What’s your go-to karaoke song? Don’t be shy, we all have one. If your vocal chords need a dusting down, you’re unlikely to stumble upon as friendly a mic and stage as that found at Bearpit Karaoke.
The free, Berlin-born phenomenon returns to Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens for the fifth year this summer, running once a month until September. Its next sing-along is happening on August 13, so get practising your favourite ABBA, Meatloaf or George Michael tracks.
Founded roughly a decade ago by Joe Hatchiban, Bearpit Karaoke has become a Sunday fixture of Berlin’s Mauerpark, reportedly attracting up to 2,000 spectators in any one session. The Vauxhall iteration is a more under-the-radar affair, but it runs on the same principle: to get strangers singing and having fun together.
While persuading your mates to be your backing singers or duet double-act might lend you the confidence you need to take to the stage, Bearpit Karaoke champions the brave and encourages singers to coax strangers into joining them for a song. So brainstorm those crowd-pleasing earworms – this is your time to shine.
- Bearpit Karaoke, 139 Vauxhall Walk, Lambeth, London SE11 5HL.
August 13 and September 10, 3pm – 7pm. Admission: FREE.
www.beinvauxhall.com/whats-on/bearpit-karaoke-summer-22/
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