Live Lounge Tour

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The Live Lounge Tour was a tour taken by BBC Radio 1 from 2006 to 2011 This features Jo Whiley later Fearne Cotton going to the Live Lounge artists' house, houseboat, local pub, mum's house, etc. to have a look around at a place that means something to the artist. In 2010 the Live Lounge Tour was rebranded the "Radio 1's Student Tour" with Fearne Cotton and Zane Lowe.

Contents

2006

Air DateArtistTracks Played
27 November Lily Allen [1] "Naive" by The Kooks
28 November The Kooks [2]
29 November Ordinary Boys [3] "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper
30 November Lostprophets [4] "Going Underground" by The Jam
1 December Noel Gallagher [5]

2007

Air DateArtistTracks Played
10 December [6] McFly [6] "Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen
11 December [6] Jack Penate [6] "1234" by Feist
12 December [6] Mika [6]
13 December [6] The Enemy [6] "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper
14 December [6] Stereophonics [6] "Best of You" by Foo Fighters

2008

Air DateArtistTracks Played
22 September [7] Adele [7] "Hometown Glory" [7]

"Make You Feel My Love" by Bob Dylan [7]

"Black and Gold" by Sam Sparro [7]

23 September [8] Snow Patrol [8] "Take Back The City" [8]

"Chocolate" [8]

"One Day Like This" by Elbow [8]

24 September [9] Kaiser Chiefs [9] "Every Day I Love You Less And Less" [9]

"Never Miss A Beat" [9]

"Time to Pretend" by MGMT [9]

25 September [10] Girls Aloud [10] "The Promise" [10]

"Apologize" by Timbaland featuring OneRepublic [10]

26 September [11] Razorlight [11] "Somewhere Else" [11]

"Wire to Wire" [11]

"No One Knows" by Queens of the Stone Age [11]

2009

Air DateArtistTracks Played
14 September [12] Kasabian [12] "Underdog" [12]

"Cutt Off" [12]

"The Sweet Escape" by Gwen Stefani [12]

15 September [13] JLS [13] "Beat Again" [13]

"Umbrella" by Rihanna [13]

"The Fear" by Lily Allen [13]

16 September [14] Biffy Clyro [14] "The Captain" [14]

"Mountains" [14]

"Love Sex Magic" by Ciara [14]

17 September [15] Dizzee Rascal [15] "Holiday" [15]

"Bonkers" [15]

"Dirty Cash (Money Talks)" by The Adventures of Stevie V [15]

18 September [16] Jay-Z [16] "Encore" [16]

Roc Boys [16]

2010 Student Tour

Air DateArtistTracks Played
18 October [17] Mark Ronson [17] "The Bike Song" [17]

"We Used to Wait" by Arcade Fire [17]

19 October [18] Darwin Deez [18] "Constellations" [18]

"Teenage Dream" by Katy Perry [18]

20 October [19] Chase & Status [19] "Let You Go" [19]

"Prayin' " by Plan B [19]

21 October [20] Klaxons [20] "Twin Flames" [20]

"Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga [20]

2011 Student Tour

Air DateArtistTracks Played
24 October - Aberdeen, Scotland [21] Noah & The Whale [21] "Waiting for My Chance To Come" [21]

"Paradise" by Coldplay [21]

25 October - Hatfield, East Riding of Yorkshire [22] Example [22] "Changed the Way You Kiss Me" [22]

"We Found Love" by Rihanna [22]

26 October - Leicester [23] Kasabian [23] "Re-Wired" [23]

"Video Games" by Lana Del Rey [23]

27 October - Norwich [24] Coldplay [24] "Hurts Like Heaven" [24]

"We Found Love" by Rihanna [24]

"Paradise" [24]

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