Function Band Reviews

From start to finish, The Blake’s were excellent.  We originally had ...

5 stars - Urban Synergy, Duplicate are Highly Recommended
Lindsay R booked Urban Synergy, Duplicate for their event

“From start to finish, The Blake’s were excellent.  We originally had asked them to arrive at our venue for 5pm, but about a week before our wedding we realized that we needed to make that 4pm and although there was a small extra charge for the earlier arrival, the band were able to accommodate us without any hesitation.  The lead singer, Maria also contacted the company that were p...”“From start to finish, The Blake’s were excellent.  We originally had asked them to arrive at our venue for 5pm, but about a week before our wedding we realized that we needed to make that 4pm and although there was a small extra charge for the earlier arrival, the band were able to accommodate us without any hesitation.  The lead singer, Maria also contacted the company that were providing us with the stage, dance floor and lighting to liaise regarding what lighting each were bringing.  I contacted Maria prior to the wedding to discuss our requirements regarding first dance song and music for the toasts.  Maria provided me with links to a website where I could locate the correct music for the toasts. Her attention to detail was perfect – she was even able to tell me how many seconds the intro was on our first dance song!! I also discussed with her the possibility of the groom singing on the night and Maria and her team even accommodated this, again without hesitation.  She located the backing track to the song the groom was going to sing and sorted out downloading it so that they had it ready to ‘go’ at the appropriate time.  The opportunity for the groom to sing on his wedding day, in front of his family and friends, was the icing on the cake and wouldn’t have been possible without the band’s involvement, help and support – so a big THANK YOU to them.  The wedding wouldn’t have been complete without the customary Jewish songs, in particular Hava Nagila, and this was sung beautifully by Maria and performed excellently by the band.  On the day, they arrived on time and were set up on time and were very well organized.  They were all friendly, polite, well presented and professional. It was evident that they love performing and they more than lived up to expectations.  Both of us and our guests thoroughly enjoyed them.  In fact, one guest has already recommended them to their friends for their daughter’s wedding and I believe they have already been booked for that!  They offered great value for money and I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending them.  On a separate note, a few words regarding Alive Network. I initially used the Alive Network website to find The Blake’s.  And what a great website! Easy to navigate, easy to locate artists and you’re able to listen to them perform.  It shows that a lot of work has gone into designing the website and making it user friendly.  Once I’d selected The Blake’s, I contacted Alive Network to discuss a couple of minor details and was looked after by Adam who provided guidance and support throughout the process from start to finish. Adam is always professional and friendly and provided great advice whenever I called up with a question.  This is a company that I will definitely be using again myself and recommending to others” Read more

From start to finish, The Blake’s were excellent

5 stars - The Blakes are Highly Recommended
Lindsay R booked The Blakes for their wedding at Manchester Great & New Synagogue in Lancashire

“From start to finish, The Blake’s were excellent.  We originally had asked them to arrive at our venue for 5pm, but about a week before our wedding we realized that we needed to make that 4pm and although there was a small extra charge for the earlier arrival, the band were able to accommodate us without any hesitation.  The lead singer, Maria also contacted the company that were p...”“From start to finish, The Blake’s were excellent.  We originally had asked them to arrive at our venue for 5pm, but about a week before our wedding we realized that we needed to make that 4pm and although there was a small extra charge for the earlier arrival, the band were able to accommodate us without any hesitation.  The lead singer, Maria also contacted the company that were providing us with the stage, dance floor and lighting to liaise regarding what lighting each were bringing.  I contacted Maria prior to the wedding to discuss our requirements regarding first dance song and music for the toasts.  Maria provided me with links to a website where I could locate the correct music for the toasts. Her attention to detail was perfect – she was even able to tell me how many seconds the intro was on our first dance song!! I also discussed with her the possibility of the groom singing on the night and Maria and her team even accommodated this, again without hesitation.  She located the backing track to the song the groom was going to sing and sorted out downloading it so that they had it ready to ‘go’ at the appropriate time.  The opportunity for the groom to sing on his wedding day, in front of his family and friends, was the icing on the cake and wouldn’t have been possible without the band’s involvement, help and support – so a big THANK YOU to them.  The wedding wouldn’t have been complete without the customary Jewish songs, in particular Hava Nagila, and this was sung beautifully by Maria and performed excellently by the band.  On the day, they arrived on time and were set up on time and were very well organized.  They were all friendly, polite, well presented and professional. It was evident that they love performing and they more than lived up to expectations.  Both of us and our guests thoroughly enjoyed them.  In fact, one guest has already recommended them to their friends for their daughter’s wedding and I believe they have already been booked for that!  They offered great value for money and I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending them.  On a separate note, a few words regarding Alive Network. I initially used the Alive Network website to find The Blake’s.  And what a great website! Easy to navigate, easy to locate artists and you’re able to listen to them perform.  It shows that a lot of work has gone into designing the website and making it user friendly.  Once I’d selected The Blake’s, I contacted Alive Network to discuss a couple of minor details and was looked after by Adam who provided guidance and support throughout the process from start to finish. Adam is always professional and friendly and provided great advice whenever I called up with a question.  This is a company that I will definitely be using again myself and recommending to others” Read more

Great energy and musicianship from start to finish and the set list was a work o...

