BBC RADIO 2’S TONY BLACKBURN TO SING LIVE IN BLACKBURN ON 2DAY

On Thursday, May 10th broadcasting legend Tony Blackburn will perform his 1971 single Chop Chop in front of a live audience - for the first time in 40 years!

Tony will be live in Blackburn as part of this year’s Radio 2 2Day. He will be broadcasting his show from the Blackburn Empire, where he will be joined by fellow Radio 2 presenters Janice Long and Mark Radcliffe. The show will be an hour of chat and music and will feature a live performance by Paul Heaton - the man behind The Housemartins and The Beautiful South.

And Tony has 80 pairs of tickets to give away to listeners who would like to be part of the action at Blackburn’s Empire Theatre.

On Saturday, April 28th Tony will announce details on his Pick of the Pops show on Radio 2 about how people can apply to be part of the audience. Further details will also be available from 1pm on the Radio 2 website - bbc.co.uk/radio2.

2Day will be celebrating Radio 2’s distinctive range of programming and eclectic range of presenters by turning its schedule upside down for 12 hours. Throughout the day the station will be hosting a bonanza of the best of what makes it the UK’s biggest radio station. The day will feature live musical performances from the many genres that are featured on the station from jazz to rockabilly, pop to folk, including live tracks from Damon Albarn, Clare Teal, Bellowhead, Chris Rea, Keane, The Musgraves, Amy Macdonald, Michael Kiwanuka and the BBC Concert Orchestra; and a duet between Jessie J and Tom Jones.