Loud and Proud returns to BBC Radio 6 Music with four new shows

6 Music will celebrate LGBTQ+ voices throughout June with the return of its annual Loud and Proud season of special shows, guest presenters and mixes.

The season launches with four shows, co-presented by artists, who will share their musical loves, lives and stories:

• Skunk Anansie’s Skin & Grove (Monday 29th May, 7pm-9pm)
• Ezra Furman & Laura Jane Grace of Against Me! (Tuesday 30th May, 7pm-9pm)
• Rufus Wainwright & Justin Vivian Bond (Wednesday 31st May, 7pm-9pm)
• Lava La Rue & Kindness (Thursday 1st June, 7pm-9pm)

Following these shows, feminist punk band Big Joanie will present four three-hour specials (9pm-midnight).

6 Music’s Loud and Proud All Dayer takes place on Friday 9th June, with non-stop, uplifting music from 5am – midnight. Each daytime show (5am-7pm) will end with a 30 minute guest mix or playlist from an LGBTQ+ artist that 6 Music loves.

In addition, Guy Garvey, musician, singer, songwriter and Elbow frontman, will be showcasing even more of his favourite music, interviews with songwriters and recorded-live session tracks in a newly extended three-hour show. His Sunday afternoon programme, which is produced in Salford, will run 1pm-4pm from 2nd July.

6 Music’s next Artist in Residence will be Romy from The xx and she will be the first to feature in the new timeslot (9pm-10pm, Monday-Thursday), from Monday 5th June.

From Monday 19th June, 6 Music’s Artist in Residence series will see an eight episode run from Manic Street Preachers. The iconic band performed a blistering set at Clwb Ifor Bach for the 6 Music Festival in 2022, including a memorable cover of Borderline by Madonna, fulfilling a 32 year promise after they were booked to play the venue, but couldn’t as they needed to sign their new record contract.

Manic Street Preachers will be followed later in the summer by Brooklyn-based indie band Big Thief, who will present their own series of eight shows.

Another new artist joining 6 Music is Nathan Shepherd. Nathan is known for the viral music mash-ups he produced during lockdown under his band name, Good Future. After DJing at this year’s 6 Music Festival, he’ll be sharing his love of indie across the decades every Friday night (9-11pm), from 16th June in the newly expanded Indie Forever show live from Salford.

Samantha Moy, Head of 6 Music, says: “6 Music is united by its love of all types of music. We’re really happy to be joined by so many of the artists that we love and champion in a new look 6 Music schedule – which we hope will give our audience much to enjoy over the coming months.”