Rockabilly Raucous Rockabilly Raucous are goin' to rock your socks off

Main band photo
Contact Now

Price Guide

The guide prices below are for events within 50 miles of Ipswich, Suffolk. Outside this area extra travel expenses will apply. Please get in touch for an accurate quote.
Line-Ups:
Duo (double bass, guitar, vocals): £1010
Trio (drums, double bass, guitar, vocals) : £1450
Quartet (keyboard, sax, drums, double bass, guitar, vocals): £1915
Add Ons:
DJ and lighting: £260
Contact now

About / Biography

Founder member of Rockabilly Raucous, Josh, who has played the guitar since the age of 10, put together the band in 2014 from hand-picked professional musicians and friends, and they have since become iconic in the Suffolk music scene. The band count their greatest triumphs as playing at Glastonbury in 2016 and 2017 and festival stages such as Jimmy’s Festival, headlining Music in the Park and Thorpefest, and supporting The Levellers, but they have worked their way into the hearts of many by playing special life events such as weddings, birthday parties, anniversaries and even funerals, and for charity events, schools for children with special education needs, and at care homes.

Rockabilly Raucous have embarked on a very exciting year and 2018 promises to offer many opportunities for them to share their unique ability to inject their own special style into classic songs. And followers of Rockabilly Raucous will also be able to dance to some of their brand new songs incorporating some of their favorite styles - rockabilly, rock & roll, jivers, boppers, jitterbugs, balboas, strollers, swingers, Charlestons. There’s soul, jazz and ballads; everything they could pack on one record to suit whatever mood.

Reviews (4)

There are currently 4 user ratings for Rockabilly Raucous

AVERAGE RATING

10 / 101

Location

Based in Ipswich, Suffolk

Will travel up to 500 miles
green circle = areas covered (up to 500 miles)
pink circle = free travel (up to 50 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.

Barret Strong – Money

Bill Haley – Rock Around The Clock

Billy Lee Riley - Red hot

Bobby Day – Rockin' Robin

Bruce Chanel – Hey Baby

Buddy Holly - Early in the Morning

Buddy Holly - Everyday

Buddy Holly - Heartbeat

Buddy Holly - I Fought The Law

Buddy Holly - I’m Gonna Love You Too

Buddy Holly - It Doesn’t Matter Anymore

Buddy Holly - It’s So Easy

Buddy Holly - It’s Too Late

Buddy Holly - Listen To Me

Buddy Holly - Look At Me

Buddy Holly - Looking For Someone To love

Buddy Holly - Maybe Baby

Buddy Holly - Midnight Shift

Buddy Holly - Not Fade Away

Buddy Holly - Oh Boy!

Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue

Buddy Holly - Raining in my Heart

Buddy Holly - Rave On

Buddy Holly - Rock Around With Ollie Vee

Buddy Holly - That’ll Be The Day

Buddy Holly - Think it Over

Buddy Holly - True love Ways

Buddy Holly - Words Of love

Carl Perkins – Honey, Don't!

Chan Romero – The Hippy Hippy Shake

Chubby Checker – Lets twist again

Chubby Checker – The Twist

Chuck Berry – Johnny B.Goode

Chuck Berry – Roll Over Beethoven

Chuck Berry - no particular place to go

Daft Punk - Get lucky

Eddie Cochran – C'mon Everybody

Eddie Cochran – Summertime Blues

Elvis Presley - (Let me Be) Teddy bear

Elvis Presley - All Shook Up

Elvis Presley - Are You Lonesome Tonight

Elvis Presley - Baby Lets Play House

Elvis Presley - blue moon

Elvis Presley - Blue Suede Shoes

Elvis Presley - Don’t be cruel

Elvis Presley - good rockin tonight

Elvis Presley - Got A Lot Of Livin To Do

Elvis Presley - Heart Break Hotel

Elvis Presley - Hound Dog

Elvis Presley - I Forgot To Remember

Elvis Presley - I Got A Woman

Elvis Presley - I Want You, I Need You

Elvis Presley - I’m Left, You’re Right

Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock

Elvis Presley - Just Because

Elvis Presley - Lets Have A Party

Elvis Presley - Little Sister

Elvis Presley - Love Me Tender

Elvis Presley – Milkcow

Elvis Presley - My Baby Left Me

Elvis Presley - Mystery Train

Elvis Presley - Paralysed

Elvis Presley - rip it up

Elvis Presley - Shake Rattle & Roll

Elvis Presley - That’s All Right Mama

Elvis Presley - That’s When Your Heartaches

Elvis Presley - trying to get to you

Fats Domino – Aint That a Shame

Fats Domino – Blueberry Hill

Fats Domino – I’m Walkin’

Gene Vincent - Be-Bop-A-Lula

Gloria Jones - Tainted love

Howlin' Wolf – Smokestack Lightnin'

Howlin' Wolf - Evil

Jackie Wilson – Reet Petite

Jerry Lee Lewis – Great Balls Of Fire

Jerry Lee Lewis – Whole Lot Of Shakin’

Johnny Burnette - Lonesome train

Johnny Burnette – Train Kept a Rollin’

Johnny Cash - 25 minutes to go

Johnny Cash – So Doggone Lonesome

Johnny Cash - Big River

Johnny Cash - Boy Named Sue

Johnny Cash - Cocaine Blues

Johnny Cash - Cry! Cry! Cry!

