Become a Friend

Joining our Friends Association makes an important contribution to the success of the festival and the charities we support – Toynbee Hall and North London Hospice.

Becoming a Friend of the Proms also allows you to enjoy priority booking ahead of the general public and a range of other benefits.

Click here to become a Friend online.

You can download a Friends’ Application Form here and put it in the post with a cheque if you wish.

Annual Membership is offered in four tiers, with different privileges:
Benefactor – £500+
Gold – £230
Silver – £95
Bronze – £35

Be one of the first to join as a Silver or Gold Friend or Benefactor before 10 March and receive an invitation to our musical soirée on 11 March 2012.

Booking periods open on the following dates:
Benefactors and Gold Friends – Monday 19th March 2012
Silver Friends – Monday 2nd April 2012
Bronze Friends – Monday 16th April 2012
General Public – Monday 30th April 2012

Numbered seats tend to sell out fast, so it really does pay to be a Friend, particularly if you are after the big names and the more popular evenings.

Bronze

Becoming a Bronze Friend entitles you to the following privileges:
• Priority booking of tickets for personal use only ahead of the general public. This year, the booking period for Bronze Friends opens on Monday 16th April
• Your name printed in the souvenir programme – but you can choose to remain anonymous if you prefer

Bronze Friends membership rate in 2012 is £35. Couples count as single membership.

Silver

Becoming a Silver Friend entitles you to the following privileges:
• Priority booking of tickets for personal use only ahead of Bronze Friends and the general public. This year, the booking period for Silver Friends opens on Monday 2nd April
• Access for two persons to our VIP hospitality tent before and during the interval of each evening concert for which you hold tickets
• Invitation to our musical soiree on 11th March 2012, if you are one of the first to join by 10th March
• Your name printed in the souvenir programme – but you can choose to remain anonymous if you prefer

Silver Friends membership rate in 2012 is £95. Couples count as single membership.

Gold

Becoming a Gold Friend entitles you to the following privileges:
• Priority booking of tickets for personal use only ahead of Silver and Bronze Friends and the general public. This year, the booking period for Gold Friends opens on Monday 19th March
• Choice of two complimentary tickets
• Access for two persons to our VIP hospitality tent before each concert, during the interval and afterwards, when you may be able to meet the artists in an informal atmosphere
• Invitation to our musical soiree on 11th March 2012, if you are one of the first to join by 10th March
• Your name printed in the souvenir programme – but you can choose to remain anonymous if you prefer

Gold Friends membership rate in 2012 is £230. Couples count as single membership.

Benefactor

Becoming a Benefactor entitles you to all the privileges of Gold Friends membership, plus other special benefits, such as:
• Informal meetings with performers after the concerts and with authors at the Literary Weekend
• CDs and books signed by the performers or authors where available
• Inclusion of your name if you wish in press and promotional materials

Becoming a Benefactor starts from £500. To discuss details with our Friends administrator, please email friends@promsatstjudes.org.uk.