Highly Recommended Based in Kent but travels UK wide
21st Century Swing are a charismatic, energetic Rat Pack style swing band with a modern twist. They can perform the Sinatra favourites alongside their own Vegas-style renditions of contemporary tunes. Perfect for after dinner entertainment. Prices: From £1440+
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"Guys! You were awesome! Thank you for playing at our wedding."
Line up:6-piece band - vocals, saxophone, keyboards, guitar, bass, drums
* Please note: 21st Century Swing do not take enquiries more than 12 months in advance *
Highlights *Cool charismatic group of experienced musicians *Rat Pack classics performed alongside their own unique swing versions of contemporary tunes *Great for after dinner entertainment *Best rates in South *Suitable for a range of occasions and audiences
"21st Century Swing MADE our wedding. They were professional, smart, fun and played dancefloor filling music all night"
"The 21st Century Swing were smart, very slick, professional and judged the mood of the evening perfectly."
"We couldn't have wished for a better band, absolutely fabulous in every way!"
The 21st Century Swing reflect all that made The Rat Pack legendary; superb musicianship timeless songs and outstanding vocals delivered with scotch-on-the-rocks cool! They are a team of six highly-skilled musicians from backgrounds as diverse as jazz, funk, indie and rock who share a love of the golden era of swing music. The result is swing show with a real difference.
The show starts with classic Sinatra: Come Fly with Me I Get a Kick Out of You and The Lady is a Tramp all specially-adapted to deliver the exuberance of the original big band arrangements with the tight punch of a 6-piece group. As the floor starts to swing the band play on with the songs made famous by the likes of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, as well as contemporary swingers like Michael Buble.
But what makes this band truly unique are their stunning swing versions of modern rock and pop songs: The Rolling Stones' 'Paint it Black' done salsa-style; a blistering swing take on Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' and even Radiohead's 'Creep' made to sound like it was made for a Vegas Casino!
Whether you're planning a wedding, a corporate party, awards ceremony, product launch or Vegas-themed function, you'll find that 21st Century Swing offer floor-filling entertainment that engages every type of audience.
The band is pleased to tailor its performance to match your requirements and the mood of your event.
Previous Venues include: Alexandra Palace Claridges The Dorchester The Belvedere, Holland Park The Pigalle Club, Piccadilly Lord's Cricket Ground Emirates Stadium Epsom Downs Racecourse Queens College, Oxford One Whitehall Place The Camden Centre, London WC1 Clearwell Castle, Gloucestershire Buxted Park, East Sussex Chilston Park, Lenham Lincoln's Inn The Mandarin Oriental The Lansdowne Club The Intercontinental, Park Lane Shakespeare's Globe Kenwood House Heythrop Park, Chipping Norton The Vineyard at Stockcross, Berkshire Gosfield Hall, Gosfield Hotel du Vin The Royal Inn on the Park Lympne Castle Gray's Inn Wadhurst Castle Whitstable Castle
Previous clients include:- IBM The Wellcome Trust 3i Children's Society Action Medical Research Fenwick Institute of Directors London Clubs The Nichols group AEO Awards Cardboard Citizens event hosted by Kate Winslet Handpicked Hotels Kathryn Lloyd Wedding Design
Please Note: The band do not take enquiries more than 12 months in advance.
21st Century Swing's Set List / Repertoire
Old Swing Come Dance with Me Come Fly with Me Foggy Day in London Town I Get a Kick Out Of You Beyond the Sea Lady is a Tramp Under My Skin Sway That's Life Mack the Knife So Nice to Come Home to Anything Goes Let there be Love It Had to Be You New York New York Fly Me to the Moon Girl from Ipanema It Happened in Monterey The Way You Look Tonight Americano (as in 'The Talented Mr Ripley') Ain't That a Kick in the Head Buona Sera - Louis Prima Cantaloupe Island - Herbie Hancock Watermelon Man - Herbie Hancock New Swing For Once in My Life (Stevie Wonder) We are in Love (Harry Connick Junior) Moondance (Van Morrison) Supersonic (Oasis) Common People (Pulp) Can't Buy Me Love (The Beatles) Paint it Black (Rolling Stones) Teen Spirit (Nirvana) Creep (Radiohead) Yellow (Coldplay) Valerie (The Zutons) Whistle for the Choir ('Irresistible' by The Fratellis) Fool's Gold (Stone Roses) Step On (Happy Mondays) I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor (Arctic Monkeys) Anarchy in the UK (Sex Pistols) Last Nite (The Strokes) Beat Goes On Loser Baby (Beck) My Funny Valentine (in the style of 'Bullet' Steve McQueen)
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Customer reviews for 21st Century Swing
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12/12/2011 21st Century Swing
"Guys! You were awesome! Thank you for playing at our wedding."
Customer review by Victoria
01/11/2011 21st Century Swing
"Just a quick note to say thanks to the band for their brilliant performance at our wedding. We thoroughly enjoyed the music and had lots of great feedback."
Customer review by Abigail
20/08/2011 21st Century Swing
"I wanted to write to you to ask you to pass on a huge thank you to 21st Century Swing. They provided such a memorable and truly outstanding performance at our wedding in August."
Customer review by Sacha and Rick
30/07/2011 21st Century Swing
"We just wanted to say an enormous thank you for putting on an incredible performance at our wedding on 30th July.
We have had countless messages from friends and family saying how much they enjoyed the music. Everyone has told us that you were the best band they'd ever heard at a wedding!
You were incredibly professional and we cannot thank you enough for making our day so so special.
Thanks!"
Customer review by Tom and Rachel
05/01/2009 21st Century Swing
"Alive network were quick easy and friendly. The band were amazing! words can't express... we had the best wedding party in the history of parties!
Emma"
Customer review by Emma
10/10/2008 21st Century Swing
"I have had many comments about how great they were. My husband and I thought they were absolutely brilliant. They were by far my highlight of th day - I was really excited about them and I cut short the formal photos so I could hear them play. They were really good fun, polite, and made us feel very special. The moved their set round as I really didn't want to miss them playing Radiohead's Creep which was my absolute highlight! They were really really brilliant. They knew our names and I had a lot of comments from the female guests about how fit they are (especially the lead singer!) We're really hoping that some more of our friends get enegaged so they can have them! I would recommend them to anyone. They stuck around afterwards for a drink and were really polite and nice to speak to.
Katherine"
Customer review by Katherine
05/03/2008 21st Century Swing
"Just thought I'd drop you a line to say how brilliant the band were at our wedding. We've had a ton of cards from people since we got back from honeymoon all talking about this BRILLIANT band!!
Sarah & Jim,"
Customer review by Sarah & Jim
05/03/2008 21st Century Swing
"These guys made our wedding day! Absolutely first class!
Steve & Helen,"
Customer review by Steve & Helen
03/10/2007 21st Century Swing
"I am pleased to report that the band was excellent and we have had many positive comments about them and the evening in general. I would appreciate it if you could pass on my thanks to them for helping the evening to run so smoothly.
Louise"
Customer review by Louise
02/10/2007 21st Century Swing
"You guys rocked on Saturday - thanks so much. Everyone loved you. I'm sure I'll see you play again at friends weddings in the future!
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