBC is many things to many people, but what it should never be, to anyone, is a bully boy. Therefore, the corporation should be counting its blessings that Ofcom, following a full Competitions Assessment, has provisionally concluded that the proposed extension to Radio 2 – a digital spinoff that would focus on music and archive content from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s – cannot go ahead. Ofcom concluded that the station would 'create a significant adverse impact on fair and effective competition', something verboten as per the BBC Charter. The rationale was obvious. While Radio 2 is easily still the most popular radio station in the UK, it's not as popular as it once was (losing roughly 2m listeners in the past five years), with commercial radio booming and independent stations popping up to serve audiences that, according to Ofcom, 'the BBC has moved away from'. The station's major commercial rivals - Greatest Hits, Magic, Heart - have strengthened their positions in recent years, poaching BBC DJs and listeners alike by serving up what we think of as more traditional Radio 2 fare. The audience that Radio 2 has moved away from is, inevitably, the older audience, and thus trying to claw those listeners back via the proposed spin-offs seemed a bit rich. The BBC can't have its cake and eat it. One station in particular benefited from the change in Radio 2's intended audience – Boom Radio, founded in 2021 by Phil Riley and David Lloyd to cater for the 'golden oldies' audience that Radio 2 turned its back on. It's a tiny affair, with 1 per cent of Radio 2's budget, but the station has recruited cannily ('Diddy' David Hamilton, Simon Bates, David 'Kid' Jensen) and serves up exactly the sort of music that the Radio 2 extension was suggesting. The station proudly boasts that the average age of its regular presenters is 70 and that many of them host their shows from their sheds and bedrooms. Ofcom ruled that Boom Radio, which currently attracts just under 650k listeners, would suffer more than most from Radio 2's proposed land grab. Riley, Boom Radio's CEO, was understandably cockahoop with the ruling, calling the proposed station 'typical BBC arrogance… Common sense has prevailed – David has beaten Goliath'. However, we should all be pleased. Firstly, because the BBC should not be allowed to thump smaller, innovative rivals into submission just because they can – Ofcom have allowed other BBC digital extension to go ahead, in the shape of Radio 1 Dance, Radio 1 Anthems and Radio 3 Unwind, because it sees 'limited impact' on fair and effective competition. And secondly, because this could be the spur for Radio 2 to get its own house in order. Ken Bruce, whose defection to Greatest Hits in 2023 should have sent chills down BBC spines, last year advised his former employers to change course and stop chasing younger listeners. 'Radio 2 thinking it's cool is the worst thing we can do,' he said. Whether the station thinks it is cool or not is immaterial, but what is certain is that it has moved its focus onto Gen X listeners (people born in the late 1960s to the early 1980s), with much of its music now coming from 1980s, 1990s and later. (As I write this, Jeremy Vine has just played two big hits from the mid-1990s, Dreams by Gabrielle and Don't Speak by No Doubt.) Radio 2 needs to take this opportunity to take stock and rediscover true cross-generational appeal (and also to consider a slightly more offbeat musical menu than used to be on offer via programmes such as Clare Teal's The Swing and Band Show). Older listeners are not a genre to be syphoned off into a digital station, while younger listeners still love to be introduced to music from long before their time. Now is the time for Radio 2 to remember the musical diversity that, in years past, has made it a hit. Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
Telegraph
10-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Why Ofcom was right to clip Radio 2's wings
The BBC is many things to many people, but what it should never be, to anyone, is a bully boy. Therefore, the corporation should be counting its blessings that Ofcom, following a full Competitions Assessment, has provisionally concluded that t he proposed extension to Radio 2 – a digital spinoff that would focus on music and archive content from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s – cannot go ahead. Ofcom concluded that the station would 'create a significant adverse impact on fair and effective competition', something verboten as per the BBC Charter. The rationale was obvious. While Radio 2 is easily still the most popular radio station in the UK, it's not as popular as it once was (losing roughly 2m listeners in the past five years), with commercial radio booming and independent stations popping up to serve audiences that, according to Ofcom, 'the BBC has moved away from'. The