- BBC Electric Proms
The BBC Electric Proms is a music festival run by the
BBC held inLondon during October since 2006.The name is taken from
The Proms a classical music festival running since 1895 and maintains 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 involveIndie rock bands incorporating instruments outside of their usual arrangement, most commonly in the form of collaborations with theBBC Concert Orchestra .The festival's headline acts play at
The Roundhouse in Camden but events, which include a programme of film, are not limited to this venue.This year's event will also take place in Liverpool, making it a dual city festival for the first time.
2007 line-up
October 24
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Mark Ronson and theBBC Concert Orchestra (with guestsDaniel Merriweather , Charlie Waller,Candie Payne , Wale,Ricky Wilson and others) [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/electricproms/2007/artists/markronson/ BBC - Electric Proms 2007 - Mark Ronson and special guests with the BBC Concert Orchestra ] ]
*The Coral
*Editors
*Blanche
*Charlie Louvin
*Sigur Rós
*Siouxsie Sioux
*Agaskodo Teliverek
*Daft Punk's Electroma
* The Beatles' Help!
*Radio LuxembourgOctober 25
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Paul McCartney
*Soil & "Pimp" Sessions withJamie Cullum
*Hadouken!
*The Enemy
*The Chemical Brothers
*Justice
*Tribute to Lal Waterson October 26
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Kaiser Chiefs viaDavid 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 October 27
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Kano Presents London Town
*Ghetto
*Bloc Party in The Roundhouse Main Space
* MapsOctober 28
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Ray Davies and Friends
*Duke Special
*Ben Westbeech
*Estelle
*The Flaming Lips
*Sam Isaac More acts have to be announced
2006 line-up
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Genod droog
* Paul Weller
* Guillemots
*Kasabian
*The Magic Numbers
*Jamiroquai
*The Young Knives
*Klaxons
*The Good, the Bad and the Queen
* James Brown, Godfather of Soul
*Jamie T
*The Raconteurs
*The Horrors
* The View
*The Zutons
* Jet
*The Who
*Friends Of The Bride See also
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List of music festivals in the United Kingdom References
External links
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/electricproms/ BBC official site]
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