5 stars - Mirrored are Highly Recommended
Lucie H booked Mirrored for their event

“We booked Mirrored for the Saturday night of the Thames Traditional Boat Festival. They had great energy and musicianship from start to finish and the set list was a work of art – something for everyone! I have no hesitation in recommending the Dance Confettito liven up any event and deliver a cracking set of songs with professionalism and enthusiasm.”

Pop Life are the best band in all aspects

5 stars - Pop Life are Highly Recommended
Polly D booked Pop Life for their wedding

““Pop Life are the best band in all aspects- they respond very promptly to emails, are very professional and organised in planning and setting up. They have a huge array of set lists to choose from all with absolutely great songs. Most importantly they are fantastic musicians! On the day they came early to set up (very kindly) and we had an absolute blast - everyone was amazed how good they w...”““Pop Life are the best band in all aspects- they respond very promptly to emails, are very professional and organised in planning and setting up. They have a huge array of set lists to choose from all with absolutely great songs. Most importantly they are fantastic musicians! On the day they came early to set up (very kindly) and we had an absolute blast - everyone was amazed how good they were- the dance floor was full all the time. We’ve had endless compliments since!! Recommend 100 and more!”” Read more

These guys can party!!

5 stars - The Good are Highly Recommended
Carly A booked The Good for their event

“Dealing with The Good was an absolute pleasure – at every stage.  They responded to any query quickly and efficiently (which certainly set them apart from other bands we investigated).  They kept in contact all the way through from booking to the event.  Their website demonstrates how seriously Chris and the others take their business.  On the night they arrived, set up w...”“Dealing with The Good was an absolute pleasure – at every stage.  They responded to any query quickly and efficiently (which certainly set them apart from other bands we investigated).  They kept in contact all the way through from booking to the event.  Their website demonstrates how seriously Chris and the others take their business.  On the night they arrived, set up with no fuss, put on an amazing performance, played the music we wanted to hear in between their sets and made our ‘wedding do’ the ‘party’ we had wished for.  Thanks to all of you!” Read more

The Jukeboxes were amazing! Our guests are still talking about how brilliant the...

5 stars - The Jukeboxes are Highly Recommended
Richard S booked The Jukeboxes for their wedding in Norfolk

“The Jukeboxes were absolutely brilliant. Their performance made our wedding day even more special and our guests are still raving about how great they were. Their repertoire spanned multiple decades and suited guests of all ages. They were also highly professional and made the whole process very easy. We highly recommend them.  ”

Absolutely superb

5 stars - Amber are Highly Recommended
John G booked Amber for their party in Kent

“Absolutely superb. All our guests commented on how good the band were and the quality of their performance.”

Would we recommend The Wedding Crashers? Without question YES!!!

5 stars - The Wedding Crashers are Highly Recommended
Andrew R booked The Wedding Crashers for their wedding in Kent

“We booked The Wedding Crashers  for our wedding reception on the 16th July 2016, we took a long time to decide as there are so many good bands on Alive Networks books, we eventually settled on The Wedding Crashers feeling they had the right sound for our wedding. From there on everything was plain sailing. Greg made contact about 10 days before the wedding we discussed all our requirements fr...”“We booked The Wedding Crashers  for our wedding reception on the 16th July 2016, we took a long time to decide as there are so many good bands on Alive Networks books, we eventually settled on The Wedding Crashers feeling they had the right sound for our wedding. From there on everything was plain sailing. Greg made contact about 10 days before the wedding we discussed all our requirements from first dance, set start times, play list, changing area and refreshments for the band. Greg and the others arrived promptly at the venue set up quickly without any fuss and the rest was fantastic, they played our first dance and then got everyone up and dancing and a great time was had by all. Would we recommend The Wedding Crashers? Without question YES!!! you won’t regret it. Thanks Guys you made our reception memorable.” Read more

Everyone loved them!

5 stars - The Fireworks are Highly Recommended
Joff R booked The Fireworks for their party in Somerset

“The band went down a strom and everyone loved them! The first dance was brilliant. Thanks for your help.”

The best band ever! I've never seen so many people up dancing from start to fini...

5 stars - Cartoon Kings are Highly Recommended
Richard B booked Cartoon Kings for their wedding at The Manners Arms in Leicestershire

“The best band ever, they were fantastic at our wedding, I've never seen so many people up dancing from start to finish! Thank you Cartoon Kings x”