2 x 45 minute sets: |
Solo: £250 |
Duet: £350 |
Trio: £810 |
4 piece band (drums, bass, lead guitar, acoustic guitar): £1215 |
5 piece band (drums, bass, lead guitar, acoustic guitar, keys): £1430 |
Manned playlist through PA with disco lights and smoke machine |
Per hour: £94 |
The Back Beat Buskers: After playing at each other’s weddings and receiving such a positive response we decided to give the Function Band a go. 5 years later we have enjoyed playing in venues up and down the country including pubs, weddings, anniversaries and birthday parties.
Line ups:
4 piece band – Drums, Bass, Electric Guitar, Acoustic guitar (+harmonica)
3 piece band – Drums, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar (+ harmonica)
3 piece band – Drums, Bass, Acoustic Guitar (+ harmonica)
3 piece band – Bass, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar (+harmonica)
Duet – Bass, Acoustic Guitar (+ harmonica)
Duet – Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar (+ harmonica)
Duet – Acoustic Guitar, Acoustic Guitar (+ harmonica)
Solo – Acoustic Guitar (+ harmonica)
Based in Manchester, Greater Manchester
You Really Got Me - Kinks
My Generation - Who
Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones
I’m a Believer – Monkees
Hippy Hippy Shake – Swinging Blue Jeans
Brown Eyed Girl – V. Morrison
Sunny Afternoon - Kinks
I Saw Her Standing There – Beatles
Do You Love Me - The Contours
Proud Mary - Creedence/ Ike& Tina Turner
Louis Louis - Kingsmen
Get Rhythm - J. Cash
Folsom Prison – J. Cash
Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Bad moon Rising – Creedence Clearwater Revival
Johnny B. Goode – Chuck Berry
Last Time – Rolling Stones
Stuck in the middle with you – Stealers Wheel
Whiskey in the Jar – Thin Lizzy
Substitute – Who
Twist and Shout - Beatles
Twistin’ the night away – Sam Cooke
Let's Twist Again - Chubby Checker
Please Mr Postman – Beatles
Oh Boy – Buddy Holly
Come on Everybody – E. Cochrane
Waterloo Sunset - Kinks
Power sockets, 5m x 5m performance space minimum, 3 parking spaces
Yes we have a state of the art PA system worth £2500, disco lights, fairy lights and a small smoke machine.
Any tricky directions if different to Google maps, parking and loading availability, whether there is a sound limiter.
Yes we're happy to monitor a playlist playing through our PA.
We welcome a playlist curated by yourself and made public on Spotify for us to play.
We've been fortunate to enjoy several highlights so far including some absolutely beautiful and joyful weddings. A recent highlight though was performing for a brunch in the exquisite Midland Hotel in central Manchester.
Influences include the Beatles, Kinks, Rolling Stones, Who and earlier artists such as Johnny Cash and the Everly Brothers. Our favourite act is the Kinks.
The greatest song of all time has to be I Saw Her Standing There by the Beatles.
I started on the high streets busking. It boosted my confidence and fuelled my love of performing quality, popular live music.
Soon people started booking me for their weddings and events.
I was grateful to start getting paid for playing inside (especially in winter!).
I then formed a band with my friends and we played for each other's weddings.
I got the bug and we were soon getting bookings.
Over the years the line ups have changed as people's commitments change but I know now this is the only job I ever want for life.
Any event where the people are warm and the love of live music flows through the room. Weddings, festivals, anniversaries, birthdays, pubs, social clubs, holiday parks etc.
Set up times: 1 hour to set up and 1 hour to pack down
Yes. That's how this all started - busking.
We have a long extension lead for power too.
We are absolutely happy to take of all the music as we tend to know what will work best based on our experience.
However, our clients are welcome to pick songs from our repertoire and we're happy to work together in forming a set list.
Additional song requests require notice and added fees to cover extra rehearsal time and room hire.
"The best band we've seen" is something we often hear.
Yes provided it is pre arranged, well organised, well rehearsed and only for 1 song.
We have high standards and only want all your guests to experience a professional performance.
We can provide a spare microphone in this instance.
Shane Lynch (Boyzone)
Midland Hotel Manchester
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