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Oasis to close 91Èȱ¬ Electric Proms 2008
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 Tickets on sale 8.15am, Tuesday 30 September
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Music giants Oasis to headline final day of 91Èȱ¬ Electric Proms
with a unique performance
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Scottish rockers Glasvegas confirmed as support
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The 91Èȱ¬ Electric Proms today announced Oasis as the final headliner to complete this year's festival bill.
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The world-renowned band will draw the event to a close when they take to the stage at the Roundhouse in London on Sunday 26 October following five days of music in both London and Liverpool.
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Oasis are set to treat music fans to a very special performance at the festival and will be accompanied by the Crouch End Festival Chorus.
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This marks yet another landmark in the band's outstanding career to date.
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Noel Gallagher said: "We are doing the Electric Proms, and we're doing it with the Crouch End Choir as well... there's 50 odd of them... because some of the songs on the album have got a 50-piece choir on them.
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"So we're gonna do a night at the Proms with that lot, it should be good actually. Ennio Morricone uses them for his spaghetti western stuff in England, so I'm already looking forward to that because I've never played the Roundhouse and I've never done the Proms."
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Festival Director Lorna Clarke added: "The closing night of the 91Èȱ¬ Electric Proms has seen some legendary music acts take to the stage, including Ray Davies and The Who.
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"Oasis are the perfect choice to close this year's event and bring a massive performance to an iconic and intimate London music venue."
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The Electric Proms are taking place in two cities for the first time in the event's three-year history. Both London and Liverpool will host the festival from Wednesday 22 to Sunday 26 October 2008.
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More than 60 acts will perform at the event, which is bigger than ever.
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Tickets for Oasis will go on sale at 8.15am on Tuesday 30 September 2008 from bbc.co.uk/electricproms.
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All other tickets are already on sale.
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Glasvegas have also been confirmed as support for the Oasis performance.
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Today's announcement sees Oasis join a range of artists already confirmed to perform from Burt Bacharach to Razorlight, Chaka Khan to The Streets and The Last Shadow Puppets to Nitin Sawhney.
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Full line-up details can be found at bbc.co.uk/electricproms.
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The Oasis performance will be broadcast on 91Èȱ¬ Radio 1 from 9.00pm on 26 October, and on 91Èȱ¬ Two at 10.45pm on the same day.
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All of the performances from the 91Èȱ¬ Electric Proms can be accessed either at the venues, watching and listening on the 91Èȱ¬, or by interacting with red button technology and on mobile.
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The 91Èȱ¬ announces today more of the line-up for this year's
Electric Proms.
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To mark the 30th anniversary of Saturday Night
Fever topping the charts in the UK, Robin Gibb will perform
alongside very special guests including Ronan Keating, Stephen
Gateley, Sam Sparro, Sharleen Spiteri, Gabriella Cilmi and Bryn
Christopher with the 91Èȱ¬ Concert Orchestra in London's
Roundhouse.
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The musical director for the show, on Saturday 25 October, will be Anne Dudley,
the Oscar-winning composer, arranger and producer.
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The following tracks
from the album will be performed by the star-studded line-up:
Stayin' Alive, How Deep Is Your Love, Night Fever, More Than A
Woman, If I Can't Have You, Fifth Of Beethoven, Manhattan
Skyline, Night On Disco Mountain, Jive Talkin', You Should Be
Dancing, Boogie Shoes, Salsation, K-Jee and Disco Inferno.
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Electric Proms on the 91Èȱ¬
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The festival can be viewed and heard via a number of different platforms on the 91Èȱ¬.
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Radio – there will be live and recorded broadcasts from all areas of the festival on 91Èȱ¬ Radio 1, 91Èȱ¬ Radio 2, 1Xtra, 91Èȱ¬ 6 Music, BB Asian Network and 91Èȱ¬ Radio Merseyside.
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TV – highlights from this year's 91Èȱ¬ Electric Proms will be screened on 91Èȱ¬ Two and 91Èȱ¬ Four with additional performances available to digital viewers via their red button interactive service.
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Online – performances will be available to watch for a week after the festival along with photos and interviews at bbc.co.uk/electricproms.
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Full listings information on the Electric Proms website at bbc.co.uk/electricproms.
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91Èȱ¬ Electric Proms information hotline: 03703 333 432.
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