Four Bauer radio brands come together to cover the Isle of Wight Festival

Bauer stations are coming together to cover the Isle of Wight Festival this weekend.

Absolute Radio, Greatest Hits Radio, Hits Radio, and Magic Radio will be on site at Seaclose Park, broadcasting live performances, exclusive content and much more from the sold-out event.

Pulp, The Chemical Brothers, George Ezra and Robbie Williams are all on the bill alongside the likes of Blondie, Anne-Marie, Courteeners, N-Dubz and many more.

Ahead of the event, the stations have been offering their listeners a chance to win tickets to the festival and will be playing out performances across the weekend as well as featuring exclusive interviews and content both on-air and on socials.

Absolute Radio will be broadcasting live backstage with Sarah Champion and Ben Burrell hosting shows on Friday and Saturday (7-10pm) with the station’s biggest ever festival programme wrapping up the weekend (4pm-12am) with James Bay and the Manic Street Preachers among the performances live on-air.

The rest of the on-air team comprises of Magic Radio’s Harriet Scott and Emma B with Tom Green leading the coverage for Hits Radio.

Ben Cooper, Chief Content and Music Officer for Bauer Media Audio UK, said: “Our mission is to make our listeners’ lives sound better, so not only have our music-loving audiences had the chance to win seeing the range of amazing artists at the Isle of Wight Festival in person, but across the weekend we’ll also treat them to live music and exclusive interviews on their radio, smart speaker and phone.’

All the content will be available on the station apps and websites.


Posted on Thursday, June 15th, 2023 at 9:35 pm by Roy Martin

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