The Footlights
The Footlights are a premium, interactive & versatile London based party band - with a diverse repertoire of songs from Elvis and Prince to Maroon 5 and Justin Timberlake. Available from a compact 5-piece up to an indulgent 16-piece line up, you won't fail to impress guests at any event with your great taste in bands!
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Price based on 5 members performing 2 x 50 minute sets
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Set List / Repertoire
50’s
Great Balls of Fire – Gerry Lee Lewis
Hound Dog – Elvis Presley
I Got a Woman – Ray Charles
Jailhouse Rock – Elvis Presley
Johnny B Goode – Chuck Berry
My Baby Just Cares for Me – Nina Simone
60’s
A Little Less Conversation – Elvis Presley
A Natural Woman – Aretha Franklin
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You – Frankie Valli
Come Together – The Beatles
Dock Of The Bay – Otis Redding
Drive My Car – The Beatles
For Once In My Life – Stevie Wonder
Hard To Handle – Otis Redding
Hey Jude – The Beatles
Higher and Higher – Jackie Wilson
Hit The Road Jack – Ray Charles
I Got You (I Feel Good) – James Brown
I Say a Little Prayer – Aretha Franklin
Heard It Through The Grapevine – Marvin Gaye
I’m A Believer - The Monkees
I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles
It’s Not Unusual – Tom Jones
I Want You Back – The Jackson 5
Jumping Jack Flash – The Rolling Stones
Land of 1000 Dances - Wilson Pickett
Moondance – Van Morrison
Mustang Sally – Wilson Pickett
My Generation – The Who
My Girl – The Temptations
Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag – James Brown
Respect – Aretha Franklin
Rescue Me – Fontella Bass
Satisfaction – The Rolling Stones
Son Of A Preacher Man – Dusty Springfield
Soul Man – Sam & Dave
Spooky – Dusty Springfield
Stand By Me – Ben E King
Stir It Up – Bob Marley
Suspicious Minds – Elvis Presley
Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond
Try A Little Tenderness – Otis Redding
Twist & Shout – The Beatles
What A Man – Linda Lyndell
What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
You Never Can Tell – Chuck Berry
You’re All I Need to Get By – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
70’s
20th Century Boy – T Rex
Ain’t No Sunshine – Bill Withers
Another Brick in the Wall – Pink Floyd
Best of My Love – The Emotions
Blame It On The Boogie – Jackson 5
Brown Sugar – The Rolling Stones
Car Wash – Rose Royce
Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen
Dancing In The Moonlight – King Harvest
Dancing Queen – ABBA
Don’t Stop Me Now – Queen
Easy – The Commodores
Express Yourself – Charles Wright
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! – ABBA
Good Times – Chic
Got To Give It Up – Marvin Gaye
Grease – Frankie Valli
Heart of Glass – Blondie
He’s The Greatest Dancer – Sister Sledge
Hot Stuff – Donna Summer
I Can See Clearly Now – Jimmy Cliff
I’m Every Woman – Chaka Khan
I Shot The Sheriff – Bob Marley
I Wish – Stevie Wonder
In The Summertime – Mungo Jerry
Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder
Jungle Boogie – Kool & The Gang
