BBC Radio 6 Music Festival to return to Manchester
completemusicupdate.comThe BBC Radio 6 Music Festival will be back next month. The event is set to return to Manchester – where the first edition took place in 2014 – and which is now set to be its permanent home.
Among the artists performing at Victoria Warehouse in the city will be Loyle Carner, Christine And The Queens and Arlo Parks.“6 Music will be rooted in Salford over time, so we’re bringing the festival back home to Greater Manchester, where it all began, with some incredible performances”, says Samantha Moy, Head of BBC Radio 6 Music. “You may have seen Arlo Parks, Christine And The Queens and Loyle Carner before, but you won’t have seen them like this before.
It promises to be a very special weekend indeed”.If you’re wondering what specifically makes this weekend so special, well, Carner will be unveiling a new collaboration with the AMC Gospel Choir, Christine And The Queens will be premiering his new live show, and Parks will be playing new music for the first time with an array of special guests.6 Music presenter Mark Radcliffe comments: “It’s great to welcome the 6 Music festival back to Greater Manchester and particularly exciting that the focus this time will be on new work.
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