Wedding Band Reviews

BackBeat were absolutely fantastic – better than we ever imagined

5 stars - BackBeat are Highly Recommended
Kyrie E booked BackBeat for their wedding at Hornington Manor Farm in North Yorkshire

“We were slightly nervous about booking a band online without seeing them live, however from the moment they turned up we knew they would be good and they surpassed our expectations. All members of the band that we spoke to were friendly and polite. They set up then got changed and all looked the part. They were so good it wouldn’t really matter what they were wearing to be honest! ...”“We were slightly nervous about booking a band online without seeing them live, however from the moment they turned up we knew they would be good and they surpassed our expectations. All members of the band that we spoke to were friendly and polite. They set up then got changed and all looked the part. They were so good it wouldn’t really matter what they were wearing to be honest! We would definitely book them again for another event and we will be recommending them to others for sure!” Read more

From start to finish, they were amazing!!

5 stars - The Arcadias are Highly Recommended
Nicola G booked The Arcadias for their wedding in Hampshire

“The Arcadias played at our wedding at the start of November this year. From start to finish, they were amazing!! So many guests commented on how great they were, some telling us they were the best band they'd seen at a wedding!! I managed to arrange a surprise song for my husband, and they even let him get up and sing it with them (which he, and everyone else loved!!) All in all, these guys were a...”“The Arcadias played at our wedding at the start of November this year. From start to finish, they were amazing!! So many guests commented on how great they were, some telling us they were the best band they'd seen at a wedding!! I managed to arrange a surprise song for my husband, and they even let him get up and sing it with them (which he, and everyone else loved!!) All in all, these guys were amazing!! Would definitely recommend!” Read more

Great Night!

5 stars - The Rascals are Highly Recommended
David C booked The Rascals for their wedding

“Great night last night. You and the guys were better than we hoped for!!!!!!!!!! Hope you were pleased with our guests dancing!”

The Wedding Crashers are a good band but need to improve their admin

2 stars - The Wedding Crashers are Highly Recommended
Luke P booked The Wedding Crashers for their wedding in London

“The wedding crashers are a good band but with lacklustre admin. On our wedding day they set up late. We agreed 3pm but they finished at 3:15pm and started playing late. Worst of all, after we spent time selecting songs from their repertoire they didn’t play a lot of them which was an oversight on the bands part, apparently due to some confusion between our wedding and other recent event...”“The wedding crashers are a good band but with lacklustre admin. On our wedding day they set up late. We agreed 3pm but they finished at 3:15pm and started playing late. Worst of all, after we spent time selecting songs from their repertoire they didn’t play a lot of them which was an oversight on the bands part, apparently due to some confusion between our wedding and other recent events. The result was my new wife turning to me after the first song (not first dance) and saying “I hate this song” – not really what you want from a wedding band! Good singers/musicians but just need a manager or better admin. - Luke and Laura, November 2016. Below is the response from the band to Luke and Laura ............Hi Luke, Thanks very much for booking The Wedding Crashers and I'm really glad you thought we were a good band. We apologise profusely that you weren't 100% happy with the service we provided and we've taken your comments on board. We do feel there are mitigating circumstances regarding the minor delay in set up, as previously explained this can be attributed to the manager/staff of Balham Bowls Club offering us an additional 15 minutes to refine our soundcheck, which we accepted but was wholly not critical to us being ready and set up in time. Also of note is the guests were scheduled to enter the dining/function area of the venue at 3:20pm, therefore us finishing setup at 3:15pm having been offered the additional set up time shouldn't have impacted on this, so I'm not sure why there was a delay with the wedding breakfast. Regarding the band not fulfilling the entirety of your song requests, we apologise. This this was a genuine mistake on our part. We do not ignore client requests or purposefully go against their wishes. I would say that roughly 50 - 60% of your song requests were fulfilled on the night, which whilst still falling short of being 100% satisfactory for both yourself and us, I would have hoped would go some way in providing a enjoyable experience for all involved. Your feedback has been noted and we're taking steps to ensure this doesn't happen again. We would like to wish you and Laura all the best for a happy future together and thank you again for booking the band. Yours sincerely Greg (The Wedding Crashers)” Read more

Fantastic!

