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Siouxsie Siouxsie pays tribute to John Peel at Electric Proms Plus airs new material from 'Mantaray' 1 hour ago
Punk icon
Siouxsie Sioux debuted a selection of songs from her new album
'Mantaray' at the
Electric Proms in
London last night (October 24).
Sioux, clad from head to foot in tight leather and sporting a wild
Banshee-era hairdo, was performing at
Camden's
Electric Ballroom for the
Electric Proms'
John Peel Night, in honour of the late broadcaster, who died three years ago.
The singer's previous band,
Siouxsie And The Banshees, were originally signed when punk-loving
Peel thrust them into the spotlight with one of his legendary
Peel Sessions in the late 1970s.
Sioux aired new single
'Here Comes That Day', released next week (October 29), plus new material from her latest solo album, alongside old
Banshees favourites, including
'Dear Prudence' and
'Hong Kong Garden'. She finished the gig with a cover of
The Doors' classic
'Hello, I Love You'.
Siouxsie Sioux played:
'Dear Prudence'
'Arabian Knights'
'Hong Kong Garden'
'They Follow You'
'Here Comes That Day'
'Drone Zone'
'Sea Of Tranquillity'
'If It Doesn't Kill You'
'Loveless'
'One Mile Below'
'About To Happen'
'Into A Swan'
'Hello, I Love You'
'Cish Cash'
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