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• Xfm Sessions - Findlay

  

  23 April 2013

  The Salford chanteuse showcases her vocal talent with a special Xfm session...

• Xfm Session - Imagine Dragons

  

  05 April 2013

  The Las Vegas band recorded an exclusive session for Xfm, with songs from their hugely popular debut album. Listen again here.

• Xfm Presents… Primal Scream

  

  03 April 2013

  Bobby Gillespie and co played an exclusive session for a tiny group of Xfm listeners… and you can hear it right here.

• Xfm Session: Kodaline

  

  28 March 2013

  This Irish four piece are gaining momentum right now - hear their Xfm session to find out why...

• Xfm Presents… The xx

  

  11 March 2013

  The xx played an intimate and atmospheric gig in the Xfm studios.

• Xfm Session: Bastille

  

  11 March 2013

  Hear exclusive live versions of tracks from the Number One album, recorded at Xfm.

• Xfm Presents... Biffy Clyro Live At The Borderline

  

  01 February 2013

  The band played an intimate, acoustic set at the tiny London venue. Watch a selection of new and old tracks played live here.

• Xfm Presents... Ben Howard In Session

  

  15 November 2012

  Ben Howard - the wonderful Ben Howard - joined us in our Manchester studios to pay tracks from his upcoming EP as well as a very special exclusive...

• Xfm Presents... Frank Turner

  

  11 December 2012

  Frank Turner plays a special acoustic session to a small number of lucky Xfm listeners.

• Xfm Presents... Benjamin Francis Leftwich In Session

  

  19 November 2012

  York's finest plays a special acoustic session in the Xfm studios, featuring songs from his latest EP.

• Xfm Presents... The Gaslight Anthem In Session

  

  06 November 2012

  Brian Fallon performs a very intimate acoustic session in front of a small number of lucky Xfm listeners. Watch the video here.

• Xfm Presents... Bloc Party

  

  29 October 2012

  The band came into Xfm towers to give their new album Four a live airing... in front of an invited audience. Watch the video here.

• Xfm Presents... Ren Harvieu In Session

  

  25 October 2012

  The Salford chanteuse performs a special acoustic set in front of an invited audience... Watch the video here.

• Xfm Sessions - We Are Augustines

  

  09 October 2012

  The trio played a stunning session for us in the Xfm studios. You can watch the video right here.

• Xfm Sessions - Tim Burgess

  

  04 October 2012

  The Charlatans frontman goes solo for a special Xfm session…

• Xfm Sessions - Public Image Ltd

  

  01 October 2012

  John Lydon's post-punk pioneers perform their first radio session in 20 years for Xfm.

• An Evening With Maximo Park

  

  07 June 2012

  A storming session from Paul Smith and co as they launch The National Health...

• Paul Weller Live At Lunchtime

  

  25 June 2012

  The Modfather played a very special acoustic session just for us…

• First Aid Kit Live At Lunchtime

  

  10 September 2012

  First Aid Kit perform a stunning acoustic session in front of a very intimate audience...

• A Morning With Ash

  

  18 July 2012

  Power pop antics on the Xfm Breakfast Show with Danny Wallace! Listen to the session again...

• A Morning With The Enemy

  

  15 May 2012

  The band woke us up with a storming live session at Xfm Towers... listen again here.

• A Morning With Keane

  

  04 May 2012

  Those Keane lads came into the Danny Wallace Breakfast Show on Xfm to play an intimate - you read that correctly, intimate - session.

• An Evening With The Horrors

  

  03 April 2012

  The dark lords of Southend played a session of favourites from their excellent album Skying. Listen again here.

• An Evening With Ladyhawke

  

  21 March 2012

  Ms Pip Brown comes into Xfm Towers to chat and play some of her new album Anxiety…

• Ben Howard Early Session

  

  22 February 2012

  The singer-songwriter played a special set for the Breakfast Show…

• Michael Kiwanuka Live At Lunchtime

  

  22 February 2012

  The up and coming star played an intimate session for Xfm…

• Feeder Live At Lunchtime

  

  22 February 2012

  Acoustic wonderment from Grant Nicholas...

• Two Door Cinema Club Live At Lunchtime

  

  10 February 2012

  The trio played a selection of fine songs for an invited audience of Xfm listeners... have a listen here.

• Xfm Live Session - Tribes

  

  23 January 2012

  The Camden quartet launched their debut album Baby with a stunning acoustic session just for Xfm.

