The.Tube.1983.S01E99. A Midsummer Night's Tube

Seminal live music show from the 1980s on Channel 4 in the UK. Famed for having the biggest music acts of the day performing live in the Tyne Tees Television studios, and for breaking artistes that went on to become household names. Presented by Jools Holland and Paula Yates, along with a number of other presenters (some unknown at the time), the show ran for five series from 1982 to 1987. An episode guide can be found at https://sites.google.com/view/thetubeepisodeguide/home In this episode: A Midsummer's Night Tube 24-06-1983 Although not strictly part of series one, this aired in the summer of 1983, and was nearly five hours long. Many artists performed including: Shalamar The Truth Culture Club Duran Duran David Bowie The Tubes U2 Malcolm McClaren A second Midsummer's Night Tube would follow a year later.