Yellow Brit Road 7 June 2026: Live music! Big Weekend, Primevara, NXNE preview, BBQ Pope live in session

This week's show is all and only live music! From festival stages across Europe, we're bringing you some of our favourite (available) performances from Primavera Sound in Barcelona this weekend and BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in Sunderland a few weeks ago. Back home, we're also looking ahead to Canada's signature new music showcase festival, North By North East, that runs 10-14 June next week! We're also joined in session by one of the artists performing at the festival on 11 June, Toronto's BBQ Pope! You'll hear 3 songs recorded from their set at the Monarch Tavern in April: 'Pool Hall', 'Face The Future' and 'Pop Punk Song From 1994'. Music this week by:The Cure, Ezra Collective, Pa Salieu, Lola Young, CMAT, Niall Horan, Rachel Chinouriri, Florence Road, DC3, FLO, BombayMami, BBQ Pope.Find this week's show, with the available live performances and all other artists mentioned but not played on the show, in this week's YouTube playlist here. NXNE recs (a VERY incomplete list) also added to the playlist. Try and support artists independently through buying their music, merch, going to shows! Bandcamps/websites linked above.Cover shot: BBQ Pope in interview by Michelle Beatty, Bitondo's Pizzeria, 10 April 2026.Touch that dial and tune in live! CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston or cfrc.ca⁠, Sundays 8-9:30 PM! Full shows in the linked archive for 3 months from broadcast.Like what we do? ⁠Donate⁠ to help keep our 102-year old radio station going!Get in touch with the show: email ⁠[email protected]⁠, IG @⁠⁠yellowbritroad⁠⁠.PS: submissions, cc ⁠[email protected]⁠ if you'd like other CFRC DJs to spin your music on their shows as well.