• Xfm Acoustic Sessions - Inspiral Carpets

  

  23 November 2011

  The reformed Madchester legends brought their classics to the Xfm studios…

• An Evening With Snow Patrol

  

  17 November 2011

  Gary Lightbody and company played a blinder of a session at Xfm Towers as part of our Evening With sessions...

• Xfm Acoustic Sessions - Cast

  

  28 December 2011

  John Power brought his newly-reformed Britpop legends into Xfm Towers for an exclusive performance...

• Xfm Acoustic Sessions - Brett Anderson

  

  14 October 2011

  The most chisel-faced man in music came in to play a tiny show at Xfm - listen again...

• Xfm Sessions - Big Talk

  

  06 October 2011

  Ronnie Vannucci of The Killers brought his side-project to Xfm towers for an exclusive session.

• Xfm Acoustic Sessions - The Subways

  

  06 October 2011

  The trio launched our new series of acoustic sessions. Listen again here.

• Xfm Sessions - Ben Howard on Xposure

  

  07 October 2011

  The up and coming singer-songwriter performed two tracks live on John Kennedy's show... Listen again here.

• A Morning With The Wombats

  

  28 September 2011

  The band came in to play a tiny session with a choir at Xfm's London studios - listen again here...

• An Evening With Bombay Bicycle Club

  

  28 September 2011

  Listen again as the band came in to play tracks off of their new album A Different Kind of Fix...

• An Evening With The Drums

  

  13 September 2011

  The uber-cool New Yorkers launched their second album Portamento at Xfm Towers... Hear the session again here.

• An Evening With The Kooks

  

  09 September 2011

  The Kooks came into Xfm Mansions to play tracks from their new album, Junk Of The Heart... Have a listen to the session again here.

• An Evening With Hard-Fi

  

  23 August 2011

  Richard Archer and his men from Staines play an intimate session for Xfm...

• An Evening With Frank Turner #2

  

  09 August 2011

  The guitar-wielding troubadour came along to Xfm Towers to play some of his latest tunes...

• An Evening With Friendly Fires

  

  02 August 2011

  The trio brought their funky rhythms to an invited audience of fans at Xfm Towers...

• Xfm Live Session - Charlie Simpson

  

  07 July 2011

  See the former Fightstar man perform his solo stuff for Xfm...

• Xfm Session - Ed Sheeran

  

  20 May 2011

  He's set to be the hottest new star of 2011... and he's performed just for Xfm.

• An Evening With Two Door Cinema Club

  

  11 May 2011

  The Northern Irish trio played one of our super special sessions for a live audience...

• I Am Kloot Live At Xfm Manchester

  

  05 May 2011

  Manchester's best kept secret, in session at Xfm.

• An Evening With The Wombats 2011

  

  28 April 2011

  Murph and the chaps bring their second album into Xfm Towers for a bit of tuneage.

• An Evening With Guillemots

  

  18 April 2011

  Fyfe Dangerfield and his compadres performed another of our uber-intimate shows... Listen again here.

• The Pigeon Detectives at Xfm Manchester

  

  23 March 2011

  Rothwell's finest played an excellent acoustic sessions for Xfm Manchester's fifth birthday...

• The Charlatans Live At Xfm Manchester

  

  23 March 2011

  Tim Burgess and Mark Collins played a handful of hits to a handful of Xfm listeners... Watch it here.

• An Evening With The View

  

  15 March 2011

  The Scottish scallies played a blinder of a session at Xfm Towers... Listen again here.

• The Wombats Live At Xfm Manchester

  

  04 March 2011

  Murph and co played the first of our lunchtime acoustic sessions to celebrate Xfm Manchester's 5th birthday. Watch the whole session here...

• An Evening With My Chemical Romance

  

  02 March 2011

  Gerard Way and his crew played our biggest session yet... watch the full show in HD video here.

• An Evening With Mumford & Sons

  

  26 November 2009

  The wonderful Mumford & Sons came into Xfm Towers to play a beautiful set of their patented indie folk. If you missed it, catch it here.

• Xfm Session - Sound Of Guns

  

  09 February 2011

  Listen to the New Music Award shortlisters' Xfm session again here...

• Xfm Session - The Streets

  

  04 February 2011

  Mike Skinner airs a couple of classics and a couple from the new album 'Computers And Blues'...

