Radio 2 to broadcast exhibits from Chelmsford within the run as much as Radio 2 within the Park

Radio 2 within the Park is headed to Hylands Park in Chelmsford, Essex from Friday 5 – Sunday 7 September. Back by well-liked demand and following its debut at Radio 2 within the Park in Preston final 12 months, there can be a Friday night time DJ celebration to kick issues off – that includes units from Vernon Kay, Scott Mills, Rylan, DJ Spoony and Michelle Visage – forward of a weekend full of stellar stay performances together with headliners Bryan Adams and Def Leppard.

As the joy builds in direction of the weekend, a number of BBC Radio 2 presenters can be broadcasting from the town.

Scott Mills and Rylan Clark can be doing a Pop Top 10 podcast recording with a secret visitor, Jo Whiley can be internet hosting a BBC Introducing particular version of her night present with listeners capable of be a part of the viewers, and Jeremy Vine can be presenting his lunchtime present from the city, specializing in the county of Essex and exploring what it has to supply.

All three programmes can be obtainable to listen to on BBC Radio 2, the UK’s most listened to single radio station, with a weekly viewers of 12.6 million (RAJAR Q2, 2025), and on BBC Sounds.

Helen Thomas, Head of Radio 2, stated: “Radio 2 has always been proud to take the station out and about across the UK, and these events in Chelmsford in the run up to Radio 2 in the Park provide a wonderful extra opportunity to shine a spotlight on the city and for our star presenters to meet and connect with our listeners face-to-face. We are so excited to bring the full BBC Radio 2 experience to Essex in September and we can’t wait to celebrate with everyone.”

For the primary time, you may be part of the motion in Pop Top 10, Scott and Rylan’s feel-good podcast the place the pair rank the most important tracks, artists and iconic moments in pop to give you their very own Pop Top 10s. This time, alongside a secret VIP visitor – they debate and rank their favorite pop songs stay in entrance of an viewers. This can be recorded at Chelmsford Theatre on Tuesday 2 September, and can be obtainable on BBC Sounds from Wednesday 3 September, and also will be broadcast on Radio 2 on Saturday 6 September (1-2am). Expect hilarious tales, pop gossip and a number of enjoyable. Listeners can get a style of what to anticipate by listening to Pop Top 10 on BBC Sounds, with episodes that includes Katherine Ryan, Perrie Edwards and Anastacia.

Scott stated: “I’m so excited to take Pop Top 10 out of the studio and into the theatre! Rylan and I’ve a lot enjoyable recording this podcast and it will likely be wonderful to have the beautiful Radio 2 listeners with us!”

Rylan stated: “Pop Top 10 is coming to Essex! Scott and I always have such a laugh doing this podcast so we can’t wait to welcome you all in.”

Tickets can be found right here: bbc.co.uk/radio2events

On Thursday 4 September, Jo Whiley is internet hosting her BBC Radio 2 present stay from the native music venue Hot Box (7-9pm) in Chelmsford and a handful of fortunate listeners can see behind-the-scenes of a programme being broadcast stay, as a part of an intimate viewers. The BBC Introducing Special will function stay interviews and music from native artists. BBC Introducing is a platform that helps up and coming artists from throughout the UK.

Jo says: “I’m very excited to be broadcasting my present stay from Hot Box in Chelmsford forward of Radio 2 within the Park. Before we hear all of the unbelievable artists performing over the weekend, it appears solely proper to additionally check out a number of the expertise of the longer term, by means of what guarantees to be a improbable BBC Introducing particular.”

Tickets can be allotted by random draw for this 18+ stay recording. Listeners can tune in to Jo Whiley’s present on BBC Radio 2 from 7pm Tuesday 12 August to search out out extra info on tickets. The ticket poll can be obtainable right here: bbc.co.uk/radio2events

On Friday 5 September, Jeremy Vine broadcasts stay from Chelmsford (12-2pm), with a present that may have fun and discover the county of Essex. He plans to go to the key nuclear bunker maintained in the course of the Cold War as a possible regional authorities headquarters, hear about Chelmsford’s function within the beginning of radio, and pattern wine from an area winery while listening to about Essex’s function as arguably England’s wine capital. A neighborhood choir will be a part of him to convey some stay music, and he’ll hear nice tales from the folks of Chelmsford as they appear in direction of a terrific weekend of music from Hylands Park.

