Welcome to our Rockaoke Blog! Follow our posts to stay up to date with gig announcements, press features, festival news and everything Rockaoke.
About us:
ROCKAOKE are the UKs original, BEST and only SPECIALIST live karaoke band, inviting their audience to “live the dream” by taking to the stage and singing with a live rock band…
“One of London’s finest WTF experiences!” – Timeout London
A “beloved institution” – Rolling Stone
Rockaoke have been running regular nights in London for the last 10 years, giving people the platform to lose their inhibitions and unleash their inner rockstar!!
Our nights have seen us take on such venues as Punk, The Phoenix, Proud Galleries, AAA Bar, The London Cocktail Club and the iconic Madame Jojo’s.
Now with a new roster of regular monthly nights, including one in Sheffield, the birth place of Rockaoke, you can sing with Rockaoke on most Friday nights, with the addition of a monthly Thursday and Sunday.
Our Rockaoke Nights are as follows:
1st Friday of the month – Radicals and Victuallers – Islington.
1st Thursday of the month – The Dogstar, Brixton.
2nd Friday of the month – Tooting Tram and Social, Tooting.
Last Friday of the month – The Star of Kings, Kings Cross.
Last Friday of the month – The Mulberry, Sheffield.
For one of the most fun nights you can have without getting arrested…….then come to one of our nights!
Which pop star are you going to be?!!? Get ready to party like it’s 1999 at this unique and hilarious fundraising night for the Crystal Palace Festival with ROCKAOKE and CLUB DE FROMAGE! Together for the first time in their infamous histories, this is a night not to be missed! Dress up as your favourite rock star from the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s or 00’s and partay to some great cheesy tunes!
Forget Karaoke! ROCKAOKE is your chance to sing with a live rock band and be the lead singer you always wanted to be. Live the dream and take the audience by storm! Sign up by emailing us your tune choice and get rehearsing.
CLUB DE FROMAGE bring their ridiculously fun and silliest dance routines, air-guitar, sing-a-longs, pop, rock and the legendary Fromage meat pie raffle to south London. A north London institution, it’s time they brought it dahn sarf innit?
Don’t miss the most hilarious night this spring in south London and help us raise funds for the 2018 festival.
23rd March, 9.30pm. Tickets just £15. Full bar until 2am.
Please email your tune choice, name and mobile number to info@crystalpalacefestival.org
The great and good of left-leaning politics woke up with sore heads and bleary eyes this morning, in the aftermath of the Mirror’s legendary Labour Conference party.
The event, branded the “best night of conference” by Jeremy Corbyn himself, saw Labour luminaries let down their hair – and do questionable karaoke with our live house band ROCKAOKE.
Our memory of the evening is fairly hazy to be honest, but here’s a few things from last night’s conference party that we just couldn’t unsee.
Not long now until Standon Calling 2017. 27-30 july in Standon, Herts. Such a great line-up! We think the best yet!!!
CLICK HERE for more info and to buy tickets…
Rockaoke will of course be there for the 10th year in a row!!!
We will be playing every day (details TBC) including MAIN STAGE sunday.
Here’s one of our favourite videos ever – featuring Grace Whitford at Standon Calling 2014…
Kaiser Chiefs may have performed on the main stage on the Friday afternoon of the Isle Of Wight Festival, but frontman Ricky Wilson wasn’t ready to go home just yet.
Ricky made a surprise appearance at the Rockaoke stage, aka Camp Kiwi on Sunday afternoon (11 June).
The one-time coach on The Voice treated surprised fans to renditions of Kaiser Chiefs classics including Ruby and I Predict A Riot, swapping the rest of the Chiefs with the Rockaoke band.
“Ricky Wilson of The Kaiser Chiefs entertained crowds with Rockaoke at the Old Mout Cider Tent at the Isle of Wight Festival”
Read the full article here.
Old Mout Cider’s Kiwi Camp hosted yoga sessions and invited guests to take part in a ‘Rockaoke’ with Kaiser Chiefs lead singer Ricky Wilson and installed a superhero-themed slide, which visitors could slide down while dressed up in superhero costumes. Festival-goers could also sample three different flavours of the cider.
Kaiser Chiefs performed at the Isle of Wight Festival on the Old Mout Cider Tent stage. Ricky put on an energetic show and got up close to the fans. The band were among the acts entertaining fans at the music event this weekend.
On Friday 16th June, the Chellow Hearts charity will be hosting ‘To The Moon and Back’: a 1-night only rockstar experience at Bradford & Bingley Sports Club in memory of Thomas Arthur Hall, who was born sleeping.
A night filled with live music, plenty to drink, photo opportunities and for the main attraction, if you’re feeling brave enough…you can test out your vocals by taking to the stage with Rockaoke.
Tickets are just £16.00 per person and every penny will go to 2 incredible charities in memory of baby Thomas (along with any other money raised on the night).
Chellow Hearts is a charity which was set up by parents, family, friends and teachers of Chellow Heights Special School in Bradford to provide funds to advance the education of the schools pupils.
Sands Bradford support anyone who is affected by the death of a baby. They work to improve the care bereaved parents receive, and promote research to reduce the loss of babies’ lives.
We’d love to see you there, catch you up on that stage singing away, and raise a glass or two with you in memory of a truly wonderful little man. We really appreciate any support you can offer.
If you’re unable to attend, but would still love to donate then please feel free to contact Chellow Hearts. You can visit the official event Facebook page for more info.
Just a few weeks ago, a family of 3,000 from around the world made their way to Holland for The Marillion Weekend 2017. The Marillion crew make up one of the coolest, most loyal and hard working bands on the planet. They served up 3 amazing nights of prog rock wonder for their glorious fans, and 2 nights of brilliant Rockaoke after parties for those who wanted to party even harder – which was everyone! Here are some of the highlights from yet another unforgettable weekend. Bring on 2019!
