Party in the City
Friday 15th May, 2026
The Abbey, Bath - there is ABSOLUTELY NO PARKING on site.
This event is free for your friends and family to attend, as is everything on the night of Party in the City, the opening night of the Bath Festival.
ARRIVAL/WARM-UP
Good weather - please meet in the Abbey Churchyard, outside The Kingston Buildings (blue doors behind the Abbey)
Bad weather - please head downstairs at Number 9 Kingston Buildings: a double blue door that says 'Kingston Buildings Reception'. The door code will be provided a few days beforehand.
Please do not bring a lot of 'stuff' with you - arrive in your outfit with your music folder, water bottle, and a small tote/handbag if required.
8.35pm: warm-up/arranging positions (please arrive promptly and head to the warm-up area). Please do not arrive earlier than this as the previous group will be in the space.
9.20-9.50pm: performance
Music we will sing, in this order:
If I Had a Heart
Come Back for a Moment
Twilight
In the Dark of Midnight
Green Grow the Laurels
Nancy Mulligan
Long Live
Rhythm of Life
Please wear a smart and tidy outfit that is comprised of at least two colours from black, blue, and white. NO JEANS, NO OTHER COLOURS.
Ladies, for example, might choose to wear a black dress with a white pashmina, or black trousers with a blue and white top. Any shade of blue is fine. Patterns are fine (within the colour scheme).
Gentlemen, please wear black trousers with a long-sleeve shirt & tie within the colour scheme.
A plain black, hard-back, two-ring folder to hold all your music. Please ensure it has no stickers down the side. These are available from £2-4 at various high street shops and supermarkets.
As little 'stuff' with you as possible - items can be left with audience members or placed in a pile to one side as we go on stage, so needs to be kept to a minimum.
A bottle of water/squash to refresh your throat before singing.