British Summer Time
noun
British
: a period of the year between spring and fall when clocks in the United Kingdom are set one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time
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In June 2022, Gimenez and Lucas supported the rocker at his British Summer Time Hyde Park festival performance in London.
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Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 26 July 2023
This past weekend, two Yanks – Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel − struck back with salvos of chart-topping hits that rocked 70,000 fans to their core during his British Summer Time Hyde Park shows.
—USA TODAY, 9 July 2023
Earlier this week, someone tossed a bag of their mother’s ashes on stage during Pink’s British Summer Time Festival performance.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2023
Ahead of her show tonight at Warwick Castle in the UK and her weekend shows with P!nk at British Summer Time Festival in London’s Hyde Park, Stefani shared her first new song of 2023.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 23 June 2023
All times in local time (British Summer Time) and eastern daylight time.
—Town & Country, 6 May 2023
Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 26 July 2023
This past weekend, two Yanks – Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel − struck back with salvos of chart-topping hits that rocked 70,000 fans to their core during his British Summer Time Hyde Park shows.
—USA TODAY, 9 July 2023
Earlier this week, someone tossed a bag of their mother’s ashes on stage during Pink’s British Summer Time Festival performance.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2023
Ahead of her show tonight at Warwick Castle in the UK and her weekend shows with P!nk at British Summer Time Festival in London’s Hyde Park, Stefani shared her first new song of 2023.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 23 June 2023
All times in local time (British Summer Time) and eastern daylight time.
—Town & Country, 6 May 2023
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“British Summer Time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/British%20Summer%20Time. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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