Buskers: Bandeoke

Buskers are bringing their bandeoke night to The Farmer's Boy on Saturday 9 January, and it's a bit different from your usual pub gig. The whole point is that the people in the room become part of the act rather than just the audience: instead of watching a band play through their set, singers pick songs from the group's request list and perform them themselves.

If you've never come across the term, bandeoke is basically karaoke with a live band backing you up. You get to choose the song you want to sing, and the band provides the music in real time. It's a good way to get a song you actually like on the go, and it puts the singing on you rather than the people on stage.

The Farmer's Boy is on London Road in St Albans, and it's a pub that keeps its live music going alongside quizzes, karaoke and acoustic sessions, so this fits right in with the kind of nights they run. It's a free entry, so you can just turn up and decide whether you fancy taking a turn on the mic or just sticking to the drinks and watching others do it.

The night runs from 21:00 to 23:30, so it's a late one that kicks off well into the evening. There's no entry fee, and it's at The Farmer's Boy, 134 London Road, St Albans, AL1 1PQ.