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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
Whether you monopolise the microphone or you’re a closet crooner, we’ve tracked down five of the best karaoke nights in London.
1) Rockaoke
This is karaoke taken to the next level and the perfect option for a private party with a difference. Channel your inner exhibitionist and sing with a live band behind you. The hi-tech stage lighting, professional musicians and slick set up really give you an authentic taster of the real rock star experience.
ROCKAOKE LTD. 04 Park Square, Thorncliffe Park, Chapeltown, Sheffield, S35 2PX, 0114 220 2225,
Rockaoke are delighted to announce that we will be playing at this year’s BBC6 Music Festival in Manchester at the Victoria Warehouse!!
Rockaoke’s involvement at the festival will be at the Fringe event, which takes place on the Friday and Saturday afternoons. We will be nicely sandwiched between DJ sets and spoken word sessions from Tim Burgess (The Charlatans), Huey Morgan and Craig Charles to name but a few.
There will also be a record fair, a BBC Radio 5 live special with Freddie Flintoff and loads of other goodness for you to feast yourselves on…!
If you are at the event, and want to sing Karaoke with your favourite live Karaoke Band, then come say hello and rock out with Rockaoke!!!!
There will be a brand new, bespoke set list chosen by the music gurus at 6Music, full of slightly alternative but awesome songs from The Clash to The Tom Robinson Band, Blondie to Weezer plus all your favourite Rock and Pop classics!
See you in Manchester!!!
2 consecutive years, 2 separate clients, coincidently the same date each time, and 1 city. That’s right…..AMSTERDAM BABY!!! Word must be spreading about the UK’s finest live karaoke band, ROCKAOKE!
Last year we were flown out to play at the RAI centre, just outside of Amsterdam for the Blackberry Jam and the launch of their new Blackberry Z10.
This year home entertainment specialists Control 4, invited us to come and play in an old 18th century orphanage which is now one of Amsterdam’s premier 4-star hotels, Hotel Arena.
http://www.hotelarena.nl/en
The rooms were certainly better than the cabins aboard the Stena Hollandica. Although surprisingly the cabins on the boat were great! 🙂
This has got to be one of our favourite venues of all time……and we’ve played a few!
We had the most amazing light display, multiple guitar jams, groupies, guest drummers, inflatable sax’s, solo performances, group performances, crazy fancy dress and our drummer Basil even had a drum riser!! We had everything but the kitchen sink at this gig, and we LOVED IT!!
#only at a rockaoke gig!
Same time next year then?!?!
Being the UK’s, original, BEST and only SPECIALIST live karaoke band means you get to do some pretty sweet gigs. Now, although none of the Rockaoke crew are actually Chelsea supporters (at least not to our knowledge), being given the chance to play the christmas party for all the Chelsea FC staff at their uber cool, bespoke venue, Under The Bridge at Stamford Bridge was quite a privilege. We even got to play with one of our favourite DJ’s Sean Rowley, as he ripped into a classic Guilty Pleasures set.
We had a plethora of people in their weird and wonderful fancy dress wanting to sing, from the groundsmen to bar staff, physios to merchandise people. We had them all, including a guy dressed as Olympic Diving star Tom Dailey….!
I think we can safely say there was not a dull moment all night. With a venue like Under The Bridge and all their glitz, glamour, Guilty Pleasures and Rockaoke, the night was only ever going to be one thing…..EPIC!!!
A big thanks goes out to Sean Rowley and his Guilty Pleasures crew, and an extra special shout out to all the staff at Under The Bridge for looking after us so well on the night!!
We have been running Rockaoke Nights for the last 6/7 years now, giving people in and around London the chance to rock out with a real live, kick ass band!!
Our current Rockaoke Nights are at Tooting Tram and Social, Star of Kings in Kings Cross, and of course our longest running night which is at AAA bar, High Street Kensington. We have even been known to use our unique blend of interactive, live rock band karaoke to collaborate with other acts in the live karaoke family Hip Hop Karaoke, and Soulbrew Karaoke for a night we called “Ultimate Karaoke” which took place last November at Scala, Kings Cross.
You would have thought that going into the new year Rockaoke Nights would slow down due to the expense that is Christmas, but so far so gooooood!! We are only just in February and everyone has been on fine form and we have played some of the best Rockaoke Nights ever!!
Let’s keep up the good vibes in 2014!
7pm – 3am
Super Early Bird: £5
Early Bird: £7.50
Advance: £12.50
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VIP, Group & Corporate Packages available
danny@rockaoke.com
London’s famous Scala play host to THREE of the UK’s greatest festival and nightlife phenomena & best live Karaoke events – ROCKAOKE, Hip-Hop Karaoke and SoulBrew Karaoke – who are joining forces for what can only be described as ULTIMATE KARAOKE!
All three events are a huge smash in their own right and between them have performed at all major festivals, worked with hundreds of brands, hosted huge events and have been featured as part of many TV and Radio programs and within the pages of many national publications.
In an unprecedented event Rockaoke, Hip-Hop Karaoke and SoulBrew Karaoke will combine on stage for the first time, ready for members of the crowd to perform anything from Bon Jovi to Kanye West to Diana Ross – all to a packed out Scala.
To get your tickets follow the below link! Be quick for those early bird tickets.
http:// www.ticketweb.co.uk/event/ KWI2911C
SCALA, 275 Pentonville Road, Kings Cross, London N1 9NL
7pm – 3am
Super Early Bird: £5
Early Bird: £7.50
Advance: £12.50
More on the door
Michael Mosley is challenged to confront one of his worst fears – his absolute terror of karaoke. And to makes things a bit harder Michael has to sing with a live 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 song of your choice? If they bail they have to pay double to get out of it! Either that or leave it in the hands of the Rockaoke Gods by picking your song out of a hat (well it’ll be one of Basil’s bandanas actually).
Click here to sign up to sing ONLINE…
Madame Jojo’s
8-10 Brewer Street
Soho
London
W1F 0SE
Date: Wednesday 27th February 2013.
Time: Doors 6.30pm, show at 7pm til 11pm.
Tickets: £5.00 (all proceeds to Comic Relief)
Guestlist and Table Reservations: please email danny@rockaoke.com
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