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Elbow bass player Pete Turner has revealed the song which the band have written exclusively for the BBC’s coverage of this year’s London Olympics Games will receive its premiere in March.

Live4ever’s Essential Listening end of year retrospective continues today with our pick of the tracks and EPs which have crossed the Live4ever Ezine‘s path during the past twelve months.

Featuring stand-out singles from some of the rock world’s best established artists, as well as plenty of impressive releases from a selection of our favourite new bands, we hope the rundown will inspire you to both check out the artists featured, and let us know of your own highlights from 2011 by leaving a comment below.

And if your nearest and dearest isn’t included today, be sure to check back next Wednesday to see if they are featured on the third and final instalment of our 2011 recap, Live4ever’s Essential Listening 2011 – The Albums.

BBC favourites Elbow have been chosen to soundtrack the station’s coverage of next summer’s Olympic Games.

The Lancashire band have written a six-minute song for the BBC, something which frontman Guy Garvey has described as “a real responsibility’, which will be used as the corporation’s theme throughout the London games.

Occasionally, a band and a venue will fit together so perfectly you begin to wonder if they were formed and built with each other in mind.

The Beatles had the Cavern, the Ramones had CBGB’s, Queen had Wembley, Oasis had Maine Road. And now, it seems the unique surroundings of the Manchester Cathedral may just prove to be the closest thing Elbow will ever get to a bankable home fixture.

Elbow‘s special, one-off gig at the Manchester Cathedral next week will be screened live in the city via a BBC Big Screen event at at Exchange Square.

Elbow frontman Guy Garvey has said ‘he doesn’t get’ Nirvana during one of a series of interviews being conducted by Q Magazine as part of its 25th anniversary promotions.

Elbow will be joined by the likes of King Creosote and Goldfrapp at this year’s Mencap Little Noise Sessions gigs in London.

The multi Mercury-nominated band lead the first names to be confirmed for this year’s series of shows, which will take place at the St John-at-Hackney church towards the end of November.

Elbow have unveiled details of a special, one-off Manchester show to take place next month.

The band, who released the Mercury-nominated album ‘Build a Rocket Boys!‘ earlier this year, will perform at the Manchester Cathedral on October 27th.

British bands Coldplay, Elbow and Snow Patrol are among the acts confirmed to appear at a special fund-raising gig at the MEN Arena next month as part of the BBC‘s annual Children In Need charity event.

Pop superstar Lady Gaga will also appear at the show, which has been organised by Take That‘s Gary Barlow, who has outlined his delight at this year’s line-up.

Latest single released from the Mercury-nominated ‘Build a Rocket Boys!’, out today (August 8th)