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BBC "Introducing" new stage at Glastonbury
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The BBC is launching a new stage at this year's Glastonbury Festival, as
part of its continuing commitment to supporting new music.
The BBC Introducing. stage will showcase 24 up-and-coming UK artists
over the weekend, nominated by BBC new music shows across the country and
picked by a panel of music experts including BBC Radio 1 DJs Steve Lamacq,
Bobby Friction, Ras Kwame and Huw Stephens, as well as Glastonbury's
Emily Eavis.
Huw Stephens announced news of the stage – the first the BBC has owned at
the festival – on his Radio 1 show last night.
He said: "It's brilliant to give musicians and bands – who might not otherwise get
the chance to pay a big festival – the opportunity to play Glastonbury,
the biggest of them all.
"The stage will be a great snapshot of new talent
and up and coming artists from all the over the UK."
The stage marks the launch of BBC Introducing., which will bring together
new music shows across the BBC, including Huw's which will be renamed Huw
Stephens Introducing.
It will provide unparalleled opportunities for new artists to be seen and
heard, from live slots at key festivals through to broadcasts on BBC
radio, television and online.
Jason Carter, Editor, Live Events, Radio 1 and 1Xtra, leads BBC
Introducing...
He said: "It really makes sense for the BBC as a whole to draw
together all of our fantastic 'new music' expertise at every level, and
deliver superb opportunities for artists and the best brand new music to
our audiences across platforms."
A website – bbc.co.uk/introducing – is the hub of the project,
featuring live performances from the stage and bringing together all the
BBC's new music shows in one place.
Notes to Editors
Introducing Final Panel
Huw Stephens - DJ, Radio 1
Ras Kwame - DJ, Radio 1 and 1Xtra BBC
Bobby Friction - DJ, Radio 1 and BBC Asian Network
Steve Lamacq - DJ, Radio 1 and BBC 6 Music
Emily Eavis - Promoter, Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing
Arts
Ric Blaxill - Head of Programmes, 6 Music
George Ergatoudis - Head of Music, Radio 1
Jeff Smith - Head of Music, Radio 2
Mike Edgar - Head of Music, Northern Ireland
Vic Galloway - DJ, Radio 1, Session in Scotland
Big George - Presenter, BBC London
Full List of Bands
Breaking The Illusion - nominated by BBC Radio Humberside
Broke N English - nominated by 1Xtra
Jag - Asian Network
JME - 1Xtra
Riff Raff - Radio 1
Riz MC - Asian Network
Tiger Style - Asian Network
Tor - 1Xtra
OK Tokyo - BBC Radio Berkshire
Ben Sharpa - Radio 1
Headliners - BBC Radio Sheffield
How's My Pop - BBC Radio Lancashire
Pint Shot Riot - BBC Coventry & Warwickshire
New Cassettes - BBC Radio Northampton
The Neon Plastix - Radio Sheffield
The Ting Tings - BBC Radio Manchester
A Silent Film - BBC Radio Oxford
Cate Le Bon - BBC Radio Wales
Eugene Mc Guiness - Radio 1
Radio Luxembourg - BBC Radio Cymru
Rose Kemp - BBC Radio Bristol
Sam Issac - BBC Hereford & Worcester
The Ripps - BBC Coventry & Warwickshire
Doll & The Kicks - BBC Southern Counties Radio.
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