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  Kicking off at 11am tomorrow, 9 April, and running all the way through to 3pm on 13 April, the marathon effort will involve over 50 DJs, including some huge names from the UK and beyond. The event will be streamed live from Mile End, East London, and will be available via the AllSorts DJ Marathon website, which will also allow viewers to donate to the GoFundMe page.  

For every big name DJ, or mind-blowing set, there is a serious cause underpinning it all: social mobility. All charitable proceeds will be donated to the Zero Gravity Fund, the UK’s largest scholarship initiative, focussing on high-potential students from low-opportunity areas, and helping them to achieve their aspirations. Since launching in 2020, the fund has raised over £1.8 million, directly funded more than 560 students, and assisted thousands more. Zero Gravity doesn’t stop there, assisting students moving into life-changing careers too.  

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“We believe that every young person, regardless of their background, deserves the opportunity to succeed,” says Nick Byrne, co-founder at AllSorts of Tunes. “The AllSorts World Record DJ Marathon is our way of contributing to a more equitable future, where education empowers all.”  

Zero Gravity identifies the top 15% of talented young people from the bottom 40% of socially disadvantaged areas, and provides them with mentoring, masterclasses, careers support, and potential employer connections. This approach ensures that these students have all the help they need, rather than just offering financial aid. According to their website, Zero Gravity has supported a quarter of all current Oxbridge students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

The latest report from the Social Mobility Index showed a slip in students from disadvantaged backgrounds progressing to university, despite schemes such as the Zero Gravity Fund, the Stormzy Scholarship, and the John Lennon Memorial Scholarship, making this event all the more important.  

The current world record for longest marathon DJ live stream is held by Mark Ursa, who set the record in Brazil while locked down during the COVID-19 pandemic, June 2020. That record stands at 51 hours, and AllSorts’ attempt will take it to another level. Not just doubling the current record, the attempt will feature a stellar lineup, captured by four different cameras. A 4K camera will capture the front view, a deck-mounted fish eye lens will take viewers close to the action, a birds eye camera will capture the scene from above, and there will be a side-view camera too.  

“We’re so excited to partner with AllSorts of Tunes on their World Record DJ Marathon to raise funds for Zero Gravity Scholarships,” says Shiv Patel, Head of Scholarships at Zero Gravity. “Music has always brought people together and driven change—and this collaboration is no different.”  

 

 

 

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Among the confirmed acts are Prospa, Tommy Villiers, Michelle Manetti, Kyah Fyah, Scruz, XDBR, Jive Talk, Dutty Moonshine, Cable!, Kenny Blacksmith, and many more. Just this morning, as the timer ticked down to less than 24 hours, another act was confirmed, with edbl now joining the star-studded lineup.

The event has four main sponsors, all of which have presumably supported the event in four key areas. N-EKTA is supplying alcohol-free drinks to keep the DJs going, while RJCC Events, an event production company, has helped with the lighting, visuals, and sound for the mini-festival. They are also sponsored by 5 Minutes to Delhi, a ready-meal company, and ISHO Creative, who specialise in digital marketing.

The AllSorts DJ Marathon is set to be a one-of-a-kind event, all in the name of pushing back against social inequality. With a stacked lineup, the event is akin to a festival, all accessible from the comfort of your own home. The event will be able to streamed here. The link to donate to the GoFundMe page can be found here.

He has beaten the World Record for most shows, played in multiple cities, in 24 hours. The U.K. musician performed 15 shows in 24 hours over the weekend, breaking Hunter Hayes’ record of 10.

Frank Turner took to the road last weekend in an audacious attempt to break the World Record (which stood at ten) for most shows, played in multiple cities, in 24 hours. And the musician, who is originally from Hampshire, succeeded in his attempt playing 15 different shows between the hours of 12.30 p.m. on the 4th and 5th of May 2024. Although his attempt has not yet been verified by the Guinness Book of World Records.

Turner’s attempt was in honour of the U.K. Music Venue Trust (a U.K. charity that supports grassroots venues), and he played 15 shows of 20 minutes (or more) in support of independent music venues. Each show was ticketed by an independent record store and held in an independent venue. He beat the previous world record held by Hunter Hayes, who performed 10 concerts in different cities in 24 hours back in 2014. Prior to Hayes, Flaming Lips were the record-holders with eight shows in 2012.

“I’m extremely proud — and yet more exhausted — after completing the challenge to get the world record,” he said in a statement. “The main drive for me was to highlight the work of independent venues and record shops and the Music Venue Trust, as well as bringing over 3000 people together in 24 hours for a good time. I did 24 shows in 24 hours in London in 2009, but this was arguably a bigger challenge, and a more official one. Time for some sleep!”

On Saturday, he shared a “before” photo on Instagram, where he thanked those joining him to make the endeavour a reality, but also jokingly admitted “This is a terrible idea” before adding the rallying message of “Let’s do this.”

