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Madness are bringing the curtain down on BBC Television Centre with a concert outside the iconic building on Friday. Madness brought the curtain down on BBC Television Centre with a concert outside the iconic building on Friday.
The ska band are playing a mixture of old songs and new tracks in front of the venue, which is closing its doors on Easter Sunday after 53 years. The ska band played a mixture of old songs and new tracks in front of the venue, which is closing its doors on Easter Sunday after 53 years.
The show, which began at 19:30 GMT, is being screened live on BBC Four, followed by a special programme where a host of stars share TV Centre memories. The show was screened live on BBC Four and was followed by a special programme where a host of stars share TV Centre memories.
Madness said they were "honoured" to be chosen to play the farewell gig.Madness said they were "honoured" to be chosen to play the farewell gig.
A statement from the band, who shot to fame in 1979 with their cover of ska legend Prince Buster's One Step Beyond, read: "We've played at some exciting places in London lately but the closing of BBC TV Centre... well... that is close to our hearts.A statement from the band, who shot to fame in 1979 with their cover of ska legend Prince Buster's One Step Beyond, read: "We've played at some exciting places in London lately but the closing of BBC TV Centre... well... that is close to our hearts.
"As a band we grew up there, those walls have plenty of Madness tales to tell, a sad day, the end of an era. Oh, but what a celebration.""As a band we grew up there, those walls have plenty of Madness tales to tell, a sad day, the end of an era. Oh, but what a celebration."
The band are performing new material from their recent album Oui, Oui, Si, Si, Ja, Ja, Da, Da, alongside hits including Baggy Trousers and Our House. The band performed new material from their recent album Oui, Oui, Si, Si, Ja, Ja, Da, Da, alongside hits including Baggy Trousers and Our House.
Before they played their set in front of a selected audience - with hundreds more expected outside - Madness appeared on The One Show recalling their favourite TV Centre moments. Before they played their set in front of a selected audience - with many others gathering outside the building's gates - Madness appeared on The One Show recalling their favourite TV Centre moments.
The 1960s building in west London, once the home of Top of the Pops and Blue Peter, was sold for £200m. It closes on 31 March and will be redeveloped into a hotel, flats, a cinema and office space.The 1960s building in west London, once the home of Top of the Pops and Blue Peter, was sold for £200m. It closes on 31 March and will be redeveloped into a hotel, flats, a cinema and office space.
The main television studios will be retained and refurbished for leasing out to production companies, including the BBC, from 2014.The main television studios will be retained and refurbished for leasing out to production companies, including the BBC, from 2014.
The transition to the Corporation's new London home, New Broadcasting House, in central London, began in October last year.The transition to the Corporation's new London home, New Broadcasting House, in central London, began in October last year.
The Madness concert will be followed on BBC Four by Goodbye Television Centre, a two-hour show hosted by former BBC Chairman Michael Grade. The Madness concert was followed on BBC Four by Goodbye Television Centre, a two-hour show hosted by former BBC Chairman Michael Grade.
The programme features interviews with some of the biggest names to perform at the venue, including Sir David Attenborough, Penelope Keith, Ronnie Corbett, Sir Michael Parkinson, Sir Terry Wogan and Sir David Jason. The programme featured interviews with some of the biggest names to perform at the venue, including Sir David Attenborough, Penelope Keith, Ronnie Corbett, Sir Michael Parkinson, Sir Terry Wogan and Sir David Jason.