BBC Radio 2 Electric Proms
The BBC Radio 2 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.
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.
2010 line-up
The 2010 event 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
29 October
30 October
with Lulu and Amy MacDonald2009 line-up
The 2009 event took place solely in The Roundhouse and ran from Tuesday 20 October to Saturday 24 October.20 October
21 October
with The Young Punx and the Heritage Orchestra.BBC Radio 1Xtra After Party
22 October
London:Doves with the London Bulgarian Choir and arrangements by Avshalom Caspi; MagazineManchester: Florence + the Machine; Metronomy
23 October
with the BBC Concert Orchestra; Richard Hawley24 October
Roundhouse: Smokey Robinson and his band with the BBC Concert Orchestra2008 line-up
22 October
London: Burt Bacharach with the BBC Concert Orchestra; XX Teens; Wild Beasts; Africa Express; GoldfrappLiverpool: Tony Christie
23 October
London: The Streets; Santogold; Keane; Maddy PriorLiverpool: BBC Merseyside Peel Night – Milanese; Rolo Tomassi; 2 Hot 2 Sweat
24 October
London: Nitin Sawhney and the London Undersound OrchestraLiverpool: 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; MicachuLiverpool: 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 LipsLiverpool: Wave Machines; The Maybes?; Candie and Howard; Elliott Payne