• The Drums In Session

  

  06 April 2010

  Take a listen to the NYC scenesters' exclusive session for Xfm here...

• An Evening With Carl Barat

  

  11 October 2010

  The Libertine and Dirty Pretty Thing goes solo with a special show for Xfm...

• An Evening With Suede

  

  08 November 2010

  The Britpop legends have reunited! And they've played a special set just for Xfm to mark the occasion...

• An Evening With Foals

  

  15 November 2010

  Listen again to the excellent acoustic session by Yannis and co...

• Brian Fallon Of The Gaslight Anthem

  

  21 October 2010

  The frontman came into the O2 Evening Show to chat with Steve Harris and to play a trio of acoustic shows on his lonesome. Listen again here.

• An Evening With The Charlatans

  

  04 October 2010

  Tim Burgess and co made it into Xfm Towers to play a few new tracks alongside some classics

• Fenech Soler in Session

  

  05 October 2010

  The band came in to Xfm to showcase tracks off of their debut album - listen here!

• Xfm Session - Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly,

  

  28 September 2010

  Sam Duckworth showcased his third album at Xfm Towers.

• An Evening With Interpol

  

  20 September 2010

  NYC's lords of dark rock aired their new self-titled album, plus a couple of classics, in special live session.

• An Evening With Bombay Bicycle Club

  

  06 September 2010

  The BBC played an intimate set for a handful of the Xfm faithful. Listen again here.

• An Evening With Band Of Skulls

  

  27 August 2010

  The blues rock trio played an incredible session... on the roof of Xfm Towers! Watch the video here.

• An Evening With Vampire Weekend

  

  12 July 2010

  We filmed our biggest session yet. Watch the session tracks and interview now.

• An Evening With One Night Only

  

  17 August 2010

  The band celebrated the release of their second album with a very special Xfm show... Hear it again here.

• An Evening With The Futureheads

  

  02 August 2010

  Sunderland's finest stormed through a frantic set for a tiny audience of Xfmmers... Hear it again here.

• An Evening With Feeder

  

  21 June 2010

  Grant Nicholas and the boys came into Xfm Towers to belt out tracks from their new album 'Renegades'. plus a surprise Nirvana cover...

• Xfm Session - New Young Pony Club

  

  08 June 2010

  Take a listen to the highlights from the band's second album, 'The Optimist'...

• Xfm Session - Ellie Goulding

  

  25 May 2010

  Listen to the starry-eyed songstress in sesh at Xfm Towers...

• An Evening With Keane

  

  17 May 2010

  The indie superstars joined the O2 Evening Show With Steve Harris for a very special, very intimate session. Watch it now!

• Xfm Session - Foals

  

  11 May 2010

  The Oxford five-piece give their new album an airing, just for Xfm.

• An Evening With Marina And The Diamonds

  

  30 April 2010

  Ms Diamandis came into Xfm to play a special set culled from her debut album to a tiny audience of Xfm listeners aka diamonds...

• Xfm Session - Fyfe Dangerfield

  

  23 April 2010

  The former Guillemot-now-solo artist played a very special session for Razor Cuts... listen here.

• An Evening With Ash

  

  19 April 2010

  Tim Wheeler and his power-punk legends played a blinder of a session for us. Listen again here.

• An Evening With 30 Seconds To Mars

  

  29 March 2010

  Jared Leto and co played a very special session for Xfm - listen again here...

• An Evening With Scouting For Girls

  

  26 March 2010

  The master craftsmen of tunesmithery came to Xfm for an intimate session. Here's what happened.

• An Evening With Kids In Glass Houses

  

  26 March 2010

  The Welsh wonders crammed their show into Xfm Towers and gave a lucky few an earful of their latest album, 'Dirt'...

• Xfm Session – Local Natives

  

  15 March 2010

  The Silver Lake five piece return to Xfm for their second live session. Guess what? It’s another belter...

• Xfm Live Session – The Rumble Strips

  

  15 March 2010

  The nu-soul’n’indie rebels hit Xfm Manchester to showcase an old favourite and a brand new track.

• Xfm Live Session - Band Of Skulls

  

  08 March 2010

  The Southampton-based swamp rockers showcased some of their debut album via a special Xfm session...

• Xfm Session – The Jessie Rose Trip

  

  19 February 2010

  Jessie and the band came in to see Pete and Razor Cuts. Watch the brilliant ‘You’re Not My Man’ now.

