LCS – Grooveschool Stage & Youth Platform

Lambeth Country Show – Grooveschool Stage & Youth Platform

Real-World Performance, Progression & Community Impact (2016–2024)

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🎧 LAMBETH COUNTRY SHOW

Grooveschool Stage & Youth Performance Platform (2016–2024)

Overview

For nine consecutive years, Grooveschool has been a central creative partner of the Lambeth Country Show, one of London’s largest free festivals attracting 150,000–180,000 visitors annually. What began in 2016 as a small hands-on workshop marquee has evolved into a fully curated festival stage, showcasing emerging DJs, established artists, and SEND-inclusive talent.

Across 2016–2024, Grooveschool has delivered more than:

  • 100+ DJ sets

  • 1,200+ workshop interactions

  • 15 streamed sets during Covid-19

  • 36–40 stage sets since 2022

  • Estimated 5,000+ visitors engaged (marquee years alone)

The platform has become a trusted, community-centred presence and one of the festival’s most popular cultural offerings.

Purpose & Need

Young people — particularly those from Lambeth, those with SEND profiles, or those lacking performance opportunities — need safe, visible platforms to:

  • Develop stage presence

  • Build confidence

  • Experience real audiences

  • Celebrate identity and creativity

  • Meet role models in the industry

The Lambeth Country Show offers the perfect environment for progression, visibility, and community belonging, and for many young DJs, it is their first-ever public performance.

What We Delivered

2016–2019: Hands-On Workshops (Arts & Culture Marquee)

  • 16 DJs programmed each weekend

  • Ableton, Push, Maschine & vinyl workshops

  • ~1,200 public workshop engagements

  • Early youth showcases with crowds gathering under the marquee

2020–2021: Covid Online Festival

  • 15 recorded sets streamed online

  • Young people stayed connected through lockdown

  • Performances filmed in gardens, homes and the Brixton studio

2022–2024: Permanent Grooveschool Stage

  • 36–40 curated sets

  • 10–14 DJs per weekend

  • Established artists + young emerging talent

  • One of the most consistently busy areas of the festival

Featured Artists

Terry Francis · Heavenly · Poppy Amber · Trixie · Grant Dell
Tom Gillieron · Liz Edwards · Colin Dale · Mark Rochester
(and many more)

Youth Development & Progression

Over nine years, more than 15 young DJs have performed their debut festival set, including:

Sean Peters · DJ SP · Eddie · Louis · Sheriff · Jacob
Suave · Amelia G · Kiera · Casey · And others

80% return each year, performing at a higher skill level.

Progression pathways include:

  • Paid DJ bookings

  • College/FE/HE music courses

  • Creative industry roles

  • Regular practice & performance opportunities

For many, this stage is a transformational milestone:

“My first set was the moment I felt like a real DJ.”
“It’s the first time I felt part of something.”

PERMA Impact Summary

Positive Emotions

  • Thousands of joyful interactions

  • Full crowds sheltering under the marquee during rainstorms

  • High-energy responses to both youth and pro sets

  • 100% of first-time performers reported increased confidence

Engagement

  • 100+ DJ sets delivered

  • 120+ hands-on workshop engagements

  • Young DJs perform 45–60 minute sets

  • Deep flow-state concentration and audience absorption

Relationships

  • Strong intergenerational mentorship

  • 9-year partnership with festival organisers

  • Young DJs connected with respected professionals

  • Peer networks strengthened yearly

Meaning

  • One of the few youth-inclusive electronic music platforms at a major UK festival

  • Celebrates local identity, talent and diversity

  • SEND-inclusive visibility

  • A significant public progression pathway

Accomplishment

  • Major evolution from a small marquee to a full festival stage

  • High-quality annual delivery on minimal budgets

  • 30+ pro/semi-pro DJs showcased

  • Festival organisers:

    “Grooveschool is the best thing we’ve got.”

Why This Case Study Matters

The Lambeth Country Show demonstrates Grooveschool’s ability to:

  • Deliver professional, high-impact cultural programming

  • Create real-world performance pathways for young people

  • Engage huge, diverse audiences

  • Embed creative, inclusive work into major public events

  • Sustain long-term partnerships (9 years and counting)

The stage is now a current fixture — a rare and meaningful progression platform for Lambeth’s young talent.

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