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Let's Go Back To The Phoenix Festival 1993-97!

For 5 years in the mid 90s there was a festival to rival Reading and Glastonbury. Dermot tells the story of The Phoenix Festival from 93-97 - which had some iconic headliners including Bowie, Sex Pistols and The Prodigy. Plus plenty of chaos behind the scenes.

57 minutes

Last on

Fri 5 Sep 202503:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Faith No More

    We Care A Lot

    • Sony Music TV.

  • Pop Will Eat Itself

    Get The Girl, Kill The Baddies

    • BMG.

  • Dodgy

    Melodies Haunt You

    • A&M.

  • The Wonder Stuff

    Circlesquare

    • Polydor.

  • Suede

    We Are The Pigs

    • Sony.

  • Tricky

    Hell Is Round The Corner

    • 4th and B'way.

  • Paul Weller

    Broken Stones

    • Paul Weller - Stanley Road.
    • Go! Discs.

  • Sex Pistols

    Anarchy In The U.K.

    • 1977 - The Spirit Of Punk (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.
    • 6.

  • The Prodigy

    Firestarter

    • (CD Single).
    • XL.

  • Björk

    Venus As A Boy

    • One Little Independent Records.

  • David Bowie

    Little Wonder

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • Black Grape

    Kelly's Heroes

    • Radioactive Records.

  • The Charlatans

    Weirdo

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Beggars Banquet.

  • Jamiroquai

    Space Cowboy (Classic Radio)

    • Space Cowboy (The Morales Remixes).
    • Sony Soho Square.
    • B2.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 28 Jul 202503:00
    BBC Radio 2
  • Fri 5 Sep 202503:00
    BBC Radio 2