SIRIUS XM Radio announced that it will ring in the new year with an extensive lineup of New Year’s Eve programming that spans its wide-ranging music, talk and sports channels.
Whether listening in the car, at home, or at a party, SIRIUS XM listeners will have an expansive selection of entertainment options to choose from, including live concerts, exclusive DJ sets, various year-end countdowns and more.
Music:
Listeners will hear concert broadcasts from all over the country featuring an eclectic lineup of world-class talent, including Gregg Allman’s concert at Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, RI; New Jersey rock and roll legend Southside Johnny’s concert at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, NJ; and Little Feat’s concert at the Recher Theatre in Towson, MD. Listeners will also hear country music icon Willie Nelson’s concert, recorded live at his Night Life Theater in Carl’s Corner, TX, airing on his Willie’s Place channel, SIRIUS channel 64 and XM channel 13; hip-hop group Public Enemy’s concert, recorded live at Belly Up in Aspen, CO on December 27; and electronic music duo Crystal Method’s concert, recorded live at Belly Up in Aspen, CO on December 30.
SIRIUS XM will also broadcast nonstop vintage New Year’s Eve Bruce Springsteen concerts on Springsteen’s E Street Radio channel, SIRIUS channel 10 and XM channel 58; and a classic Jimmy Buffett concert, recorded at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on December 31, 1999, on his Radio Margaritaville channel, SIRIUS channel 31 and XM channel 55.
Internationally-renowned DJ Paul Oakenfold will spin live from Las Vegas on New Year’s Eve. In addition, listeners will hear exclusive sets by DJs Tiesto and Paul van Dyk throughout the evening and a special set by St. Tropez DJ, Jack E on New Year’s Day. The DJ sets will air on Area, SIRIUS channel 38 and XM channel 80.
The Grateful Dead Channel, SIRIUS channel 32 and XM channel 57, will pay homage to The Dead’s tradition of playing a series of live shows between Christmas and New Year’s, a tradition named by fans as “New Year’s Run.” From Saturday, December 26 through Thursday, December 31, SIRIUS XM listeners will hear archival shows from previous years’ “New Year’s Runs.”
SIRIUS XM’s New Year’s Nation channel, SIRIUS channel 3 and XM channel 23, is custom-created to serve as the ultimate soundtrack to New Year’s Eve parties around the country and will feature the biggest, upbeat party hits from genres across SIRIUS XM’s music platform. The channel will launch on Thursday, December 31 at 3:00 pm ET and will air through Friday, January 1 at 6:00 pm ET.
Real Jazz, SIRIUS channel 72 and XM channel 70, presents NPR’s 30th “Toast of the Nation” from 7:00 pm to 4:00 am ET New Year’s Day featuring live jazz, coast to coast, with performances from John Pizzarelli, Irvin Mayfield, Anat Cohen, The Bad Plus and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.
Metropolitan Opera Radio, SIRIUS channel 78 and XM channel 79, will usher out 2009 with a live broadcast of the Met’s New Year’s Eve Gala featuring the highly-anticipated new production premiere of Bizet’s Carmen.
SIRIUS XM’s various decades and wide-ranging genre channels will each offer special New Year’s Eve programming, including countdowns, the best of in-studio performances, interviews and more.