    the proms, more formally known as the bbc proms, or the henry wood promenade concerts presented by the bbc, is an eight-week summer season of daily orchestral classical music concerts and other events held annually, predominantly in the royal albert hall in london. founded in 1895, each season currently consists of more than 70 concerts in the albert hall, a series of chamber concerts at cadogan hall, additional proms in the park events across the united kingdom on the last night, and associated educational and children's events. in 2009 the total number of concerts reached 100 for the first time. in the context of classical music festivals, jiÅÃ­ bÄlohlÃ¡vek has described the proms as "the world's largest and most democratic musical festival".jiÅÃ­ bÄlohlÃ¡vek, speech from the last night of the proms 2007, 8 september 2007. prom is short for promenade concert, a term which originally referred to outdoor concerts in london's pleasure gardens, where the audience was free to stroll around while the orchestra was playing. in fact this tradition has been revived in parks and stately homes around the uk at promenade concerts such as the battle proms. in the context of the bbc proms promming now refers to the use of the standing areas inside the hall (the arena and gallery) for which ticket prices are much lower than for the reserved seating. single-concert standing promming tickets for either the arena or gallery can be bought only on the day of the concert, which can give rise to long queues for well-known artists or works. proms concert-goers, particularly those who stand, are sometimes described as "promenaders", but are most commonly referred to as "prommers". prommers can buy full-season tickets instead for guaranteed entry to every concert in the season (until 20 minutes before the concert is due to start), although not the assurance of a particular standing position. a number of prommers are particularly keen in their attendance. in 1997, one programme in the bbc documentary series modern times covered this dedicated following of enthusiasts. ==history==  ===origins and sir henry wood=== promenade concerts had existed in london's pleasure gardens since the mid 18th century, but on 10 august 1895 impresario robert newman arranged the first series of indoor promenade concerts, in the queen's hall in [[langham place, lo
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