For those who enjoy crooning into a hairbrush, but are too shy to take to the stage, Lucky Voice might be the solution. Private ‘pods’ allow groups of four to 12 people to belt out the classics without any fear of embarrassment. Food and drinks are delivered directly to the booth (all you need to do is press the 'thirsty' button) and the cocktail menu is banger-themed. With almost a million songs on the playlist, there will certainly be a tune you know – so no excuses. Branches in Soho, Holborn, Islington, Liverpool Street and – fittingly for those fond of singing ABBA hits – a newly opened branch in Waterloo.
It’s time to bellow your favourite anthems surrounded by similarly uninhibited friends. London’s best karaoke bars provide the perfect spaces for hairbrush heroes and air-guitar maestros to realise their pop-star dreams, whether in a private room with mates or in front of an audience of strangers. Cue up your tune and step up to the mic at one of these joints that make embarrassing yourself in public fun.
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