BBC promise Sam Smith’s Proms performance will be “entirely appropriate” after past ‘Satanic’ backlash
nme.comBBC have promised that Sam Smith‘s upcoming Proms performance will be “entirely appropriate” after their past ‘Satanic’ backlash.Smith has been announced as a headline act for this year’s BBC Proms on August 2 under their expanding pop programme.
They will perform their 2014 debut album ‘In The Lonely Hour’ in its entirety. Tickets for the event will go on sale on May 18 and can be purchased here.The broadcasting company made sure to reassure Prom-goers that Smith’s set will be appropriate for the occasion.“I think what you’ll see is a performance that is entirely appropriate for the Proms and entirely appropriate for the audience in attendance,” said Radio 3 director Sam Jackson (per Metro).He went on to share that the focus would be on Smith’s music, which will be played alongside a unique orchestral arrangement.
Jackson added: “This will be the only opportunity to see Sam Smith in the UK this year.”“This is very much a Prom – it’s not Sam Smith at the Royal Albert Hall,” Jackson concluded.
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