Johnny Cash Desperado

Johnny Cash - Delia’s gone

Johnny Cash - Don’t take your guns to town

Johnny Cash – Doin’ My Time

Johnny Cash - Flushed

Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues

Johnny Cash - Get Rhythm

Johnny Cash - ghost riders

Johnny Cash - Give My Love To Rose

Johnny Cash - Goodnight Irene

Johnny Cash - Guess Things Happen That Way

Johnny Cash – home of The blues

Johnny Cash - Hey good lookin

Johnny Cash - Hey, Porter!

Johnny Cash - Hur

Johnny Cash - I forgot to remember

Johnny Cash - I Got Stripes

Johnny Cash - I Still Miss Someone

Johnny Cash - I Walk the Line

Johnny Cash - It ain’t me babe

Johnny Cash - Jackson

Johnny Cash - John Henry

Johnny Cash - Long Black Veil

Johnny Cash – Long Legged Guitar Pickin Man

Johnny Cash – The one on the Right

Johnny Cash - One Piece at a Time

Johnny Cash - Orange Blossom Special

Johnny Cash - personal jesus

Johnny Cash - Ring Of Fire

Johnny Cash - Rock island line

Johnny Cash - Straight A’s in Love

Johnny Cash - The Man In Black

Johnny Cash - The Man who couldn’t cry

Johnny Cash - The next in line

Johnny Cash - There You Go

Johnny Cash - what do I care

Johnny Kidd & The Pirates – Shakin' All Over E A B

John Lee Hooker – Boom Boom

Little Richard - Good Golly Miss Molly

Little Richard - Keep A Knockin’

Little Richard - Long Tall Sally

Little Richard - Lucille

Little Richard – The Girl Can’t Help It

Little Richard – Tutti Frutti

Little Walter – My Babe

Nancy Sinatra – these boots

Otis redding - these arms of mine

Patsy cline - walkin after midnight

Patsy cline - crazy

Ray Charles - Hit the road jack

Richie Valens – La Bamba

Robert Johnson – Sweet Home Chicago

Roy Orbison – Pretty Woman

Roy Orbison - Rock house

Sam Cooke – You Send Me

Santo E Johnny – Sleepwalk

Screamin' Jay Hawkins – I Put A Spell On You

Starlite Unlimited – Misirlou

Stray Cats – Rock This Town

The Beatles – Twist and Shout

The Big Bopper – Chantilly Lace

The Champs – Tequila

The Coasters – Yakety Yak

The Contours – Do You Love Me

The Everly Brothers – Bye Bye Love

The Marcels – Blue Moon

The Penguins – Earth Angel

The Platters – Only You (And You Alone)

The Platters – The great pretender

The riviera’s – California Sun

The Searchers – Love Potion Number 9

The Sharps – Little Bitty Pretty One

The Skyliners – Since I don’t have you

The Surfaris – Wipeout

The Trashmen – Surfin' Bird

Them - Baby please don’t go

Thurston Harris – Little bitty pretty One

Vangelis – One More Kiss, Dear

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

4 16amp UK plug sockets. Small table for mixing desk.


Do you provide sound and lighting equipment?

Yes, we’re completely self contained. We bring our own PA system to all of our gigs as well as a simple lighting rig


What information do you require about a venue?

We need to know any directions that will help us find the venue and find the right place to load in our equipment. We’d also need to be informed if there’s a sound limiter in the venue


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

Yes, we’re happy to play music from Spotify before, after and between our sets. We’re happy to choose the music ourselves or let the client choose the music.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

We have performed at Glastonbury 4 years in a row


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

Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry, Elvis, Fats Domino and Buddy Holly created the music that inspired generations and we love to pay homage to them!


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

We've been a professional band for 10 years playing over 100 shows a year. From weddings, corporate functions, parties, festivals and clubs across the globe we have the experience for any event!


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

We love to play weddings for fun, music loving couples that like to get up and dance the night away with their families and best friends.

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

Arrival 2 hours prior to guests arriving, set up and go before any guests turn up. Morning set up is extra, we don’t set up before the date only on the event day. 2 hours set up, 1-hour max pack down.


Are you happy to perform outside?

We’re happy to play outside but we ask for shade/shelter from wet weather, a flat level surface and a power supply close to the performance area.


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

We can learn specific songs before the event but we usually limit this to 5 songs. The clients are welcome to pick a set list from our repertoire or let us choose the music for them.


How do previous clients most commonly describe your performances?

A high octane good time rockabilly band happy to help with any event!


How long can you play for?

We perform for two hours that can be split up however you want. For example two sets of an hour each, three forty minute sets or any combination you require.

Recent Clients

Rockabilly Raucous has performed for these clients:

Glastonbury

LV Insurance

Shell

Venues

Rockabilly Raucous has performed at these venues:

The Royal Ascot

229 venue

Glastonbury

Contact Now

Contact

If you have any questions for Rockabilly Raucous or would like to make an enquiry, please click "contact now" below. You can also add this listing to your favourites and contact multiple listings at the same time.
Contact Now
View Favourites