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The world's biggest and best music festival is just a couple of short days away, and Tracks preparing to head to it.

This week, we bring our excitement straight into your ears (only slightly tempered by Tim's hideous hangover at the time of recording) as we prepare for another spectacular few days at Worthy Farm. As well as all of the the usual pre-game team talk, we bring three picks of acts not to miss over the weekend and much more besides.

Glastonbury 2017, here we come!

We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode. Our theme tune is Ice Cold by Audionautix and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Artist: http://audionautix.com/

For many people, the number thirteen is seen as unlucky. This week, however, we're here to prove that old adage wrong with some incredible tunes that lay in 13th spot on their respective albums.

With the likes of The Specials, Kendrick Lamar and Arcade Fire getting a run out, it's an episode that's guaranteed to get you dancing.

Elsewhere, there are musical higlights of the week from Remi, Sampa the Great and Beach House, making it a properly bumper episode.

Thanks for tuning in, and until next week, ✌️✌️✌️

We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode. Our theme tune is Ice Cold by Audionautix and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Artist: http://audionautix.com/

This coming Thursday, the UK has a huge decision to make. Blue or red? May or Corbyn? The many or the few? The General Election 2017 just two days away, and we're mulling over these questions in a politcal party of our own.

This week, we picked songs which feel highly relevant at this moment in time, which reflect our personal politics or even went some way to informing them at a time when we initially became engaged with the political world. With the likes of Billy Bragg, A Tribe Called Quest and Skepta getting a run out, it's a big one.

All of that may suggest a rather serious episode, but it's far from it. We had an absolute ball recording, and here's hoping we're still partying come the morning of Friday 9th June.

Until next week, VOTE LABOUR. Cheers!

We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode. Our theme tune is Ice Cold by Audionautix and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Artist: http://audionautix.com/

After the saddest, most tragic of weeks, there was only one place we could possibly focus our attentions for today's episode.

Manchester is a city that has brought so much happiness to our lives musically and culturally, and the events there this week broke our hearts. Here, we play music from the city and reflect on a week we will never forget. We mourn the loss of the victims, and pay tribute to the courage of those helping each and every one of us bounce back.

We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode. Our theme tune is Ice Cold by Audionautix and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Artist: http://audionautix.com/

As the dust settles on The Great Escape for another year, we're back with our final episode from our latest festival run.

Today we're lucky enough to be joined by this simply wonderful Jerry Williams. She stopped by Tracks HQ shortly before she took to the stage to play a packed out and frankly brilliant set at Jubilee Square, and was the dream guest. 

Elsewhere in the show, we hand out our Tracks Awards, crown our kings and queens of TGE 2017 and generally mourn the end of an unbelievably brilliant weekend.

So all that's left for us to do is thank you all so much for listening, thank our guests for being so brilliant and thank The Great Escape for being such perfect hosts and taking such good care of us. We love you all. See you next year.

We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode. Our theme tune is Ice Cold by Audionautix and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Artist: http://audionautix.com/

Two down, one to go. It's the third and final day of The Great Escape Festival 2017, and we're back once again to act as your tour guides.

Joining us on the podcast today is Peter Sagar, aka HOMESHAKE. We chatted hagovers, teeth and a bit of music too. A top guy, and a great guest.

Thanks so much for tuning in, and we'll see you for our final TGE instalment bright and early tomorrow morning.

We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode. Our theme tune is Ice Cold by Audionautix and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Artist: http://audionautix.com/

We're 24 hours into this year's Great Escape Festival, and what a 24 hours it has been. We've seen some unbelievably good acts, chatted with one of our musical heroes, and had a load of laughs along the way.

Tune in today to hear our conversation with that aforementioned hero, Kane Strang, get tales from our Thursday in Brighton and to bag our top tips for acts to check out today, Friday, day 2 of The Great Escape 2017.

Thanks so much for tuning in, and we'll see you all again bright and early tomorrow.

We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode. Our theme tune is Ice Cold by Audionautix and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Artist: http://audionautix.com/

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the opening day of The Great Escape 2017, Brighton's colossal new music showcase. We're here with the first of four daily episodes, guiding you through everything you need to know about one of the most exciting weekends in the musical calendar.

Today, we're previewing the acts you absolutely have to check out during Thursday at TGE. With the likes of Slaves, Kane Strang, Marika Hackman, Cabbage, The Parrots, HOMESHAKE and many, many more set to take to the stage today, this year's event is going to start in style.

We can't wait, so let's bloody well get going. Thanks for tuning in, and we'll see you tomorrow!   

We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode. Our theme tune is Ice Cold by Audionautix and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Artist: http://audionautix.com/

We are, by most people's standards, still young people. In the thick of our 20s, old age still seems blissfully far away. When we realised this week that Arctic Monkey's Favourite Worst Nightmare was top of the UK charts a full decade ago, however, we felt about 100.

So, in a blur of nostalgia and desperation to feel young again, we headed to the archives to pick out a few choice tracks which feel to us like they only came out yesterday, but are in fact now bona fide *classics*.

All of that may sound depressing, but it's one of the most danceable episode playlists we've ever had, and we laughed a lot recording it. Hopefully you'll enjoy it just as much.

We do not claim ownership of any of the music played in this episode. Our theme tune is Ice Cold by Audionautix and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Artist: http://audionautix.com/

After 7 long days, Jaye Williams is back on Tracks Show once more, lending his dulcet tones to a conversation about, well, everything!