1900 - 2100 Wednesday

You'll hear it here first. Livewire Live, with Tim Heywood, is about unadulterated original sounds that are right on your doorstep. Produced and presented by Tim Heywood, with phone-ins with some of the music promoters in town.

Email the show at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or visit us on MySpace

If you want to call in and tell us about your favorite local band, any local gigs outside of our radar, or if you have a question for the band on the show, call in on 01202 777321.

A big thanks goes out to Chaplins and the Cellar Bar in Boscombe, for agreeing to sponsor LiveWire Live on HopeFM. Chaplins and the Cellar Bar between them host some fantastic evenings of LiveMusic, more can be found from the Chaplins and the Cellar Bar website.

August lineup:

Future Bookings

To book for a show space, email us or grab Tim at a gig (normally lurking in a shadow somewhere!). Apologies to all of you who want to come on over - we're very busy with artists as can be seen!

Bold indicates Solid Air evenings. Solid Air is a community based organisation helping to provide a platform for original singer/songwriters and bands to perform in front of an audience of like minded people. Connie regularly hosts LiveWire Live!, and sources his own artists.

In addition, monthly regular comedy outings are provided by Radio Boscombe. CDs are for sale on their web page, including a couple of special releases they have generously donated the proceeds of to HopeFM.

Give me local music!

Check out the local gig guides for the latest gigs in and around Bournemouth. Click below:

Disclaimer: These websites are not under the control of Hope FM. We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorsement of the views expressed within them.

* Entertainment Live UK
* BHone now have a musicians forum set up as well.
* Dolfin Music (host LiveWire Listings)
* Ents 24 Comedy listings
* Dorset Rock Online Gig Guide
* The HopeFM LiveWire Live myspace links to many venues, as well as the following non-myspace venues:

The following sites provide listings for bands looking for musicians, or musicians looking for bands...
http://bandmix.co.uk/bournemouth/
http://bournemouth.gumtree.com/bournemouth/musicians_3360_1.html

Multimedia products available for bands (external to HopeFM)

The new IT Diploma available from Bournemouth and Poole Education Consortium is looking for new or existing music Bands and Artists who wish to obtain a media package - fresh ICT products tailored to your audience that’ll push ahead your career. The multimedia products include websites, animations and music videos.

If you’re interested in this exciting free opportunity to contribute to the community and to promote your band using ICT products then contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it at Glenmoor School, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

See the school website at http://www.glenmoor.bournemouth.sch.uk/bands_wanted.html for more details.

Tim's biog

Tim enjoys lots of styles and types of music, and can occasionally be found at many of the venues around Bournemouth particularly, although he has been known to travel further afield to support local artists.

He can only be found occasionally at gigs as he has a life outside of HopeFM, what with working in an Italian company in Christchurch, church activities and spending the rare bit of time at home with Ness, his wife.

When at home Tim enjoys the sedentary hobbies of reading and plinking about on a mandolin.

Tim doesn't list being photographed as one of his interests, although megapics by Fiona captured his photo whilst he was on air (and couldn't really do anything about it).