BBC Radio 2 Electric Proms
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The BBC Radio 2 Electric Proms (formerly the BBC Electric Proms) was an October pop music festival in London run by the BBC for five years, 2006–2010. On 31 January 2011, the BBC announced that the event would be discontinued with immediate effect due to financial cutbacks.[1]
The name was taken from The Proms, a classical music festival running since 1895, and borrowed a few traditions from its counterpart such as the final night culminating in an interpretation of "Land of Hope and Glory". The musical performances at the festival typically involved indie rock bands incorporating instruments outside of their usual arrangement, most commonly in the form of collaborations with the BBC Concert Orchestra.
Primarily the festival's headline acts played at The Roundhouse in Camden but events, which included a programme of film, were not limited to this venue. For example, acoustic events took place at Cecil Sharp House. In 2008 in acknowledgement of its status as European Capital of Culture, events were staged in both Liverpool and London.
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2010 line-up
The 2010 event (rebranded as the BBC Radio 2 Electric Proms) took place solely in
There were three acts, which were announced by Chris Evans on BBC Radio 2.
28 October
Elton John (collaborators – Leon Russell, Plan B, Rumer[3])
29 October
Robert Plant (collaborators – Band of Joy, London Oriana Choir)
30 October
2009 line-up
The 2009 event took place solely in
20 October
Robbie Williams (Musical Director – Trevor Horn)
21 October
Dizzee Rascal with The Young Punx and the Heritage Orchestra. (Musical Director – Hal Ritson)
BBC Radio 1Xtra After Party (Studio Theatre)
22 October
London:Doves with the London Bulgarian Choir and arrangements by Avshalom Caspi; Magazine
Manchester:
23 October
Shirley Bassey with the BBC Concert Orchestra; Richard Hawley
24 October
Roundhouse: Smokey Robinson and his band with the BBC Concert Orchestra
2008 line-up
22 October
London: Burt Bacharach with the BBC Concert Orchestra; XX Teens; Wild Beasts; Africa Express; Goldfrapp
Liverpool: Tony Christie
23 October
London: The Streets; Santogold; Keane; Maddy Prior
Liverpool: BBC Merseyside Peel Night – Milanese; Rolo Tomassi; 2 Hot 2 Sweat
24 October
London: Nitin Sawhney and the London Undersound Orchestra
Liverpool: The Last Shadow Puppets; Stephen Fretwell; BBC Merseyside event with Steve Lamacq
25 October
London:
Liverpool:
26 October
London: Oasis with the Crouch End Festival Chorus; Glasvegas; Lowkey; BBC Introducing – Pete and the Pirates; General Fiasco; Pull in Emergency; Chew Lips
Liverpool: Wave Machines; The Maybes?; Candie and Howard; Elliott Payne
2007 line-up
24 October
25 October
26 October
27 October
28 October
Ray Davies and Friends; Duke Special; Ben Westbeech; Estelle; The Flaming Lips; Sam Isaac
2006 line-up
See also
References
- ^ "Statement on the BBC Electric Proms". BBC Press release. Archived from the original on 2 February 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ Knox, David (16 April 2009). "Airdate: BBC Electric Proms". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- ^ "News". Rumer.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
- ^ "BBC - Electric Proms 2007 - Mark Ronson and special guests with the BBC Concert Orchestra".
- ^ "Electric Proms: Kaiser Chiefs and David Arnold / Ray Davies,". The Independent. 30 October 2007.
- ^ "BBC - Electric Proms 2007 - Kaiser Chiefs via David Arnold". www.bbc.co.uk.