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Full of energy

5 stars - The Royale are Highly Recommended
booked The Royale for their wedding in Cumbria November 2025

“Great quality and an amazing set list. Had the wife's requests in mind and made her night rocking to queen. Highly recommend to anyone who wants a packed dancefloor. Good bunch of lads ??”


Better than we ever imagined!

5 stars - Hipster are Highly Recommended
booked Hipster for their wedding in West Midlands November 2025

“We got married on 01.11.2025 and booked Hipster to play at our wedding, and they were phenomenal! Joe’s communication before the big day was fantastic - warm, friendly, and genuinely excited to be part of our celebration. On the night, our guests were blown away by the band’s energy, enthusiasm, and amazing musical talent (even during their sound check!). They were so accommodating when dinner and...”


Way better than just a DJ

5 stars - ETA are Highly Recommended
booked ETA for their party in Buckinghamshire November 2025

“ETA played for my wifes 60th birthday party in the local village hall and were great. They have a long playlist to choose from and added a couple of extra ones that werent on the list. Everyone loved it.”


Simply put, incredible

5 stars - The Fulltones are Highly Recommended
booked The Fulltones for their wedding November 2025

“The band were fantastic! Simply put, incredible — they brought fun, passion, and a great understanding of how to get our guests dancing. Communication was excellent, but the day itself surpassed all expectations. We couldn’t have asked for a better band — book them without hesitation! Again, thank you for learning our first dance and making the night so special!”


Utterly incredible

5 stars - Get On Up are Highly Recommended
booked Get On Up for their wedding in West Sussex October 2025

“get on up were amazing, we've had nothing but compliments since”


Fantastic Group, brought lots of energy and fun to the evening!

5 stars - Beat Surrender are Highly Recommended
booked Beat Surrender for their wedding in Northumberland October 2025

“From start to finish our booking and communications with the band have been amazing. Nothing was an issue and the lads were lovely. We got so many compliments throughout the night on both the live performances and song choices. Would not hesitate to recommend Beat Surrender for weddings/events!”


You were all INCREDIBLE!

5 stars - Pop It Good are Highly Recommended
booked Pop It Good for their party October 2025

“Oh my goodness! Where do we start! You were all INCREDIBLE! I think honestly one of the best bands I’ve seen! You read the room perfectly, the vibe was spot on and you could not have given us anymore perfect entertainment! Everyone commented on how good you guys were! You set the scene for the evening and my gosh was it a massive hit!!! Thank you so, so much!!! ???????? xxxxx Helen and John ...”


Amazing entertainment for our big day

5 stars - Drive are Highly Recommended
booked Drive for their wedding in Manchester October 2025

“The guys in Drive were fantastic. They were responsive to messages and chose a set that really matched what we were looking for. They did such a good jo learning the song for our first dance and had some good surprises to make the night fun. So many guests had great things to say about them so would definitely recommend hiring them!”


Great, Great, Great

5 stars - The Royale are Highly Recommended
booked The Royale for their wedding in Merseyside October 2025

“The band were amazing! The process of using Alive Network was seamless too. Even with a venue change everything went smoothly and I can’t recommend them enough!”


Above and beyond is what you get!

5 stars - The Fulltones are Highly Recommended
booked The Fulltones for their wedding October 2025

“Above and beyond is what you get from The Fulltones! The dance floor was packed all night when they were playing and when Jimmy took our very very long playlist and turned it into something that had people on their feet singing and dancing in-between sets. Our day fell pretty behind schedule and they handled it perfectly switching from 3 shorter sets to 2 longer ones with no fuss. As a wedding pre...”

Performance quality: 5 stars
Sound quality: 5 stars
Behaviour: 5 stars
Communication: 5 stars
Audience engagement: 5 stars
Value for money: 5 stars
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