“Laughter, tears and incredible music”: Hundreds dazzled at Quiet Night Out

Quiet Night Out: Tinnitus UK’s first safe listening concert

Thank you to everyone who joined us at our first concert, Quiet Night Out. We were joined by an exciting and talented line up, including Justin Sullivan of New Model Army, artists from Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Daisy Chute, Cosmo Pyke, comedian Rob Newman, Kate Ireland, the Mother Wolf Club and Victoria Dell.

The night brought together a mixture of music, comedy, spoken word and connection, all with safe listening at its core. 

How we created a safe listening concert

Quiet Night Out was designed from the ground up with hearing health in mind. We worked closely with the venue’s expert sound technician and the event producer to focus on clarity over loudness. We used  strictly respected a 90 dB limit over 15 minutes throughout the event, with many parts of the programme well below that threshold, thanks to programming the content to include natural ebbs and flows of sounds depending on the artist.

Each ticket holder also received a free pair of ACS Custom earplugs, which reduce the volume to ensure safe listening, while keeping the clarity so attendees can enjoy the event at its fullest.  

At the centre of our approach was alignment with the World Health Organization’s Global Standard for Safe Listening at Venues and Events.

If you would like to see more details about how Quiet Night Out was created with safe listening in mind, click here.

Reclaiming live music for people excluded by tinnitus

Quiet Night Out was created with those living with tinnitus and sound sensitivity in mind, and our aim is to make people confident to go to live events again.; One of the many highlights of the evening was musician Tim Bricheno, who not only attended Quiet Night Out after not being to a live event in 7 years but also performed along with Daisy Chute.

“For seven years, I avoided live music entirely. With the right support, I slowly rebuilt my relationship with sound. Carefully. Thoughtfully. Safely. 

This year, for the first time in seven years, I’m going to a live music event again!”

Tim’s experience captures what Quiet Night Out represents: this wasn’t just a concert, it was proof there is a way forward.

Proof of what’s possible

Quiet Night Out is a proof of concept. It shows that live music does not have to come at the cost of hearing health, wellbeing or mental health. Safe listening is not a compromise on experience; it is an invitation to include more people, more sustainably.

As part of Tinnitus Week 2026, Quiet Night Out sat alongside the event at House of Lords event, which launched new research on live music and tinnitus, and a growing campaign calling for safer listening practices across the music industry.

Our ambition is simple and urgent: to ensure people are not forced out of music and culture because of preventable harm.

Help Tinnitus UK do more

Events like Quiet Night Out, alongside our helpline, support groups, research and advocacy, are only possible because of your support.

Every day, people contact Tinnitus UK frightened, isolated and unsure where to turn. Your donation helps us answer those calls, bring people together, fund vital research and create spaces where people with tinnitus are welcomed back into life, not pushed out of it.

If Quiet Night Out resonated with you, inspired you, or gave you hope for what live music can be, please consider supporting our Tinnitus Week appeal today.

Together, we can make safe listening the norm, not the exception; and help more people find their way back to the music they love.