London Symphonic Rock Orchestra

The London Symphonic Rock Orchestra are playing Assembly Hall on Saturday 14 November, returning with a new set that puts a symphony orchestra and rock anthems in the same room. It's a straightforward premise, but they've built a whole show around it.

The set is made up of reorchestrated classics from AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Guns N' Roses, Evanescence, Motörhead, Foo Fighters, Rage Against The Machine and System of a Down, among others. They're not just playing them with strings in the background; they're reworked as orchestral pieces, so you'll hear the riffs and hooks you know from the records played out by a full section of classical musicians. The band describes the result as a showcase of their blend of classical and rock music.

There's a bit of a production to it, too. They dress as rock warriors and stage the show in a candlelit fantasy forest, so it's as much about the atmosphere as the music. Behind the name is a collective of twelve classically trained artists who formed in 2018. Since then, they've played more than 200 shows to over 400,000 fans worldwide, recorded for Sir Cliff Richard's Rise Up album, and performed alongside the Trevor Horn Band on Trevor Horn Reimagines The 80s at the Southbank Centre. They describe themselves as boundary-pioneers who fuse the power of a symphony orchestra with innovative technology and the rebellion of rock.

It's at Assembly Hall on Stoke Abbott Road, BN11 1HQ. Doors open at 19:00 and the show starts at 19:30, so you've got half an hour to get settled before they start. Tickets are from £38.75 plus a £1.75 transaction fee.