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£1,220 - £2,135 + TravelGet your wedding or event started in serious style with The Hornets - the UK’s best New Orleans jazz-style roaming band!
The Hornets are a mobile New Orleans brass band that brings the performance directly to your guests. From roaming sets during reception drinks to leading a spirited parade from your wedding ceremony, they ensure the music is upbeat, fun and never in one place for too long!
“Full of energy and irresistibly danceable. They're unexpected and original but also a total crowd pleaser.”
Pat - Wedding, Surrey“Such a great band! Loved the interaction on the dance floor - a really memorable night.”
Kate - Wedding, London“Really enjoyed this band at our mates wedding, they started the party off with a bang! Great tunes, awesome energy, the dance floor was popping!!!!”
Guest - Wedding, London“Never seen at a wedding party such an amazing band. Thanks to their talent, energy and irony they've brought the party alive... not even the heaviest ass could resist their groove!”
Giovanni - Wedding, London“We invited The Hornets over the Jubilee weekend celebration at Live at Hammersmith. They created such a happy, cheerful atmosphere, our visitors loved their performance. They even made people dance and sing along. Chris is not only a great musician but a lovely and friendly person. I have no hesitation in recommending him and his band to anyone looking for a music band to perform at any venue.”
IKEA - Corporate Event“The Hornets were a well needed icebreaker for our event as it was made up of 3 different branches who were rather reticent to socialise! The band got amongst everyone and instantly people started dancing and chanting along!”
Animal Health Charity - Corporate Event“The Hornets are amazing! They were the icing on the cake to our special day! All of us doing a conga around the marquee will be a lasting memory. Chris was always super chilled on hand to help with arrangements.”
Joe - Wedding, London“The band was fantastic! The megaphone vocals added another layer to the carnival getting the whole crowd singing along. Thanks guys!”
Private Festival“The Hornets are the only high-impact Brass band for events. Super talented and above & beyond in delivering awesome live entertainment.”
Begin the Party“We booked The Hornets to open on the main stage of Thame Town Music Festival. This involved a flash mob-type opening from the audience area and they paraded around before mounting the stage to play a great set. This ensured that the festival got going with a bang and everyone was energised by these excellent musicians playing much-loved tunes. It’s also a musical form that is almost never experienced in a festival setting and all the more enjoyable for that.”
Thame Music Festival
20 minutes
Any time to suit you. Standard prices are for 2 x 45 minute sets or 1 x 90 minute set of live music, anytime throughout the day or evening.
We can perform 90 minutes of music, split in to sets as required.
We don’t use a PA or lighting as we roam about mingling with guests and perform completely unamplified.
The published guide price range is based on our 3 to 6-piece line-up performing at a venue within 30 miles of our base in London. We charge travel costs for venues further than 30 miles, and if your venue is more than a 2 hours 30 mins drive home, we charge a bit extra so we can book accommodation. For an accurate quote please contact us with your event date and venue details.
Yes.
Yes, as long as we have two weeks notice we will learn the first dance of your choice.
Not a lot! The great thing about performing unplugged is we only need as much space as 4 people and our instruments take up!
None.
The act's standard rider is soft drinks unless they’re on site for longer than the standard 4 hours.
9 to 5 – Dolly Parton
99 Red Balloons – Nena
Ain’t Nobody – Chaka Khan
All You Need Is Love – The Beatles
Amore – Dean Martin
Angels – Robbie Williams
Are You Ready for Love – Elton John (with vocals)
Beatles Medley – The Beatles
Believe – Cher
Celebration – Kool & The Gang
Crazy in Love – Beyoncé
Delilah – Tom Jones
Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey
Ein Prosit (Oktoberfest Song) – Traditional (with vocals)
Everlasting Love – Carl Carlton
Forget You (Oktoberfest Version) – CeeLo Green
Get Lucky – Daft Punk
Ghostbusters – Ray Parker Jr. (with vocals)
Happy – Pharrell Williams
Human Nature – Michael Jackson
I Feel Good – James Brown (with vocals)
I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) – Whitney Houston
I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
It Wasn’t Me – Shaggy (with vocals)
Jump Forward, Jump Back – Traditional / Party Chant (with vocals)
Jungle Boogie / Let Me Clear My Throat (Medley) – Kool & The Gang / DJ Kool
Killing Me Softly – Fugees
Livin’ on a Prayer – Bon Jovi
Lovely Day – Bill Withers (with vocals)
Never Too Much – Luther Vandross
Oom Pah Pah (Oktoberfest Song) – Lionel Bart
Reach – S Club 7
Reggae Medley – Various Artists
Seven Nation Army – The White Stripes
Sexual Healing – Marvin Gaye (with vocals)
Shake It Off – Taylor Swift (with vocals)
Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) – The Jacksons
Sir Duke – Stevie Wonder
Soul Finger – The Bar-Kays
Superstition – