Nationwide Mercury Prize Awards Tonight
2008 Nationwide Mercury Prize Awards Show, Tuesday, 9 September, that's tonight people…
The Nationwide Mercury Prize Awards Show is being held Tuesday evening, 9 September in London and will feature live performances from many of this year’s shortlisted artists including The Last Shadow Puppets, Elbow, Estelle, Neon Neon, Adele, Laura Marling and British Sea Power. The event will culminate with the live announcement of the overall winner of the 2008 Prize.
Many of the artists are flying into the UK especially for the prestigious event, which will be broadcast on BBC Two, Radio 1 and Radio 2 throughout next week. BBC Two will be broadcasting live coverage of the event from 10pm on the night presented by Lauren Laverne and Jools Holland. BBC Two will also be broadcasting a 65 minute special on Friday 12 September at 11.35pm.
The 2008 Albums of the Year are:
Adele 19
British Sea Power Do You Like Rock Music?
Burial Untrue
Elbow The Seldom Seen Kid
Estelle Shine
Laura Marling Alas I Cannot Swim
Neon Neon Stainless Style
Portico Quartet Knee-Deep In The NorthSea
Rachel Unthank & The Winterset The Bairns
Radiohead In Rainbows
Robert Plant Alison Krauss Raising Sand
The Last Shadow Puppets The Age Of The Understatement