In Concert 1996

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At the start of the year In Concert moved to Monday nights, 9-10 pm.

8th January 1996 - Pulp (Glastonbury 1995)
15th January 1996 - Paul Weller (1995 Phoenix Festival)
22nd January 1996 - RT doesn't say who was on
29th January 1996 - Faith No More (1995 Phoenix Festival)
5th February 1996 - The Beautiful South (1995 Fleadh)
12th February 1996 - Best of Britpop Part 1 (Boo Radleys, Menswear, Supergrass)
20th February 1996 - Best of Britpop Part 2 (Teenage Fanclub, Bis, Flaming Lips, Drugstore)
26th February 1996 - Suede (1995 Phoenix Festival)
4th March 1996 - Radiohead and the Cranberries (both supporting R.E.M. at Milton Keynes the previous year)
11th March 1996 - Oasis (Glastonbury 1995)
18th March 1996 - The Stone Roses
25th March 1996 - Smashing Pumpkins (Reading 1995)
1st April 1996 - Best of Sound City 1995 (Elastica, Supergrass, Menswear, Pulp, Dreadzone)
8th April 1996 - Sound City from Leeds broadcast live over the slot
15th April 1996 - Best of Sound City 1996
22nd April 1996 - R. Kelly / D'Angelo
29th April 1996 - Goldie
6th May 1996 - Take That (seemingly a repeat from 24th September 1994, to mark their (initial) split)
13th May 1996 - Black Grape
20th May 1996 - The Cure (Glastonbury 1995)
27th May 1996 - Eternal
3rd June 1996 - The Prodigy / Chemical Brothers (Sound City 1995)
10th June 1996 - Paul Weller at Finsbury Park
15th June 1996 - M People / Lighthouse Family / Gabrielle live at Alton Towers (Radio 2 repeated Sade, probably as originally broadcast on 29th December 1984)
17th June 1996 - Evening Session extended over the slot
22nd June 1996 - Blur / Supergrass / Black Grape live in Dublin
23rd June 1996 - Sex Pistols / Skunk Anansie / Buzzcocks live at Finsbury Park
(24th June to 5th August 1996 - 'John Peel's Classic Sessions' takes over the slot)
29th June 1996 - Simply Red / Dodgy / Madness / M People live at Old Trafford
20th July 1996 - Phoenix Festival live all day
21st July 1996 - Tina Turner live at Wembley Stadium (by this time, this seemed very anachronistic for Radio 1, and as I recall it was barely plugged or promoted on air, as if they wanted to distance themselves from it)
11th August 1996 - Oasis live at Knebworth
12th August 1996 - best of Phoenix Festival (Massive Attack, Cypress Hill, Fun Lovin' Criminals)
19th August 1996 - best of Phoenix Festival (Terrorvision, Skunk Anansie, Dodgy)
24th & 25th August 1996 - Reading Festival live over the weekend
26th August 1996 - Notting Hill Carnival live through the evening
2nd September 1996 - best of Donington 96
9th September 1996 - best of Reading 96
16th September 1996 - best of Reading 96 (Underworld, Dubstar)
23rd September 1996 - Sting at the 1996 Fleadh
30th September 1996 - Radiohead at T in the Park 1996
7th October 1996 - Pulp at V96 Chelmsford
14th October 1996 - The Charlatans / Lightning Seeds at V96 Chelmsford
19th & 20th October 1996 - The 10 Day Weekend live from Glasgow (Steve Lamacq sitting in for Peel)
21st October 1996 - Suede
28th October 1996 - Chemical Brothers
4th November 1996 - Evening Session extended over the slot (Student Radio Awards)
11th November 1996 - Evening Session extended over the slot (Soho Live)
18th November 1996 - Best of Soho Live
25th November 1996 - Fugees at Brixton Academy / Ice-T at Reading 96
(2nd to 16th December 1996 - 'John Peel's Classic Sessions' takes over the slot again)
8th December 1996 - An Audience with George Michael from the BBC Radio Theatre, Broadcasting House
23rd December 1996 - Jam 96 (Prodigy, Chemical Brothers etc.)
24th December 1996 - London Community Gospel Choir with Gabrielle, Neneh Cherry, Andy Bell, Michelle Gayle, Paul Heaton, Jimmy Somerville, Alisha's Attic, Marcella Detroit and Stephen Gately
25th December 1996 - Simply Red (probably a rerun from 29th June) and Tina Turner (rerun from 21st July)
26th December 1996 - An Audience with George Michael (repeat from 8th December) and Blur / Supergrass / Black Grape (repeat from 22nd June)
27th December 1996 - Oasis at Knebworth (repeat from 11th August)
1st January 1997 - Staying Out for the Summer (highlights of the year's festivals) followed by Orbital at Alexandra Palace
2nd January 1997 - United Stars of America (Smashing Pumpkins, Garbage, Beck, Rocket from the Crypt)

Just a year and a half to go now ...

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