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[[Allan Jones]] reviews Elvis Costello and [[The Attractions]] with [[The TKO Horns]], Tuesday, [[Concert 1983-06-28 London|June 28, 1983]], Dingwalls, London, England. | [[Allan Jones]] reviews Elvis Costello and [[The Attractions]] with [[The TKO Horns]], Tuesday, [[Concert 1983-06-28 London|June 28, 1983]], Dingwalls, London, England. | ||
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''Melody Maker'' reports EC may appear on ''[[TV 1983-11-04 The Tube|The Tube]]''. | |||
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<center><h3> Elvis to play 'Tube'? </h3></center> | |||
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Elvis Costello and The Pretenders are among artists who've offered to appear on the second series of ''The Tube'', following the "phenomenal" success of the programme's one-off Midsummer special. | |||
The five-hour marathon, described by Tyne-Tees Television staff as "a labour of love we sweated blood over", featured films, live music and pre-recorded interviews from performers as diverse as Culture Club, Twisted Sister, Duran Duran, King Sunny Ade, David Bowie and U2. | |||
Phone calls in response to the competitions and opinion pieces arrived at the rate of 27,500 an hour, jamming the station's switchboards. | |||
The new series begins again on Channel 4 in October for a 26-week run. Meanwhile, ITV are planning to put on a series of one-hour Saturday programmes (from 11 pm to midnight) containing highlights of the first ''Tube'' series. Additionally, an even more ambitious marathon — an all-day event — is being discussed for next year. | |||
Malcolm Gerrie, senior producer of ''The Tube'', said this week: "The crazy idea for the Midsummer special was born in April in a conversation between Jeremy Isaacs (''Tube'' executive for Channel 4) and Mike Bolland (commissioning editor for young people's programmes). Then our programme controller Andrea Wonfor became involved. | |||
"This was at a time when ''The Tube'' was starting to mushroom and our ratings were really taking off, getting over a million people a week. But we still weren't expecting anything like the audience figure we've been told to expect; it's absolutely phenomenal. | |||
"We had our troubles. I had to try to convince people that King Sunny Ade was worth putting on rather than Rod Stewart who'd showed an interest in doing something for us that night. | |||
"That King Sunny worked so well means we can be even braver in the second series. You can actually give new and perhaps more cultish bands the chance to make it work." | |||
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