Notting Hill Carnival 2020: Access All Areas, the online version of the Notting Hill Carnival, comes to Abbey Road Studios over the upcoming Bank Holiday weekend for a historic collaboration. Due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, this year’s Carnival celebrations will be held exclusively online and will not be on the streets for the first time in its 54-year history.

There were a number of sessions for Notting Hill Carnival 2020: Access All Areas recorded at Abbey Road Studios, bringing together these two great London institutions. The footage will be broadcast online this weekend. Acts who have recorded sessions at Abbey Road for Carnival include British R&B and Soul acts Omar, Terri Walker, Don-E, Caroll Thompson, Janet Kay and Sun Divas, as well as a number of authentic Carnival Calypso and Soca bands. For further information about the programming for this year’s digital Carnival and the other venues hosting sessions, please visit: www.nhcarnival.org

Speaking about the collaboration between Abbey Road and Carnival, Abbey Road Studios’ Head of Brand & Communications, Mark Robertson says: “One of the positives arising from lockdown is the spirit of collaboration and forging of new relationships. With Carnival and Abbey Road being near neighbours, it’s been a real thrill to host some of this year’s performances in the iconic Studio Two.”