Goose Island’s Hop Party
In september 2019, ROCKAOKE opened the show for Blossoms, Shame and Park Hotel at Goose Island‘s Hop Party @ Oval Space in London.
NME blogged about the event.
“Goose Island’s Hop Party had it all. From fantastic beers and ales, to an exciting twist on karaoke and some of the biggest and best bands in the country, it was quite the exclamation point to round out a summer of great parties.”
“Over in the The Wingman, attendees could take part in a bit of Rockaoke – it’s like karaoke, but instead of naff backing-track and a bewildered audience, there’s a full-live band to singalong with and an eager crowd helping you, too.”
In Bitter Sweet Symphonies, Amy Butcher did a review of the event and said some nice things about ROCKAOKE.
“Before the bands were set to play, I wandered around basking in the sunshine, sipping on my Blossoms SK-Brew to find Rockaoke in action. Now, before this day, I had only heard wonderful things about this act, and yes Rockaoke is definitely an act in itself. Performing karaoke gets kicked up a notch when you’re given the chance to play with a live band and there’s also a crowd cheering you on – this was the perfect way to warm up before settling into a night of live bands.”
In september 2019, ROCKAOKE opened the show for Blossoms, Shame and Park Hotel at Goose Island‘s Hop Party @ Oval Space in London.
NME blogged about the event.
“Goose Island’s Hop Party had it all. From fantastic beers and ales, to an exciting twist on karaoke and some of the biggest and best bands in the country, it was quite the exclamation point to round out a summer of great parties.”
“Over in the The Wingman, attendees could take part in a bit of Rockaoke – it’s like karaoke, but instead of naff backing-track and a bewildered audience, there’s a full-live band to singalong with and an eager crowd helping you, too.”
In Bitter Sweet Symphonies, Amy Butcher did a review of the event and said some nice things about ROCKAOKE.
“Before the bands were set to play, I wandered around basking in the sunshine, sipping on my Blossoms SK-Brew to find Rockaoke in action. Now, before this day, I had only heard wonderful things about this act, and yes Rockaoke is definitely an act in itself. Performing karaoke gets kicked up a notch when you’re given the chance to play with a live band and there’s also a crowd cheering you on – this was the perfect way to warm up before settling into a night of live bands.”
greatest rockaoke video ever
Are you ready to go f****** mental!
We’d been watching this guy in the audience all night. With his BritPop haircut and leather jacket we fancied he might be a bit of a rock star. And so it proved to be…!!!
From the moment he jumped on stage to sing PRETTY VACANT by the Sex Pistols, he was raring to go. Dan had to hold him back as he strained at the leash all the way through the intro. But as soon as we unleashed him with a count-in, he was off.
One of the greatest ROCKAOKE performers we’ve ever had, captured here on video for you all to enjoy.
photos from the marillion weekender
We got some great photos at the Marillion Weekender. Some taken by our own Mathew Slater, and others taken by our new Dutch friend Hans Neels – who also got up to sing with us (see left).
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steve hogarth joins rockaoke on stage
The highlight of ROCKAOKE at the Marillion Weekender was when the band’s singer Steve Hogarth (“H”) got up on the Rockaoke stage at 1am on sunday morning to sing to his adoring fans. He performed 3 songs – Led Zeppelin and The Beatles.
We think he enjoyed it!!!
Make your own minds up – here’s the video…
