Why

Concert4Kingston

Concert4Kingston was setup to:

Give Young People in Kingston something to do during holidays

Increase access to music for Young People in Kingston

Give Kingston university music students experience of work

To Motivate Young people

Encourage young people to continue into further and higher education

To increase the quality of life for Children/Young People

Promote emerging professional musicians

“I'm really keen to get young people doing music, and Young Kingston can make grants to them to support their musical activities.” Mary Reid, Young Kingston founder

"performance / gig opportunities for young musicians / bands under ages of 18 and the lack of decent venues that are willing to give up a night where they will not make money from bar takings - yet success stories such as The Coronet in Elephant and Castle show that there is a huge market for this and can only increase." (Nicky Pleming, Project Manager - Sound Connections)

"...an audience of dressed-up kids who want to party hard but who normally aren't allowed into licensed music venues...hunch that other young fans of happening bands were frustrated by the tougher enforcement of licensing laws, and it is now in the vanguard of a number of all-ages club nights - Way Out West, All Age Concerts and Subverse in London also cater to this particular constituency. At the same time, in London especially, there's a rash of hot new bands whose members are young enough still to be at school, such as Cajun Dance Party and Bombay Bicycle Club."