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Last Night Of The Proms celebrations spill out of London's Royal Albert Hall to events in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

After a packed two months, the 116th ´óÏó´«Ã½ Proms comes to a spectacular end on Saturday 11 September. The world-famous Last Night Of The Proms celebrations extend far beyond London's Royal Albert Hall, as people come together across the UK to be part of the magic of the Last Night.

Ambitious live events take place at Hyde Park in London, Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland, Singleton Park in Swansea, Buile Hill in Salford and Caird Hall in Dundee on Saturday 11 September as a potential audience of 70,000 people gather across the UK to celebrate the end of the world's largest music festival (with millions more watching or listening to the Last Night Of The Proms on ´óÏó´«Ã½ TV and Radio).

The UK-wide event features artists including Renée Fleming and Maxim Rysanov (Royal Albert Hall); Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, José Carreras and Neil Sedaka (Hyde Park); Russell Watson (Hillsborough Castle); John Barrowman (Buile Hill Park); Nicola Benedetti (the Caird Hall); and Catrin Finch (Singleton Park). All six of the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Performing Groups will be in action, together with the Ulster Orchestra and ´óÏó´«Ã½ presenters to mark the conclusion of the annual ´óÏó´«Ã½ Proms season.

The evening culminates in a live big-screen link-up to the Royal Albert Hall for the traditional participatory festivities and flag-waving that round off the world-famous Last Night Of The Proms.

Audiences can also join in at more ´óÏó´«Ã½ Big Screen events than ever before across the UK.

Booking information is available online at bbc.co.uk/proms.

Last Night Of The Proms Celebrations

Royal Albert Hall, London
Renée Fleming (soprano); Maxim Rysanov (viola); ´óÏó´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra, conducted by JiÅ™i Bêlohlavek; ´óÏó´«Ã½ Singers; and ´óÏó´«Ã½ Symphony Chorus.

Radio
Live on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3.

TV
First half live on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Two, second half live on ´óÏó´«Ã½ One.

Online
Live and "listen again" options at bbc.co.uk/proms.

Hyde Park, London
Hosted by Sir Terry Wogan.

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano); Shuna Scott Sendall (soprano), winner of the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 2 Kiri Prize; José Carreras (tenor); Neil Sedaka; Kerry Ellis and Brian May; ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra, conducted by Martin Yates; Björn Again; Nell Bryden; the cast of Jersey Boys; and Serpentine Fire.

Radio
Live on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 2.

TV and online – see below**

Caird Hall, Dundee
Hosted by Kaye Adams

Nicola Benedetti (violin); Lesley Garrett (soprano); Paul Galbraith (guitar); ´óÏó´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Garry Walker; and Dundee Proms Chorus.

Radio
Recorded highlights for broadcast on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Scotland's Classics Unwrapped on Sunday 12 September.

TV
Live on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Two Scotland, with a repeat showing on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Four on Friday 17 September.

Hillsborough Castle, County Down
Hosted by Claire McCollum and Noel Thompson

Russell Watson (tenor); Ulster Orchestra, conducted by Carl Davis; Duke Special; Alexandra Soumm (violin); Brian Finnegan (flute); and Irish Beats.

Radio
Live on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Ulster.

TV and online – see below**

Buile Hill Park, Salford
John Barrowman; Jon Chritos; ´óÏó´«Ã½ Philharmonic, conducted by Stephen Bell; Juliette Pochin (soprano); and Jenny Williams (soprano).

Radio
Live on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Manchester.

TV and online – see below**

Singleton Park, Swansea
Hosted by Aled Jones

Catrin Finch (harp); the Three Welsh Tenors; and Swansea Bach Choir.

Radio
Live on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Wales.

TV and online – see below**

**TV and online

All five Last Night Of The Proms celebrations (in London, Dundee, Salford, Swansea and County Down) will be featured as part of ´óÏó´«Ã½ One, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Two and ´óÏó´«Ã½ HD live coverage of the Last Night Of The Proms.

Digital TV viewers can press the Red Button to watch a selection of ´óÏó´«Ã½ Proms In The Park coverage from around the UK.

NB. Satellite and cable channels will include all five celebrations, while Freeview channels will include Hyde Park only.

Online – ´óÏó´«Ã½ iPlayer available for seven days after the event.

Big Screens

Audiences can also join the Last Night Of The Proms celebrations via one of the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Big Screens around the country – more than ever in 2010: Bradford (Centenary Square); Bristol (Millennium Square); Cardiff (The Hayes); Derby (Market Place); Dover (Market Square); Edinburgh (Festival Square); Leeds (Millennium Square); Leicester (Humberstone Gate); Liverpool (Clayton Square); Manchester (Exchange Square); Middlesbrough (Centre Square); Norwich (Chapelfield Plain); Plymouth (Armada Way); Portsmouth (Guildhall Square); Swindon (Wharf Green); and Waltham Forest (Walthamstow Town Square).

Notes to Editors

The Last Night Of The Proms is the culmination of the world's largest classical music festival, with more than 90 concerts – featuring many of the world's greatest artists and orchestras – as well as a host of extra events including talks, workshops, free performances and family events.

Highlights this year have included the opening weekend with Mahler's Symphony Of A Thousand; Wagner's The Mastersingers of Nuremberg, with Bryn Terfel; and Verdi's Simon Boccanegra with Plácido Domingo.

There were two starry Broadway Proms dedicated to the music of Stephen Sondheim and Rodgers & Hammerstein and the hugely successful Doctor Who Prom returned.

Featured artists included Paul Lewis – who played all of Beethoven's piano concertos – John Eliot Gardiner, Valery Gergiev and Sir Simon Rattle. Maria João Pires returned to the Proms after more than 10 years for an all-Chopin concert, while virtuoso violinist Nicola Benedetti and jazz star Jamie Cullum made their Proms debuts.

The ´óÏó´«Ã½ Proms returns in 2011 on Friday 15 July.

Figures relating to the 2010 season will be released on Friday 10 September.

Booking information online at bbc.co.uk/proms

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