Live music & theatre
Making Connections from Home > Live music & plays
Right now, a wide range of artists and groups are starting to perform “virtually” by livestreaming over social media.
While there is a huge range of pre-recorded music and video that you can easily access online, there are lots of benefits to watching something live. When something is live, it feels more like an “event”, and it helps you to structure your day by knowing that something is going to happen at a certain time. In the list below we’ve collected together all of the livestreamed performances and platforms we know about, and highlighted where there’s an opportunity to chat to other event-goers during the event.
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JamBase
https://www.jambase.com/livestreams
- Regularly updated calendar of upcoming music livestreams
Billboard
- Billboard are also regularly updating their blog with upcoming livestreamed music
Consequence of Sound
https://consequenceofsound.net/tag/virtual-concert/
- Another regularly updated list of upcoming livestreamed music
LiveStream Festival
https://www.socialdistancingfestival.com/live-streams
- An easy-to-navigate calendar of upcoming live streamed performances
- Includes music, theatre, film, poetry, dance and storytelling
Metropolitan Opera
https://www.metopera.org/season/radio/free-live-audio-streams/
- Nightly opera livestreams
92Y
https://www.92y.org/archives/watch-live
- Weekly classical music livestreams
English National Ballet
https://www.youtube.com/user/enballet
- Free ballet performances live on Youtube every Wednesday
Royal Albert Hall
https://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/series/royal-albert-home
- Live streamed performances from the homes of performers
- Visit the website to see upcoming events
Royal London Orchestra – Always Playing
https://lso.co.uk/whats-on/2019-20-season/alwaysplaying.html
- The orchestra is streaming one of their concerts for free every Tuesday and Sunday on their Youtube channel
- Watch along with others and comment during the performance
Budapest Festival Orchestra
https://www.bfz.hu/en/koncertek-es-jegyek/koncertnaptar/
- The Budapest Festival Orchestra is hosting a series of “Quarantine Soirees” over the next few weeks
Robert Myles – The Show Must Go On
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFQ2EezD1GPVTH6hug3zu8w
- Weekly readings of Shakespeare’s plays in the order in which they were believed to be written
- Hosted on Youtube, so you can comment while it’s happening
The Showstoppers
https://www.facebook.com/theshowstoppers
- The Showstoppers have livestreamed at least one of their musical and may continue to do so in the future
- Hosted on Facebook, so you can comment during the performances and interact with others
Choir! Choir! Choir
https://www.facebook.com/choirx3
- Sing-along performances on a Tuesday night (1:00am UK time!)
The Sofa Singers
https://www.thesofasingers.com/
- 45 minutes of singing with others via Zoom, followed by a “virtual tea break”
- Runs every Tuesday and Friday
Soundabout UK
https://www.facebook.com/SoundaboutUK/
- Sing with others live via Facebook every Tuesday and Saturday
Sing Out Strong
http://www.singoutstrong.co.uk/virtualchoirpractice.html
- A virtual choir that’s open to anyone and accessed via Facebook
- Sheet music can be downloaded from the Sing Out Strong website
VChoir
- Weekly choir using the video platform Zoom
- The Friday session is open to everyone while the Wednesday session is aimed at the over 50s to sing classic songs, and is suitable also for carers and people with dementia.
Mosley Misfits
https://www.misfitsmusic.org.uk/
- A facebook group you can join which hosts an Online Hour every Thursday
- Join with whatever music instrument you can play!
Jive Aces Daily Live Stream
http://www.youtube.com/jiveaces/live
- An hour of swingin’ music, banter, special guests, giveaways and more!
- Live at 8.30pm every day since the first lock-down.
Benedict Heaney’s Music Health Service
https://www.youtube.com/BenedictHeaney
- Singalongs & playalongs from Oxfordshire musician Benedict Heaney
- Fun songs, rock n roll, classics, some hymns and original material too
- Ideal for anyone who wants to get physical with their voice or with simple percussion, or just to sit back and let their imagination do the work!!
Paid-for
LIVR
- Theatre performances that you can watch in VR
- Subscription based (but only £6 a month)
Virtual Festival
https://www.facebook.com/VirtualFestival2020/
- This Facebook group is coordinating a series of live music performances over the next few weeks, to be streamed on Facebook, with viewers donating to the artists via Paypal to support them
- You can comment and be part of the conversation
- You’re encouraged to pay the artists to help support them
StageIt
https://www.stageit.com/site/landing
- Livestreamed performances from artists
- You can chat to other people watching the performances, and also ask the artist questions
- This is a paid-for platform