5 stars - The Rips are Highly Recommended
Victoria L booked The Rips for their wedding at Mill Farm in Northamptonshire

“Thank you so much for coming to the farm and playing at our wedding i hope you weren't too cold in the lambing shed!? We really enjoyed your music and lots of the guests commented about how fantastic you were. We especially enjoyed your last song as it felt very personal and everybody loved the sing along (sorry about the drunken dancing girl rubbing herself against you! Pretty standard i am afrai...”“Thank you so much for coming to the farm and playing at our wedding i hope you weren't too cold in the lambing shed!? We really enjoyed your music and lots of the guests commented about how fantastic you were. We especially enjoyed your last song as it felt very personal and everybody loved the sing along (sorry about the drunken dancing girl rubbing herself against you! Pretty standard i am afraid...) Your FB pictures are excellent, i really like the boys using the plug socket as a microphone and we hope you enjoyed the shoulder lift guitar playing! Vix & Tom” Read more

You really kicked the energy into our special day and our packed dance floor

5 stars - Electric Tones are Highly Recommended
Kate A booked Electric Tones for their event

“Wow, where to start with you guys. You were fantastic from the first email right through to the very end of our night. Working in music I was very particular about which band we chose, I think Jonny was going out of his mind listening to all the You Tube clips I was playing him but I knew instantly when I heard your voice Talisha that you were the right band for us. Such a soul...”“Wow, where to start with you guys. You were fantastic from the first email right through to the very end of our night. Working in music I was very particular about which band we chose, I think Jonny was going out of his mind listening to all the You Tube clips I was playing him but I knew instantly when I heard your voice Talisha that you were the right band for us. Such a soulful sound with a tight band behind you, you really kicked the energy into our special day and our packed dance floor was all the proof you needed that you were the perfect choice. I had to leave the dance floor at one point as I was so hot from dancing so much. If anyone is looking for a high energy band with huge talent and amazing organisational skills you really have to look no further. Talisha always got back to us within an hour and was hugely accommodating with our requests and even helped me arrange a special surprise for my new husband. Electric Tones took our wedding to the next level and our guests are still talking about how much fun they had on the dance floor, I am just waiting for another excuse to book you all again!” Read more

Thank you so much for making our wedding even more incredible!

5 stars - The MBB Band are Highly Recommended
Paul A booked The MBB Band for their event

“The MBB Band were amazing! They sounded fantastic and really set the tone for the evening of our wedding, encouraging everyone to get up on the dancefloor. The slow songs, the upbeat swing and even Creep by Radiohead got every dancing and singing. After sending some song requests at really short notice we were amazed they had time to learn them and they went down so well with our guests. After see...”“The MBB Band were amazing! They sounded fantastic and really set the tone for the evening of our wedding, encouraging everyone to get up on the dancefloor. The slow songs, the upbeat swing and even Creep by Radiohead got every dancing and singing. After sending some song requests at really short notice we were amazed they had time to learn them and they went down so well with our guests. After seeing you at a friend’s wedding we knew you were the band for us and have had people asking for your details a number of times since. Thank you so much for making our wedding even more incredible!” Read more

From start to finish, they were amazing!!

5 stars - The Arcadias are Highly Recommended
Nicola G booked The Arcadias for their wedding in Hampshire

“The Arcadias played at our wedding at the start of November this year. From start to finish, they were amazing!! So many guests commented on how great they were, some telling us they were the best band they'd seen at a wedding!! I managed to arrange a surprise song for my husband, and they even let him get up and sing it with them (which he, and everyone else loved!!) All in all, these guys were a...”“The Arcadias played at our wedding at the start of November this year. From start to finish, they were amazing!! So many guests commented on how great they were, some telling us they were the best band they'd seen at a wedding!! I managed to arrange a surprise song for my husband, and they even let him get up and sing it with them (which he, and everyone else loved!!) All in all, these guys were amazing!! Would definitely recommend!” Read more

All of our guests loved them, everyone was up dancing

5 stars - Funkytown are Highly Recommended
Carly T booked Funkytown for their wedding at Mythe Barn - Wedding Venue in Warwickshire in Leicestershire

“funkytown arrived at our venue on time and played according to our agreed timings. All of our guests loved them, everyone was up dancing.”

Groove Line were superb!

5 stars - The Groove Line are Highly Recommended
Lindsey P booked The Groove Line for their event in North Yorkshire

“The band were fantastic – super professional, really friendly and the students loved them! It was a very tough crowd, (international students always are with a massive range in cultures, preferences and expectations) so it was a relatively small crowd towards the end of the evening. But The Groove Line were superb, they engaged with the audience very well so we were very pleased indeed. Fr...”“The band were fantastic – super professional, really friendly and the students loved them! It was a very tough crowd, (international students always are with a massive range in cultures, preferences and expectations) so it was a relatively small crowd towards the end of the evening. But The Groove Line were superb, they engaged with the audience very well so we were very pleased indeed. From the onset, it’s been a pleasure working with Alive Network – super professional and great service. We hope to work with you again and would happily recommend you.” Read more