Just the Way You Are – Billy Joel
Killing Me Softly – Roberta Flack
Kung Fu Fighting – Carl Douglas
Lady Marmalade – Patti LaBelle
Le Freak – Chic
Lean On Me – Bill Withers
Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
Let’s Stick Together – Bryan Ferry
Long Train Running – The Doobie Brothers
Love Is The Drug – Roxy Music
Lovely Day – Bill Withers
Move On Up – Curtis Mayfield
Oh What A Night – Frankie Valli
Piece of My Heart – Erma Franklin
Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry
Proud Mary – Tina Turner
Rapper’s Delight – The Sugarhill Gang
Rock With You – Michael Jackson
September – Earth, Wind & Fire
Sex Machine – James Brown
Signed, Sealed, Delivered – Stevie Wonder
Sir Duke – Stevie Wonder
Stuck In The Middle With You – Stealers Wheel
Superstition – Stevie Wonder
Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynard
Teenage Kicks – The Undertones
That’s The Way I Like It – KC / Sunshine Band
The Joker – Steve Miller Band
Three Little Birds – Bob Marley
Walk This Way – Aerosmith
We Will Rock You – Queen
We Are Family – Sister Sledge
What’s Going On - Marvin Gaye
You Sexy Thing – Hot Chocolate
80’s
1999 – Prince
Africa – Toto
Abracadabra – The Steve Miller Band
Ain’t Nobody – Chaka Khan
All Night Long – Lionel Richie
Another One Bites the Dust – Queen
Atomic – Blondie
Automatic – The Pointer Sisters
Back in Black – AC/DC
Beat It – Michael Jackson
Billie Jean – Michael Jackson
Burning Down The House – Talking Heads
Candy – Cameo
Don’t Look Any Further – Dennis Edwards
Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey
Don’t You Want Me – Human League
Easy Lover – Phil Collins
Eye Of The Tiger – Survivor
Every Breath You Take – The Police
Everywhere – Fleetwood Mac
Faith – George Michael
Forget Me Nots (MIB Theme) – Patrice Rushen
Get Down On It – Kool & The Gang
Ghostbusters – Ray Parker Jr
Girls Just Want To Have Fun – Cyndi Lauper
Gold – Spandau Ballet
I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) – The Proclaimers
I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll – Joan Jett
Have I Told You Lately – Van Morrison
Kiss – Prince
I’m Coming Out – Diana Ross
It Must Be Love – Madness
I Wanna Dance With Somebody – Whitney Houston
Jump – Van Halen
Just The Two of Us – Bill Withers & Grover Washington Jr
La Bamba – Los Lobos
Let’s Dance – David Bowie
Love Shack – The B52’s
Never Gonna Give You Up – Rick Astley
Never Too Much – Luther Vandross
Once In A Lifetime – Talking Heads
Paradise City – Guns N’ Roses
Purple Rain – Prince
Push It – Salt-n-Pepa
Raspberry Beret – Prince
Rio – Duran Duran
Sexual Healing – Marvin Gaye
She Drives Me Crazy – Fine Young Cannibals
Sledgehammer – Peter Gabriel
Smooth Criminal – Michael Jackson
Stay (from Dirty Dancing) – Maurice Williams
Summer Of 69 – Bryan Adams
Super Freak – Rick James
Sweet Child ‘O Mine – Guns N’ Roses
Sweet Love – Anita Baker
The Best – Tina Turner
The Power of Love – Huey Lewis & The News
Thinking of You – Sister Sledge
Upside Down – Diana Ross
Uptown Girl – Billy Joel
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go – Wham!
