Bristol Beacon ­are to live stream the forthcoming London Symphony Orchestra concert with Sir Simon Rattle in Bath to care homes across the country as a thank you and gift to staff and residents for their hard work and resilience during the pandemic. The broadcast, which took place on Thursday 7 October from 7.15pm, was organised thanks to sponsorship from Bristol Care Homes, who are supporting the cost of the stream.

The concert, which sees Sir Simon Rattle lead the orchestra in Martinů’s Rhapsody-Concerto for viola with violist Antoine Tamestit and Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony, is being performed at Bath Forum – the first time the orchestra has performed in Bath since 2008. The concert has been staged by Bristol Beacon, with funding from the Culture Recovery fund, in anticipation of an ongoing artistic partnership with London Symphony Orchestra when the venue reopens in 2023.

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Mark Sharp & the Bicycle Thieves are renowned for their energetic live show and have SOLD OUT every single headline slot, including King Tuts, G2 and most recently Saint Luke’s, with 600 fans packing in for their biggest gig to date.

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With a head full of classic music and a heart thirsty for pop, Nika Timos is a russian born singer-songwriter, based in Oxford. She feels like an experimenter, creating an eclectic mix of catchy tunes and insightfull lyrics, that is always filled with her own philosophy on life: “Combine the incongruous, try new, experiment, but always making the essence clear and understandable for others”.

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After months of preparation working with Glasgow-based producer and musician, Jamie Holmes (The Lapelles, Gerry Cinnamon), The Katuns have just released their new post- summer indie rock anthem titled The Holiday. The third of their singles comes off the back of their eclectic debut tune Friend Like You, which sought out radio plays from the likes of BBC Introducing and gaining traction from UK promoters This Feeling, who have since been following the band and setting them up on their first string of gigs since the pandemic hit.

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