Season 2
Live from Abbey Road is a British music documentary television series created by Michael Gleason and Peter Van Hooke and filmed at Abbey Road Studios in London which features new performances, interviews and behind-the-scenes footage from both old and new musical talent.
The series premiered in the UK on Channel Four on 12 January, 2007.
Live from Abbey Road premiered in South Africa on TopTV's Top One channel on Friday 10 June 2011, at 19h00. See "Seasons" below for seasonal broadcast dates and times.
Season 2 premiered on Top One on Sunday 1 July 2012, at 18h00. New episodes broadcast weekly. There are 12 episodes in the second season.
Season 2
If the first season of Live From Abbey Road "redefined and revolutionised" music television to become the world's premiere music show; the second will leave its competitors standing with its high production values and outstanding content.
The season will showcase the world's finest musicians, with each show consisting of three top-class performers recording a session at the world's most prestigious recording studio.
Directed by the visionary AJ Jankel, each episode is as insightful as it is elegant, as sophisticated as it is cool. Shot in a classy, almost dreamlike way, its style is inimitable.
Live From Abbey Road 2 will provide artists with the assurance and freedom they need in order to perform to their very best.
The featured musicians will perform inside a studio environment, without a television presenter or public audience; each artist will perform three songs which will be interspersed with intimate interviews.
Expect content of the highest possible quality, our priority is to capture great performances, and we're pretty confident we've succeeded.
The most renowned music studio on the planet has opened its doors once more, and invites you to witness contemporary history in the making.
Season 2 Artists
- Mary J. Blige, Dashboard Confessional and James Blunt
- Sheryl Crow, Hard-Fi and Diana Krall
- Stereophonics, Colbie Caillat and Joan Armatrading
- Panic at the Disco, David Gray and Suzanne Vega
- The Hoosiers, The Black Keys and Manu Chao
- Matchbox Twenty, The Script and Def Leppard
- Rascal Flatts, Kate Nash, Herbie Hancock
- The Kills, Sara Bareilles and The Fratellis
- The Subways, Gnarls Barkley and Herbie Hancock
- Elbow, MGMT and Alanis Morissette
- Justin Currie, Ben Harper and Bryan Adams
- Teddy Thompson, Martha Wainwright and Brian Wilson
The series is produced by Michael Gleason and distributed worldwide by FremantleMedia Enterprises.
Seasons
Series exclusive to Top One
Season 1 (12 episodes)
Premiere: 10 June 2011 | Finale: 26 August 2011 | Fridays, 19h00
Season 2 (12 episodes)
Premiere: 1 July 2012 | Finale: 16 September 2012 | Sundays, 18h00
Season 3 (12 episodes)
Premiere: 3 August 2012 | Finale: 19 October 2012 | Fridays, 19h00