• An Evening With The Courteeners

  

  23 February 2010

  Liam Fray and the crew visited Xfm for a super-intimate session of new material and the odd classic.

• Xfm Meets Black Francis

  

  22 February 2010

  The alt.rock legend visits X-Posure and brings with him an acoustic guitar and Ian from Art Brut.

• Xfm Session - Two Door Cinema Club

  

  19 February 2010

  The Northern Irish trio deliver a fantastic set for Xfm...

• Xfm Session - The Hot Rats

  

  18 February 2010

  Gaz Coombes and Danny Goffey visited the Xfm studios to bring their Hot Rats incarnation to the nation.

• An Evening With Ocean Colour Scene

  

  01 February 2010

  The Mod legends will be coming into Xfm Towers for a special show in front of an invited audience...

• Xfm Session - Hurts

  

  22 January 2010

  The Mancunian duo showcase their synth epics...

• An Evening With Frank Turner

  

  21 December 2009

  The king of folk-punk played an excellent for a tiny group of Xfm listeners. Listen again here...

• Xfm Session - The Big Pink

  

  14 October 2009

  Hotly-tipped duo The Big Pink visited O2's Evening Show With Steve Harris to drop us an amazing live session.

• Xfm Session - The Temper Trap

  

  05 August 2009

  Atmospheric pop-rock from Melbourne, featuring the stellar hit 'Sweet Disposition'.

• Xfm Live Session – Wolfmother

  

  28 October 2009

  Andrew Stockdale and co. visit Xfm to give us a sneak preview of new album ‘Cosmic Egg’.

• An Evening With Reverend & The Makers

  

  08 October 2009

  John McClure and his thought-provoking troupe are the next to offer us an evening in their company. Listen again here.

• An Evening With Fightstar

  

  12 October 2009

  Charlie Simpson and co. played an exclusive session for Xfm... Listen again here.

• Biffy Clyro Live On The Dave Berry Show

  

  15 October 2009

  The rock superstars came in to see Dave Berry at Xfm. Watch their live acoustic session and listen to them chat right here.

• Xfm Session - The Holloways

  

  24 September 2009

  The Holloways preview material from their eagerly awaited album ‘No Smoke, No Mirrors’ for Steve Harris and The O2 Evening Show on Xfm.

• An Evening With Just Jack

  

  16 September 2009

  The man himself came to the Xfm studios, pumping out his quirky hits. Listen again to the whole thing here....

• An Evening With... Jet

  

  05 August 2009

  The Aussie rockers return with a new album, new haircuts and an exclusive session for the Xfm faithful. Listen again here.

• An Evening With The Cribs

  

  29 October 2009

  Wakefield's indie rock sensations brought themselves - and superstar pal Johnny Marr - into the Xfm studios for a special session. Listen again here...

• Taking Back Sunday On The Rock Show

  

  02 September 2009

  Take a look at the band in action with a very special video session...

• An Evening With The Twang

  

  02 July 2009

  The Birmingham five piece played an intimate show in the chilled-out, air-conditioned Xfm studios tonight...

• An Evening With The Rumble Strips

  

  29 July 2009

  The soulful indie mob from London-via-the-West-Country are the latest in the list of artists to join us for an intimate 'Evening With...' on the 02 Evening Show With Steve Harris. Listen again here.

• Xfm Session - Skint And Demoralised

  

  23 July 2009

  Matt Abbott and MiNi dOG performed a special session for us... Listen here.

• Xfm Session - All American Rejects

  

  08 June 2009

  Tyson Ritter and his crew return with a brand new session for Xfm, featuring the hit 'Gives You Hell'...

• Xfm Session - Gallows

  

  22 May 2009

  The Watford punks came in to tear Xfm a new blow-hole recently. They did a good job of it, too. Six tracks of punk fury await your perusal…

• An Evening With White Lies

  

  14 May 2009

  The dark rock London trio played an exclusive show at Xfm Towers... Listen to the session again here.

• An Evening With Placebo

  

  14 May 2009

  Placebo were on a huge tour of the UK. Of course they were going to spend a night with us. Of course it was absolutely brilliant. Hear it all again now…

• Xfm Session - Esser

  

  27 April 2009

  The be-quiffed genre-hopping merchant of indie pop came in to see us at Xfm. Four songs he unleashed, four songs we were captivated for. Hear it again now...

