•
Lethal Bizzle – "Mr." : The performance was deliberately cut short by Clarkson who literally pulled the plug on him, before labelling it as 'just noise' and referring to him as "Jizzy Tissue" throughout the rest of the show. •
Travis – "
Closer" : The band performed three times during filming to make sure everything was perfect, and was incident-free, with the song the only one to be taken seriously and Clarkson declaring it should be the "kind of thing that should be on TOTP". •
Supergrass and
Adrian Edmondson – "
Richard III" : The band were assisted on guitar by comedian Adrian Edmondson, but had to put up with the hosts supplying bizarre "special effects" to "glam" up the song; Clarkson administered excessive dry ice artificial fog, May threw live '
Bonnie Tyler doves' (chickens) in front of and on the stage, and Hammond used a wind machine to finish things. The strong winds from the machine cause Edmondson to be blown off his feet and nearly to fall off the stage. ''Note: The hosts pointed out that
Danny Goffey's father,
Chris Goffey, used to present the show.'' •
McFly – "Sofa Hyundai Administration (Top Gear Blues)" : As part of a challenge set by the hosts, the band were challenged by the hosts to write a song which had to contains the words "Sofa", "Administration" and "Hyundai" but could not include "Love", "Baby" and "Heart", and then perform what they wrote. The song was written during production of the episode, and was performed towards the end of the show, using a basic 12-bar blues pattern.
Note: The song produced by the band was included on their single "The Heart Never Lies", following the broadcast of the special. •
Justin Hawkins – "Red Light Spells Danger" : The hosts performed as the "Top Gear band" Despite none of the presenters being professional
musicians; all three have musical talent – May has a degree in music, and is a
pianist and
flautist, while Hammond and Clarkson play bass and drums respectively. The band consisted of May on
keyboard, Hammond on
bass guitar, and Clarkson
drums, with additional support from a backing guitarist, a keyboard player and three backing vocalists, with the band accompanying
The Darkness front man
Justin Hawkins, who had been on
Top Gear as a guest and who sang the song to end the episode. ==Criticism==