Walking On Sunshine – Katrina & The Waves
Word Up! – Cameo
You Can Call Me Al – Paul Simon
You Can’t Hurry Love – Phil Collins
90’s
All of Me – John Legend
Alright – Supergrass
Boom! Shake The Room – Jazzy Jeff
Cosmic Girl – Jamiroquai
Don’t Speak – No Doubt
Doo Wop (That Thing) – Lauryn Hill
Everybody – Backstreet Boys
Fastlove – George Michael
Finally – CeCe Peniston
Freed from Desire – Gala
Girls & Boys – Blur
Here Comes The Hotstepper – Ini Kamoze
Ice Ice Baby – Vanilla Ice
Jump Around – House of Pain
Livin’ la Vida Loca – Ricky Martin
Mambo No. 5 – Lou Bega
Mr. Boombastic – Shaggy
No Diggity – Blackstreet
No Scrubs – TLC
Parklife – Blur
Praise You – Fatboy Slim
Sing It Back – Moloko
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World - Prince
There’s Nothing Like This – Omar
This Is How We Do It – Montell Jordan
Wonderwall – Oasis
00’s - Present
24k Magic – Bruno Mars
About Damn Time – Lizzo
All About That Bass – Meghan Trainor
American Boy – Estelle
Better Together – Jack Johnson
Came Here for Love – Ella Eyre
Candy Shop – 50 Cent
Can’t Feel My Face – The Weeknd
Can’t Stop the Feeling – Justin Timberlake
Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol
Crazy – Gnarls Berkley
Crazy In Love – Beyonce
Dance the Night – Dua Lipa
Dance Wiv Me – Dizzee Rascal
Don’t Know Why – Norah Jones
Don’t Start Now – Dua Lipa
Feels – Calvin Harris
Get Lucky – Daft Punk
Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love) – Spiller
Happy – Pharrell Williams
Havana – Camila Cabello
Hey Ya – Outkast
Hold My Hand – Jess Glynne
Hot in Herre – Nelly
I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas
If I Ain’t Got You – Alicia Keys
In da Club – 50 Cent
I Believe in a Thing Called Love – The Darkness
I Can’t Feel My Face – The Weeknd
Juice – Lizzo
Just the Way You Are – Bruno Mars
Levitating – Dua Lipa
Locked Out of Heaven – Bruno Mars
Mercy – Duffy
Mr. Brightside – The Killers
Murder on the Dancefloor – Sophie Ellis-Bextor
One Dance – Drake
One Kiss – Calvin Harris ft Dua Lipa
Ordinary People – John Legend
Put Your Records On – Corinne Bailey Rae
Rather Be – Clean Bandit
Rock DJ – Robbie Williams
Rock Your Body – Justin Timberlake
Señorita – Justin Timberlake
Seven Nation Army – The White Stripes
Sex On Fire – Kings Of Leon
SexyBack – Justin Timberlake
Shake It Off – Taylor Swift
Shape of You – Ed Sheeran
Shut Up and Dance – Walk the Moon
Single Ladies – Beyonce
Somebody Told Me – The Killers
Sorry – Justin Beiber
Super Duper Love – Joss Stone
Teenage Dirtbag – Wheatus
Toxic – Britney Spears
Treasure – Bruno Mars
Uptown Funk – Bruno Mars
Valerie – Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehouse
Wake Me Up – Avicii
We Found Love – Calvin Harris
You’ve Got the Love – Florence Welch
Full Biography
Highlights
* A premium funky rock and pop band - think Prince meets Maroon 5
* 5-piece line up can be increased up to a 16-piece
* From rock 'n' roll Elvis to the Bill Withers to Justin Timberlake - there really is something for everyone!
* Great credentials such The Human League and Leona Lewis
* Past experience in many public and private events
* Music between sets provided on CD for no extra charge
* Requests learn prior to the event for no extra charge
* Large PA as standard (4300 watts) and lighting rig for a great party
* Available for UK & International bookings
From marquees to historic yachts, taking in Italian villas, Renaissance ballrooms, Caribbean beaches, iconic venues and hotels along the way, The Footlights have an extremely impressive and extensive track record of performances.
They have earned a reputation for excellence through their numerous high-profile appearances at prestigious events across the UK and abroad.
Their impressive client list includes well-known brands and organisations, showcasing their ability to deliver top-tier entertainment.
The Footlights have performed at over 1,000 events, solidifying their status as a go-to band for discerning clients seeking quality live music.
With a commitment to excellence and a dynamic stage presence, The Footlights consistently deliver unforgettable experiences, earning accolades for their professionalism and versatility.
The Flootlights are available for a variety of events, offering tailored packages to meet specific needs.
They can also provide quality DJs, Jazz Trios, and Acoustic Duos for more intimate moments.
