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The weekend's nearly here... So it's time to Down Tools!

The weekend is basically here, so Craig is giving YOU permission to start the party early... That's right, let's Down Tools with LOADS of amazing tunes to get us going.

The weekend is basically here, so Craig is giving YOU permission to start the party early... That's right, let's Down Tools with LOADS of amazing tunes to get us going.

Plus, YOU get the chance to pick the last song of the show!

To get involved, email us at craig@bbc.co.uk.

Produced in Salford by Audio Always for BBC Radio 6 Music.

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Fri 11 Sep 2026 13:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Cornershop

    Natch (feat. Bubbley Kaur)

    • Rough Trade.

  • Alewya

    Cairo FM

    • LDN Records.

  • The Mock Turtles

    Can You Dig It

    • Virgin.

  • Moby

    Go

    • Mute.

  • Incognito

    Always There (feat. Jocelyn Brown)

    • (CD Single).
    • Talkin' Loud.

  • This Is Lorelei

    Oh No Now My

    • Matador.

  • The Velvet Underground

    Candy Says

    • The Velvet Underground.
    • Universal Records.
    • 1.

  • Savages

    Surrender

    • Matador Records.

  • Jamie T

    3310

    • Polydor.

  • The Big Moon

    Three Things

  • OneDa & Renee Stormz

    Major Pay

    • Heavenly.

  • JGrrey

    bedbug (feat. Erick the Architect)

    • Ditto.

  • Ty Segall

    Glass (6 Music Session, 7 Sep 2026)

  • Lost Cherrees

    Everyday Choice

    • Cherry Red Records.

  • Amyl and the Sniffers

    U Should Not Be Doin That

    • Rough Trade Records.

  • Fontaines D.C.

    Marianne

    • XL Recordings.

  • Q & The Reflex

    The Voice of Q

    • The Voice of Q / Everybody Loves a Good Funk (The Reflex Revisions).
    • Discolidays / EMG.
    • 1.

  • Siedah Garrett & Dr Packer

    Do You Want It Right Now (Dr Packer's Back To The 90s Mix)

    • Single.
    • Tinted Records.

  • Andrea Tomei

    With You

    • single.
    • Groove Culture.

  • Gurriers

    Nothing Happens Twice

    • PIAS.

  • Iggy Pop

    Lust For Life

    • Virgin.

  • Planningtorock

    Beulah Loves Dancing

    • DFA RECORDS.

  • Charli xcx

    Camera

    • Atlantic.

  • Succulents

    Work It Out

    • Single.
    • Shoe Magnet Records.

  • dEUS

    Little Arithmetics

    • ISLAND.

  • Ralphi Rosario

    You Used To Hold Me

    • Trax Recordings.

  • Greg Freeman

    Cahokia

    • Transgressive.

  • Ezra Collective

    Jubilee Feeling

    • Partisan.

  • The Housemartins

    Happy Hour

    • Go! Discs!.

  • Pulp

    Common People

    • Island.

  • Siouxsie and the Banshees

    Spellbound

    • Polydor.

  • Elvis Costello & The Attractions

    Pump It Up

    • IMP Records.

  • Justice vs Simian

    We Are Your Friends

    • Ten Records.

  • Josh Caffe

    Velvet Skin

    • dh2.

  • Chaka Khan

    Hello Happiness

    • Diary Records.

  • Dilated Peoples

    Back Again

    • Capitol.

  • Shygirl

    Alyse

    • Because Music.

  • Max Cooper & LSB

    Flecks

    • Flecks.

  • Leila

    Won't You Be My Baby, Baby (feat. Luca Santucci)

    • Like Weather (Remastered Edition).
    • Modern Love.
    • 12.

  • corto.alto

    Noblehill (feat. Jacob Alon)

    • Ninja Tune.

  • The La’s

    Timeless Melody

    • GO! DISCS.

Broadcast

  • Fri 11 Sep 2026 13:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music