Function Band Reviews

Beat Collective were an excellent band that were professional, timely and had am...

5 stars - Beat Collective are Highly Recommended
Joanne S booked Beat Collective for their event

“Beat Collective were an excellent band that were professional, timely and had amazing voices. The atmosphere they created really made the party, everyone was up and dancing. The overall service provided by Alive made it easy to book the band and clear what both sides had to do, a very pleasant experience. ”

They were very professional, well organised, friendly, polite & well presented.

5 stars - The Kicks are Highly Recommended
Lisa C booked The Kicks for their party at Burnham Beeches Hotel in Berkshire

“I booked The Kicks for my husbands 40th birthday party. They were very professional, well organised, friendly, polite & well presented. Having never booked a live band before I was unsure of how things would turn out but I was extremely happy with the performance and the communication beforehand with the band was easy. They even downloaded some obscure song choices of mine to play between sets...”“I booked The Kicks for my husbands 40th birthday party. They were very professional, well organised, friendly, polite & well presented. Having never booked a live band before I was unsure of how things would turn out but I was extremely happy with the performance and the communication beforehand with the band was easy. They even downloaded some obscure song choices of mine to play between sets which personalised the experience even more. The Kicks also fulfilled my 11 year old daughters request of singing with them performing and they made her feel at ease. She had never done anything like that before and I am so pleased they agreed as it made the night. The Kicks have exceeded my expectations and I have heard nothing but rave reviews from our guests. Some have even enquired about using them for their own parties on the future. Our guests were impressed with how The Kicks could go from performing Wheatus to Bruno mars! As you can tell I have nothing but praise and would recommend that The Kicks are worth every penny and more!” Read more

Alive Network allowed us to find bands to match both our budget and our requirem...

5 stars - Dirty Weekend are Highly Recommended
Aaron M booked Dirty Weekend for their event

“Alive Network allowed us to find bands to match both our budget and our requirements that were available on our date without us having to go out looking for them - when you have limited time and lots of other things happening, this helped us massively. Their contact with us was good, and we found a great band in Teenage Kicks. They were friendly, polite and great entertainment - they had ou...”“Alive Network allowed us to find bands to match both our budget and our requirements that were available on our date without us having to go out looking for them - when you have limited time and lots of other things happening, this helped us massively. Their contact with us was good, and we found a great band in Teenage Kicks. They were friendly, polite and great entertainment - they had our guests dancing all night, and many of them commented on how good they were! They kept the place rocking even after we'd headed off, and were very easy to deal with - I'd highly recommend them.” Read more

Hit-It! are great guys, incredibly professional, talented, friendly and a lot of...

5 stars - Hit-It are Highly Recommended
Emma booked Hit-It for their wedding

“We found Hit-It! for our wedding through Alive Network and were impressed by the testimonials and audio clips… we weren’t disappointed! The day was running a little late, but the band were totally flexible with setting up and fitting in the playing time. They chose the playlist perfectly from our chat beforehand as well as doing a few requests on the night – even playing our university anth...”“We found Hit-It! for our wedding through Alive Network and were impressed by the testimonials and audio clips… we weren’t disappointed! The day was running a little late, but the band were totally flexible with setting up and fitting in the playing time. They chose the playlist perfectly from our chat beforehand as well as doing a few requests on the night – even playing our university anthem ‘Loveshack’ even though they’d never played it before as a band! So many of our guests commented on how good the band were and we agree – best wedding band we’ve heard for a long time!! Hit-It! are great guys, incredibly professional, talented, friendly and a lot of fun. It felt like they were guests by the end of the night. We can’t recommend them enough – we’re now trying to find excuses to book them again!! Best wishes, Emma & Steffan” Read more

Backbeat are amazing!

5 stars - BackBeat are Highly Recommended
Gem A booked BackBeat for their event

“Backbeat are amazing! We booked them for our wedding reception and we couldn't have been happier. We have such brilliant memories of our wedding reception, dancing the night away with our friends and families. The band got everyone up on the dance floor and that's where they stayed all night! The music was perfect, we had such good fun! We had lots of positive comments from our friends and f...”“Backbeat are amazing! We booked them for our wedding reception and we couldn't have been happier. We have such brilliant memories of our wedding reception, dancing the night away with our friends and families. The band got everyone up on the dance floor and that's where they stayed all night! The music was perfect, we had such good fun! We had lots of positive comments from our friends and family who all enjoyed themselves and loved the band! Thank you for making our wedding reception so memorable and fun! Gem & Jez ” Read more

The Dukes are great guys, incredibly professional, talented, friendly and a lot ...

