Capital FM Summertime Ball

Emirates Stadium, LondonThe Capital FM Summertime Ball is a mini-festival for the ADD generation. Sixteen big-name acts are wheeled out in quick succession to perform between one and four of their biggest hits, with stage times rigorously adhered to. In between, DJs from the radio station shout banalities at the audience. It's an approach that has benefits and pitfalls: on the one hand, it is a remarkably fat-free affair; on the other, the vaguely disjointed air means the event never quite feels...

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