Capital FM Talks Parklife, Summertime Ball And Make Some Noise

It gets bigger and better every year and 2015 was no exception. On June 6th the sun was out and the most insane line-up ever hit Wembley stadium for Capital’s Summertime Ball. One Direction were first up to perform to eighty thousand fans, warming them up for likes of Avicii, Little Mix, Olly Murs, Jason Derulo and loads more. The whole day was massive and you can check out all the highlights at capitalfm.com.

If that wasn’t enough for one weekend, Heaton Park also saw over seventy thousand party people passing through on June 6th and 7th June for Parklife and it’s no surprise that we were all over it! Capital sorted out a stack of listeners with full weekend tickets while Wingman and Adam Brown were backstage all weekend interviewing the likes of James Bay, Rudimental, George Ezra and more. They all took on our #CapitalSelfieStareOut game as well. Head to Facebook/CapitalFMManchester to find out how they got on.

The happiest five-k on the planet also made a strong return to the Etihad Stadium where thirty thousand people rocked up for the Color Run. Rob and Wingman hosted the warm-up stage with the Capital Cheerleaders. (It didn’t take long for Wingman to join them for a dance!) Capital Street Stars were also down there blasting the runners blue and, after the big run, we kicked out the colour in style with some massive tunes at the after-party!

Back in the studio we welcomed the return of Rachel the ‘mood hoover’ after seven months on maternity. We’ve had to clean up our mess and having a baby has made her grumpier than ever but at least she makes a decent brew!

Next up, something very American is heading to Bolton! Capital will be teaming up with the University of Bolton to bring you Drive-In Movies at Bolton Macron Stadium and Lancashire County Cricket Club. Over the next couple of weeks, we’ll be giving away loads of tickets to be down at the front VIP style and you’ll bag a fresh new home-cinema system too – keep listening to Capital Breakfast for your chance to be there!

On October 8th, we’ll be looking to top the one point one million pounds raised last year as part of Global’s ‘Make Some Noise’ charity. For one day only all of the Global brands come together (over twenty million listeners) to raise as much as we can for disadvantaged children and young people across the UK. Wish us luck!

Words by Rob, Rachel and Wingman