Thursday 26 March
Michael Palin, Sally Wood and Ronnie Wood, Ade Adepitan, Lolita Chakrabarti, Tom Odell, and Sanjeev Bhaskar amongst famous faces in attendance
On Wednesday 25 March, the Roundhouse welcomed celebrities and high-profile supporters to the biennial Roundhouse Rise Up Gala, a lavish evening which raised £1.4 million for the venue’s charitable work with 11-30 year olds.
Hosted by Ade Adepitan, guests were treated to performances by Gabrielle Aplin, Rick Astley, Kim Wilde, Chanel Haynes and Sharleen Spiteri. Artists performed alongside incredible talent from the Roundhouse’s young creatives programme, singer BINA. and poet Bradley Taylor and current Roundhouse Resident Artist YAZ.
Other guests included Michael Palin, Sally Wood and Ronnie Wood, Ade Adepitan, Lolita Chakrabarti, Tom Odell, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Nick Mason, Drummer and Co-Founder of Pink Floyd and Mike Rutherford, Guitarist from Genesis.
The Gala is the biggest fundraising event in the Roundhouse calendar, with all funds raised going directly towards its work with young people aged 11 to 30. In 2026, the iconic Camden venue and youth charity is celebrating 20 years since reopening and recently marked engaging more than 100,000 young people through its creative programmes.
A series of once-in-a-lifetime items and experiences were up for auction, kindly donated by industry legends. Highlights included a private improv session with Academy Award-winner Daniel Kaluuya, seven nights of unparalleled luxury in the Austrian Arlberg alps and a ride with Olympic cyclist Ethan Hayter.
The Gala was organised by a Committee chaired by guitarist, singer, songwriter, actor and co-founding member of Spandau Ballet Gary Kemp, alongside vice-chairs Director of Music at the BBC Lorna Clarke and theatre producer Nick Allott, OBE. The evening was sponsored by David Lloyd Clubs & Cubitt House, and drinks sponsors El Rayo Tequila and Boutinot Wines.
Marcus Davey, CEO and Artistic Director of the Roundhouse said: “It was one of those evenings that went in a flash, but the impact will be felt for years. We’re so grateful to everyone who came out in force and whose extraordinary generosity helped us raise an astonishing £1.4m- the highest ever achieved from a Roundhouse Gala. This remarkable sum will transform thousands of young lives, supporting studio members, programme participants and the young creatives who light up our Three Sixty Festival. Events like this are about so much more than just the evening itself, and tonight proved that in the most inspiring way.”
Ade Adepitan, Roundhouse Ambassador and event host, said: “This is the hardest time ever for young people- trying to get jobs, trying to buy homes, trying to move on. This is our future and this is our chance to give back.
“The Roundhouse is an incredible beacon for that. This place, I see it as an iceberg. We all look and see what it does on the surface- the iconic live music venue that everyone wants to perform in, that has amazing music. But what makes this place special is what goes on beneath. It’s the lives we change.”