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99% of customers would recommend Alive's Steel Bands to their friends.

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The Island Boys were absolutely brilliant!

5 stars - The Island Boys Steel Band are Highly Recommended
booked The Island Boys Steel Band for their Wedding in Lancashire

“Francis and the guys were amazing - really kicked off the wedding off with a bang and set the scene for the rest of the day - so many compliments from our guests. They were easy to deal with and flexible when arriving at the venue and working where best to set up for the ceremony and drinks reception. If we could give more than 5 stars we would : )”


The Island Boys were absolutely brilliant!

5 stars - The Island Boys Steel Band are Highly Recommended
booked The Island Boys Steel Band for their Wedding in Lancashire

“Francis and the guys were amazing - really kicked off the wedding off with a bang and set the scene for the rest of the day - so many compliments from our guests. They were easy to deal with and flexible when arriving at the venue and working where best to set up for the ceremony and drinks reception. If we could give more than 5 stars we would : )”


Amazing band amazing atmosphere

5 stars - Steel Xpress are Highly Recommended
booked Steel Xpress for their event in London

“Steel Xpress were a great addition to our event. The atmosphere was great whilst they performed and they really got the crowd going! Lovely people, very professional! would highly recommend and hope to use them again in the future.”


Brilliant friendly steel band.

5 stars - The Island Boys Steel Band are Highly Recommended
booked The Island Boys Steel Band for their event in Greater Manchester

“Island Boys Steel band were booked for a Golden Wedding party and we were lucky enough to have a sunny day. They made all the difference to the occasion, providing excellent music to dance, chat and drink to. The guys were really friendly and everyone enjoyed their performance. I would have no hesitation in recommending them.”


Brilliant - Our Guests Loved The Island Boys!

5 stars - The Island Boys Steel Band are Highly Recommended
booked The Island Boys Steel Band for their Wedding in Worcestershire

“The Island Boys played our wedding ceremony and drinks reception in late June 2019 and they completely set the tone for the whole day - absolutely brilliant! We loved every minute of their set and they our guests loved them. Thank you!”


Wow! Great guys, great band!

5 stars - The Island Boys Steel Band are Highly Recommended
booked The Island Boys Steel Band for their Wedding in Lancashire

“What a cool band! The Island Boys performed at my wedding ceremony and during my welcome drinks. They had a great repertoire and created a great atmosphere at the venue. Francis and the guys were really friendly and fun and very kindly let me have a go on the bongos during one of their songs which made for a good laugh and cool photos. Everyone commented on how great they were and how different i...”


Gary was excellent on our wedding day!

5 stars - Gary Caribbean Steel Drums are Highly Recommended
booked Gary Caribbean Steel Drums for their Wedding

“Gary was excellent on our wedding day! He was all set up with the music playing as soon as we arrived at the venue from the church. We had so many comments about how fun the music was! Thank you so much once again for kicking off our reception on the right note!”


Everyone’s talking about Mica!

5 stars - Mica Steel Pannist are Highly Recommended
booked Mica Steel Pannist for their Wedding in Somerset

“Mica played an hour set at our wedding. Her songs were awesome and she even learned a fairly obscure song for us with only 3 weeks notice (I follow Rivers) and nailed it. The steel drums set a really nice atmosphere for our reception and our wedding planner has also taken details to recommend for future bookings. Thank you Mica!”


Thank you for a fantastic evening

5 stars - Gary Caribbean Steel Drums are Highly Recommended
booked Gary Caribbean Steel Drums for their event

“Thank you for a fantastic evening, all my guests had so much. Lovely to meet you, you were very accommodating playing anything and everything my guests Wanted to hear, so many brilliant comments. See you again I hope Jenny x”


Gary's warm personality and amazing variety of his music ...

5 stars - Gary Caribbean Steel Drums are Highly Recommended
booked Gary Caribbean Steel Drums for their event

“The evening for our community BBQ was cool and cloudy but Gary's warm personality and the amazing variety of his caribbean steel band music brought a really sunny atmosphere to the event and put a smile on everyone's face! Just brilliant! Thanks so much Gary.”

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Value for money: 5 stars
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