It's the most wonderful time of the year...or is it? Join Nick and Becca for a christmas special about...christmas specials. Yup, it's some seasonal meta for you. In this festive episode, Nick and Becca play Christmas Chicken, and invite you to play along too. The rules are simple, the duo have each secretly chosen a Christmas special show from a major pop music artist for the other to watch. But, the twist is that the aim of the game is to try and make each other cave first from the utter holiday kitsch overload. Who can stand the Christmas cringe the longest? You'll have to listen to find out. 

Featuring deep dives on the allure of  Christmas specials with the undisputed King of Christmas Michael Bublé and a very memorable cameo from Dawn French in 2011's Home for Christmas,, and The Spice Girls Christmas in SpiceWorld Concert. Plus, an honourable mention for Jane Macdonald. Yup we went there.  With comedy tangents,  surprising discoveries and plenty of holiday hilarity; we’ve gone in on the Christmas kitsch to bring you the highest stakes festive competition in human history. As ever this episode of Gig It Up is a joyful leap into the art and love of live music. Thanks for listening, have a great Christmas! 

Join live music lovers Rebecca and Nick for this unique podcast that takes an informed and hilarious deep dive into  live pop music and the art of the gig. In this episode the duo jump into the amazing legacy of ABBA to discover more about them as a live act. It turns out one of the only ways to do this (weird pending ABBAbots aside) is through the debacle that is ABBA The Movie. A caper that mixes live footage with bizarre fiction, it was made at the height of their first wave of fame. ABBA The Movie follows the Swedish Superstars across their 1976 tour of Australia. You might well end up glad Nick and Becca watched it so you don't have to, but it leads to a lot of funny and fascinating discussion about this significant band. Are ABBA really as clean cut as 1970's Australians seem to believe? Perhaps not. Also in the mix, tales of accidentally haunting a Swedish prison turned youth hostel, and unfortunate encounters with horny kangaroos. Get into it! 

Gig It Up is a unique deep dive into pop culture through live music and it's the final episode of season 1! Thanks to everyone who has been listening to the podcast, it's been a joy and a delight to have you along for this journey.  In this episode we go in on one of the last big shows of 2020, before the you know what hit, and we tackle the ENIGMA that is Lady Gaga live in Miami. A reworking of her sci-fi infused Las Vegas residency show, this gig finds Gaga at a very interesting point, so it's a fascinating show with lots to go in on. Does Gaga match the hype around her as a live performer, does this concept show pull together? We'll be the judge of that!

Also on the cards; the ultimate debate about whether filming gigs on your phone is ok, stories of being in Las Vegas on one of America's most historic nights, and find out what made Nick fall off his chair while watching this concert.

Join performers and live music lovers Rebecca and Nick for Gig It Up,  a funny and enlightening podcast about seminal gigs, live music and pop culture past and present.