Jo Whiley dropped a genuine scoop on her Radio 2 show the night before, and Owain Wyn Evans made sure Early Breakfast listeners didn't miss it. He explained that Radio 2 is putting on "a very special live performance" from U2 at a secret London location on Thursday 3 November, with tickets up for grabs via a ballot on the BBC's shows and tours page. Owain stressed the deadline is tight, telling listeners "registration closes tomorrow" at 11.59pm on Thursday 29 October, so fans wanting to see "this iconic band" up close need to move fast.
Listen: Jo Whiley's U2 announcement
Owain also kept his own listener debate running all morning, asking for the best final track on any album following National Album Day. He floated A Day in the Life closing Sgt Pepper's and the eight-minute Purple Rain as contenders, while texters nominated Green Day's Whatsername and Roxy Music's For Your Pleasure.
Pause for Thought brought a more reflective moment, with Methodist minister Joe Cox Darling describing stepping down from a charity board after a decade. She admitted she'd "already packed my waterproof mascara" ahead of her farewell dinner, talking movingly about the value of pausing between life's chapters.
Listen: Pause for Thought farewell
Elsewhere, Airdrum Anthems marked 20 years of Amy Winehouse's Back to Black, with Elsa from Uttoxeter correctly setting the clue for Florence and the Machine's Shake It Out. Owain also flagged the BBC Children in Need ABBA Voyage gala on 8 November, hosted by "the honorary fifth member of ABBA", Vernon Kay.
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