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BBC announces Kirsty MacColl tribute concert online
On Tuesday (9/24/02), BBC Radio 6 Music will bring you the tribute concert - Kirsty MacColl, A Life In Song, from the Royal Festival Hall in all its glory on Tuesday evening from 7pm onwards (2 PM EST in the US). The night will feature Tracy Ullman, Evan Dando, Johnny Marr, Alison Moyet, Roddy Frame, Pete Glenister and Kirsty's band and is presented by 6 Music's very own Phill Jupitus. 6 Music will also offer up Thank You For The Days - In Celebration of Kirsty MacColl, an excellent documentary presented by Janice Long. That documentary will also be available on the website in its entirety.
Check out BBC Radio 6 for further details.
Kirsty MacColl Dies
Excellent Online is saddened beyond words at the news that singer KIRSTY MACCOLL has died as the result of a boating accident off the coast of Mexico. Details are sketchy at this point, but NME is reporting that the singer was swimming off of a Mexican beach when she was hit by a passing speedboat.