Rockaoke is...
...a professional rock band who choose to work without a lead vocalist.
Instead, they invite members of the audience on to the stage to perform a set of classic rock covers (punk, indie, prog rock, heavy metal anthems etc...) with the odd bit of disco/cheese for good measure.
No two shows are ever the same. And, quite literally, the show is only as good as the audience.
The comparisons with karaoke are obvious. But ROCKAOKE is the real deal. Each participant is actually joining a live band on stage for 3 or 4 minutes. The onus is on each participant to perform and to entertain an audience. No distracting autocues therefore - lyric sheets are provided. The onus is on the band to help each participant and to make each ROCKAOKE experience both thrilling and rewarding for participant and audience alike.
Anyone who participates in ROCKAOKE will concede that plain old karaoke will never be the same again!
The band ROCKAOKE have played over 500 gigs! That's around 10,000 songs with around 7,000 different singers! Including some famous ones!
The band perform regularly at nightclub residencies, holiday camps, colleges, universities and functions throughout the UK. They have played venues such as Cutlers Hall in Sheffield, Odsal and JJB Stadiums, and the legendary Cavern Club in Liverpool.
Imagine singing a BEATLES classic with a live band at The Cavern Club!
ROCKAOKE featured in a hit summer 2006 residency for IBIZA ROCKS! at Manumission's Bar M in San Antonio, Ibiza. They made front-page headlines when they were joined onstage by KAISER CHIEFS' Ricky Wilson (singing his own hit "I PREDICT A RIOT") and New York rockers WE ARE SCIENTISTS.
More recently, ROCKAOKE were a hit at the 2007 V Festival where they were guests of Virgin Radio on their VIP area stage at Hyplands Park, Chelmsford.
In 2003, the band featured on several episodes of ITVs "Love 2 Shop" programme.