5 stars - The Dukes are Highly Recommended
Emma booked The Dukes for their wedding at Upwaltham Barn in West Sussex

“We found The Dukes for our wedding through Alive Network and were impressed by the testimonials and audio clips… we weren’t disappointed! The day was running a little late, but the band were totally flexible with setting up and fitting in the playing time. They chose the playlist perfectly from our chat beforehand as well as doing a few requests on the night – even playing our university an...”“We found The Dukes for our wedding through Alive Network and were impressed by the testimonials and audio clips… we weren’t disappointed! The day was running a little late, but the band were totally flexible with setting up and fitting in the playing time. They chose the playlist perfectly from our chat beforehand as well as doing a few requests on the night – even playing our university anthem ‘Loveshack’ even though they’d never played it before as a band! So many of our guests commented on how good the band were and we agree – best wedding band we’ve heard for a long time!! The Dukes are great guys, incredibly professional, talented, friendly and a lot of fun. It felt like they were guests by the end of the night. We can’t recommend them enough – we’re now trying to find excuses to book them again!! Best wishes, Emma & Steffan” Read more

Hi James, We wanted to write to say a massive thank you for playing at our we...

5 stars - The Party Crashers are Highly Recommended
Michelle A booked The Party Crashers for their event

“Hi James, We wanted to write to say a massive thank you for playing at our wedding at Allington Manor on 30th March. We felt honoured that we were your smallest ever gig and hope we made up for it with all the enthusiastic dancing! We had a fantastic time and all our guests commented on how good you were and how professional you sounded. We would not hesitate to book you again or recomm...”“Hi James, We wanted to write to say a massive thank you for playing at our wedding at Allington Manor on 30th March. We felt honoured that we were your smallest ever gig and hope we made up for it with all the enthusiastic dancing! We had a fantastic time and all our guests commented on how good you were and how professional you sounded. We would not hesitate to book you again or recommend you to others. We hope you enjoyed the evening too and that you will forever remember our wedding as the gig in the living room! Best wishes, Michelle and Garrath Ellershaw” Read more

Their sound reminded you of the value of live music!

5 stars - The Brightsides are Highly Recommended
Hannah N booked The Brightsides for their event

“The Brightsides played for our wedding. They played loads of brand new tunes, just to accommodate our 50s theme & sounded amazing. Their sound was tight & even though we expected nothing less from such fantastic musicians, it was impressive to hear. Their sound reminded you of the value of live music! Guests were stunned by their talent, passers by & other hotel residents paused to listen & mad...”“The Brightsides played for our wedding. They played loads of brand new tunes, just to accommodate our 50s theme & sounded amazing. Their sound was tight & even though we expected nothing less from such fantastic musicians, it was impressive to hear. Their sound reminded you of the value of live music! Guests were stunned by their talent, passers by & other hotel residents paused to listen & made enquiries to the hotel as to who they were! In addition to their stunning sound they were all personable, helped with announcements, went the extra mile with DJ requests & chatted to all. The Brightsides couldn't do enough for us & we are so grateful for having them be part of our day. Book The Brightsides, expect greatness!! ” Read more

We were absolutely delighted with your stunning performance.

5 stars - Retrospect are Highly Recommended
Louise T booked Retrospect for their event

“Hi Guys, We were absolutely delighted with your stunning performance at Will’s 21st. You really made the party come alive and all our thank you letters have mentioned how much everyone enjoyed listening and dancing to you. It was truly magical and we can’t thank you enough. Many thanks also for being so kind and gentle with Ed – I know he was nervous and you really helped facilitate his p...”“Hi Guys, We were absolutely delighted with your stunning performance at Will’s 21st. You really made the party come alive and all our thank you letters have mentioned how much everyone enjoyed listening and dancing to you. It was truly magical and we can’t thank you enough. Many thanks also for being so kind and gentle with Ed – I know he was nervous and you really helped facilitate his performance. Once again, many, many thanks for making Will’s party such a resounding success. Louise” Read more

The Duplicators really gave our reception something special.

5 stars - The Duplicators are Highly Recommended
Jo A booked The Duplicators for their event

“What an amazing end to a perfect day, The Duplicators really gave our reception something special. They were kind enough to play advance requests for a few of 'our' songs, including our first dance, Heaven by Bryan Adams, which was just beautiful. Can't recommend them highly enough!”