The BBC Radio 2 Electric Proms (formerly the BBC Electric Proms) was an October 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.
The name was taken from
The Proms
The BBC Proms or Proms, formally named the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts Presented by the BBC, is an eight-week summer season of daily orchestral classical music concerts and other events held annually, predominantly in the Royal Albert H ...
, 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
"Land of Hope and Glory" is a British patriotic song, with music by Edward Elgar written in 1901 and lyrics by A. C. Benson later added in 1902.
Composition
The music to which the words of the refrain 'Land of Hope and Glory, &c' below are ...
"''. The musical performances at the festival typically involved
indie rock
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bands incorporating instruments outside of their usual arrangement, most commonly in the form of collaborations with the
BBC Concert Orchestra
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.
Primarily the festival's headline acts played at
The Roundhouse
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in
Camden
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* Camden, New South Wales
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but events, which included a programme of film, were not limited to this venue. For example, acoustic events took place at
Cecil Sharp House
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Liverpool
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and London.
In Australia, this program started airing on
ABC2
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from 1 May 2009 with episodes in a scattered order.
2010 line-up
The 2010 event (now rebranded as the BBC Radio 2 Electric Proms) took place solely in
The Roundhouse
The Roundhouse is a performing arts and concert venue situated at the Grade II* listed former railway engine shed in Chalk Farm, London, England. The building was erected in 1846–1847 by the London & North Western Railway as a roundhouse, ...
and ran from Thursday 28 October to Saturday 30 October. The entire event catered to the Radio 2 audience, whereas previously the Electric Proms events featured the involvement of all four of the BBC's national popular music stations.
There were three acts, which were announced by Chris Evans on BBC Radio 2.
28 October
Elton John
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(collaborators –
Leon Russell
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Robert Plant
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(collaborators –
Band of Joy
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Neil Diamond
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with
Lulu
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and
Amy MacDonald
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2009 line-up
The 2009 event took place solely in
The Roundhouse
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and ran from Tuesday 20 October to Saturday 24 October.
20 October
Robbie Williams
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Dizzee Rascal
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D ...
BBC Radio 1Xtra
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After Party (Studio Theatre)
22 October
London:
Doves
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Florence + the Machine
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;
Metronomy
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23 October
Shirley Bassey
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with the
BBC Concert Orchestra
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Smokey Robinson
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and his band with the
BBC Concert Orchestra
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2008 line-up
22 October
London:
Burt Bacharach
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with the
BBC Concert Orchestra
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;
XX Teens
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;
Wild Beasts
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Goldfrapp
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Despite favourable reviews and a short-listing for the Mercury Prize, the ...
Liverpool:
Tony Christie
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Career 1960s to 197 ...
23 October
London:
The Streets
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Maddy Prior
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Liverpool: BBC Merseyside
Peel
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*Peel, New South Wales
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Steve Lamacq
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He attended The Ramsey Acade ...
25 October
London:
Saturday Night Fever
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curated by
Robin Gibb
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, with special guests
Ronan Keating
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,
Stephen Gately
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Sharleen Spiteri
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,
Gabriella Cilmi
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Her debut album, '' Lessons to Be Learned'', was released in March 2008, becoming a moderate in ...
and
Bryn Christopher
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;
Justice
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,
Coldcut
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Fox Cubs
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Twelv ...
Kitty Daisy and Lewis
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;
Thomas Tantrum
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Biography
Thomas Tantrum consists of Megan Thomas (lead vocals, guitar), Dave Wade Brown (drums, vocals), David Miatt (guitars, vocals), and Jim Shivers (bass, vocals).
...
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*Bernard Esser (1840-1901), American farmer
* Clarence Esser (1921–2009), American football player
* Dave Esser (born 1957), English f ...
Glasvegas
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Pete and the Pirates
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Chew Lips
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The Maybes?
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Mark Ronson
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and the
BBC Concert Orchestra
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(with guests
Daniel Merriweather
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Wale
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*Wale, Devon, a hamlet in England
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*Wale (surname)
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Radio and television ...
Sean Lennon
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and others);
The Coral
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Charlie Louvin
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;
Sigur Rós
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Siouxsie Sioux
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Radio Luxembourg
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25 October
Paul McCartney
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Jamie Cullum
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The Chemical Brothers
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Justice
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Kaiser Chiefs
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via
David Arnold
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Cold War Kids
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Daler Mehndi and The Wolfmen Daler may refer to:
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Bloc Party
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Ghetto
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; Maps
28 October
Ray Davies
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Ben Westbeech
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The Flaming Lips
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Paul Weller
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with
Amy Winehouse
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A m ...
Kasabian
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The Magic Numbers
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Jamiroquai
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Klaxons
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Sugababes
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,
Max Beesley
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and the
London Community Gospel Choir
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Jamie T
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The Raconteurs
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The Horrors
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The Zutons
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Jet
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The Who
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Genod Droog
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Donovan
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both on the same set.
See also
*
The Proms
The BBC Proms or Proms, formally named the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts Presented by the BBC, is an eight-week summer season of daily orchestral classical music concerts and other events held annually, predominantly in the Royal Albert H ...