Their talented, professional personnel have toured & worked with some of the biggest names in the music industry including All Saints, Clean Bandit, Enrique Iglesias, Girls Aloud, Jennifer Lopez, Jessie J, Katherine Jenkins, Lana Del Rey, Leona Lewis, Kylie Minogue, Mary J Blige, Michael Kiwanuka, Muse, Professor Green, Rod Stewart, The Brand New Heavies, The Foundations & The Human League.
Your Event
The band perform 2 x 60 minute sets. See below for a list of songs covered however they are more than happy to take requests. They require 1 week’s notice per song request.
Previous Clients
Allen & Overy
Barclays
Battersea Power Station
BP
BT
Courvoisier
Disney
Freshfields International
GlaxoSmithKline
Hamptons International
Haymarket
Howdens
HSBC
Ineos
IMG
ITV
JP Morgan Chase
Marks & Spencer
Nissan
Porsche
Praxis
PruHealth
Rockhopper TV
Schlumberger
Selfridges
Shell
Square Mile Magazine
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Previous Venues
Aston Villa FC
Annabel’s
Aynhoe Park
Battersea Power Station
Banqueting House
Beau Rivage Palace Switzerland
Blenheim Palace
Botleys Mansion
Chelsea Physic Garden
Cutty Sark
Claridge’s
Drapers Hall
Eltham Palace
Four Seasons Hotel
Gherkin Building
Glaziers Hall
Goodwood House
Grosvenor House Hotel
Hampton Court Palace
Hever Castle
Jumeriah Hotel London
Kensington Palace
Kew Gardens
Lancaster House
London Hilon
Lords Cricket Ground
LSO St Luke’s
Madame Tussauds
Mandarin Oriental London
Merchant Taylors Hall
Natural History Museum
National Portrait Gallery
Old Billingsgate Market
One Mayfair
One Marylebone
OXO Tower
Pan Pacific Hotel
Quaglino’s
RHS Wisley
Royal Academy of Arts
Royal Automobile Club
Royal Courts of Justice
Royal Lancaster
Royal Naval College
Science Museum
Serpentine Gallery
Shoreditch House
Sky Garden
Soho House
Somerset House
Southampton FC
Stationers Hall
Syon House
Tate Modern
Tobacco Dock
Trinity House
Troxy
The Berkeley
The Brewery
The Connaught
The Corinthia
The Dorchester
The Horniman Museum
The Hurlingham Club
The Landmark
The Langham
The Lanesborough
The O2
The Ned
The Roundhouse
The Royal Exchange
The Royal Society of Arts
The Savoy
The Shard
The Waldorf
Two Temple Place
V&A Museum
Wentworth Golf Club
Wilton’s Music Hall
Villa Cimbrone Italy
Client Testimonials
Thanks so, so much to the Band – they were sensational!!
The halls are still ringing here at the office with a huge amount of buzz on just how good the band were. They were the stars of the night!
Thank you again and it was a pleasure to work with you and we will certainly be in touch next year to book the band again!
One Marylebone Events
Wow.. Just wanted to drop you a line to say THANK YOU!
You made Warren’s birthday celebration so special, the party went off with a bang and that was down to you guys!
Thank you so much please pass the message on to the rest of the band.
Everyone has been raving about you!
Kelly & Warren – 50th Birthday Party
The Footlights were awesome! Thank you so much. So many amazing comments.
Sally Clark – Howdens 30 year Anniversary Event at Tate Modern
Thank you so much for all of your support on Friday 13th at the Grosvenor. The band were amazing, and the attendee’s loved it!
Hopefully we can work together again soon.
Emma Benton – Events Manager, League Managers Association (Corporate)
I just want to say a big thank you to all of The Footlights for your part in making my 50th birthday party such a great & enjoyable success.
Your music was excellent your enthusiasm positive attitude & friendly approach to the whole event made things flow & as greatly appreciated by everyone.
You will be remembered & remarked upon for a long time
Neil Gubbins - Birthday Party
Thank you so much for all your efforts; the energy you put into your performance was phenomenal – you’re great performers and an absolute pleasure to work with
Katherine Simpson - Events Manager PruHealth
I just wanted to say a huge thank you for making the evening such a success. I’ve had nothing but compliments about the music and several guests have asked for your details for future events.
