Description | Price |
Afternoon Acoustic Package - acoustic trio, great for drinks reception - 2 x 45 mins. | £799 |
Evening Party Band - Full 4-piece party band - 2 x 50 mins. | £1199 |
Disco Hire - fully customisible playlist service for filling in the gaps between sets. | £149 |
First Dance Played Live - All eyes on you as you take to the dancefloor for the first time as the new happy couple. | £199 |
If you're looking for an up-beat, high energy and fun party band who will have you and your guests up dancing the night away... look no further! Based in Derbyshire, a first-class party band with a professional attitude - Waking Vegas are the band you need to captivate and charm your party guests whether it's a wedding reception, birthday celebration, Christmas party or corporate event.
They strive to entertain from the beginning to the very end, and guarantee to have your party guests dancing all night long! With impeccable reviews and a party repertoire incorporating dancefloor fillers old and new, Waking Vegas should be first choice for every occasion.
The band can provide all aspects of live music for any occasion. Their main evening reception package consists of 2 x 50 minute sets of live music (plus an encore if you shout loud enough!). Live mucis sets can either be 'electric' for that big band sound - giving the best party atmosphere, or 'acoustic' giving a more stripped back chilled out kind of vibe. On top of this, if you're looking at booking Waking Vegas for your wedding day, you can select from a whole range of add-ons including Disco, Ceremony Music, Afternoon Acoustic Music (ideal for drinks reception etc), Live First Dance, Microphone for Speeches and more...
Waking Vegas play from a wide and varied repertoire with tunes spanning the last 50+ years! From the Rock n Roll Classics of the 50s & 60s, the groovy beats of the 80s, the indie classics of the 90s, right through to chart topping hits from the 2000s and beyond!
If you have any questions or would like more information about any of the that Waking Vegas have to offer, please don't hesitate to get in touch.
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Waking Vegas
Based in Ripley, Derbyshire
Amy Winehouse - Valerie
Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look good on the Dancefloor
Arctic Monkeys - Mardy Bum
Ben E King - Stand by Me
Black Cherry - Play that Funky Music
Blink 182 - All the Small Things
Blur - Parklife
Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the Dark
Bryan Adams - Summer 69
Busted - Crashed the Wedding
Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode
Coldplay - Yellow
Ed Sheeran - Castle on the Hill
Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own way
George Ezra - Blame it on Me
George Ezra - Shotgun
James - Sit Down
Jason Mraz - I’m Yours
Jet - Are you gonna be My Girl
Kings of Leon - Sex on Fire
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
Lumineers - Ho hey
New Radicals - You Only Get What You Give
Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline
Oasis - Don’t Look Back in Anger
Oasis - She’s Electric
Paul Simon - Call me Al
Pulp - Disco 2000
Robbie Williams - Angels
Stealers Wheel - Stuck in the Middle With You
Stereophonics - Dakota
Stevie Wonder - Superstition
Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
The Beatles - Saw Her Standing There
The Courteeners - Not Nineteen Forever
The Cure - Friday I’m in Love
The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger
The Killers - All These Things that I've Done
The Killers - Mr Brightside
The La’s - There She Goes
The Monkees - I’m a Believer
The Strokes - Last Nite
The Temptations - My Girl
The Wannadies - You & Me Song
Thin Lizzy - The Boys are back in Town
Tina Turner - Proud Mary
UB40 - Red Red Wine
Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl
Walk The Moon - Shut up & Dance
Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag
Ben E King - Stand by Me
The Beatles - Yesterday
The Beatles - Let it Be
Bob Marley - No Woman No Cry
Tom Petty - Free Fallin
Coldplay - Yellow
Oasis - Wonderwall
Greenday - Good Riddance
Oasis - Little By Little
Old Crow Medicine Show - Wagon Wheel
Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud
George Ezra - Blame it on Me
Kodaline - The One
Ed Sheeran - Castle on The Hill
Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
Christina Perry - A Thousand Years
Ed Sheeran - Perfect
George Ezra - Hold My Girl
Ed Sheeran - Tenerife Sea
