Nick Grimshaw presented his BBC Radio 6 Music breakfast show, opening by thanking Chris Hawkins for covering the previous slot and confirming “Chris back on the radio tomorrow morning.” Grimshaw played new music from Father John Misty, noting the track had been given its world premiere by Lauren Laverne on her show the day before, and also featured new singles from Sports Team and The War on Drugs.
A large chunk of the show was given over to the Cloudbusting hour, with listeners texting and WhatsApping requests including Dinosaur Jr, Joni Mitchell and The Shins to banish the grey skies. Grimshaw’s Wednesday regular feature, the Very Specific Playlist, saw a listener called Carl join the show from his studio near Brighton to talk through his “15 favourite cowbell songs from the 60s,” including tracks by Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles. Carl jokingly suggested doing a live four-hour cowbell set, prompting Grimshaw to say “we’ll confirm Carl our first booking at the Six Music Festival 2027.”
Grimshaw also flagged upcoming guests Bicep, due on the show on 21 October ahead of their Royal Albert Hall live return, and previewed Thursday’s schedule, including Craig Charles’ Six Music’s Way with Words special from Liverpool for National Poetry Day.
The show closed with Grimshaw handing over to Lauren Laverne, who was set to run a Six of the Best segment on backing singers, inspired by what would have been Cissy Houston’s birthday.
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