Smash Hits of the 80s Smash Hits of the 80s are the UK's most authentic and energetic 1980s band!

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Description Price
4-piece (lead vocals, bass, guitar, drums)£1500
5-piece (male and female lead vocals, bass, drums, keys/guitar)£1800
6-piece (male and female lead vocals, bass, drums, keys/guitar, sax)£2100
7-piece (3 x lead vocalists, bass, drums, keys/guitar, sax)£2500
8-piece (3 x lead vocalists, bass, drums, keys/guitar, 2 x saxes)£3000

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‘Smash hits of the 80s’ is THE ULTIMATE PARTY BAND. ’Smash Hits’ pack in as many hits from the 80s as possible into two hours of incredible musicianship and high energy performances. ‘Smash hits’ is made up of some of the UK's best singers and musicians. Members of the band have shared the stage with Bonnie Tyler, Kim Wilde, MidgeUre, Go West and Spandau Ballet. They have played at hundreds of private events, weddings and parties and always guarantee a full dance floor and a very happy crowd.

The band cover all of the many eclectic styles of music that took place during this amazing and colourful era. Rock, pop, elctro, alternative, we cover them all! The band ranges from a 4-piece all the way up to an 8-piece with brass section.

With an incredibly diverse and eclectic repertoire,they can cater to whatever your event needs. Theband also perform in the sharpest, authentic 80s suits (sleeves rolled up of course) and thebrightest possible leg warmers!

Get in touch for the time of your life with ‘Smash Hits of the 80s’

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Location

Based in Bedford, Bedfordshire

Will travel up to 500 miles
green circle = areas covered (up to 500 miles)
pink circle = free travel (up to 40 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.

Take On Me - Aha

Don't You Want Me - The Human League

Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham

True - Spandau Ballet

Gold - Spandau Ballet

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cindy Lauper

Kharma Chameleon - Culture Club

Come On Eileen - Dexy and His Midnight Runners

Tainted Love - Soft Cell

Simply The Best - Tina Turner

99 Red Balloons - Nina

Uptown Girl - Billy Joel

Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley

Like A Virgin - Madonna

Papa Don’t Preach - Madonna

Material Girl - Madonna

One Way or Another - Blondie

Let's Dance - David Bowie

Heaven is a Place on Earth - Belinda Carlisle

Don’t Leave Me This Way - The Communards

Kids In America - Kim Wilde

I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston

It Must Be Love - Madness

All Night Long - Lionel Richie

Club Tropicana - Culture Club

I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany

I'm Your Man - Wham

Especially For You - Kylie and Jason

The Power of Love - Huey Lewis and The News

Boys of Summer - Don Henley

1999 - Prince

Call Me - Blondie

Easy Lover - Phil Collins

Into the Groove - Madonna

Love Shack - B52s

Sweet Dreams - Eurythmics

I Want you Back - Bananarama

Maniac - Michael Sembello

Don’t You Forget About Me - Simple Minds

The Look of Love - ABC

We Built This City - Starship

Jump - Europe

What a Feeling - Irene Cara

Walk This Way - Run DMC/Aerosmith

Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles

Venus - Bananarama

We Don’t Have to Take our Clothes Off - Jermaine Stewart

Maneater - Hall & Oates

Tell it to My Heart - Taylor Dayne

Livin' On A Prayer - Bon Jovi

Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

Our performances spaces vary depending on the lineup booked but we need a minimum of 5x3 metres and ideally two 13amp plug sockets and we'll provide the rest!


Do you provide sound and lighting equipment?

We bring PA and stage lighting plus sound engineer, we can cater the gear we bring to the size of the event and venue.


What information do you require about a venue?

Load-in/access and parking.
If the venue is upstairs .
Any difficult directions!


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

We can provide 80s playlists between our sets and after our sets until midnight.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

We've played at a few parties but the 'Club Tropicana' party in Dorset in 2023 was the best so far. An amazing venue, fully themed in 80s style with some of the best costumes we've ever seen. We played late into the night with an audience who knew every word and didn't stop dancing!


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

There are so many styles in the most eclectic era of music, we love playing Madonna as much as we do Bon Jovi, Duran Duran and The Eurythmics. We've found our set lists just includes banger after banger!


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

The band is made up of singers and musicians with years of experience in the industry, some of whom have played with the original artists that we cover. We LOVE the music of the 80s and every gig we do is different and always a joy.


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

The 80s themed events when everyone is dressed up is always fun because the atmosphere is great and usually everyone knows every word of every song!

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

We can load in, setup and soundcheck in under 2 hours. Our popular set times are 2 x 60 minute sets but some events call us to split them into 3 x 40 minutes. We can easily cater to the timings of your event and what you require.


Are you happy to perform outside?

Yes, but due to this...indifferent English weather we request where possible that we play under cover, just in case any of our gear and speakers are under threat of rain!


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

We have a very big repertoire but take new requests on each gig. If you can let us know ahead of time the 80s songs you want to hear, we'll make sure they're added to the setlist.


How do previous clients most commonly describe your performances?

The comments we mostly get are energetic and very faithful to the original songs! We have many comments about how much people were dancing and how great the vocals were.

Recent Clients

Smash Hits of the 80s has performed for these clients:

Multiple private event and wedding clients.

HSBC

Lloyds Bank

Venues

Smash Hits of the 80s has performed at these venues:

Pennsylvania Castle, Dorset

Bush Hall

Hard Rock Cafe, London

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