4Music: Independents Day is a series of four inspiring music documentaries, featuring live performances from Editors and other acts such as The Charlatans, Maximo Park and The Futureheads. The last in the series will be broadcast on channel 4 tonight at 00:10, and will be repeated on Saturday at 00:50.
It can also be watched again on the red button service on the BBC all week (until Friday 4 July)
Also GLASTONBURY:THE BEST BITS programme is on BBC 3 this evening (Monday 30th June) at 7pm
Editors have added more European festival appearances to their dates this summer. The band will be playing at Pukkelpop in Belgium on 14th August, more information on the event can be found here. They will also be performing at Lowlands Festival in Holland on 17th August, for the rest of the line-up and further information click here.
Editors performance at Rockness Festival in Inverness will be broadcast next Saturday (June 21st) exclusively on 4Music. Tune into Channel 4 at midnight to watch it.
Tom and Russ are going to be playing a few songs acoustically at the Scala, London on Sunday June 1st to support Oxfam’s
Myanmar (Burma) Cyclone appeal.
All proceeds and donations from the event will go directly to Oxfam’s
Myanmar (Burma) Cyclone appeal.
The cyclone hit Burma on Saturday 3rd May and the state media in
Myanmar have reported a death toll of 78,000 to date. Current reports
suggest that 1.5 million people are now homeless in the region, with
the aid effort facing huge challenges.
Tickets are priced £20.00 + booking fee from www.wegottickets.com/ (all
profits from the booking fee will also be donated to Oxfam’s Burma appeal)
Editors headline performance at Radio One’s Big Weekend in online for you to watch here. There is also a photo gallery with some great shots of the band in action. The set list was as follows:
Bones
The Racing Rats
An End Has A Start
All Sparks
Escape The Nest
Weight Of The World
Bullets
Munich
When Anger Shows
Fingers In The Factories
Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors
Editors full set at Radio 1’s Big Weekend will be broadcast on the BBC HD channel and can also be viewed through BBC Interactive TV. For one week after the performance, you will also be able to catch it on the BBC iplayer here. Unfortunately tickets are no longer available, but for more information about radio and TV coverage of the event which is taking place this weekend at Mote Park in Maidstone, click here.
Editors will be playing at Radio 1’s Big Weekend, held in Maidstone (Kent) this year. The band will be headlining the In New Music We Trust stage on Saturday 10th May. For more information on the full line up and how to get tickets click here