BBC 1Xtra RETURNS AS OFFICIAL BROADCAST PARTNER
BBC Radio 1Xtra returns to Wireless this year as the official broadcast partner for 2023 and has an access all areas plan to bring listeners live music and exclusive backstage action from across the three-day festival.
Wireless returns to London’s Finsbury Park on July 7th – 9th with BBC 1Xtra broadcasting live from the site and bringing listeners access all areas coverage across the weekend. Listeners can expect exclusive backstage interviews and tracks with this year’s biggest acts and lots of festival mayhem in between.
The official BBC 1Xtra x Wireless on-air presenting line-up includes:
Friday
4pm – 7pm – Sian Anderson and Tiffany Calver
7pm – 9pm – Jeremiah Asiamah and Snoochie Shy
9pm – 11pm – The 1Xtra Wireless Afterparty with Tiffany Calver
Saturday
4pm – 7pm – DJ Ace and Kaylee Golding
7pm – 9pm – Joelah Noble and DJ Target
9pm – 11pm – The Radio 1 Rap Show with Kenny Allstar
Sunday
4pm-7pm – DJ Ace and Kaylee Golding
7pm-9pm – Joelah Noble and DJ Target
9pm -11pm – The 1Xtra Wireless Afterparty with Heartless Crew
Full sets from the festival will also be captured in visual and published on 1Xtra’s BBC iPlayer page throughout the weekend and single tracks will be available on BBC 1Xtra’s YouTube channel and on air. On Sunday 9th July, a pop-up Wireless Festival Channel will be available on BBC iPlayer starting in the early afternoon playing out highlights from the performances captured on Saturday and Sunday, culminating with Sunday night’s headline act.
BBC 1Xtra will also offer audiences an exclusive Back To Back Sounds Wireless selection in BBC Sounds including a 1Xtra Salutes episode dedicated to Playboi Carti, Travis Scott, D Block Europe and more, a 1Xtra’s Throwback Party Wireless special and an exclusive R&B Chill episode curated by Love Island’s Dami Hope celebrating artists’ from this year’s Wireless line up.
Listeners can tune in to BBC 1Xtra’s backstage fun on BBC Sounds and follow along on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok.
