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Latest Xfm Sessions

• 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.

• Xfm Live Sessions with Barclaycard Unwind - Editors

  

  04 February 2010

  Watch the band play an intimate set at Monto Water Rats - see the video right here.

• 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...

• An Evening With Lostprophets

  

  26 January 2010

  The Welsh metal heroes played a super-intimate show at Xfm Towers - have another listen here.

• Xfm Session - Hurts

  

  22 January 2010

  The Mancunian duo showcase their synth epics...

• An Evening With Frank Turner

  

  20 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 - Slaves To Gravity

  

  02 October 2008

  Slaves To Gravity came into Xfm to record a session for our favourite lady of rock, Katie P. Listen to their live tracks 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!