Function Band Reviews

We could not have hoped for a better band.

5 stars - The Dukes are Highly Recommended
Greg booked The Dukes for their wedding in Kent

“ The Dukes were one of the first band’s I stumbled upon and was really impressed straight away with their whole image, repertoire, attitude that came across and most of all the sound of their recordings. It goes such a long way to have samples of how the band sounds and feels. Overall the bands page oozed professionalism. You could just tell these guys were rather good at what they do. So after g...”“ The Dukes were one of the first band’s I stumbled upon and was really impressed straight away with their whole image, repertoire, attitude that came across and most of all the sound of their recordings. It goes such a long way to have samples of how the band sounds and feels. Overall the bands page oozed professionalism. You could just tell these guys were rather good at what they do. So after going through the easy and painless Alive Network process of booking the band we were sorted! We had our band. It was not just a case of will they deliver on the day! A few weeks before the big day we were put in touch with the band. We didn’t need many phone calls and emails between us as they guys were pretty in tune with our needs. We discussed the playlist and finalised a few bits and pieces. We were pretty much ready to go. On the day the band were very punctual and were ready to set up even after a slight delay in the proceedings. There was also a change in the order of the evening events which the band accepted with no hassle whatsoever. So when the time came we were ready for the first dance. We had booked in time to include the free DJ service from the band too! I would highly recommend people to do this when booking, it just takes a lot of hassle out of the day not having to organise a DJ or a playlist. You could tell people were ready to let loose in the second set. I had requested to join the band on stage to just play one song on guitar with them. It was a long shot as I thought its probably not something they do but to my surprise they were more than happy to make that happen! So we decided the first song in the second set we would do this. I had requested to play a Metallica song with them. Not a song a band you would usually hear at a wedding but it went down quite well. After that The Dukes made the evening entertainment so enjoyable! So after song people were filling the dance floor. The Dukes also involved the guests during well-known songs and it looked like they were having a bit of fun too. When the set came to an end everyone was shouting for more and The Dukes duly obliged with not one but three encores! Everyone was still talking about the brilliant night they had for days afterwards. We could not have hoped for a better band or a better group of band members!” Read more

Out Of Control were fantastic!

5 stars - Out Of Control are Highly Recommended
John B booked Out Of Control for their wedding at Hemswell Court in Lincolnshire

“The guests thought Out Of Control were fantastic! The band were very professional and organised. The dance floor was full all night!”

An absolutely delightful group

5 stars - BackBeat are Highly Recommended
sebastian W booked BackBeat for their wedding in East Yorkshire

“An absolutely delightful group who work well individually, in small groups and as the entire band. Not only do they sound great but they a pleasant group of people to work with and I wish I could do more big events so we could listen to them again. Everyone commented on how good the band were especially earlier in the day with the pianist and vocalist.”

Hot Shots were spot on.

5 stars - The Hot Shots are Highly Recommended
John T booked The Hot Shots for their wedding at Hintlesham Hall Hotel in Suffolk

“Hot Shots were a spot on act who were very flexible about time when our wedding breakfast and speeches ran over. They judged the mood of the guests and really created and kept a good party atmosphere which all of our guests across a wide age range enjoyed. We will provide pictures when available. Thanks Hot Shots you helped make our wedding memorable!”

Excellent value for money.

5 stars - Hit-It are Highly Recommended
John W booked Hit-It for their wedding

“They were professional, polite and a pleasure to have as additional guests at the wedding! We re-booked them after a friends wedding and will be recommending them to others. Excellent value for money, would book again for an event in the future.”

The Kicks were fantastic!

5 stars - The Kicks are Highly Recommended
Lana H booked The Kicks for their event

“I booked The Kicks for my works Christmas Party after reading many glowing reviews and listening to some of their songs on the internet. I was not disappointed, The Kicks were fantastic! They arrived at the venue promptly and set up with no fuss, were happy to play alongside the venues resident DJ, and as for the music it was brilliant, a great mix of songs suitable for the many different tastes o...”“I booked The Kicks for my works Christmas Party after reading many glowing reviews and listening to some of their songs on the internet. I was not disappointed, The Kicks were fantastic! They arrived at the venue promptly and set up with no fuss, were happy to play alongside the venues resident DJ, and as for the music it was brilliant, a great mix of songs suitable for the many different tastes of music that we had in the room. If you want a packed dance floor at your event then you must must book The Kicks!” Read more

The band were extremely professional.

5 stars - Live Wires are Highly Recommended
Warner R booked Live Wires for their wedding at The Arden Hotel in Warwickshire

“Our guests loved them and the dance floor was full after the first few dances. Indicating to us that there were folk who would not normally get up and bop but did so on account of the impact that Live Wires had. They also accommodated our sons friend “Emily” who granted, has done some vocal performing but they were kind and encouraging to her and the result was very special for us to have her j...”“Our guests loved them and the dance floor was full after the first few dances. Indicating to us that there were folk who would not normally get up and bop but did so on account of the impact that Live Wires had. They also accommodated our sons friend “Emily” who granted, has done some vocal performing but they were kind and encouraging to her and the result was very special for us to have her join them for an amazing rendition of “Valerie”. The band were impeccable in their punctuality, and extremely professional. They prepared themselves without any disruption to our guests. They were extremely polite and very well mannered. They were so humble and low maintenance, thanking us genuinely for our hospitality and offer of drinks and food. We’d have invited them as friends if we were to ever have another function – just lovely! The most wonderful aspect of the bands performance and style was that they managed to get our young teenage guests happily dancing amongst their parents and adult friends – a feat well worth a mention and congratulating!” Read more

Hipster definitely exceeded our expectations

5 stars - Hipster are Highly Recommended
Andrew C booked Hipster for their wedding in Shropshire

“Joe and the boys were relaxed, professional and friendly throughout our wedding, including some great banter with our guests on the dance floor! brilliant. Both the acoustic sets and the main sets went down a storm with our guests. Hipster definitely exceeded our expectations (which were already high based on the excellent feedback posted on Alive Network). Many of our guests commented on how good...”“Joe and the boys were relaxed, professional and friendly throughout our wedding, including some great banter with our guests on the dance floor! brilliant. Both the acoustic sets and the main sets went down a storm with our guests. Hipster definitely exceeded our expectations (which were already high based on the excellent feedback posted on Alive Network). Many of our guests commented on how good Hipster were and the range of artists they covered” Read more

Absolutely brilliant.

5 stars - Dirty Weekend are Highly Recommended
Genevieve S booked Dirty Weekend for their event

“Teenage Kicks were absolutely brilliant, the dance floor was never empty when they were playing and everyone from the small children right through to the oldies really enjoyed them!”

A great night was had by all.

5 stars - The Hot Shots are Highly Recommended
David C booked The Hot Shots for their party in Staffordshire

“Thanks Rob and the rest of the band, a great night was had by all and loads of positive comments!”