Magic Radio’s Boyband Summer has arrived! 🎤✨
Celebrate the legacies of our favourite Boybands!
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This summer, we’re dialling up the nostalgia with Boyband Summer — a non-stop celebration of the pop groups that defined the 80s, 90s and 00s.
As some of the biggest bands hit the road once again, we’re celebrating the music, memories and iconic moments behind the groups we grew up loving — with special shows, exclusive documentaries and chances to win tickets to some of the biggest gigs of the summer.
We’ve got all the groups that made millions of us sing, scream, dance — and occasionally cover our bedroom walls in posters. No judgement… we were all there! 💙
Boyband Summer highlights include…
Bank Holiday Monday (May 25th):
A full day celebrating the very best boyband anthems from artists including:
🎤 Take That
🎶 Boyzone
🕶️ Bros
⭐ New Kids on the Block
…and many more.
Friday 29 May — 7pm:
Blue — Lee, Antony, Simon and Duncan — join us to kick off a special run of Perfect Playlists, sharing the songs and stories that shaped them.
Across June:
Wham! A 40 Year Legacy: Kate Thornton speaks exclusively to Andrew Ridgeley taking him back four decades to the time when Wham stepped on to the stage at Wembley and took their final bow. This hour special looks at the months that lead up that moment on stage in front of 72,000 people.
Brosettes to Blockheads – By the Fans: Hear stories of tattoos, cancelled family holidays and occasional heartbreak! Real life tales from through the years featuring fans of Bros, New Kids On The Block, Take That, Westlife and more.
Road to the Emirates – Boyzone: Boyzone return to the stage one last time at the Emirates Stadium, carrying with them decades of memories. We’ll trace that journey, not just through the music, but through the moments that shaped it, the people who built it, and the legacy that still lingers in every note.
And then… Girlband Summer!
From July, some of pop’s biggest girlband stars will be taking over Friday nights on Magic Radio.
Expect nostalgia, iconic stories and the songs that defined an era — with special shows from:
✨ Melanie C
💋 Kimberley Walsh
🔥 The Pussycat Dolls
Plus brand-new documentaries including…
30 Years of Girl Power - How the Spice Girls Changed the World with Nicki Chapman: Three decades ago, a new girl band shot to number one with their first single, Wannabe. Nicki Chapman, who worked with the Spice Girls in the 90s, celebrates this milestone anniversary talking to female artists like Natalie Imbruglia, Fleur East and Perrie to find out how girl power influenced them.
Independent Women - The Girlband Story: A celebration of the girl groups who shaped our lives, soundtracked our youth, and redefined what it meant to be a pop fan. Told through the voices of the women who lived it and the fans who loved them.
Where can I listen again?
All Perfect Playlists and documentaries will be available on the Rayo app.