Please note that the REDDLabsspace within the venue is accessible only via staircase access and does not currently have step-free access.
Patrick Darling sang with his band playing live in front of nearly 1000 people in February 2026. But this is not the headline. Patrick had already lost his singing voice to Motor Neurone Disease (MND) months before. He performed once again not in memory, not in tribute, but live, in his own recreated voice restored through ElevenLabs.
For inclusivity: People living with MND/ALS, Head and Neck Cancer, Stroke or Trauma amongst many other conditions often report losing far more than physical function and speech. They lose the means to sing, to lead a chorus, to be socially included, to be recognised for the skills that they have, to perform the songs that define who they are.
For musical creation: Patrick's performance was his own. AI did not displace a human artist; it helped Patrick continue to be an artist. The technology supported a singer who already had something to say and enabled him to keep saying it.
For AI: The concert showed what AI for good and inclusive AI can look like. Patrick owns his voice and the music he creates, and more than, that it helps him preserve a sense of identity and the social networks he has built through music and performance. This is a showcase about people first, not technology first.
With Richard Cave (ElevenLabs Impact, UCL and Speech Therapist) and The Ceili House Band.