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  His “after” shot is as celebratory as it should be, taken from the stage with cheering fans behind him. “Proud. Tired. Grateful. Long live independent music,” he wrote in the caption.

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Music Venue Trust CEO and Founder Mark Davyd said in a statement that the organization will submit “all the details of these shows, the evidence required to verify each event, over to Guinness World Records and we believe they will recognise that Frank is the new world record holder.”

Turner is set to tour in support of his recently released Undefeated. The tour kicks off on May 23 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania at XL Live.

Catch Frank on the road here.

But let’s make one thing clear. Despite being able to sell out thousand-capacity venues, he still very much cares about the small venues, the independent venues, and the record stores. Music to that man is everything.

As part of that, he is bidding (in an audacious attempt) to set a new world record by playing as many different gigs in different cities in 24 hours. My body and my vocal chords are getting tired just thinking about it.

“It’s going to be tough, but hopefully fun too…” Next month Frank Turner is set to embark on the first-ever Music Venue Trust world record attempt to play 15 shows in multiple different cities within just 24 hours.

Brace yourself friends, this is ludicrous.

My tenth album, “Undefeated”, is out May 3rd. To celebrate this, I’ve decided to attempt a World Record – to play the most number of shows in different cities in a 24 hour period. https://t.co/RGoiLwGEX2 pic.twitter.com/4lt81uWqP8

— Frank Turner (@frankturner) April 16, 2024

In celebration of his tenth studio album ‘Undefeated’, Frank Turner has announced (in a bid to live up to that name) that he is going to attempt to play 15 shows in different cities across the UK in just 24 hours. The shows will take place across the 4th and 5th of May with the help of Music Venue Trust and the FREENOW taxi app, which will provide travel for the 500-mile trip.

“With nearly 3,000 shows under my belt, I’ve never been one to do things by halves or shirk a challenge – I once played all 50 American states in 50 days, for goodness sake,” Frank explains. “For the release of my 10th studio album, Undefeated, I will be making an attempt at a world record: the most number of shows in different cities in 24 hours.

“It’s not just self-promotion either,” he adds. “We’re working with 13 independent record shops and 15 independent grassroots music venues for the shows, highlighting two bits of the infrastructure of the underground that I care about most. It’s going to be tough, but hopefully fun too. Come down for a show!”

“We are delighted to support Frank Turner’s attempt to set the official Music Venue Trust world record for the most gigs played in 24 hours,” enthuses MVT CEO Mark Davyd. “With the help of FREENOW black cabs, Frank will be criss-crossing the nation hitting some of the country’s finest grassroots music venues for an action-packed day which promises to set the global standard for dedication to live music.”

The full schedule is as follows:

May 4

12:30pm Liverpool, Jacaranda – instore
2:30pm Huddersfield, Parish – outstore for Vinyl Tap
4pm Leeds, Boom – outstore for Crash
6pm Sheffield, The Foundry – outstore for Bear Tree
7:30pm Chesterfield, Gasoline – outstore for Tailbird
9pm Nottingham, Saltbox – outstore for Rough Trade
10:30pm Birmingham, RMBL – outstore for Eclipse Records

May 5

12am Leamington Spa, Temperance – outstore for Head
2am Leighton Buzzard, Crooked Crow Bar – outstore for Black Circle Records
4am London, Underworld – outstore for Rough Trade
6am Kingston, Banquet Records
7:30am Aldershot, West End Centre – outstore for 101 Collectors
9am Portsmouth, Staggeringly Good Brewery – outstore for Pie & Vinyl
10:30am Winchester – The Railway – outstore for Pie & Vinyl
12pm Southampton, The Brook – outstore for Vinilio

Tickets are available through each independent venues’ website.

Marking this milestone, a remastered version of the music video in HD has been released onto Queen’s Youtube channel.

Roger Taylor and Brian May responded to the landmark, “We are honoured that Bohemian Rhapsody has just hit one billion views on YouTube. We want to thank you all and celebrate with our amazing fans all around the world by creating three new music videos to our songs, all featuring you! Whether you are a musician, singer, dancer, visual artist or you just want to have some fun. Go to www.youarethechampions.com to find out more and we’ll see you on the road somewhere.”

The campaign, entitled You Are the Champions, will give fans an opportunity to take on a starring role within three of their most infamous tracks, namely ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’, and ‘A Kind of Magic’, at this link.

It was announced recently that an unreleased version of Freddie Mercury’s ‘Time Waits for No One’, is set to be released later in the month. Recorded by Dave Clark in 1986, (of the Dave Clark Five), it was produced for a concept album and musical of the same name by Freddie.

An official release explained, “‘Time Waits For No One’ is a tribute to the musical force of Freddie Mercury; the performance, the drama, the vocal range, and after four decades waiting in the wings, is finally out for new and old fans alike.”

Concerning the sessions, Dave Clark praised the late frontman. “We got on great…if I didn’t like something I’d say, and vice versa…we were both aiming for the same thing: to make something special.”