A gig in every show
Radio 1 replaced its usual playlist with a full day of rock records and live performances. Scott moved between songs by the Darkness, Panic! at the Disco and AC/DC, while listeners celebrated hearing music they rarely expected in the afternoon sunshine.
Dan P Carter reported from Maida Vale, where Twin Atlantic had already performed for the Breakfast show and Blink-182 had played an acoustic Live Lounge for Clara Amfo. He admitted the dramatic Live Lounge countdown had made him nervous even when he was not the presenter responsible for the broadcast.
All Time Low joined Scott and Chris from the same studio. The band let Chris request individual instruments before performing “Kids in the Dark”, then joked that their long friendship and stage chemistry came from selling their souls to the devil. Chris volunteered to join the group, although their stories about frequently losing their clothes made him reconsider.
They returned for a second performance later in the programme as fans came out of lessons and exams to listen. The live sessions formed part of a station-wide bill that would end with Dan and Annie Mac presenting seven bands in one evening.
A rock Bangers defeat
Both Battle of the Bangers selections had to fit the day’s rock theme. Scott chose Evanescence, while Chris offered Linkin Park. Listener Claire thought Scott’s song suited bedroom singing with a hairbrush, but picked Chris for the immediate situation.
The result left Scott three-nil down for the week. He accepted that Linkin Park was a defensible choice while worrying that his rival was heading towards a complete whitewash.
Rock facts with Barbara
Alice Levine joined a themed Real or No Real. Scott and Chris rejected a claim that Coldplay’s Chris Martin recorded “Paradise” after locking himself in a studio with only a microphone and a bucket. The underlying story belonged to Axl Rose during the recording of “November Rain”.
The programme also settled a long-running pronunciation question. Mark Hoppus said “Blink one-eighty-two” was the American form, but he was perfectly happy for British and Australian fans to say “Blink one-eight-two”, leaving Scott less certain than before.
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