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99% of customers would recommend Alive's Rock and Pop Function Bands to their friends

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The band had everyone on the dancefloor

5 stars - The Hi-Fi Club are Highly Recommended
booked The Hi-Fi Club for their wedding November 2025

“Everyone's had a fantastic time, the music you played catered for everyone and you had everyone on the dance floor. All the guests commented on how good the band were and you made the night very special. Mark was so helpful and easy to contact and offered great advice leading up to our wedding and made the night run so smoothly.”


Full of energy

5 stars - The Royale are Highly Recommended
booked The Royale for their wedding in Cumbria November 2025

“Great quality and an amazing set list. Had the wife's requests in mind and made her night rocking to queen. Highly recommend to anyone who wants a packed dancefloor. Good bunch of lads ??”


Better than we ever imagined!

5 stars - Hipster are Highly Recommended
booked Hipster for their wedding in West Midlands November 2025

“We got married on 01.11.2025 and booked Hipster to play at our wedding, and they were phenomenal! Joe’s communication before the big day was fantastic - warm, friendly, and genuinely excited to be part of our celebration. On the night, our guests were blown away by the band’s energy, enthusiasm, and amazing musical talent (even during their sound check!). They were so accommodating when dinner and...”


Way better than just a DJ

5 stars - ETA are Highly Recommended
booked ETA for their party in Buckinghamshire November 2025

“ETA played for my wifes 60th birthday party in the local village hall and were great. They have a long playlist to choose from and added a couple of extra ones that werent on the list. Everyone loved it.”


Simply put, incredible

5 stars - The Fulltones are Highly Recommended
booked The Fulltones for their wedding November 2025

“The band were fantastic! Simply put, incredible — they brought fun, passion, and a great understanding of how to get our guests dancing. Communication was excellent, but the day itself surpassed all expectations. We couldn’t have asked for a better band — book them without hesitation! Again, thank you for learning our first dance and making the night so special!”


Utterly incredible

5 stars - Get On Up are Highly Recommended
booked Get On Up for their wedding in West Sussex October 2025

“get on up were amazing, we've had nothing but compliments since”


Fantastic Group, brought lots of energy and fun to the evening!

5 stars - Beat Surrender are Highly Recommended
booked Beat Surrender for their wedding in Northumberland October 2025

“From start to finish our booking and communications with the band have been amazing. Nothing was an issue and the lads were lovely. We got so many compliments throughout the night on both the live performances and song choices. Would not hesitate to recommend Beat Surrender for weddings/events!”


Perfect

5 stars - Youth Overrided are Highly Recommended
booked Youth Overrided for their party in London October 2025

“Having seen these guys at another wedding we had attended- we had high expectations. I'm pleased to say they were exceeded. Performance on the night was fantastic, guests were on the dance floor all evening. Communication with James with the band was great- they were friendly, flexible and the rock/ pop vibe was exactly what we wanted for our wedding.”


Wedding band of the year!

5 stars - The Upstarts are Highly Recommended
booked The Upstarts for their wedding in Cumbria October 2025

“What a brilliant set- all our wedding guests said how amazing The Upstarts were and they made sure everyone stayed on the dance floor. A huge thank you to you all!”


what a fantastic band and boy they can play well.

5 stars - Best In Class are Highly Recommended
booked Best In Class for their wedding October 2025

“From the moment we booked Best In Class we felt at ease because the communication was fantastic. We had to choose 32 songs from the vast catalogue which is more difficult than you think but the 32 songs selected were performed excellently. All our guests have commented to us "what a fantastic band " and " boy they can play well". We wouldn't hesitate to book them again. Fantastic night , thank...”

Performance quality: 5 stars
Sound quality: 5 stars
Behaviour: 5 stars
Communication: 5 stars
Audience engagement: 5 stars
Value for money: 5 stars
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