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BBC Radio 2's Festival in a Day features performances from popular music artists

BBC Radio 2's Festival in a Day features performances from popular music artists, introduced by Radio 2's best-loved presenters

Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park: 2013

Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park: 2013: Episode 1: Ken Bruce

Ken Bruce

Episode 1

Episode 1: Ken Bruce

2013

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Ken brings you live sets from Simple Minds, Jamie Cullum, and Texas.

Ken brings you live sets from Simple Minds, Jamie Cullum, and Texas. He also has an acoustic session from Manic Street Preachers before they take to the stage.

BBC Radio 2 stages its 6th annual Festival in a Day. Ken Bruce (from 1pm), Jo Whiley (from 4pm) and Simon Mayo (from 7pm) bring you all the action from back stage whilst a dizzying array of Radio 2 personalities including Jeremy Vine, Terry Wogan, Michael Ball, and Janice Long entertain the crowd from the stage and introduce the musical artists.

The music this year comes from 80s legends, Simple Minds, jazz great and Radio 2 presenter, Jamie Cullum, and Scottish popsters, Texas. Also appearing are Jack Johnson, Manic Street Preachers, Josh Grobin, and James Blunt.

The evening is capped off by Motown Legend, Smokey Robinson, responsible for such classic pop hits as Tears of the Clown and I Second That Emotion.

Amazing music. Played by an amazing line up.

Radio 2: Amazing music. Played by an amazing line-up. The home of great music, entertainment and documentaries

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