Vernon Kay makes promise to listeners as he opens his debut show on Radio 2

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Let’s do this!” Kay’s first song was “Beautiful Day” by Irish band U2, which he said was “tried and tested on my two daughters, Phoebe and Amber”. Introducing Chic’s “Good Times”, Kay said: “Hopefully this is a sign of things to come.” He later told listeners: “I can relax now. Trust me, it’s about what is going on in your world.” Ahead of his first show, Kay appeared on BBC Breakfast, promising it would be “more of the same”. Fingers crossed, people will stay with us.” Kay added: “Because the show was so successful it’s, ‘Don’t change it if it ain’t broke.’ It’s more of the same, really.” Earlier this month, Kay responded to fans’ concerns that he would play too much dance music, saying: “It’s not going to be that, don’t worry.” The presenter’s show will feature the daily music quiz Ten to the Top, Tracks of My Years, the Record and Album of the Week, and performances from the Radio 2 Piano Room.