Forty years on, Bronski Beat’s defiant debut album, The Age of Consent, is reimagined by queer and trans artists of today for one night only at the Southbank Centre on October 19th. For more information and to purchase tickets, click here
An unashamed portrait of radical queerness in 1980s Britain, The Age of Consent was a pivotal moment in LGBTQIA+ cultural history. Jimmy Somerville, Steve Bronski and Larry Steinbachek took the charts by storm with era-defining hits ‘Smalltown Boy’ and ‘Why’, and their new brand of bold, political synth-pop.
Under Thatcher’s repressive Conservative government, against the backdrop of the miners’ strike and the early onset of the AIDS crisis, this music acted as a beacon of hope for a generation of disenfranchised LGBTQIA+ youth.
With current anti-trans legislation and rhetoric in the press, and the ongoing battle to ban conversion therapy, the fight for LGBTQIA+ rights continues. Against this backdrop, The Age of Consent is presented 40 years on, with its message still more relevant than ever.
For one night only, The Chateau presents this piece of musical and political history from 1980s Britain, live and reimagined through the voices of ground-breaking queer and trans contemporary artists. Join us for a musical celebration, and a collective call to action for the work still to be done in the fight for queer and trans liberation.
The house band includes KK Brown (percussion), Maxie Cheer (drums), Chris Clarke (harp), Tom Foskett-Barnes (keys/musical director/arranger), Alley Lloyd (bass), Evelyn May (synths) and Hanna Mbuya (tuba).
Curated and produced by Laurie Belgrave for The Chateau, with curation consultancy by Lulu Manning... Read More
We are deeply saddened to share the news of the passing of Steve Bronski. Steve was a founding member of the influential British trio Bronski Beat, responsible for chart hits such as ‘Smalltow...
Forty years on, Bronski Beat’s defiant debut album, The Age of Consent, is reimagined by queer and trans artists of today for one night only at the Southbank Centre on October 19th. For more information and to purchase tickets, click here
An unashamed portrait of radical queerness in 1980s Britain, The Age of Consent was a pivotal moment in LGBTQIA+ cultural history. Jimmy Somerville, Steve Bronski and Larry Steinbachek took the charts by storm with era-defining hits ‘Smalltown Boy’ and ‘Why’, and their new brand of bold, political synth-pop.
Under Thatcher’s repressive Conservative government, against the backdrop of the miners’ strike and the early onset of the AIDS crisis, this music acted as a beacon of hope for a generation of disenfranchised LGBTQIA+ youth.
With current anti-trans legislation and rhetoric in the press, and the ongoing battle to ban conversion therapy, the fight for LGBTQIA+ rights continues. Against this backdrop, The Age of Consent is presented 40 years on, with its message still more relevant than ever.
For one night only, The Chateau presents this piece of musical and political history from 1980s Britain, live and reimagined through the voices of ground-breaking queer and trans contemporary artists. Join us for a musical celebration, and a collective call to action for the work still to be done in the fight for queer and trans liberation.
The house band includes KK Brown (percussion), Maxie Cheer (drums), Chris Clarke (harp), Tom Foskett-Barnes (keys/musical director/arranger), Alley Lloyd (bass), Evelyn May (synths) and Hanna Mbuya (tuba).
Curated and produced by Laurie Belgrave for The Chateau, with curation consultancy by Lulu Manning... Read More
We are deeply saddened to share the news of the passing of Steve Bronski. Steve was a founding member of the influential British trio Bronski Beat, responsible for chart hits such as ‘Smalltow...