• Xfm Session - Eagles Of Death Metal

  

  20 April 2009

  Jesse Hughes arrived at Xfm with a guitar and Queens Of The Stone Age’s drummer. Was it enough to turn in a barnstorming session? Of course it was.

• Xfm Session - Fightstar

  

  14 April 2009

  The Brit rockers preview a few new tracks from new album ‘Be Human’. Prepare to be shocked by this session’s utter brilliance…

• Xfm Session - Silversun Pickups

  

  06 April 2009

  The wistful guitar fuzz of Silversun Pickups came in to grace our studios with a spellbinding session. You can listen to the four tracks here…

• Xfm Session - Noisettes

  

  30 March 2009

  On the week Noisettes become bona fide chart superstars with 'Don't Upset The Rhythm', they popped in to bash off a session for Steve Harris. Result.

• Xfm Session - Mastodon

  

  30 March 2009

  Mastodon, metal's great white hopes, turn in a fierce session for Xfm. Here's where you can hear truly awesome tasters from forthcoming album 'Crack The Skye'

• Xfm Session – The Bronx

  

  17 March 2009

  LA’s finest punk upstarts bring the ruckus to Xfm Towers. Guitars wailed, vocals were screamed… and a great time was had by all.

• Xfm Session - Maccabees

  

  09 March 2009

  They've returned with blinding new single, 'No Kind Words'. Now they're back at Xfm knocking out a session of pure class and skewed pop genius.

• Xfm Session - The Airborne Toxic Event

  

  09 February 2009

  The Airborne Toxic Event swaggered into Xfm Towers with four of their sky-scraping tunes. You can mark 2009 down as the year of the 'Event for sure.

• Xfm Session - Pete And The Pirates

  

  26 January 2009

  Well hello there music fans! Have we got a treat for you! Pete and The Pirates came by Xfm to record a few tracks for us and you can hear the fruits of the session right here. Ace!

• Xfm Session - The Asteroids Galaxy Tour

  

  12 January 2009

  The Asteroids Galaxy Tour came in to lay four acoustic songs on us. Ones to watch for 2009? We've already put a tenner on it...

• Xfm Session - The Hold Steady

  

  05 January 2009

  The Hold Steady, surely one of America's greatest bands, turned in an awesome acoustic session for Steve Harris's show. You can listen to it right now.

• Xfm Session – The Gaslight Anthem

  

  09 December 2008

  Have a gander at most ‘Next Big Thing’ lists for 08, and The Gaslight Anthem are nowhere to be seen. The New Jersey folk.punkers rose to indie-fame without telling a soul. How and why? Just listen to this awe-inspiring session…

• Xfm Session – The Holloways

  

  01 December 2008

  The deep, dark world of indie rock has missed The Holloways and their cheeky-chappy charm. What’s that? Their back? Oh, thank goodness! Listen to their exclusive sesh for Xfm right this way…

• Frank Turner In Session

  

  03 November 2008

  Frank Turner, nominee of last year's New Music Awards, graced us with his presence once more. The results were nothing short of beguiling...

• Xfm Live Session - Fucked Up

  

  02 October 2008

  They made the cover of NME, but more importantly they came into Xfm to record three live tracks for us. Listen to Fucked Up right here.

• Xfm Session - Conor Oberst

  

  11 September 2008

  To celebrate Bright Eyes leader Conor Oberst's first effort as Conor Oberst And The Mystic Valley Band, erm, Conor Oberst dropped by Xfm to do a session for Steve Harris.

• Xfm Session - Biffy Clyro

  

  01 September 2008

  Living is a problem when you haven't heard our Biffy Clyro live tracks so check them out here before it's too late!

• Lykke Li In Session

  

  12 August 2008

  The delightful Lykke Li shimmied into Xfm to play us a handful of songs from her debut album 'Youth Novels'. Listen to the tracks here.

• Kid Carpet In Session

  

  06 August 2008

  Kid Carpet brought his box of tricks into the Xfm studios for an X-posure session. Bizarre, random and beguiling; it was a belter!

• The Invisible In Session

  

  05 August 2008

  The Invisible dropped by Xfm to record a few of their tracks and you can have a listen to them right here. That's what I'm talking about!

• The Shortwave Set In Session

  

  01 August 2008

  The Shortwave Set bopped into Xfm to join Marsha on Music: Response. Listen to their session tracks right here!

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