Wedding Band Reviews

Alive Network and Hipster are a thoroughly professsinal outfit and I would not h...

5 stars - Hipster are Highly Recommended
Ian A booked Hipster for their wedding

“Alive Network and Hipster are a thoroughly professsinal outfit and I would not hesitate to recommend them to anyone planning a special event of any type. Hipster were a fantastic band who had our gusts rockin' for the whole evening. Our thanks go out to Alive Network and the Hipster who we extend our best wishes for the future. We'll be coming back to Alive Network should we have occassion and are...”“Alive Network and Hipster are a thoroughly professsinal outfit and I would not hesitate to recommend them to anyone planning a special event of any type. Hipster were a fantastic band who had our gusts rockin' for the whole evening. Our thanks go out to Alive Network and the Hipster who we extend our best wishes for the future. We'll be coming back to Alive Network should we have occassion and are currently thinking up an excuse to contact you again. Many thanks for making our wedding day one to remember for both us and our guests - we have passed on your details to two of our guests already!!! Ian and Sue Crowther ” Read more

Great band, professional and got everyone dancing from the word go! ...

5 stars - Hipster are Highly Recommended
Raena booked Hipster for their event

“Great band, professional and got everyone dancing from the word go! ”

Alive Network and Hipster are a thoroughly professsinal outfit and I would not h...

5 stars - Hipster And The Hot Hot Horns are Highly Recommended
Ian A booked Hipster And The Hot Hot Horns for their wedding

“Alive Network and Hipster are a thoroughly professsinal outfit and I would not hesitate to recommend them to anyone planning a special event of any type. Hipster were a fantastic band who had our gusts rockin' for the whole evening. Our thanks go out to Alive Network and the Hipster who we extend our best wishes for the future. We'll be coming back to Alive Network should we have occassion and are...”“Alive Network and Hipster are a thoroughly professsinal outfit and I would not hesitate to recommend them to anyone planning a special event of any type. Hipster were a fantastic band who had our gusts rockin' for the whole evening. Our thanks go out to Alive Network and the Hipster who we extend our best wishes for the future. We'll be coming back to Alive Network should we have occassion and are currently thinking up an excuse to contact you again. Many thanks for making our wedding day one to remember for both us and our guests - we have passed on your details to two of our guests already!!! Ian and Sue Crowther ” Read more

We booked Platinum Gold through the Alive Network for my Son’s Barmitzvah party....

5 stars - Platinum Gold are Highly Recommended
Professor G booked Platinum Gold for their event

“We booked Platinum Gold through the Alive Network for my Son’s Barmitzvah party. Alive network were very helpful in determining precisely what our entertainment requirements were and ensuring that the band understood them and were able to oblige. Platinum Gold were absolutely fantastic. The band were technically superb and they performed everything from some jazz at the drinks reception , to trad...”“We booked Platinum Gold through the Alive Network for my Son’s Barmitzvah party. Alive network were very helpful in determining precisely what our entertainment requirements were and ensuring that the band understood them and were able to oblige. Platinum Gold were absolutely fantastic. The band were technically superb and they performed everything from some jazz at the drinks reception , to traditional Israeli dance music and Rock and Roll after dinner. They exuded personality and got all of the guests up and involved in the music. They absolutely filled the dance floor from start to end and everyone raved about them. Nothing was too much trouble for the band, and they even made it possible for my Son and I to play a couple of numbers with them. We would recommend Platinum Gold unreservedly and would book them again in an instant.” Read more

We booked Hipster because we were looking for a young and fun band that would cr...

5 stars - Hipster And The Hot Hot Horns are Highly Recommended
Sally booked Hipster And The Hot Hot Horns for their wedding

“We booked Hipster because we were looking for a young and fun band that would create a great atmosphere and send off our big day on a high note, and Hipster truly exceeded all expectations! Their cover versions were impeccable (especially the cover of Sex On Fire which most of our guests said was better than the real thing!) and their level of professionalism was second to none. They were friendly...”“We booked Hipster because we were looking for a young and fun band that would create a great atmosphere and send off our big day on a high note, and Hipster truly exceeded all expectations! Their cover versions were impeccable (especially the cover of Sex On Fire which most of our guests said was better than the real thing!) and their level of professionalism was second to none. They were friendly and approachable and adapted and improvised their set on the spot to meet the needs of our guests. We will definitely be recommending them again to our friends and family! Thank you Hipster!! ” Read more

We booked Hipster because we were looking for a young and fun band that would cr...

5 stars - Hipster are Highly Recommended
Sally booked Hipster for their wedding in Cheshire

“We booked Hipster because we were looking for a young and fun band that would create a great atmosphere and send off our big day on a high note, and Hipster truly exceeded all expectations! Their cover versions were impeccable (especially the cover of Sex On Fire which most of our guests said was better than the real thing!) and their level of professionalism was second to none. They were friendly...”“We booked Hipster because we were looking for a young and fun band that would create a great atmosphere and send off our big day on a high note, and Hipster truly exceeded all expectations! Their cover versions were impeccable (especially the cover of Sex On Fire which most of our guests said was better than the real thing!) and their level of professionalism was second to none. They were friendly and approachable and adapted and improvised their set on the spot to meet the needs of our guests. We will definitely be recommending them again to our friends and family! Thank you Hipster!! ” Read more

When we were choosing a wedding band for our special day we listened to literall...

