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Truculent eleven year-old must attend gig in London/Watford area - your advice needed!
Posted by bowbrick on 12 July 2010 - 10:21am.
I'm pretty sure my secondary school homework was mostly sums and Huguenots but my son the drummer is required to review a live gig of some kind for his homework. He's got to do this in the next week or so, so the big London venues that allow under-18s are all sold out and most other places don't allow kids at all. Can you think of something I could take him to?
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Shepherd's Bush Empire
Will allow under 14s if accompanied by an adult.
http://www.o2shepherdsbushempire.co.uk/
The Proms start on Friday
It doesn't have to be a rock gig, does it? Only £5 for the arena.
How about....
...Youssou N'Dour at the Barbican on Sunday?
it's lovebox in victoria park
next weekend I assume they allow families in. Also the south bank/royal festival hall have a summer of events on at the moment includes of free gigs. Also what about an instore at rough trade or HMV?
If it doesn't have to be 'rawk'
Why not try one of the numerous jazz gigs that happen in restaurants all over the place - don't think the Dean St Pizza Express has an age limit
http://www.pizzaexpresslive.co.uk/jazzList.aspx
Buy a paper.
Look at the gig reviews.
Get kid to read one which seems vaguely appropriate and then make up his own version of it. It's not as if the teachers are going to check is it? And it doesn't say he has to attend the gig, only review it.
He could even make the whole thing up.. The Horrors play Wembley Stadium to 85,000 screaming fans, arriving by abseiling from a hovering helicopter..
Are you suggesting he reviews a gig he wasn't at?
Wouldn't be the first time. He'll probably get a job at the NME!
I thought it'd be good practice.
Doing a plausible job of making stuff up served me well through my days in academia.
And now you're a dentist.
That's extremely scary, Len...
:-)
In store gigs at Rough Trade East
These are free ! Though getting in could be a bit moot depending on the particular act.
http://www.roughtrade.com/instore
Forgot to reply to this
I took said truculent eleven year-old to the Rough Trade Shop for his twelfth birthday treat - we saw the Sleigh Bells and it was quite magnificent. Thanks to Doods for the suggestion!
This looks fab
The South Bank centre is brilliant for family friendly live music.
Should be particularly drum heavy
http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/find/dance-performance/tickets/brazil-b...
this is on this weekend too
not sure if it's counts as a gig but aimed at families and there's life music, arts and stuff
http://www.shoreditchfestival.org.uk/saturday-17/main-stage.aspx