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BBC Radio 2 Electric Proms

January 25, 2023

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.[1]

BBC Radio 2 Electric Proms logo

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.

In Australia, this program started airing on ABC2 from 1 May 2009 with episodes in a scattered order.[2]

2010 line-up

The 2010 event (now rebranded as the BBC Radio 2 Electric Proms) took place solely in The 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 (collaborators – Leon Russell, Plan B, Rumer[3])

29 October

Robert Plant (collaborators – Band of Joy, London Oriana Choir)

30 October

Neil Diamond with Lulu and Amy MacDonald

2009 line-up

The 2009 event took place solely in The Roundhouse and ran from Tuesday 20 October to Saturday 24 October.

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: Florence + the Machine; Metronomy

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: Saturday Night Fever curated by Robin Gibb, with special guests Ronan Keating, Stephen Gately, Sam Sparro, Sharleen Spiteri, Gabriella Cilmi and Bryn Christopher; Justice, Coldcut via The Radiophonic Workshop; Red Light Company; Fox Cubs; Micachu

Liverpool: Razorlight; Kitty Daisy and Lewis; Thomas Tantrum; Esser

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

Mark Ronson and the BBC Concert Orchestra (with guests Daniel Merriweather, Charlie Waller, Candie Payne, Wale, Ricky Wilson, Sean Lennon and others);[4] The Coral; Editors; Blanche; Charlie Louvin; Sigur Rós; Siouxsie Sioux; Agaskodo Teliverek; Daft Punk's Electroma; The Beatles' Help!; Radio Luxembourg

25 October

Paul McCartney; Soil & "Pimp" Sessions with Jamie Cullum; Hadouken!; The Enemy; The Chemical Brothers; Justice; Tribute to Lal Waterson

26 October

Kaiser Chiefs via David Arnold; Reverend and The Makers; New Cassettes; Cold War Kids; The Metros; Daler Mehndi and The Wolfmen; Bishi; Basquiat Strings with Seb Rochford, Ellery Eskelin and Simon H Fell

27 October

Bloc Party in The Roundhouse Main Space; Kano Presents London Town; Ghetto; Maps

28 October

Ray Davies and Friends; Duke Special; Ben Westbeech; Estelle; The Flaming Lips; Sam Isaac

2006 line-up

Paul Weller with Amy Winehouse and others; Guillemots; Kasabian; The Magic Numbers; Jamiroquai; The Young Knives; Klaxons; The Good, the Bad & the Queen; James Brown with the Sugababes, Max Beesley and the London Community Gospel Choir; Jamie T; The Raconteurs; The Horrors; The View; The Zutons; Jet; The Who; Spencer McGarry Season; Friends of the Bride; Genod Droog. Vashti Bunyan. Donovan both on the same set.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Statement on the BBC Electric Proms". BBC Press release. from the original on 2 February 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  2. ^ Knox, David (16 April 2009). "Airdate: BBC Electric Proms". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  3. ^ "News". Rumer.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
  4. ^ "BBC - Electric Proms 2007 - Mark Ronson and special guests with the BBC Concert Orchestra".

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources BBC Radio 2 Electric Proms news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 1 BBC Radio 2 Electric Proms logo 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 In Australia this program started airing on ABC2 from 1 May 2009 with episodes in a scattered order 2 Contents 1 2010 line up 1 1 28 October 1 2 29 October 1 3 30 October 2 2009 line up 2 1 20 October 2 2 21 October 2 3 22 October 2 4 23 October 2 5 24 October 3 2008 line up 3 1 22 October 3 2 23 October 3 3 24 October 3 4 25 October 3 5 26 October 4 2007 line up 4 1 24 October 4 2 25 October 4 3 26 October 4 4 27 October 4 5 28 October 5 2006 line up 6 See also 7 References 8 External links2010 line up EditThe 2010 event now rebranded as the BBC Radio 2 Electric Proms took place solely in The 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 Edit Elton John collaborators Leon Russell Plan B Rumer 3 29 October Edit Robert Plant collaborators Band of Joy London Oriana Choir 30 October Edit Neil Diamond with Lulu and Amy MacDonald2009 line up EditThe 2009 event took place solely in The Roundhouse and ran from Tuesday 20 October to Saturday 24 October 20 October Edit Robbie Williams Musical Director Trevor Horn 21 October Edit Dizzee Rascal with The Young Punx and the Heritage Orchestra Musical Director Hal Ritson BBC Radio 1Xtra After Party Studio Theatre 22 October Edit London Doves with the London Bulgarian Choir and arrangements by Avshalom Caspi MagazineManchester Florence the Machine Metronomy 23 October Edit Shirley Bassey with the BBC Concert Orchestra Richard Hawley 24 October Edit Roundhouse Smokey Robinson and his band with the BBC Concert Orchestra2008 line up Edit22 October Edit London Burt Bacharach with the BBC Concert Orchestra XX Teens Wild Beasts Africa Express GoldfrappLiverpool Tony Christie 23 October Edit London The Streets Santogold Keane Maddy PriorLiverpool BBC Merseyside Peel Night Milanese Rolo Tomassi 2 Hot 2 Sweat 24 October Edit London Nitin Sawhney and the London Undersound OrchestraLiverpool The Last Shadow Puppets Stephen Fretwell BBC Merseyside event with Steve Lamacq 25 October Edit London Saturday Night Fever curated by Robin Gibb with special guests Ronan Keating Stephen Gately Sam Sparro Sharleen Spiteri Gabriella Cilmi and Bryn Christopher Justice Coldcut via The Radiophonic Workshop Red Light Company Fox Cubs MicachuLiverpool Razorlight Kitty Daisy and Lewis Thomas Tantrum Esser 26 October Edit London Oasis with the Crouch End Festival Chorus Glasvegas Lowkey BBC Introducing Pete and the Pirates General Fiasco Pull in Emergency Chew LipsLiverpool Wave Machines The Maybes Candie and Howard Elliott Payne2007 line up Edit24 October Edit Mark Ronson and the BBC Concert Orchestra with guests Daniel Merriweather Charlie Waller Candie Payne Wale Ricky Wilson Sean Lennon and others 4 The Coral Editors Blanche Charlie Louvin Sigur Ros Siouxsie Sioux Agaskodo Teliverek Daft Punk s Electroma The Beatles Help Radio Luxembourg 25 October Edit Paul McCartney Soil amp Pimp Sessions with Jamie Cullum Hadouken The Enemy The Chemical Brothers Justice Tribute to Lal Waterson 26 October Edit Kaiser Chiefs via David Arnold Reverend and The Makers New Cassettes Cold War Kids The Metros Daler Mehndi and The Wolfmen Bishi Basquiat Strings with Seb Rochford Ellery Eskelin and Simon H Fell 27 October Edit Bloc Party in The Roundhouse Main Space Kano Presents London Town Ghetto Maps 28 October Edit Ray Davies and Friends Duke Special Ben Westbeech Estelle The Flaming Lips Sam Isaac2006 line up EditPaul Weller with Amy Winehouse and others Guillemots Kasabian The Magic Numbers Jamiroquai The Young Knives Klaxons The Good the Bad amp the Queen James Brown with the Sugababes Max Beesley and the London Community Gospel Choir Jamie T The Raconteurs The Horrors The View The Zutons Jet The Who Spencer McGarry Season Friends of the Bride Genod Droog Vashti Bunyan Donovan both on the same set See also Edit BBC portalThe Proms List of music festivals in the United KingdomReferences Edit 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 External links EditBBC Radio 2 Electric Proms at BBC Online Retrieved from https en 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