Just wanted to say thanks again for a great gig. It was exactly what we had hoped for - a great party atmosphere and all the different generations up and dancing.
Tom & Emma - Wedding Reception
10/10 - My 40th birthday party was made perfect by The Footlights. Their musicianship the way they interacted with all ages (including the 20 kids) and their friendly personality made for a truly memorable experience. Everyone who attended has at some point commented on how good they were…
We will book them again in the future.
Mark Flanagan - Birthday Party
Many thanks for playing at our wedding. The music was excellent and got everyone old & even the very young onto the dance floor. We’ve had so many people complimenting the music & your professionalism.
Martin & Sharon - Wedding Reception
“Please pass on our thanks to the band you guys were fantastic!! It was great to see so many of our guests on the dance floor enjoying themselves.
David Morrissey - Wedding Reception
What an amazing night. And the 'dance off' too! I think the video footage could be another youtube hit! Seriously guys thanks for an amazing evening event - you were awesome. We won't ever forget it. The perfect compliment to a fantastic day.
Thanks for the great music and interaction!
Alex & Liz Tait - Wedding Reception
Thank you so much guys – you were fab! You Certainly know how to work a crowd!
Ben & Kirsty - Wedding Reception
Thanks very much for the great evenings entertainment. The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive & everyone thinks you are a great band.
Debbie Evans - Wedding Reception
Thank you for a fantastic evening of music. You did an amazing job getting everyone up & dancing.
Laura Down - Rockhopper TV 10th Anniversary Party
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Better than we could have imagined
Carl M booked The Footlights for their wedding in West Sussex
“The band were sensational and really made our wedding. They were true professionals and really talented musicians. I would recommend them to anyone, just fabulous!!”
Claire F booked The Footlights for their wedding in West Midlands
“The band were great. I will recommend the band should I get the opportunity and hopefully will be able to re book in the future - great band! ”
Please pass on our thanks to the band, you guys were fantastic!! It was great to...
David M booked The Footlights for their event
“Please pass on our thanks to the band, you guys were fantastic!! It was great to see so many of our guests on the dance floor enjoying themselves.”
Extremely efficient web site, service and band. The Footlights exceeded expe...
Susan J booked The Footlights for their party in Kent
“Extremely efficient web site, service and band. The Footlights exceeded expectations and were a wow at the party with many guests commenting on their performance. ”
This was the first time I'd ever tried to book a band, let alone a band for my w...
Peter H booked The Footlights for their event
“This was the first time I'd ever tried to book a band, let alone a band for my wedding day. I found Alive Network very professional and helpful throughout the process. I would recommend Alive Network to others. The Footlights exceeded all expectations, from their choice of set and knowing what music to play and when, to the interaction with the wedding guests, to the energy that they put into their performances. Everybody loved the band, with the only negative comment being that some guests found them a little loud - but you can not please everyone! Many guests expressed to us that the band were fantastic and that they didn't want the band to stop at any point during the night! The wedding guests feedback from the night and afterwards were really very positive, with people still talking about them for weeks afterwards. Altogether a great experience for all, and it definitely gave our wedding day the send off/ signature that we were looking for. I would whole hearte...”
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Based on 5 members performing 2 x 50 minute sets
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- South East From £3,994 + VAT
- Wales From £4,627 + VAT
- East Midlands From £4,660 + VAT
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- Yorkshire and the Humber From £4,660 + VAT
- North West From £4,693 + VAT
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- Scotland From £4,880 + VAT
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Lineup
Default lineup: 5 members
5 Piece Band: Drums, Bass, Guitar, Vocals & Keyboards.Larger line ups also available up to a 16-piece. Please see the booking options at check-out or speak to your Alive Network entertainment coordinator.
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