Idle Playthings 5-piece band with 5 singers playing the biggest rock , pop and alternative hits.

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5-piece band (2x1hr or 3x40min sets)£1850
Saxophonist£450
Professional DJ£500
Acoustic Duo Set£400
Extra 1hr Set£850
One free request is included in our price. We need one month's notice to learn a song request. We require a 25% deposit. Travel expenses will be calculated when we know your venue address. We'll need something to eat and drink. Singing is hungry work! We'll need a suitable performance area: level ground, 3+ Mains sockets and roughly 3x4m of space. Full terms and conditions are listed in our contract. Please enquire to find out more.

About / Biography

We love two things: getting our audiences dancing, and taking on the biggest hits in popular music.
We're a five-piece band with two guitars, keyboards, bass, drums and harmonica. Everybody sings so we can blow people's minds with classics like Bohemian Rhapsody, the Chain, and many more.

Our repertoire is a mixture of what we love and what we know will keep your audience on their feet and singing along, but we're able to learn practically anything you can name as a request.

We are fully equipped with a top-of-the-line PA system, full lighting rig, PAT testing certificates and Public Liability Insurance - everything needed to put on a great show.

Add-ons
Love to dance? Round out your night with top London DJ Natalya. Her vast knowledge of music and amazing taste will keep you dancing for hours.
Bring a touch of class to the evening with our celebrated saxophone player Jack Davis. Go for either a sax-centric band set or combine him with DJ Natalya for that classic Ibiza club feel.

Other options include full brass section, violin, full strings and more.

We're often booked by musicians who like to join in our performances. This is always great fun. Drop us a message to find out more.

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10 / 101

Location

Based in Leicester, Leicestershire

Will travel up to 500 miles
green circle = areas covered (up to 500 miles)
Please note that the circles shown on the map are calculated "as the crow flies". By road distances may vary, so please get in touch for an accurate quote.

Our CORE REPERTOIRE is always ready to go, but feel free to choose a handful from our wider list. It's full of gems and unusual songs you might love! Please give us some notice for songs outside our core repertoire.

CORE REPERTOIRE

9 to 5 – Dolly Parton

All Star – Smash Mouth

American Pie – Don McLean

Are You Gonna Be My Girl – Jet

Believe - Cher

Blinding Lights – The Weeknd

Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen

Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison

Chelsea Dagger – the Fratellis

Crazy – Gnarls Barkley

Crazy Little Thing Called Love -Queen

Dancing in the Moonlight - Toploader

Dancing Queen - ABBA

Don't Look Back In Anger - Oasis

Don't Stop Me Now - Queen

Dreaming of You – The Coral

Dreams – Fleetwood Mac

Fell In Love With a Girl – The White Stripes

Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) - ABBA

Go Your Own Way – Fleetwood Mac

Hey Jude – The Beatles

Hey Ya! - Outkast

Hit the Road Jack – Ray Charles

I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor – Arctic Monkeys

I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) – Whitney Houston

I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor

I'm A Believer – the Monkees

I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) – the Proclaimers

I'm Still Standing – Elton John

Ironic – Alanis Morisette

Johnny B. Goode – Chuck Berry

Jump in the Line – Harry Belafonte

Little Lion Man – Mumford and Sons

Love Story – Taylor Swift

Make Me Smile (Come up and See Me) – Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel

