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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, we crack open the Trunk of Funk, and 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 22 May 2026 13:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Dream Wife

    Fire

    • Lucky Number.

  • Bloc Party

    Coming On Strong

    • cOnTAGIOUS LTD.

  • Klaxons

    Golden Skans

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Rinse Records.

  • Calvin Harris

    Acceptable In The 80s

    • ACCEPTABLE IN THE 80S.
    • Columbia.

  • Feist

    1234

    • CD SINGLE.
    • POLYDOR.

  • Alabama Shakes

    American Dream

    • Island.

  • Loose Ends

    Hangin' On A String

    • 100% Pure Groove (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Warpaint

    Disco//Very

    • Warpaint.
    • Rough Trade.
    • 001.

  • Beck

    Ride Lonesome

    • Island/EMI.

  • ALT BLK ERA

    Silhouettes In the Mirror

    • Silhouettes In the Mirror.
    • Lab Records.
    • 1.

  • TLC

    No Scrubs

    • Laface.

  • Jordan Rakei & Femi Koleoso

    It Never Ends

    • Fontana.

  • Knats

    Azure Blues (6 Music Session, 19 May 2026)

  • Q Lazzarus

    Goodbye Horses

    • Goodbye Horses - Single.
    • Mon Amie Records.
    • 1.

  • Father John Misty

    The Payoff

    • Sub Pop.

  • Tony Joe White & Flying Mojito Bros

    Woman

    • Swamp Records.

  • Eddie Palmieri

    Spirit of Love (Sam Shelley Latin Breaks Edit)

  • T@ntr@

    Get Happy (MonsieurWilly Update)

    • Young Pulse.

  • The Libertines

    Time for Heroes

    • Rough Trade Records.

  • Man/Woman/Chainsaw

    Nosedive

    • Fiction Records.

  • Frank Ocean

    Super Rich Kids (feat. Earl Sweatshirt)

    • MERCURY.

  • Kim Gordon

    PLAY ME

    • Matador.

  • Ibibio Sound Machine

    Return To Sender

    • Merge Records.

  • Kings of Tomorrow

    Finally (feat. Julie McKnight)

    • Finally (feat. Julie McKnight) [Radio Edit].
    • Defected Records.
    • 1.

  • Boards of Canada

    Prophecy At 1420 MHz

    • Warp.

  • ear

    Ne Plus Ultra

    • A24 Music.

  • The Velvelettes

    Needle In A Haystack

    • MOD RAVES VOLUME 1.
    • Spectrum.

  • KAYTRANADA & Charlotte Day Wilson

    What You Need

    • RCA Records.

  • DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince

    Summertime

    • Jive.

  • 808 State

    Pacific 707

    • ZTT.

  • Nuyorican Soul

    It's Alright, I Feel It (feat. Jocelyn Brown)

    • Nuyorican Soul.
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 3.

  • Soulwax

    Perfect We Are Not

    • Deewee.

  • Basement Jaxx

    Good Luck (feat. Lisa Kekaula)

    • XL.

  • Santigold

    L.E.S. Artistes

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Atlantic.

  • Opus Kink

    Come Over Do Me Wrong

    • SO Recordings.

  • Sufjan Stevens

    Chicago

    • Asthmatic Kitty.

  • Aldous Harding

    Venus in the Zinnia (feat. H. Hawkline)

    • 4AD.

  • Finn Wolfhard

    I'll Let You Finish

    • Night Shift.

  • Rocket From the Crypt

    On A Rope

    • Polygram TV.

  • Lip Critic

    Talon

    • Partisan.

  • Ray Charles

    Rainy Night In Georgia

    • The Genius Hits The Road.
    • CGH Ventures Inc..
    • 16.

Broadcast

  • Fri 22 May 2026 13:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music