{"id":5528,"date":"2024-04-16T11:32:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T10:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/?p=5528"},"modified":"2024-04-16T11:32:06","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T10:32:06","slug":"fm104-extends-their-legendary-house-and-dance-music-show-to-two-nights-a-week-and-unveils-its-new-name-freaks-with-al-gibbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/fm104-extends-their-legendary-house-and-dance-music-show-to-two-nights-a-week-and-unveils-its-new-name-freaks-with-al-gibbs\/","title":{"rendered":"FM104 extends their legendary house and dance music show to two nights a week and unveils its new name \u2013 \u2018Freaks with Al Gibbs\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n FM104, Dublin\u2019s hit music station, is extending their legendary house and dance music show \u2018Freaks on Friday\u2019 to two shows a week \u2013 Friday and Saturday evenings. And to accommodate the exciting development, the show, hosted by award winning DJ Al Gibbs now has a new name – \u2018Freaks with Al Gibbs\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n On air for nearly two decades, FM104\u2019s Freaks on Friday has enjoyed an almost cult-like following with lovers of house and dance music. From this week, the iconic Friday night slot from 7pm to 10pm will have some new features, including the \u2018Freaks Remix Hour\u2019<\/em> which will be dedicated to the best remixes to get listeners ready for the weekend. In addition, music legend Al Gibbs has also created a series of new \u2018Freaks Iconic Mixes\u2019<\/em> which are mega mixes of well-loved Freaks tracks.<\/p>\n \u2018Freaks with Al Gibbs\u2019<\/em> on Saturday will broadcast on FM104 from 9pm to 11pm and will play some great new music, with Al also introducing listener\u2019s to up and coming artists and acts in the house and dance music scene.<\/p>\n Both shows will showcase rising stars in the Irish club scene as well as supporting homegrown Irish talent, with guests such as Obskur, Yasmin Gardezi, Boots and Kats<\/strong> and DJ Elmo<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Each week, listeners can also catch up with live club action as Al plays snippets from gigs, along with world class recorded DJ mixes from acts such as Camelphat, Vintage Culture, Hannah Laing, For Amour, Purple Disco Machine, Hot Since 82,<\/strong> Meduza <\/strong>and many, many more.<\/p>\n And in more good news \u2013 the Friday edition of Freaks with Al Gibbs will also be broadcast on Cork\u2019s 96FM and Limerick Live 95FM from 8pm to 9pm, bringing the legendary show to an even wider audience nationwide.<\/p>\n You can listen to Freaks with Al Gibbs<\/em> every Friday and Saturday evening by tuning your radio to Dublin\u2019s FM104, logging on to FM104.ie, downloading the FM104 app or asking your smart speaker to play Dublin\u2019s FM104!<\/strong><\/p>\n On Friday\u2019s, listeners in Cork and Limerick can listen by tuning their radio to Corks 96FM or Limericks Live 95FM, logging on to their website, downloading their app or asking their smart speaker to play the radio stations.<\/p>\n Al Gibbs, presenter of the show, says:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cI’m so excited with our new line up and also the opportunity to bring the show to new territories, especially cities like Cork and <\/em>Limerick<\/em> who have huge dance and music heritage. The demand for dance and house music has never been higher. We recently sold out the 3Arena with IBIZA Orchestra, which was around<\/em> 13,000<\/em> people. We\u2019re doing really cool things in FM104\u2019s new studio<\/em> and<\/em> I can\u2019t wait for both our online and on<\/em>-air<\/em> listeners to see and hear the new show from what I believe is the hottest studio in town. <\/em><\/p>\n We have huge plans for Freaks this year with events, parties and some very special little ideas so stay tuned.<\/em> I<\/em>t<\/em>\u2019<\/em>s an exciting time to be a music DJ in Ireland and radio is in such a strong place. We can\u2019t wait for you to hear our new format!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n In addition to \u2018Freaks with Al Gibbs\u2019<\/em>, FM104 also broadcasts the iconic Strawberry Alarm Clock<\/strong> from 6am to 10am every morning, with Jim-Jim, Crossy and Zeinab delivering an entertaining\u00a0mix of music, comedy and guests.<\/p>\n This is followed by the 10-3 Show<\/strong> with Tara Murray and then it\u2019s time for Graham and Nathan<\/strong> from 3pm to 7pm. Then it\u2019s time for the FM104 Hit Mix<\/strong>, followed by \u2018Switched On\u2019 with Louise Tighe <\/strong>from 10pm to midnight.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Keep up to date on all FM104 news here:<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Award winning show gets a revamp and will feature remixes, festive acts and dance club regulars while also showcasing rising stars in the Irish club scene \u00a0 Friday edition of \u2018Freaks with Al Gibbs\u2019 will also be broadcast on Cork\u2019s 96FM and Limerick Live 95 from 8pm to 9pm, bringing the iconic show to an […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5049,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5528"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5528"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5528\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5530,"href":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5528\/revisions\/5530"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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