Jason Mraz - I’m Yours
Tom Walker - Better Half of Me
James Bay - Hold Back the River
George Ezra - Anyone for You
The La’s - There She Goes
Harry Styles - Watermelon Sugar
Bill Withers - Ain’t No Sunshine
Jack Johnson - Better Together
Lionel Richie - All Night Long
Bobby McFerrin - Don’t Worry Be Happy
The Kooks - She Moves in Her Own Way
Vance Joy - Riptide
Kings of Leon - Use Somebody
Sam Fender - Seventeen Going Under
Bob Marley - 3 Little Birds
Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to rule the World
Oasis - Half the World Away
Oasis - The importance of Being Idle
Fratellis - Whistle for the Choir
McFly - All About You
Otis Redding - Dock of the Bay
Paul McCartney - Blackbird
Paulo Nutini - New Shoes
The Wannadies - You and Me Song
Fleetwood Mac - Dreams
Human League - Don’t You Want Me
Britney - Baby One More Time
The Cure - Friday I’m in Love
We require a power source close by to the stage area.
A stage is not essential, but if one is optional we almost always prefer to play on a stage.
We need a performance space of approx 5m x 3m. Larger than this is great, smaller is also fine as we can compact into almost any space when required.
Yes, we provide all of our own sound and lighting equipment. Our PA system is capable of playing to 300+ capacities, and even does well at outdoor events.
Lighting for both stage and dance floor is provided.
Please let us know about any restrictions at the venue such as parking restrictions or anything that may make it difficult to load in equipment.
Yes we can provide this service. Please see our list of services.
We have played at countless weddings, parties and corporate events over the years, but the gig that stands out for us was a local carnival that booked us to headline their live music stage. It was a family event, and there were people there of all ages doing various activities throughout the day.
By 9pm everyone had retreated into the marquee that was set up for the live music and also contained the bar. We kicked off into our set and within the first couple of songs we had captured everyone's attention.
By the end of the night, we had the whole marquee bouncing up and down, screaming the words to Mr Brightside, Summer '69 and Sweet Caroline. Everyone was having so much fun, and we were soaking up the energy from the crowd and channeling it into our performance!
It was so surreal, and we all walked off stage feeling like total rockstars!
We all have so many influences it would be difficult to mention them all. We are mostly from Rock or Blues backgrounds, but we all share a passion for playing music, whatever the genre.
We have all been playing our respective instruments for over 30 years, and have been gigging in some capacity since we were old enough to get into pubs! We initially gained our reputation as a great pub band, and the amazing following we had at the time helped us propell the band into the world of functions and events.
We just love to entertain. Whether it's a wedding, birthday party, Christmas party, or a corporate event, we always give 100% to ensure that you and your guests have the best night. (pssst, we're happiest when we have a full dance floor!)
For an event that starts at 7pm, we would typically arive at 5/6pm to setup and soundcheck. We like to do all of this unseen where possible so that when guests arrive, the stage is set, the band have finished sound checking, and the background music is on creating the perfect atmosphere.
Our set times depend on the event, but for a wedding it's generally 8pm for set 1, and 10pm for set 2.
For a dinner/dance type event we would begin our first set just as the meal is finishing (typically around 9pm, and then play our second set around 10.30pm.
We are more than happy to pplay outside providing we have ample cover to protect us from the elements. The obvious one is rain, but scorching hot sun can also be problematic for instruments, electrical equipment, and also the performers! We will also require a power source, so please bear this in mind.
Absolutely! We do tend to play from tried and tested set lists, as we know the tracks that generally make people want to get up and dance, but we are more than happy for clients to pick out songs from our wider repertoire too. We don't generally accept song requests purely due to the number of events we play, but if there is a track you'd like, and we kind of know it, we will play it!
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