BBC Radio 2 is the UK’s most listened to single radio station, with a weekly viewers of 12.6 million (RAJAR Q2, 2025) and The Radio 2 Breakfast Show is essentially the most listened to Breakfast present within the UK with 6.2 million listeners (RAJAR Q2, 2025). Vernon Kay is essentially the most listened to radio present within the UK with 6.6 million listeners (RAJAR Q2, 2025).

The community’s presenters embody Richie Anderson, Michael Ball, Zoe Ball, Tony Blackburn, OJ Borg, Revd. Kate Bottley, Rylan, Fearne Cotton, Sara Cox, Jamie Cullum, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Gary Davies, Paul Gambaccini, Mark Goodier, Angela Griffin, Bob Harris, Vernon Kay, Shaun Keaveny, Cerys Matthews, Paddy McGuinness, Scott Mills, Jason Mohammad, Trevor Nelson, Dermot O’Leary, Elaine Paige, Mark Radcliffe, Romesh Ranganathan, DJ Spoony, Liza Tarbuck, Jeremy Vine, Michelle Visage, Jo Whiley and Owain Wyn Evans.

Radio 2 within the Park, the station’s annual flagship stay music pageant, is a three-day music juggernaut that includes performances from a number of the world’s greatest pop stars alongside DJ units on the Friday 5 – Sunday 7 September from the station’s much-loved presenters. This 12 months, the headliners are Bryan Adams and Def Leppard. Listeners and viewers will be capable of catch all of the motion stay all through the weekend on Radio 2, BBC Sounds and iPlayer.

For extra info and tickets, go to: www.bbc.co.uk/radio2inthepark

Radio 2 within the Park full lineup

DJ Stage Friday (Pre-Party): Rylan’s Rybiza Anthems, Scott Mills Wonder Years, DJ Spoony’s Good Groove, Michelle Visage’s Handbag Hits, Vernon Kay’s Dance Sounds of the 90s.

Saturday 6 September: Bryan Adams (headliner), Belinda Carlisle, Ronan Keating, Jessie J, Kid Creole and the Coconuts, Marti Pellow, Ella Henderson, Stereophonics.

DJ Stage Saturday: Tony Blackburn’s Golden Hour, Fearne Cotton’s Sounds of the 90s, Dermot O’Leary’s Alternative Sounds of the 90s, Paddy McGuinness’ School Disco, Romesh Ranganathan’s For The Love of Hip Hop, Jo Whiley’s Shiny Happy Playlist.

Sunday 7 September: Def Leppard (headliner), Olly Murs, Anastacia, Soul II Soul, Suede, Louise, David Gray, Sophie Ellis Bextor.

DJ Stage Sunday: Rylan’s Rybiza Anthems, Gary Davies’ Sounds of the 80s, Sara Cox’s Wower, Trevor Nelson’s Old Skool Run, Owain Wyn Evans’ Airdrum Anthems, DJ Spoony’s Good Groove, Vernon Kay’s Dance Sounds of the 90s.

BBC Introducing helps musical expertise throughout the UK. There’s over 1,000,000 tracks uploaded to the BBC Introducing uploader and over 300,000 artists registered.

BBC Introducing gives a platform to propel new acts onto the nationwide stage by means of Radio 1, 1Xtra, Radio 2, 6 Music, The Asian Network and Radio 3.  It offers up-and-coming artists broadcast alternatives on BBC radio, tv and on-line alongside the prospect to carry out at main festivals and showcases. Big identify artists together with Ed Sheeran, Florence + the Machine, Lewis Capaldi, Raye, Sam Fender, Aitch, Olivia Dean, Myles Smith, Nia Archives and Tom Grennan all acquired BBC Introducing assist at the beginning of their careers.

BBC Introducing affords new musicians the prospect to get performed on nationwide day-time radio, to document their very own Maida Vale periods and carry out on the greatest festivals within the UK and internationally, together with Glastonbury, Radio 1’s Big Weekend, TRNSMT, Reading and Leeds, and The Great Escape.

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