With her darkly romantic songs and hugely charismatic stage presence, Florence Welch performed a stripped back set as part of the BBC New Music Shorts event.

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Doves took to the Roundhouse stage with the London Bulgarian Choir for a brand new performance, reworking the band's music for the BBC Electric Proms audience.

Doves
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The reformed Manchester post-punk legends performed, for the first time ever, a set featuring selected A and B sides from their singles.

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Performing as part of the BBC New Music Shorts event, Metronomy played a set of luminous electro pop, accessorised by lamps strapped to their chests.

Metronomy
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Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish were joined by their Song Wars competition winners for live renditions of some classic numbers, previews of brand new songs and general nonsense.

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In partnership with 6 Music, BBC Electric Proms has commissioned two New Music Shorts in 2009, by rising directors Ninian Doff and Keith McCarthy. The resultant films will be shown before performances by Metronomy and Florence and the Machine.

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