Mamma Mia - ABBA

Man! I Feel Like A Woman! - Shania Twain

Mr. Blue Sky - ELO

Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry

Proud Mary – Tina Turner / Creedence Clearwater Revival

Psycho Killer – Talking Heads

Seventeen Going Under – Sam Fender

Sex on Fire – Kings of Leon

She's Electric - Oasis

Stand By Me – Ben E. King

Sultans Of Swing – Dire Straits

Summer Of '69 – Bryan Adams

Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond

Sympathy For The Devil – the Rolling Stones

Take Me Home, Country Roads – John Denver

Take on Me - A-ha

Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus

The Chain – Fleetwood Mac

Twist And Shout – the Beatles

Under Pressure – Queen / David Bowie

Unwritten – Natasha Beddingfield

Valerie – Amy Winehouse

What's Up? - Four Non Blondes

With A Little Help From My Friends – Joe Cocker / the Beatles

You Can Call Me Al – Paul Simon

CLASSICS

A Day In The Life – the Beatles

A Horse with No Name - America

All Along the Watchtower – Jimi Henrix

Call Me - Blondie

Champagne Supernova - Oasis

Come Together – the Beatles

Dancing In the Dark – Bruce Springsteen

Don't You Want Me – Human League

Edge of Seventeen – Stevie Nicks

Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've?) - the Buzzcocks

Everybody (Backstreet's Back) – Backstreet Boys

Everywhere – Fleetwood Mac

Fat Bottomed Girls - Queen

Friday I'm In Love – the Cure

Get Back – the Beatles

Gimme Shelter – the Rolling Stones

Girls & Boys - Blur

Help! - the Beatles

Here Comes The Sun - the Beatles

Hotel California – the Eagles

House of the Rising Sun – the Animals

I Believe in Miracles (You Sexy Thing) – Hot Chocolate

I Want to Break Free - Queen

Jumpin' Jack Flash – the Rolling Stones

Let's Dance – David Bowie

Like a Rolling Stone – Bob Dylan

Little Lies – Fleetwood Mac

Lola – the Kinks

Misirlou – Dick Dale & his Del Tones

Mrs. Robinson – Simon & Garfunkel

Paint It Black – the Rolling Stones

Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long Long Time) – Elton John

