charity events
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An ideal fundraising strategy, ROCKAOKE has helped raise money for Red Nose Day, the Alzheimer’s Society and more.
do something funny for money
If you want to inject some real fun into your fundraiser then look no further than ROCKAOKE. The band have headlined many a successful event for non-profit organisations including Comic Relief, Crisis and Fight for Sight, all in the name of charity.
The crowning achievement of these: two incredible nights of roll n’ roll at the Empire Music Hall, Belfast in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society, the UK’s leading support and research charity for people living with dementia, their families and carers. ROCKAOKE history was made here when The One And Only Chesney Hawkes jumped onstage to belt out his number one hit from the 90s.
charity fundraisers
ROCKAOKE have played a part in some great events over the years. Here are a few examples.
Michelle Keegan
Coronation Street star Michelle Keegan turns sexy rock chick for Manchester gig
Coronation Street star Michelle Keegan has turned rock chick ahead of taking to the microphone for a night of singing for charity in Manchester .
The actress, who plays Tina McIntyre in the ITV1 show, donned spike-heeled ankle boots, a blue minidress and a Flying V guitar ahead of joining a host of other soap stars to sing karaoke, accompanied by live band Rockaoke.
Keegan’s co-stars Helen Flanagan (Rosie Webster), Brooke Vincent (Sophie Webster), Shobna Gulati (Sunita Alahan), Sasha Parkinson (Sian Powers), Nikki Patel (Amber Alahan), and Graeme Hawley (John Stape) will also show off their vocals at the event, which raises money for Blesma (British Limbless Ex-Servicemen Association) and Macmillan Cancer Support.
Other stars getting involved include Emmerdale’s Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle), Hollyoaks actors Andrew Moss (Rhys Ashworth) Gerard McCarthy (Kris Fisher) and Helen Pearson (Frankie Osborne), along with some surprise guests.
Who nose the rose?
Who nose the rose?
“Let em say we’re crazy, I don’t care about that, put your hand in my hand baby, don’t ever look baaaacccck”
As we valiantly sang those words at 11:32 last night I imagine most people in The Rose, especially those on stage, were questioning our sanity.
It had all started 3 and a half hours earlier, when at the beginning of our Red Nose Rockaoke night we rather foolishly guaranteed that everyone who wanted to sing would get at least one song. It’s for charity after all, what’s a band to do? And so we rocked and rocked and rocked until we had squeezed all the sweat and energy from our foreheads, strings, drums, lights, the rockstars, the pub and it’s staff. I’m pretty sure the door said “thank f@*k for that” when I closed it on the way out.
By the time the third set came around, the last tube catchers had made theirs moves and we were left with a slightly smaller, unquestionably drunker but nonetheless resolutely rocking red nose massive. They were in for a treat however as we unleashed a volley of dirty rock anthems to tie the night up. The might of Starship’s Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now carried us all home on a Red Nose shaped cloud and even now my ears are still ringing. All in all we busted through the best part of 40 songs in 3 hours, raised around £900 for Red Nose Day and agreed that this felt like the start of a beautiful relationship.
This year The Rose, next year Wembley.
ROCKAOKE @ CRISIS
ROCKAOKE have been working with CRISIS, the national charity for homeless people, for many years.
Each year, between Christmas and New Year, the band head down to the Crisis shelter in London to spread a bit of seasonal cheer. Singing with a live band is always a big hit with the guests at the shelter and it is always one of the band’s favourite gigs of the year.
They usually find themselves in good company too. One year they arrived to find a young ginger haired lad on stage before them. They congratulated him on his performance, which was great! Little did they realise it was an as yet unknown Ed Sheeran!
charity event photos
Some of our favourite photos from the most amazing ROCKAOKE fundraisers.
Red Nose Rockaoke – 2011
Empire, Belfast 2009
Empire, Belfast 2008
charity event testimonials
Rockaoke were amazing especially Kirsty for calming me down and assuring me that people would get up and sing. Thank you for the most incredible night.
Thanks so much to you guys for putting on a wicked night of entertainment. You guys are great party starters and entertainers, and would happily recommend and book you again. 🙂
The party was AMAZING… I have had so many comments about how awesome you guys were… it was exactly what I wanted! I loved seeing everyone enjoying themselves so much and the smiles on everyones faces were the best birthday present I could have asked for!
just wanted to say how much we enjoyed Saturday night!! it was better than we could have imagined and made our whole hen weekend!! will be recommending you guys to everyone!!!!!!
Wow, what a night! Just wanted to drop you a note to say a huge huge thank you. Everyone is raving about you all! The stage looked amazing and you’re such great musicians. Matt you were a fab MC and also so very helpful at the set-up stage. I knew it could be a great night, but you all made it one of our most memorable parties – ever! Thank you once again for making everyone’s night/week/year/decade….!
Thank you so much for last night, I see a lot of sore heads today so that is a sign of a good night.
The London Cocktail Club have had the pleasure of working together with the Rockaoke team for over a year. To quote Time Out they are one of “The best wtf experience in London!!”. There are few people who manage to create such an amazing rock n’roll atmosphere. Guests always leaving the bar shouting “See you next time!!” . They are amazing for business and a very talented, golden team who are all great to work with!
I have worked with Rockaoke for over 6 years now and would highly recommend them to anyone looking for a fun and energetic experience to suggest to their clients or for private parties, etc. They are always on hand and ready to come up with ideas that fit in with most themes but the fact that they can tweak their line-ups to fit in to most spaces (and budgets) make them a godsend.
I’ve used then numerous times over the years but great examples of how they have worked for events are when we used them for our Members Halloween night (Scaryaoke) – full band set up for 120 guests with Mat comparing and whipping the crowd in to a frenzy dressed as a well fed vampire. I’ve also used them really well in a stripped back format for clients like Google and Undercurrent, where they set up in a 2 piece acoustic style format for 35 guests (Acoustaoke). They have also worked well for weddings and once at a Barmitzvh (which was awesome!).
They are great guys, there is not a thing they cannot do and I would not hesitate to recommend them for any type of event. Except a funeral I suppose.
charity event news
Funding Neuro – Monsters of Rockaoke
Are you in Glasgow on saturday 29th october? Here is your chance to come along and enjoy a night of Monsters of Rockaoke fun with a special spooky buffet to reflect Halloween weekend. This is a Funding Neuro event with a difference – we want our guests to have fun, dance, enjoy and if the mood […]
Rockaoke in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society
What: A supersonic extravaganza featuring Rockaoke, the UK’s greatest live karaoke rock band, celebrity judges (including BBC Radio 6 Music’s Shaun Keaveny), DJ’s, drinks promotions and exclusive rock star raffle, all in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society, the UK’s leading support and research charity for people living with dementia, their families and carers. When: Friday […]
RED NOSE ROCKAOKE @ Jojo’s
WHO DARES SINGS… … GRAB YOUR MATES, A RED NOSE, AND PREPARE TO LIVE THE DREAM WITH THE WORLD FAMOUS ROCKAOKE BAND! ROCKAOKE are fundraising for Red Nose Day again, this time by hosting a special event where DARES are the order of the day. Why don’t you pay for your friends to sing a […]
Japan Tsunami Fundraiser
Please join us in our efforts to raise money for all those affected. We are having a fundraising evening packed full of great entertainment The massive earthquake and resulting tsunami that struck Japan on 11 March have caused widespread destruction and suffering. More than 8,000 people have died in the disaster, thousands are injured and […]
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