Festival Diary
The events and gigs of the BBC Electric Proms hour by hour.
Thursday 26 October 2006
15.00
Thursday's events kick off with the film 'Awesome I Shot That!'. A Beastie Boys gig recorded from the different perspectives of 50 passionate audience members.
18.45
Damon Albarn introduces Young Tiger and the 'London Is The Place For Me Allstars' to the crowd in the Main Space. It's Young Tiger's first major performance in nearly fifty years and he's clearly enjoying himself as he sings about what life was like in Black London - landlords, dreams of Africa, the Coronation and the new Jazz craze. A fantastic Calypso performance.
19.20
The second annual John Peel night kicks off at Camden's Electric Ballroom with The Horrors. Their Zombie Garage rock, big hair and eye make up is a hit with the fans.
19.30
The View demonstrate why they're Bobby Gillespie's favourite new band with a storming set at The Barfly.
19.30
Billy Bragg performs a combination of classic tracks from his back catalogue as well as some brand new material in the FREEDM studio for 6 Music. He's joined by rising star of the folk scene Seth Lakeman for two songs.
21.00
Backed by his band twenty year old Jamie T performs in the Main Space. His modern tales of everyday South London life get a warm reception from the crowd as Damon Albarn and Paul Simonon look on.
20.30
Squarepusher's fusion of electronica, jazz and drum and bass produce an electrifying show at the Electric Ballroom. Tom Jenkinson wows the crowd with his fantastic bass playing.
20.40
Jet headline Zane Lowe's Radio 1 night at a packed Barfly. Nic Cester looks the complete rock star in his red velvet jacket as the band perform tracks from their new album 'Shine On', which clearly takes inspiration from their fellow countrymen AC/DC.".
21.30
Damon Albarn turns the clock back to the turn of the century as his gang of vagabonds, The Good, The Bad and The Queen, headline the Main Space. Highlights of this magical set include new single "Herculean" and "Three Changes". Damon looks a picture in his shabby suit and top hat.
21.40
The Raconteurs produce a fantastic set at the Electric Ballroom, performing tracks from their debut album 'Broken Boy Soldiers'. Jack White and his friends clearly love every minute of this gig which leaves the crowd wanting more.
21.30
Vashti Bunyan delighted a packed FREEDM studio with a selection of songs from both her albums and was the proud recipient of a large bouquet of flowers from a devoted fan. Donovan then ran through a selection of classics including 'Season Of The Witch' and 'Catch The Wind'. He took pride in introducing the enraptured audience to his guitar Kelly.
