Ray Davies @ BBC Electric Proms

[victoria]

Embargoed until 10pm 10.09.07

Five days, eight venues and over 80 artists

Music maestro Ray Davies joins the latest names for the 2007 BBC Electric Proms

The BBC Electric Proms today confirmed more artists who have been added to the bill for this year’s five-day event. The festival, dedicated to creating new moments in music, is taking place in Camden, London from 24th to 28th October with tickets going on sale this Wednesday, 12th September at midday.

There will be more than 80 artists performing in total. The following bands and artists have been added to the bill today (in bold) with more to follow:

Wednesday, 24th October

Mark Ronson and the BBC Concert Orchestra and guests
The Coral
Editors
Blanche
Charlie Louvin
Sigur Rós

John Peel Night at the Electric Ballroom
Siouxsie Sioux
Agaskodo Teliverek

Thursday, 25th October

Paul McCartney
SOIL & “PIMP” SESSIONS with Jamie Cullum
Hadouken
The Enemy
The Chemical Brothers
Justice
Tribute to Lal Waterson

Friday, 26th October

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

Saturday, 27th October

Kano
Ghetto

Sunday, 28th October

Ray Davies with The Crouch End Chorus and special guests
Duke Special
Ben Westbeech
Estelle

BBC Introducing

Across the week, new artists and bands that have been championed via BBC networks and local radio stations will also have the opportunity to perform at the festival. These include:

Radio Luxembourg
New Cassettes
The Riff Raff & Riz MC
Sam Isaac

BBC Electric Proms film programme

BBC Electric Proms is about more than just live music performances. The festival will also be screening a number of new and classic works including films from Sigur Rós, Daft Punk and The Flaming Lips. There will also be a new film on Bob Dylan and an exclusive screening of The Beatles' Help! which has been digitally remastered in anticipation of its first ever DVD release.

For details of all Electric Proms performances and the film programme please visit the website bbc.co.uk/electricproms.

Festival Director Lorna Clarke said, “Now that we are in our second year as a festival, artists have a greater sense of what we are trying to achieve with the Electric Proms. I am delighted that the concepts that have been outlined by these artists reflect the ambition and overall objectives of the Electric Proms.”

For further ticket information and TX details please visit:

bbc.co.uk/electricproms

BBC Electric Proms information hotline: [phone]
Mini-Com: 020 7485 9009

[HollyH]

Thanks for the info -- and welcome, Victoria!!

[franklima]

Other than Ray there is not one other person or band I'd really want to see I mean Macca and the Kaiser Chiefs I could take or leave

[Smiley]

I could go at least 3 nights!

[blamo]

ray day will be here soon cant wait

[Smiley]

I don't know WHOSE dog and gee-tar case that is... but it ISN't RD's! LOL! ;D

[nancyb]

And how come their is only like one floozie in line and the rest are all guys. I find that very suspicious

[no44]

;D

[apeman]

The gig was on repeat every 40 mins on bbc interactive services...mostly old stuff one or two tracks from the new album.

[HollyH]

YOu can get the whole show online as well -- there's a link to it somewhere here...