Luca Migliore - Multi Story Orchestra
Jason Allen 18/04/23
Bold Tendencies | Classical Concerts in a Car Park
London proudly boasts some of the world’s greatest concert halls: the Royal Festival Hall at the Southbank Centre, the Royal Albert Hall, the Barbican… and a multi-storey carpark in Peckham.
Yes, seriously.
The unlikely pairing is part of not-for-profit organisation Bold Tendencies’ annual summer programme, where they’ve transformed an abandoned multi-storey car park from a place where people leave their vehicles and loiter late at night, to a cultural hub of sculpture art, literature and music, with a rooftop bar thrown in for good measure.
The seating arrangement is a simple one, where folded chairs are laid out on the tarmac across the carpark’s ninth floor – one below rooftop negroni spot Frank’s Cafe – and audiences can then lend their ears to the sounds of opera, orchestra, piano, and possibly the odd train passing through.
If you’re wondering how the sound experience doesn’t get compromised considering the, err… unconventional surroundings, a plywood acoustic wall was installed in 2017 to help cut out a bit of the background noise, while the low concrete ceilings actually serve to strengthen the acoustics, and you’re much closer to the musicians here than you are at say, the Royal Albert Hall.
For this summer’s programme (running from 10th May – 16th September), the lineup is as broad and exciting as ever. Some of the upcoming picks from the class of 2023 include:
You’ll also be able to get a pre or post show tipple at the concert bar where Frank’s will be serving refreshments. Cocktails, skyline views and live classical music: there’s your evidence that an evening at a carpark can be classy too.
NOTE: The car park concerts at Bold Tendencies are taking place from 10th May – 16th September 2023. Tickets start at £6, you can find out more and book right HERE.
Bold Tendencies | Multi Storey Car Park, 95A Rye Lane, Peckham, SE15 4ST
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