Portsmouth pupils with best attendance treated to Anne-Marie gig
Portsmouth City Council and Capital FM South Coast treated pupils at Portsmouth schools to a secret Anne-Marie gig at the New Theatre Royal on Friday 27th January.
The intimate concert formed part of Capital FM’s Get In:volved project, rewarding hard-working pupils at schools across the UK who have the highest attendance.
Schools included in Get In:volved Portsmouth were:
- Admiral Lord Nelson School
- Charter Academy
- King Richard School
- Mayfield School
- Miltoncross Academy
- Priory School
- Springfield School
- St. Edmund’s School
- Trafalgar School
Year 10 tutor groups with the highest collective overall attendance from each of the schools enjoyed an energetic performance from the chart-topping singer-songwriter.
Anne-Marie is known for her collaborations with Clean Bandit on Rockabye — which held #1 for nine weeks running in the UK — and Rudimental on Rumour Mill.
Her own tracks, Alarm and Do It Right, are also instantly-recognisable, both earning lengthy stays in the charts and masses of airtime.
Capital FM South Coast presenters highlighted the importance of school attendance before and after the gig — a message echoed by Anne-Marie during her performance.
She also took the chance to dedicate the show to backing band member Beanie — whose birthday was actually the following Sunday, “but we’re celebrating it today!”