station's major commercial rivals - Greatest Hits, Magic, Heart - have strengthened their positions in recent years, poaching BBC DJs and listeners alike by serving up what we think of as more traditional Radio 2 fare. The audience that Radio 2 has moved away from is, inevitably, the older audience, and thus trying to claw those listeners back via the proposed spin-offs seemed a bit rich. The BBC can't have its cake and eat it. One station in particular benefited from the change in Radio 2's intended audience – Boom Radio, founded in 2021 by Phil Riley and David Lloyd to cater for the 'golden oldies' audience that Radio 2 turned its back on. It's a tiny affair, with 1 per cent of Radio 2's budget, but the station has recruited cannily ('Diddy' David Hamilton, Simon Bates, David 'Kid' Jensen) a nd serves up exactly the sort of music that the Radio 2 extension was suggesting. The station proudly boasts that the average age of its regular presenters is 70 and that many of them host their shows from their sheds and bedrooms. Ofcom ruled that Boom Radio, which currently attracts just under 650k listeners, would suffer more than most from Radio 2's proposed land grab. Riley, Boom Radio's CEO, was understandably cockahoop with the ruling, calling the proposed station 'typical BBC arrogance… Common sense has prevailed – David has beaten Goliath'. However, we should all be pleased. Firstly, because the BBC should not be allowed to thump smaller, innovative rivals into submission just because they can – Ofcom have allowed other BBC digital extension to go ahead, in the shape of Radio 1 Dance, Radio 1 Anthems and Radio 3 Unwind, because it sees 'limited impact' on fair and effective competition. And secondly, because this could be the spur for Radio 2 to get its own house in order. Ken Bruce, whose defection to Greatest Hits in 2023 should have sent chills down BBC spines, last year advised his former employers to change course and stop chasing younger listeners. 'Radio 2 thinking it's cool is the worst thing we can do,' he said. Whether the station thinks it is cool or not is immaterial, but what is certain is that it has moved its focus onto Gen X listeners (people born in the late 1960s to the early 1980s), with much of its music now coming from 1980s, 1990s and later. (As I write this, Jeremy Vine has just played two big hits from the mid-1990s, Dreams by Gabrielle and Don't Speak by No Doubt.) Radio 2 needs to take this opportunity to take stock and rediscover true cross-generational appeal (and also to consider a slightly more offbeat musical menu than used to be on offer via programmes such as Clare Teal's The Swing and Band Show). Older listeners are not a genre to be syphoned off into a digital station, while younger listeners still love to be introduced to music from long before their time. Now is the time for Radio 2 to remember the musical diversity that, in years past, has made it a hit.
BBC News
21-02-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
BBC Radio 1: Charli XCX, The Blessed Madonna and Confidence Man among the winners at Radio 1's Dance Awards 2025
Radio 1's Danny Howard, Sarah Story and Pete Tong have revealed the winners of Radio 1's Dance Awards 2025 with artists such as Charli XCX, The Blessed Madonna and Confidence Man all picking up accolades for their contribution to the genre. The annual awards celebrate the past year in Dance music, recognising its biggest moments with winners selected by a panel of Radio 1 Dance DJs and producers. Radio 1 also gave listeners a chance to have their say with four categories chosen by public vote. Danny Howard says: 'The Radio 1 Dance Awards are more than just a celebration, they're a reflection of the incredible talent, passion, and innovation driving Dance music forward. This is our chance to champion the DJs, producers and records that have shaped the sound of the past year across the Dance shows while also shining a light on the future. 'It's an honour to bring this night to life alongside Pete, Sarah and the whole Radio 1 Dance family and I can't wait to share it with you, LIVE on Friday. You don't want to miss it!' Radio 1 Dance Awards 2025 winners Dance Album Project Charli XCX - BRAT Best Dance Track Move - Adam Port, Keinemusik, Stryv, Orso ft. Malachiii Best Breakthrough Artist Confidence Man Outstanding Contribution to Dance Music The Blessed Madonna Essential Mix of the Year Sammy Virji Best Record Label (public vote) Defected Records Best UK Clubbing Event (public vote) Chase & Status at Milton Keynes National Bowl Dance Vocalist Jazzy Best Venue UK & Europe (public vote) Gonzo's Two Room, Norwich Best Dance Festival UK & Europe (public vote) Boomtown Dance Impact Award Save Our Scene UK The awards were broadcast tonight on Radio 1, where Danny Howard was joined by Sarah Story, Pete Tong, and a host of special guests. Listen now on BBC Sounds FM2/GD2
