Top of the Pops

[Bassmansam]

I've been watching youtube videos of various bands(still do!) i liked in the early 2000s like Sum 41, Nickelback, Offspring ect.

My question is , did the BBC pay for these bands just to come over as soon as their single hit the top 10 to do the performance just for them to go back home after? I doubt they could align performances for when a foreign act was on tour in the UK although it may have happened on the odd chance.

Anyone know?

 

[Bassmansam]

The bands would have already been in the UK/Europe doing promotional work to coincide with the release of their album/single. ToTP would have just been another stop on the circuit.

Aren't albums/singles released at the same time in different countries. It's not like films with a staggered release dates right?

 

[Bassmansam]

They kind of knew what would and wouldn't be popular in the charts. If the Spice Girls had a new single coming up then they would book them for the show as they knew it would be top of the charts without waiting to see on Sunday.

yeah but thats a it easier as they were UK based at the time.

 

[Bassmansam]

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