The Upstarts
The Upstarts are one of the freshest bands around! Performing music everyone will love, The Upstarts live sets include cool classics from the Beatles and Stevie Wonder to the biggest modern-day hits from Bruno Mars, DNCE, Bieber and more!
From £1,613
Price based on 4 members performing 2 x 60 minutes
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Videos
I Believe In A Thing Called Love / The Darkness
Never Too Much / Luther Vandross
Let's Stay Together / Al Green
Faith / George Michael
Jackie Wilson Medley
The Upstarts 'Kiss' / Prince (Cover) Live Wedding Band Lancashire
Juice / Lizzo
Valerie / Amy Winehouse & Mark Ronson
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) / Stevie Wonder
Naive / The Kooks
All Day and All of the Night, I'm a Believer, Twist And Shout & You Really Got Me
Teenage Dirtbag / Wheatus
No Diggity, Return Of The Mack & This Is How We Do It
There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back / Shawn Mendes
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My Love & Cry Me a River
Set List / Repertoire
Parklife - Blur
Let Me Love You - Mario
Rosanna - Toto
We Are Family - Chic
Full Biography
Meet The Upstarts; one of the freshest, coolest bands around!
Featuring professional musicians with a wealth of experience, members of the band all have music degrees from The Royal Northern Collage of Music and The University of Salford. So far, career highlights include performances at Glastonbury Festival, London Jazz Festival, Download Festival plus hotel residences, theatre productions and UK tours!
Performing exciting live sets with upstopable energy, expect to hear cool classics from the Beatles and Stevie Wonder to huge modern-day hits from Bruno Mars, DNCE and more!
Want to add a real wow to your party? The Upstarts are also available with female vocals, keys, and a 3-piece horn section (see booking options for more details).
Please note: The Upstarts do not take enquiries more than 18 months in advance.
The Upstarts Customer Reviews
In the top 10% of highest rated Function Bands.
5 star rated by every client this year.
108 Customer Reviews
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Absolutely spot on very professional
Craig D booked The Upstarts for their wedding in Warwickshire
“Nice guys very professional everyone at our wedding really loved the band some guests that don’t even like live music commented on how brilliant they were. I’m so glad we picked the upstarts and would recommend to anyone.”
Everything that is good about a wedding band
Lucy W booked The Upstarts for their wedding in North Yorkshire
“The Upstarts played at our wedding in North Yorkshire and were everything we had hoped for and more! On the day they had people up and dancing from the sound check, they definitely brought the party with their enthusiasm. So many guests have commented about how great they were and how much they en...” Read more
The perfect band for our perfect day!
Courtney S booked The Upstarts for their wedding in Lancashire
“The Upstarts were amazing from start to finish. Even before the wedding day they messaged and phoned a few days before the wedding to confirm all the last minute details. There were certain songs I didn’t want playing and they were happy to accommodate this too. We had the acoustic duo play during ...” Read more
Made our day extra special!!!!
Adam A booked The Upstarts for their wedding in Cheshire
“Fantastic group and great set of lads. The dance floor was always busy and played a great range of songs. Thank you to the upstarts and I would definitely recommend to anyone and would use again in the future”
What a way to fill the dance floor!
Lucy N booked The Upstarts for their wedding in North Yorkshire
“The Upstars were fantastic! The dance floor was filled for the entire evening as people couldn’t tear themselves away. They got everyone involved and kept the tunes coming from every decade to draw people of all ages in. Would highly recommend to anyone looking for a band for their wedding - thank y...” Read more
Booking The Upstarts
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Price from £1,613 + travel from Lancashire
Based on 4 members performing 2 x 60 minutes
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- West Midlands From £1,716
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- East of England From £2,405
- South East From £2,420
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Lineup
Default lineup: 4 members
Male vocals, guitar, bass and drums.
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