The BRIT Awards 2020 with Mastercard - Show Programme

1999: Yep, Fatboy Slim thought he was being
funny when he held up the A4 with speechless
penned on it. But there was Let Me Entertain
You wag Robbie, who thanked the academy
for his win by writing ‘legless’ instead. remove
admitting altogether. Robbie was packed off
to rehab by Elton John pretty soon after. But
not before Bille/B*Witched/Steps/Cleopatra/
Tina Cousins celebrated ABBA, and Boyzone
performed the Comic Relief single When The
Going Gets Tough with boxers Chris Eubank
and Barry McGuigan and Nigel Benn.
2000: The 20th BRIT Awards planned
unforgettable duet moments, including
Queen’s pressurised collaboration with
boyband 5ive, and Welsh teamwork from
Tom Jones and The Stereophonics. But Geri
Halliwell’s leggy stageset may have captured
the nation’s attention instead. Elsewhere,
Robbie Williams challenged Liam Gallagher
to a fight, and drunk DJ Brandon Block
squared up to Rolling Stone Legend Ronnie
Wood, after going to ‘collect’ an award that
wasn’t his! BRITs Behaving Badly, indeed.
2001: A fresh-faced Ant and Dec arrived in
an Ice Cream Van to present The BRITs 2001,
hosting a show that saw pop battle rock for
our favours. Coldplay, Oasis and Outstanding
Contribution winners U2 strummed their way
to success while A1 picked up Best Newcomer
and Hear’say - big new band of the day –
performed Pure and Simple. However, 2001
is remembered as the year Craig David didn’t
win (despite six nominations), or the one where
Eminem came in with a mask and chainsaw
and we were all too scared to enjoy the ‘bants’.
2002: Can’t Get You Out Of My Head
prophesised Kylie, while the double
international award winner, in her silver thigh
boots, pulsed in front of a huge silver record
set. Elsewhere there was a live performance
by cartoon act Gorillaz, a comedy showcloser
It Wasn’t Me/ Me Julie by Shaggy
and Ali G, and a cash-flinging calling card
by So Solid Crew. In the middle, a paredback
Sting won Outstanding Contribution.
2003: The BRITs liked Kylie so much they
invited her back the next year to duet on
Rapture with Justin Timberlake, who would
get into a lot of trouble if he tried this kind
of tomfoolery nowadays. International
Female Pink kicked everything off with
Get The Party Started/ Just Like A Pill and
Tom Jones closed it with a rafter-raising
Outstanding Contribution medley.
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