The Shakes Band The Shakes Band will keep the dance floor groovin' all night long!

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Price Guide

The guide prices below are for events within 25 miles of Oxford, Oxfordshire. Outside this area extra travel expenses will apply. Please get in touch for an accurate quote.
3 x 45 minute sets:
5 piece band + Sound Engineer : £1495
Add a musician (up to a 10-piece with a sound engineer): £250
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About / Biography

The Shakes Band are a young, fun and professional wedding and party band based in London, the Midlands and Oxfordshire. Whatever the occasion, whether a wedding, birthday party, corporate function or just any old shindig, The Shakes Band will keep the dance floor groovin' all night long...you might even end up dancing on the ceiling!

The band have been together for over a decade and play a huge range of music, but every song and medley in their own inimitable style. If you have a particular song you want and it's not in their current lineup, they'll learn it especially for your party. So, get in touch today! They are your one-stop shop for your party and can provide a DJ, live jazz, an organist for your wedding and probably anything else you are looking for.

Standard line up:
Keys/Vocals
Bass/Vocals
Electric Guitar/Vocals
Tenor Sax
Drums
Sound/Lighting Engineer

Possible extras:
Trumpet
Baritone Sax
Female Vocalist
Synth/Organ/Vocalist
Second Electric/Rhythm Guitar

Reviews (4)

There are currently 4 user ratings for The Shakes Band

AVERAGE RATING

10 / 101

Location

Based in Oxford, Oxfordshire

Will travel up to 250 miles
green circle = areas covered (up to 250 miles)
pink circle = free travel (up to 25 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.

SOUL / ROCK’N’ROLL

Knock on Wood Otis Redding

Gimme Some Lovin Spencer Davis Group

I got a woman Ray Charles

You never can tell Chuck Berry

Proud Mary Tina Turner

Signed, Sealed, Delivered Stevie Wonder

Jonny B Goode Chuck Berry

Saturday Night’s Alright Elton John

Mustang Sally The Commitments

FUNK

I feel good James Brown

Sir Duke Stevie Wonder

I wish Stevie Wonder

Superstition Stevie Wonder

Pick up the pieces Average White Band

September Earth, Wind and Fire

Uptown Funk Mark Ronson Ft. Bruno Mars

No Diggity Blackstreet

Blame it on the boogie Jackson 5

Good Times CHIC

Le Freak CHIC

Kiss Prince

60s

Jumping Jack Flash Rolling Stones

Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison

Daytripper The Beatles

Saw her standing there The Beatles

Come Together The Beatles

Hey Jude The Beatles

Piece Of My Heart Janis Joplin

I Can’t Get No Satisfaction Rolling

Stones

Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay Otis

Redding

Hard Day’s Night The Beatles

ROCK

Hard to handle The Black Crowes

Power of Love Huey Lewis

Mr Brightside The Killers

Use Somebody Kings of Leon

Livin on a prayer Bon Jovi

Summer of 69 Bryan Adams

Dakota Stereophonics

Don’t Stop Believin’ Journey

Sex on Fire Kings of Leon

Country House Blur

Sweet Child of Mine Guns’N’Roses

Sweet Home Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd

Play That Funky Music Wild Cherry

Highway To Hell ACDC

I Bet That You Look Good Artic Monkeys

Killing in the name of RATM

POP

Forget You Cee Lo Green

Valerie Amy Winehouse

Man in the mirror Michael Jackson

Faith George Michael

Way you make me feel Michael Jackson

Black and Gold Sam Sparro

Get Lucky Daft Punk

Love Me Again John Newman

Happy Pharrell Williams

Moves Like Jagger Maroon Five

Rather Be Clean Bandit Ft. Jess Glynne

Wake Me Up Avicii

Beat It Michael Jackson

Take Your Mama Scissor Sisters

I Want It That Way Backstreet Boys

Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)

Backstreet Boys

Thinking Out Loud Ed Sheeran

Shake It Off Taylor Swift

Crazy Gnarls Barkley

Simply The Best Tina Turner

Treasure Bruno Mars

Locked Out Of Heaven Bruno Mars

Blank Space Taylor Swift

Shape Of You Ed Sheeran

Pricetag Jessie Jay

Wrecking Ball Miley Cyrus

Rolling In The Deep Adele

Despacito Fonsi ft. Justin Bieber

All About That Bass Meghan Trainor

One Last Time Ariana Grande

Grease Mega-Mix

OTHER

Three Little Birds Bob Marley

Smooth Santana

One Step Beyond Madness

Purple Rain Prince

Master Blaster Stevie Wonder

Easy Lover Phil Collins

Life On Mars David Bowie

It Must Be Love Madness

One Step Beyond Madness

Dreaming Of You The Coral

Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond

Don’t Look Back In Anger Oasis

Wonderwall Oasis

SWING

King of the Swingers

It don’t mean a thing

Big Ten Inch Bull Moose Jackson

Is you is or is you ain’t

Good enough for grandad Squirrel Nut

Zippers

The suits are picking up the bill

Squirrel Nut Zippers

Zoot Suit Riot

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

Access to power, and a table for the DJ.

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

Setup times: Generally takes an hour to set up, and the band arrive at 6pm for a evening performance starting at 7:30-8. Finish at 12 midnight, but can go on longer if needed.
The band can also arrive earlier by arrangement. Extra charge before 5pm and playing later than 12:30.

Recent Clients

The Shakes Band has performed for these clients:

Stratford River Festival

Amesbury Carnival

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