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ColdplayColdplay: Archive Zoo Session Icon: Arrow
We dug through the dusty Absolute Radio vaults to find these 5 live Zoo Session tracks from Coldplay, including the classics 'Yellow' and 'In My Place.' Listen and enjoy!


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Geoff Lloyd had The Beatles legend that is Sir Paul McCartney in every day for a week on the Hometime Show. Missed it on air? You can catch up with it all here!


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How much can you remember from 2008? Do you know your Kooks from your Killers? Test your knowledge in the Best of 2008 quiz and you could bag yourself a whopping £500.


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We're trying to find which music forum has the best taste in music. Create the ultimate playlist and enter our competition for the chance to win a radio show for your forum.


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We scoured the archives to bring you this classic interview from 2004; before the band made it big! Check it out, along with a recent interview with Ben Jones.


Tom Chaplin from KeaneKeane: At the 100 Club Icon: Arrow
Tom, Tim and Richard from Keane bought their big sound to the tiny 100 Club in London for Absolute Radio. Watch the whole gig; live, sweaty and intimate, right here!


Jim KerrSimple Minds: Interview Icon: Arrow
Can you believe Simple Minds have been around for 30 years? No? Jim Kerr can't either. Have a listen to Ben Jones' interview with one of the nicest men in the music business.


Billy BraggBilly Bragg: Session and interview Icon: Arrow
Billy popped in to Geoff Lloyd's Hometime Show for an interview and to play a few tracks for you, including the classic 'A New England.' Watch the full video now.


Richard AshcroftThe Verve: Listen again Icon: Arrow
The Verve played an incredible set at this year's V Festival. Hear it in its glorious entirety, including Love Is Noise and the classic hit Bittersweet Symphony, right here!


The KillersThe Killers: Competition Icon: Arrow
We've got 7" vinyl copies of their new single 'Human' and copies of new album Day & Age up for grabs. You gotta be in it to win it, so enter the competition now!


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He used to be a plumber and he's from Leicester, but don't let that put you off. Jersey Budd is something special. Read all about him and watch the video for She Came Back.


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Experience one of the biggest names in rock like you've never seen or heard them before in this treasure trove of unreleased landmark performances


The KillersThe Killers: Your vote Icon: Arrow
You came, you saw, you voted in your droves... Now come and see which great Killers tracks made it into the top 10, as voted for by Absolute Radio listeners!


MarillionMarillion: Zoo Session Icon: Arrow
With their new album Happiness Is The Road out now, Marillion popped in to play an intimate acoustic Zoo Session. Watch the four songs and rock out, here!


Seasick SteveSeasick Steve: Live session Icon: Arrow
The hobo-cum-musician stopped in to chat on Geoff Lloyd's Hometime Show and play us some amazing songs in the Absolute Radio studio. Listen to the whole thing, right here.


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Hear the whole gig from Munich in full, plus we've got a whole load of backstage footage with our competition winners and Christian chatting to Chris Martin.


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More in this hour on absoluteradio.co.uk...

Seasick SteveSeasick Steve: Session and interview Icon: Arrow
Hear it here!

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Five live tracks from the Absolute Radio archive.

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Cutting edge and alternative, 7pm Sundays with Geoff Lloyd