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I'm going to be in London on business in a few weeks and I've been looking at all there is to do, including scoping out the local karaoke scene. Seems like everything I find in London (and in particular the Soho area) are Karaoke Bars where they have private rooms setup for groups to go into and sing to themselves.

Is this the predominant form of Karaoke in England or are there places that do Karaoke more along the lines of how we do it here in the US where the Karaoke is the primary entertainment for the entire club (i.e. everyone's taking turns on the same system and everyone else is watching the same singers)? If so I'd be interested in hearing of any clubs you folks are aware of that run Karaoke in this fashion (it be nice to have something familiar to do while I'm there).

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DJ Tony
Let It Rip Karaoke

I can't help you with finding somewhere in london, but as for the karaoke in a box idea. . . My partner and I went to Cardiff one weekend, and could only find private rooms. Considering we live in a flat which looks like a box, surrounded by karaoke equipment. . . we really thought it would be a waste of money. But being nosey went to investigate. . . acting really really thick but enthusiastic about the whole thing, the barman gave us a half an hour free trial.

Half an hour was enough for us: we lost no time what so ever choosing songs or working out the equipment, and with only two of us, we each sang a two solo songs and three duets. If it was a completely new experience and if their was more of us, we would have wanted longer.

It was soooooo much fun.

We later found a karaoke, with a poor system, no books and no patter. . . but an audience. . .

Still not sure which I prefered.

If you get the chance to give "karaoke in a box" a go, with a fellow singer, do so.

If you fancy travelling 215 miles come and see me.

Thats new to me......I only know Karaoke as the main entertainment. We don't get "Karaoke in a box" up here in the North of England......