WEMBLEY Stadium resonated with the sound of nearly 2,500 Rock Choir members at a rugby game which drew a world record attendance of 84,068 supporters to see Saracens v Harlequins.
The mass choir included Rock Choir members from Ilkley and Horsforth, led by local Rock Choir leader Charlotte Jones. The singers lined up on the edge of the sacred turf to perform two chart songs as part of the pre-match entertainment, and surprised the supporters with a half-time flash mob performance of Clean Bandit’s Rather Be.
“The members were fantastic,” said Charlotte. “The crowds seemed to thoroughly enjoy the performance by Rock Choir.”
Rock Choir is the UK’s largest and most popular contemporary choir, with 17,000 members in over 300 local communities nationwide. Rock Choir rehearsals also take place in many other towns across the UK. It offers adults and teenagers the chance to sing and perform popular contemporary songs, with no auditions and no requirements to read music or have previous singing experience.
Anyone interested in joining can try a free 90-minute taster session. Visit rockchoir.com or telephone 01252 714 276.
Ilkley Rock Choir has rehearsals at Ilkley Grammar School and Woodside Methodist Church is the venue for the Horsforth rehearsal sessions.
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