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Friday Night is Music Night

Friday Night is Music Night Calendar

By Year

2015
2016
2017

Fri 15 Jan 2016
- 19:30
  Friday Night is Music Night: Guinness World Records
  The Mermaid, London
  Friday Night is Music Night celebrates the highest, longest, shortest most fantastic World Records in music.
Fri 22 Jan 2016
- 20:00
  Friday Night is Music Night
  Chichester Festival Theatre
  Friday Night is Music Night celebrates the last 30 years of musical productions at Chichester Festival Theatre.
Wed 3 Feb 2016
- 19:30
  Friday Night is Music Night: Shakespeare
  Hackney Empire
  Friday Night is Music Night celebrates William Shakespeare
Fri 12 Feb 2016
- 19:30
  Friday Night is Music Night: Gilbert O'Sullivan
  The Mermaid, London
  A special Friday Night concert with singer-songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan
Wed 24 Feb 2016
- 19:30
  Friday Night is Music Night: Fabulous Films of the Fifties
  Hackney Empire
  As part of BBC Music's My Generation, Friday Night Is Music Night presents a special edition celebrating the fabulous film scores of the Fifties
Thu 3 Mar 2016
- 19:30
  Friday Night is Music Night: Aliens, sharks and spies - the sizzling blockbusters of the 70s
  Watford Colosseum, Watford
  The UK’s leading film critic Mark Kermode presents this nostalgia fest of film music from the sizzling 70s
Fri 18 Mar 2016
- 19:30
  Friday Night Is Music Night: Crosby & The Crooners
  Hackney Empire
  Master interpreter of the Great American Songbook, Michael Feinstein, celebrates 'Bing Crosby and the Crooners' with Friday Night is Music Night
Fri 29 Apr 2016
- 20:00
  Friday Night is Music Night celebrates Quincy Jones
  Cheltenham Jazz Festival Big Top
  Friday Night is Music Night celebrates Quincy Jones at Cheltenham Jazz Festival.
Mon 9 May 2016
- 18:45
  Friday Night is Abba Music Night
  Watford Colosseum, Watford
  The BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Stephen Bell perform Abba in symphonic style with vocals from Capital Voices - Annie Skates, Emma Kershaw, Dean Collinson and David Combes.
Fri 13 May 2016
- 18:30
  Friday Night is Music Night: 500 Words
  Hackney Empire
  Dick and Dom to celebrate the world's greatest adventure stories
Wed 18 May 2016
- 19:30
  Friday Night is Music Night: David Jacobs Tribute
  Hackney Empire
  Friday Night Is Music Night presents a special edition to the great broadcaster, David Jacobs.
Tue 24 May 2016
- 19:30
  Friday Night Is Music Night: Twang!
  Hackney Empire
  Twang! - the great instrumental chart hits. popmaster Ken Bruce as the BBC Concert Orchestra and conductor Richard Balcombe celebrate some of the world’s greatest instrumental chart hits.
Fri 10 Jun 2016
- 19:30
  Friday Night is Music Night
  Hackney Empire
  Ken Bruce presents a musical congratulations to Britain's longest reigning monarch and the longest reigning queen in the world.
Wed 6 Jul 2016
- 19:30
  Friday Night is Music Night: Cy Coleman
  Hackney Empire
  BBC Radio 2's Friday Night Is Music Night celebrates the life and work of the great Cy Coleman.
Mon 25 Jul 2016
- 19:30
  'Jump, Jive and Swing'
  Lyric Hammersmith
  The sassiest, swingingest show in comes to Radio 2 for a special Friday Night Is Music Night featuring Joe Stilgoe and the BBC Big Band
Tue 23 Aug 2016
- 19:30
  Friday Night is Music Night at Aldeburgh Festival
  Snape Maltings Concert Hall
  BBC Radio 2’s Friday Night is Music Night returns to the Snape Proms for a celebration of the British musical. Richard Balcombe conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra in a whirlwind history of musicals that were ‘Made In Britain’.
Thu 1 Sep 2016
- 19:30
  Friday Night is Gospel Music Night
  The Mermaid, London
Thu 15 Sep 2016
- 19:30
  Friday Night Is Music Night: Happy Birthday Maestro!
  Hackney Empire
  Ken Bruce presents a special 80th birthday celebration for conductor and composer Carl Davis.
Mon 10 Oct 2016
- 19:30
  Friday Night is Music Night Presents an Evening with Wayne Sleep
  Watford Colosseum, Watford
  Dancer Wayne Sleep s the orchestra for Friday Night is Music Night.
Tue 25 Oct 2016
- 19:30
  John Humphrys presents Friday Night is Music Night
  The Mermaid, London
  John Humphrys presents Friday Night is Music Night
Fri 4 Nov 2016
- 20:00
  Friday Night is Music Night
  Chichester Festival Theatre
  Ken Bruce presents a Friday Night is Music Night with special guests and conducted by Richard Balcombe.
Tue 15 Nov 2016
- 19:30
  Friday Night is Music Night: An evening with Len Goodman
  Watford Colosseum, Watford
  Dig out your spats, sequins and stilettos - as Len Goodman prepares to leave his post as head judge on BBC TV’s Strictly Come Dancing - he presents a special Friday Night is Music Night
Sat 10 Dec 2016
- 19:30
  Friday Night is Music Night: Merry Christmas!
  Southbank Centre, London
  Fill yourself with festive cheer at this special Christmas concert.