Our friend Ellie is in a choir, and said choir is doing a benefit for Medical Aid For Palestinians at the Old Vic, and it’s a Saturday night, and it’s free, so why not. We’ve seen SHE Choir before for their annual Christmas concert, and Bristol Choir Brigade is new to us. They’re each doing a set per half, and it’s fair to say SHE Choir are the better of the two. The key (stylistic) difference is that Bristol Choir Brigade use backing tracks where SHE Choir don’t, which tends to lead to more interesting arrangements from the latter (or, indeed, less obvious timing and pitch issues). As someone who is generally suspicious of a capella arrangements of popular music, I did actually enjoy it! They join together for a pretty impressive finale of Lay All Your Love On Me, and off we go into the night.