Neil Diamond
Playing
Saturday 30 October
The Roundhouse
Diamond Is The Proms' Best Friend
After a career spanning five decades, over 128 million worldwide record sales, three dozen Top Forty hits, a Grammy and a Golden Globe, Neil Diamond was just getting started. The legendary singer-songwriter was then lined up to create his very own new moments in music at the closing night of the Radio 2 Electric Proms 2010.
The very special gig showcased this incredible performer as he revisited the songs he loves and his own classic back catalogue of music in the intimate surroundings of the Roundhouse. Best known for writing and performing classic songs like I'm A Believer, Sweet Caroline and I Am... I Said, his performance featured a journey through some glittering hits plus, for the first time, live tracks from his forthcoming album, Dreams. Dreams features some of the greatest songs of the rock era, including tracks from The Beatles, Leonard Cohen, The Eagles and Randy Newman.
You could have listened to the broadcast live on Radio 2 at 20:00, Saturday 30 October and then watched 'A Night With Neil Diamond' on BBC Two on Saturday 13 November. This featured highlights of the Radio 2 Electric Proms, together with an exclusive documentary about Neil's prolific and rich music career, featuring an interview with the man himself.
BBC Music
Photo Gallery
Setlist
- 1.Beautiful Noise
- 2.Blue Jeans
- 3.Hello Again
- 4.Play Me
- 5.Solitary Man
- 6.Girl You'll Be a Woman Soon
- 7.Cherry Cherry
- 8.Midnight Train to Georgia
- 9.Ain't No Sunshine
- 10.I'm a Believer
- 11.The Boat That I Row (With Lulu)
- 12.I'm a Fool for You (With Lulu)
- 13.Pretty Amazing Grace
- 14.Shilo (Amy MacDonald solo)
- 15.This is the Life (Amy MacDonald solo)
- 16.Holly Holy
- 17.Cracklin' Rose
- 18.I Am... I Said
- 19.Sweet Caroline
- 20.Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show
Press Reviews
Neil Diamond - review
The Guardian
An encore of the gospel-hued Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show brings this year's Electric Proms to a rousing close.
REVIEW: NEIL DIAMOND
Daily Express
Neil Diamond touched base with his younger self, transforming Iim A Believer from a teenybop anthem into a more measured and mature ballad.
Neil Diamond, BBC Electric Proms, Roundhouse, review
Daily Telegraph
Neil Diamond created an electric atmosphere at the Roundhouse with revelatory new renditions.
Up close with the King of charm Neil Diamond
This Is London
Reaching out, touching me, touching you? You bet. The kid's done good.
Classic Albums
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Touching You, Touching Me
You'd need a gnarly heart not to be touched by Diamond's drive here.
Touching You, Touching Me album review at bbc.co.uk/music -
Beautiful Noise
There's a highly pleasant lightness to nearly all of this album.
Beautiful Noise album review -
You Don't Bring Me Flowers
A chirpy album entirely brought about by a completely unplanned single.
You Don't Bring Me Flowers album review -
The Jazz Singer
Diamond's biggest hit in the States, this soundtrack shifted over six million.
The Jazz Singer album review -
Home Before Dark
He shows enough humorous self-effacement to make up for any past crimes of pride.
Home Before Dark album review
Last Tracks played on the BBC
- September Morn
- BBC Radio 2 | Ken Bruce
- Cracklin' Rosie
- BBC Radio 2 | Going Out with Alan Carr
- Solitary Man
- BBC Radio 2 | Steve Wright in the Afternoon
- Sweet Caroline
- BBC Radio 2 | The Early Breakfast Show
- Kentucky Woman
- BBC Radio 2 | Alex Lester
