From August 1963 until just before Christmas 1966, “Ready Steady Go!” was appointment television for pop and rock music lovers in the U.K. The Friday night ITV program — whose motto was “The weekend ...

This was the slogan that opened every episode, right before the 1963 surf rock instrumental WIPE OUT started blaring. British teens would tune in weekly to see their favorite bands and singers perform ...

Like the Beatles' first LP and sexual intercourse, you might guess the pioneering pop show Ready Steady Go! was a product of 1963, the year the 1960s started swinging at last. With its youthful ...

For British DJ and producer Paul Oakenfold, 2022 was an eventful year. After nearly a year and a half forced off the road amidst pandemic, Oakenfold made his return to clubs while performing in larger ...

Pop on TV in the mid-60s was the chaotic and brash Ready Steady Go! – the audience milled about the studio while cameras pushed through; artists performed from four stages. It was a weekly party of ...

They weren’t exactly dancing in the streets – or the seats – yet when the Motortown Revue came to the U.K. from Detroit during April 1965. But a national TV show changed that tune in a hurry. “Ready ...