5 stars - Happy Hour are Highly Recommended
Matt A booked Happy Hour for their event

“When we were choosing a wedding band for our special day we listened to literally hours of samples and read many, many playlists but could not find that anyone who felt right. The playlists were too twee, too narrow or just plain hideous. The samples we listened too also did not contain that certain something, that pizzazz that would make our day and in the worst cases perhaps the bands had chosen...”“When we were choosing a wedding band for our special day we listened to literally hours of samples and read many, many playlists but could not find that anyone who felt right. The playlists were too twee, too narrow or just plain hideous. The samples we listened too also did not contain that certain something, that pizzazz that would make our day and in the worst cases perhaps the bands had chosen the wrong career. That all changed when we heard Happy Hour. We knew right away that this was the special band that could add to the magic of our wedding day and Happy Hour didn’t let us down. Happy Hour have an aura about them that dispels them from sounding like any of the more traditional wedding bands who play the same old dull tunes. They were really friendly and approachable in discussing the playlist, willing to learn some new songs that we really wanted played, which gave us a feeling of inclusion and made us feel like our wedding was the greatest of all, putting all the previous high profile weddings to shame. Its personal touches like this that can really distinguish a band you think were okay and wouldn’t think about again to a band you would be happy to recommend in the future. Keep this up! Happy Hour even went the extra mile to make sure the occasional was extra special. Let me explain how they did this; I wanted to give a special gift to the father of the bride for saying “yes” when I asked if I could marry his daughter. Purely by chance I heard a song on the radio that I thought would be great if it was played during the traditional brides dance with her father. The song was “Stealing Cinderella” by Chuck Wicks and I suddenly thought that it would be an excellent gift if I performed it live for them. I discussed this with Richie from the band who thought this was a great idea and promptly set up rehearsals so that the lads were prepared. Alas, the band lives in the south and I am in the top end of Northumberland so rehearsals including me were not going to happen. Using Richies excellent idea of harnessing the power of YouTube to make sure both myself and the band were singing from the same songsheet, I would perform with the band for the first time live on the night. This must be daunting for a professional singer, never mind a pure amateur! Happy Hour were consummate professionals though and on the night the song went very smoothly, the band working to my singing cues to make both the bride and her dad very happy (and emotional) indeed. And after listening to testimonials from the guests, the band even managed to make me sound good. Well done lads as this clearly was an awesome feat! On our perfect day, Happy Hour were the perfect compliment.They performed songs that we wanted to hear and really ensured that everyone enjoyed themselves. Thank you for being part of our day. Matt and Vicky, Northumberland (September 2008) ” Read more

Alive Network made my wedding easy to entertain as the band Connery were on thei...

5 stars - Connery are Highly Recommended
Matt A booked Connery for their event

“Alive Network made my wedding easy to entertain as the band Connery were on their books, free for the date I wanted them and fantastic fun on the night. All my guests enjoyed them and the venue has never rocked like that before. Recommended”

We hired Effigy for our wedding and we cannot believe how good they were. Our in...

5 stars - Effigy are Highly Recommended
Danny A booked Effigy for their event

“We hired Effigy for our wedding and we cannot believe how good they were. Our initial fears were that the music would not be to all of our guests tastes but Ian from the band re-assured me that all ages would be up dancing and he was exactly right! A very professional outfit and they were always very approachable and accommodated all requests that we had - from the chief bridesmaid announcing ou...”“We hired Effigy for our wedding and we cannot believe how good they were. Our initial fears were that the music would not be to all of our guests tastes but Ian from the band re-assured me that all ages would be up dancing and he was exactly right! A very professional outfit and they were always very approachable and accommodated all requests that we had - from the chief bridesmaid announcing our first dance through to introducing my Nan so she could do a speech. They also let one of our party play bass for one song as well as getting my wife and bridesmaids up as backing singers for Mustang Sally. Truly brilliant. I would say that if you are looking for a polished live rock/pop band then you shouldn't look any further than Effigy as they definitely made our evening. Also the service provided by the Alive Network was first class from start to finish and will allay and answer any fears/questions extremely promptly. I will, and already have, recommend this service to others and will definitely use them again if I want to hire a live band. Thanks one and all for such a fabulous experience, Danny & Debbie ” Read more

Hi Connery Thank you all so much for Saturday night. You were all great and ...

5 stars - Connery are Highly Recommended
Helen booked Connery for their event

“Hi Connery Thank you all so much for Saturday night. You were all great and the party atmosphere was fantastic. Sorry I didn't have time to say goodbye on the night. Thanks again, I would recommend you to anybody. Helen x ”