ONE WEEK TO GO: UK’S FIRST SOCIAL DISTANCED IMMERSIVE LIVE MUSIC EVENT
This is something we have never seen before. A completely immersive, yet, socially distanced, live music event!
Lockdown Town is the ‘secret cinema for music’ event of 2020. Opening it’s doors next Friday, 2 October 2020, the venue spans five unique and spellbinding musical worlds within its 30,000 square feet maze of tunnels. Lockdown Town begins the show with Rock & Roll in the 1950s and travels back in time with a rotating roster of the UK’s best musicians leading audiences on a whirlwind journey through Jazz, Swing, Blues and Folk. Guests will travel through and experience five different immersive vaults, each dedicated to a different musical style and era, enjoying five exceptional concerts as never before, alongside themed food and drink, all rolled into one evening.
Lockdown Town Director KERRI MCLEAN comments, “Following 2020, ‘Lockdown Town’ feels like an apt artistic response; Coronavirus affected each and every one of us in such a direct and personalised way, and strangely, brought us closer together through that shared experience. Paradoxically, it shone a stark light on the inequalities in our society. Injustice and racism are long lasting problems that have been fought for generations, and this year has sparked a global response. ’Lockdown Town’ looks at a lot of music born from the black experience in a segregated society and whilst it may not be comfortable for some, it’s important to tackle some of the injustices and have those conversations. ‘Lockdown Town’ does that in its own way. If we don’t talk about it and remember the past, how as a society can we move forward to make a better future?”
As the UK’s first socially distanced immersive music event, One Night Records provides a safe environment to spend a night out in a group of 6 family members or friends, once again enjoying an evening of live music, food and drink. Stepping into the venue, individual groups embark on this specially curated musical journey. Limited spaces for each night are on sale, alongside staggered arrivals, to ensure social distancing and further measures are in place with the guarantee to meet all official guidelines on events and gatherings. More information can be found here
A specially designed food and drinks menu is available, created by legendary chef Martin H Shaw to enhance the musical experience. From the gin-infused Milk Punch cocktail originally served in 1920’s Cotton Club in Harlem, Whiskey-based Ward 8 originating in 1898 Boston to the 1940’s Hurricane cocktail from New Orleans, an exciting range of authentic cocktails are served alongside partners Orbit Beers, and Hennessy complementing the menu. Guests are also encouraged to dress up for their favourite decade to make for an even more profound immersive experience.
One Night Records would like to thank NHS workers for their unbelievable work by inviting them to October showings of Lockdown Town for free. To reserve their free ticket, NHS workers are asked to contact One Night Records directly on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter (social links below). Limited spaces are reserved for each show.
One Night Records supports the Abram Wilson Foundation with a £2 contribution per ticket going to the charity for every single booking. Proceeds will help them achieve their mission of supporting the next generation of musicians to fulfil their potential and pay it forward to young people who face barriers to accessing inspirational music education opportunities.