Roxanne – the Police

Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) – Kate Bush

Somebody To Love – Queen

Stuck In The Middle With You – Stealer’s Wheel

Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Eurythmics

Teenage Kicks – the Undertones

The Weight – the Band

Time - Pink Floyd

Town Called Malice – the Jam

Voulez-Vous - ABBA

Where Is My Mind? - the Pixies

Wild Thing – the Troggs

You Can't Always Get What You Want – the Rolling Stones

You Never Can Tell – Chuck Berry

You're My Best Friend - Queen

It Must Be Love – Madness / Labi Siffre

MODERN POP

All the Things She Said – t.A.t.u

As It Was – Harry Styles

Baby One More Time – Britney Spears

Bad Guy – Billie Eilish

Feel Good Inc - Gorillaz

Forget (F***) You – CeeLo Green

Good 4 U – Olivia Rodrigo

Good Luck, Babe! - Chappell Roan

I Kissed A Girl And I Liked It – Katy Perry

I Knew You Were Trouble – Taylor Swift

Lightning Bolt – Jake Bugg

Not Fair – Lily Allen

Pink Pony Club – Chappell Roan

Please Please Please – Sabrina Carpenter

Shake It Off – Taylor Swift

Sound Of The Underground – Girls Aloud

The Sweet Escape – Gwen Stefani

You Belong With Me – Taylor Swift

INDIE / ROCK

Arlandria – Foo Fighters

Come As You Are - Nirvana

Dakota - Stereophonics

Don't Look Back into the Sun - Libertines

Heartbeats - The Knife

How You Remind Me - Nickelback

I Predict a Riot – Kaiser Chiefs

I Will Wait – Mumford & Sons

Last Nite – the Strokes

Make It Wit Chu – Queens of the Stone Age

Molly's Chambers – Kings of Leon

Naive - Kooks

No One Knows – Queens of the Stone Age

Pumped Up Kicks – Foster the People

Real Love Baby – Father John Misty

Reptilia – the Strokes

Riptide – Vance Joy

Seven Nation Army – the White Stripes

She's So Lovely – Scouting for Girls

Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana

Somebody Told Me – the Killers

Song 2 - Blur

Take Me Out – Franz Ferdinand

The Pretender – Foo Fighters

Use Somebody – Kings of Leon

Wake Up – Arcade Fire

When We Were Young – the Killers

Zombie – the Cranberries

POP ROCK

All Star – Smash Mouth

Basket Case – Green Day

Buck Rogers - Feeder

Crashed The Wedding - Busted

Five Colors in Her Hair - McFly

Girl All the Bad Guys Want – Bowling for Soup

Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) – Green Day

Holiday – Green Day

I'm Not Okay (I Promise) – My Chemical Romance

In Too Deep - Sum41

Just A Girl – No Doubt

Kiss Me - New Found Glory

Pretty Fly (For a White Guy) – the Offspring

Since U Been Gone – Kelly Clarkson

Sk8er Boi – Avril Lavigne

Stacy's Mom – Bowling for Soup

Star Girl - McFly

Still Into You - Paramore

Sugar We're Going Down – Fall Out Boy

Teenagers – My Chemical Romance

The Kids Aren't Alright – the Offspring

The Middle – Jimmy Eat World

Thnks Fr Th Mmrs – Fall Out Boy

Year 3000 – Busted

COUNTRY / FOLK

Bad Moon Rising – Creedence Clearwater Revival

Before He Cheats – Carrie Underwood

Country Roads – John Denver

Dirty Old Town – the Dubliners

Flowers On the Wall – the Statler Brothers

Folsom Prison Blues – Johnny Cash

Friends in Low Places – Garth Brooks

Homeward Bound – Simon & Garfunkel

Jolene – Dolly Parton

Lyin' Eyes – Eagles

Need You Now – Lady Antebellum

On the Road Again – Willie Nelson

Rawhide – Frankie Laine / The Blues Brothers

Ring of Fire – Johnny Cash

Stick Season – Noah Kahan

Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd

Take It Easy - Eagles

Tennessee Whiskey – Chris Stapleton

Tequila Sunrise - Eagles

The Boxer – Simon & Garfunkel

The Galway Girl – Steve Earle & Sharon Shannon

The Gambler – Kenny Rogers

Tickle Me Pink – Johnny Flynn

Wagon Wheel – Darius Rucker / Old Crow Medicine Show

When It Rains It Pours – Luke Combs

White Winter Hymnal – Fleet Foxes

Wild Rover – Traditional

SLOW

Landslide – Fleetwood Mac

Make You Feel My Love – Adele / Bob Dylan

Wild Horses – the Rolling Stones

Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd

Ain't No Sunshine – Bill Withers

FOR THE BRAVE

Ace of Spades - Motorhead

Alone - Heart

Barracuda - Heart

Break Stuff – Limp Bizkit

Enter Sandman - Metallica

Free Bird – Lynyrd Skynyrd

Get Schwifty – Mr Bulldops

I Believe in a Thing Called Love – the Darkness

Immigrant Song – Led Zeppelin

Killing in the Name – Rage Against the Machine

No One Knows – Queens of the Stone Age

Radar Love – Golden Earring

The Final Countdown - Europe

Thunderstruck - AC/DC

Tribute – Tenacious D

Wannabe – Spice Girls

Welcome to the Jungle – Guns ‘n’ Roses

Whole Lotta Love – Led Zeppelin

Highway to Hell – AC/DC

BY REQUEST

Billie Jean – Michael Jackson

Don't Stop Believin' - Journey

Livin' On A Prayer – Bon Jovi

Locked Out of Heaven – Bruno Mars

Marry You – Bruno Mars

Moves Like Jagger – Maroon 5

Mr. Brightside – the Killers

Shut Up and Dance – Walk the Moon

Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars) – Mark Ronson

Wonderwall - Oasis

Angels – Robbie Williams

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

We need a performance space of 3x4 meters.
We need 3x 13 amp power sockets.
We'll need 3 parking spaces.


Do you provide sound and lighting equipment?

Yes, we provide all necessary equipment for sound and lighting.


What information do you require about a venue?

We need to know if venues have sound limiters or restrictions in place.
We need clear, accurate directions.


Can you provide a Spotify/DJ service before and between your sets?

Yes, we provide a playlist service as standard.
We can either supply the playlists, or play your own if you supply us a link in advance (Spotify only please).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best gig you've ever done and the best venue you've ever played at?

A clifftop gig in Cornwall during a raging storm. Everybody was dancing their heads off and the end only came when water got in the amplifiers.
Best venue has to be the O2 Arena main stage.


Which artists have you been most influenced by, who is your favourite artist and what is the greatest song of all time?

Should it be Queen's incredible musicianship, harmonies and complex songwriting? Or the White Stripes making amazing music with one guitar and a kick drum?
Greatest song of all time? Couldn't say. Greatest lyric is Tequila by the Champs.


What's your previous experience and how did you start gigging?

We've known each other in various ways since school! Being friends really helps the music. Most of us have been playing professionally for over a decade now, in different bands. This is the first time we've all joined together.


What's your favourite type of event to play at?

Weddings are our favourite. It's an honour to be the soundtrack to one of the biggest days in people's lives.

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

We usually perform 2x 1hr sets. We're happy to be flexible with our times.
We need 1.5 hours to set up, ideally. This will include sound check.


Are you happy to perform outside?

Yes, provided we're sheltered from the weather.


Do the clients have a say in what you play or is it a set repertoire list only?

Yes. We want to know what you like and tailor our setlist to your taste.


How do previous clients most commonly describe your performances?

'Incredible' and 'amazing' get thrown around a lot. We'll settle for "the best band I've ever seen."

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