BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It specialises in modern popular music and current chart hits throughout the day. The station provides alternative genres at night, including electronica, dance, hip hop and indie, while its sister station 1Xtra plays black contemporary music, including hip hop and R&B. Radio 1 also runs two online streams, Radio 1 Dance, dedicated to dance music, and Radio 1 Anthems, dedicated to throwback music; both are available to listen only on BBC Sounds.
Wembley Arena (originally the Empire Pool, now known as OVO Arena Wembley for sponsorship reasons) is an indoor arena next to Wembley Stadium in Wembley, London, England. The 12,500-seat facility is London's second-largest indoor arena after the O2 Arena, and the ninth-largest in the United Kingdom.
Capital South Coast was a regional radio station owned by operated by Global Radio as part of the Capital radio network. It broadcast to Hampshire from studios in Segensworth, Fareham. In 2019, Capital South Coast was replaced by Capital South following a merger with Capital Brighton.
Wireless Festival is an annual rap and hip-hop music festival that takes place in London, England, United Kingdom, and is owned and managed by Live Nation. Debuting in 2005, the festival's earlier years primarily featured rock and pop artists; since the 2010s, the focus has shifted largely towards hip-hop and other genres; for example, urban contemporary music.
BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend (R1BW) is a British music festival run by BBC Radio 1. It is held once a year, in a different location within the United Kingdom each time. It was the biggest free-ticketed music event in Europe, until a fee for tickets was introduced in 2018, and always includes a host of new artists.
Capital Breakfast with Jordan North, Chris Stark & Siân Welby is a British national breakfast radio show on Capital. The show is broadcast from 6am to 10am each weekday.
Wembley Stadium is an association football stadium in Wembley, London. It opened in 2007 on the site of the original Wembley Stadium, which had stood from 1923 until 2003. The stadium is England's national football stadium, and thus hosts the majority of the England national team home matches and the FA Cup Final – the final of England's primary domestic club football competition. It is widely regarded as one of the most iconic football stadiums in the world, and is considered a hub for the English game. Wembley Stadium is owned by the governing body of English football, the Football Association, whose headquarters are in the stadium, through its subsidiary Wembley National Stadium Ltd (WNSL). With 90,000 seats, it is the largest stadium in the UK and the second-largest stadium in Europe, behind Barcelona's Camp Nou.
The 2011 UEFA Champions League final was an association football match played on 28 May 2011 at Wembley Stadium in London that decided the winner of the 2010–11 season of the UEFA Champions League. The winners received the European Champion Clubs' Cup. The 2011 final was the culmination of the 56th season of the tournament, and the 19th in the Champions League era.
The 1991 London Monarchs season was the inaugural season for the franchise in the newly created World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Larry Kennan and played its home games at Wembley Stadium in London, England. They finished the regular season in first place of the European Division with a league-best record of nine wins and one loss, which came in the last regular season game against the Barcelona Dragons. The unexpected loss eliminated the third European team, Frankfurt Galaxy, from the play-offs.
The Jingle Bell Ball is a concert held annually in December since 2008, by the radio station Capital FM at The O2 Arena. Various notable artists have headlined the concert. A portion of ticket sales profit is donated to Global's Make Some Noise, Capital's flagship charity, formerly known as Help a Capital Child and Help a London Child.
Perrie Louise Edwards, is an English singer. She rose to prominence as a member of Little Mix, a girl group formed during the eighth series of The X Factor UK, which they eventually won. The group won three Brit Awards, becoming the first girl group to win British Group. As part of Little Mix, Perrie achieved five number-one singles and nineteen top-ten entries on the UK Singles Chart. The group went on indefinite hiatus in 2022.
British Summer Time Hyde Park is a music festival held once a year in London's Hyde Park. BST Hyde Park lasts for up to three weeks. Since 2013, BST Hyde Park has seen performers such as Arcade Fire, Celine Dion, Bruce Springsteen, The E Street Band, the Rolling Stones, Bon Jovi, Barbra Streisand, Lionel Richie, Kylie Minogue, Black Sabbath, Neil Young, Pearl Jam, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Guns N' Roses, The Who, Blur, The Strokes, Robbie Williams, Taylor Swift, P!nk, Adele, Duran Duran, Take That, Billy Joel, Blackpink, Lana Del Rey, SZA, Stray Kids,Andrea Bocelli and sabrina carpenter.
"Hair" is a song by British girl group Little Mix. It was released on 28 August 2015 as the first promotional single from the group's third studio album Get Weird. On 15 April 2016, a remix featuring Jamaican rapper and singer Sean Paul was released by Syco Music as the fourth and final single from the album.
Roman Kemp is an American-born British radio host and television personality. From 2017 to 2024, he presented the national radio network Capital FM breakfast show. Kemp presents The One Show on BBC One. In 2019, he finished in third place in the nineteenth series of I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.
The Global Awards are held by Global Media & Entertainment and reward music played on the British radio stations which are part of the Global network, including Capital, Capital XTRA, Heart, Classic FM, Smooth, Radio X, LBC and Gold, with the awards categories reflecting the songs, artists, programmes and news aired on each station.
This is a timeline of Capital London, previously known as Capital Radio, 95.8 Capital FM or similar variations, from its initial period as an Independent Local Radio station for Greater London to the present day CHR network serving most of the UK.
Victoria Nwayawu Nwosu-Hope is a British television and radio presenter, journalist and published author.
Phoenix World Tour was the fourth concert tour by English singer Rita Ora, in support of her second studio album, Phoenix (2018). The tour began on 1 March 2019 in Melbourne, Australia.
James Hill is an English radio, television, and YouTube personality best known for his work with 4Music and Capital FM. He currently hosts The Capital Evening Show with Jimmy Hill, which broadcasts across the Capital network from Sunday to Thursday between 7pm and 10pm.
Rio Fredrika Debolla is an English radio and television presenter, DJ, and former model. She began her career in modeling before going into presenting. She is best known for her work with Capital FM and Capital Dance, and on CBBC's The Playlist.
