2 hours of music (2 x 1 hr or 3 x 40 mins): |
Please note there will be extra travel to add as the band live in different directions around London |
5-piece band: from £2090 |
6-piece band: from £2380 |
7-piece band: from £2650 |
8-piece band: from £2940 |
9-piece band: from £3230 |
Optional extras: |
DJ (per hour pre-midnight): £200 |
DJ (per hour after midnight): £300 Requested songs and/or old-school and new-school floorfillers. |
Background music inbetween sets provided at no extra cost. |
The High Flyers are a no-nonsense funk and soul band who have been lighting up dance floors around the UK and Europe since 2008. Unlike most bands whose members come and go, The High Flyers have managed to retain their core band of top session players for 5 years, notching up over 150 corporate, charity and wedding gigs in the process. This spells one word. Tight. It also means that they simply KNOW what makes a dancefloor jump. And they do it with the greatest of pleasure.
Alongside the core band, there is a bolt-on 2/3 piece horn section who are one of the most sought after in the business. They and a selection of other choice musicians form the High Flyers collective, capable of putting out another band for events. Collectively their gigging experience is awesome. Playing for artists such as Mumford and Sons, Jess Glynne, Lily Allen, Rudimental, Plan B, Robin Thicke, First Aid Kit, David Gilmour, Jessie J, Beverly Knight, Steve Cropper, Seal, Speech Debelle, Sheryl Crow, Gloria Gaynor, Ghost Poet, The Macabees, Soweto Kinch and James McCartney, they have come together for one common musical purpose. To play the music they love to people that love the music.
Namely, the raw funk of James Brown, the horn-heavy punch and swing of the Stax label, the melodic magic of Motown. The set is rounded off with Rock’n’Roll favourites and a fillet of the modern era’s finest party tunes. You are invited to help tailor the extensive playlist to your taste. But there are no smooth edges here, no cheese; just funky and fine: how it is supposed to be. Sounds good on paper? Have a look at the videos and listen to the MP3s and judge for yourself.
Line-Ups:
5 Piece: Vocals/guitar/bass/keyboard/drums
6 piece – Plus female lead
6 piece – Plus saxophone and female vocalist
7 piece – Plus saxophone, trumpet and female vocalist
8 piece – Plus saxophone, trumpet and trombone (who is also a female lead singer- 2 for price of one!)
9 piece – As above with percussion
Based in South West London
50’s 60s Rock’n’Roll
Twist and Shout - The Beatles
I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles
Long Tall Sally - The Beatles/Little Richard
Shake, Rattle & Roll - Big Joe Turner
Jailhouse Rock - The Blues Brothers
Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
You Never Can Tell - Chuck Berry
Do You Love Me - Contours
Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis
Runaround Sue - Dion
Have Love Will Travel - Sonics
60’s and 70’s Soul
Everybody Needs Somebody To Love - Blues Brothers
Shake A Tailfeather - Blues Brothers
Lovely Day - Bill Withers
Express Yourself - Charles Wright
December, 1963 - Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
Its Your Thing - The Isley Brothers
I Want You Back - The Jackson 5
Mr Big Stuff - Jean Knight
The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
Hard To Handle - Otis Redding
My Girl - Otis Redding
Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles
What I’d Say - Ray Charles
Soul Man - Sam & Dave
Hold On I’m Coming - Sam & Dave
Signed, Sealed Delivered I'm Yours - Stevie Wonder
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
I Wish - Stevie Wonder
Knock on Wood - Eddie Floyd
Get Ready - The Temptations
Tainted Love - Gloria Jones
In The Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett
Land of 1000 Dances - Wilson Pickett
Let’s get it On - Marvin Gaye
60’s and 70’s Disco and Funk
Blame it on the Boogie - Jackson 5
Le Freak - Chic
Good Times - Chic
Sex Machine - James Brown
I got you (I feel good) - James Brown
Get up offa that thing - James Brown
Papa’s got a brand new bag - James Brown
Jungle Boogie - Kool & The Gang
Super Freak - Rick James
Car Wash Rose Royce
Nutbush City Limits - Tina Turner
54-46 - Was My Number - Toots & the Maytals
Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
Long Train Running - Doobie Brothers
Brick House - The Commodores
Move On Up - Curtis Mayfield
80’s
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Kiss - Prince
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
Don’t stop me now - Queen
You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon
9 to 5 - Dolly Parton
Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jnr
Today
Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson
Valerie - Mark Ronson
Get Lucky - Daft Punk
Happy - Pharell
Mr Brightside - The Killers
Sex On Fire - Kings of Leon
American Boy - Estelle
Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
Hey Ya! - Outkast
Crazy in Love - Beyonce
Forget You - Cee-lo
Porsche
The Dorchester Hotel
Claridges
Baulch & Lomb
Creator UK
Cameron McKenna
The Designers Guild
Wherever the Need Charity