Bigtime Brass Band
Bigtime Brass Band is a one-of-a-kind, fully mobile brass band that brings a vibrant, celebratory atmosphere to any event. Their high-energy blend of funky soul, pop favorites, and New Orleans-style jazz has proven to be an irresistible addition to weddings, parties, festivals, and corporate functions alike. With a lively second-line performance style, they create a roaming, carnival-like experience, filling the air with rhythmic beats and uplifting brass that draws people into the moment.
Price from £1,977 + travel
Bigtime Brass Band - Live Showreel
Bigtime Brass Showreel
Bigtime Brass Band- Festive Trio
Bigtime Brass Band Roaming Showreel
Bigtime Brass - Processional Live
Bigtime Brass - Live Street Performance
I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) / Whitney Houston
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Set List / Repertoire
Roaming New Orleans Funk
Cissy Strut into ‘feel like funkin it up!’-The Meters/Rebirth Brass Chameleon-Herbie Hancock
Oh when The Saints VOCALS
Down By the River Side VOCALS
It’s all over now (Dirty Dozen Version) VOCALS
King off the Swingers-Disney VOCALS
When You Go To New Orleans-Professor Longhair VOCALS Bourbon St Parade VOCALS
I’m Walking VOCALS
Go To The Mardi Gras VOCALS
St Thomas
The Chicken
Mercy Mercy Mercy
Blue Monk
Soul/Pop Classics (All also roamable!)
Ain’t Nobody-Chaka Khan
Beatles Medley-The Beatles
Crazy In Love-Beyoncé
Don’t Stop Believing-Journey
Ein Prosit (Oktoberfest) VOCALS
Fairytale In New York-The Pogues
Forget You (Oktoberfest)-Ceelo Green
Get Lucky-Daft Punk
Ghostbusters-Ray Parker Junior VOCALS
Happy-Pharrell Williams
Human Nature-Michael Jackson
I Feel Good-James Brown VOCALS
I Wanna Dance With Somebody-Whitney Houston I Will Survive-Gloria Gaynor
It Wasn’t Me-Shaggy VOCALS
Jungle Boogie-Kool & the gang/Let Me Clear My Throat-DJ Kool Killing Me Softly-Fugees
Living On A Prayer-Bon Jovi
Never Too Much-Luther Vandross
Oom Pah Pah (Oktoberfest)-Lionel Bart
Seven Nation Army-The White Stripes
Sexual Healing-Marvin Gaye VOCALS
Shake It Off-Taylor Swift VOCALS
Shake Your Body-The Jacksons
Sir Duke-Stevie Wonder
Soul Finger-The Bar-Kays
Superstition-Stevie Wonder VOCALS
Sweet Caroline (Oktoberfest)-Neil Diamond VOCALS Sweet Dreams-Eurythmics VOCALS
Take On Me-A-ha
Together In Electric Dreams-Philip Oakey
Toxic-Britney Spears
Uptown Funk-Bruno Mars
You Can Call Me Al-Paul Simon/Feeling hot (Roaming)The Merry men VOCALS
You Can’t Touch This-MC Hammer/Super Freak-Rick James
Christmas Classics
All I Want For Christmas-Mariah Carey
Do they Know It’s Christmas-Bob Geldof
Fairytale In New York-The Pogues
I Wish It Could Be Xmas Everyday-Wizzard
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas-Michael Buble
Jingle Bell Rock-Bobby Helmes
Last Christmas-Wham
Merry Christmas Everyone-Shakin’ Stevens
Rockin Around The Christmas Tree-Brenda Lee
Santa Baby-Kylie Minogue version
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town- J.Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie
Step Into Christmas-Elton John
Wonderful Christmas Time-Paul McCartney
Selection Of Carols
Selection Of Carols
Full Biography
Bigtime Brass Band is a one-of-a-kind, fully mobile brass band that brings a vibrant, celebratory atmosphere to any event. Their high-energy blend of funky soul, pop favorites, and New Orleans-style jazz has proven to be an irresistible addition to weddings, parties, festivals, and corporate functions alike. With a lively second-line performance style, they create a roaming, carnival-like experience, filling the air with rhythmic beats and uplifting brass that draws people into the moment.
Their wide-ranging repertoire is uniquely adapted to their signature brass sound, featuring everything from 90s dance hits and Motown classics to The Beatles, Daft Punk, and Whitney Houston. Bigtime Brass Band’s appeal has led them to prestigious stages and exclusive venues, with past performances for big names like Bentley, Harrods, and the London Guilds. As regular entertainers at Northampton Saints rugby games, they’ve even celebrated the team’s league victory with a show-stopping homecoming parade performance.
The band features some of the UK’s finest musicians, each classically trained and experienced in performing alongside A-list artists. This combination of expertise and energy is led by frontman Chris Fry, an actor known for his West End performances and appearances in film and TV. His charisma and high-energy presence ensure that every show is engaging, whether the band is performing as a mobile brass ensemble or providing a full PA and disco setup for larger gatherings.
Bigtime Brass Band delivers not just a performance but an experience, offering an unforgettable, customized show that will keep guests talking long after the event.
Lineup
Default lineup: 5 members
5 Piece Band: Trombone/Vocals, Trumpet, Saxophone, Sousaphone & Drums.
*Different lineups available in booking options.
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Price from £1,977 + travel from Buckinghamshire
Based on 5 members performing 2 x 45 minute sets
- South East From £1,978
- East of England From £2,052
- East Midlands From £2,091
- West Midlands From £2,121
- South West From £2,173
- North West From £2,410
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Steve S booked Bigtime Brass Band for their Wedding in London • June 2024
“We hired The big time Brass band to surprise our wedding guests and lead them through the streets of Shoreditch to our secret venue. They were absolutely spectacular and brought a little part of London to a standstill. Taxi drivers were beeping, couples were snapping and random passes by joining in to the dancing!!! The energy from the boys was phenomenal and the entire Wedding group just couldn’t stop smiling. Absolutely spectacular, and I won’t hesitate to recommend them if you want to add some joy, energy and excitement to your event!!! Great lads!!!!”
Jack H booked Bigtime Brass Band for their Wedding in Hertfordshire • May 2024
“We had a wonderful experience with big time brass. They were a surprise for our guests leading us out of our wedding ceremony (they played "All you need is love" like in Love Actually) and all the way through reception. They were incredibly flexible around weather, moving from spot to spot as rain went on and off, but most importantly they sounded great! Our guests loved it and they set the tone for the whole day with everyone dancing and singing along. Could not recommend Chris and the band enough, thank you guys!”
They created such a happy, cheerful atmosphere
IKEA booked Bigtime Brass Band for their event
“We invited Bigtime Brass Band trio over the Jubilee weekend celebration at Livat Hammersmith. They created such a happy, cheerful atmosphere, our visitors loved their performance. They even made people dance and sing along. Chris is not only a great musician but a lovely and friendly person. I have no hesitation in recommending him and his band to anyone looking for a music band to perform at any venue.”
Instantly people started dancing
Animal H booked Bigtime Brass Band for their event
“Bigtime Brass Band were a well needed icebreaker for our event as it was made up of 3 different branches who were rather reticent to socialise! The band got amongst everyone and instantly people started dancing and chanting along!”
Bigtime Brass Band are amazing!
Joe B booked Bigtime Brass Band for their Wedding
“Bigtime Brass Band are amazing! They were the icing on the cake to our special day! All of us doing a conga around the marquee will be a lasting memory. Chris was always super chilled on hand to help with arrangements.’”
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