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.
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.
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!
From the 12th to the 14th May 2017, ROCKAOKE will be playing at The Soundcrash Funk & Soul Weekender! We’ll be in the same vicinity as such legendary funk acts as George Clinton and the godfathers of hip-hop themselves, The Sugarhill Gang.
They’re down to the last few chalets so better get to the front of the queue fast! See below for ticket links.
Poplar Union is a new arts and community centre. Situated between the Limehouse Cut and Bartlett Park, it is the perfect communal, social and creative venue, accessible to all.
Come and sing with us on 22/06/17! The band are on from 7pm in the Betty Studio Space. Entry £5.
For the past two years, ROCKAOKE have been guests of honour at the annual Marillion Weekender – an intense few days of rock and roll hosted by none other than British neo-progressive rock band MARILLION. They apparently love us so much that they’ve asked us back again this year… and we could not be more excited!
You can look out for us this coming weekend at Port Zelande, Holland. We’ll be on Saturday and Sunday after the main shows have finished, so if you’re not quite ready to call it a day then be sure to head over to the Adventure Factory where we will be rocking out late into the night!
Click here for more info on the upcoming weekend and click here to read about the Marillion Weekender 2015.
