The Tube S05E15
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: 15. Series 5, Episode 15, 20/2/87 Los Lobos (live performance)Erasure (live performance)Fashion (Felix visits a clothes shop specialising in vintage jackets)Simply Red (live performance)Joey Tempest (lead singer of Europe chats with Paula)Yargo (live performance)Little Richard (film interview)Los Lobos (chat with Paula then live performance again)Terence Trent D’Arby (live performance, TV debut)Hüsker Dü (film performance)Erasure (live performance again)
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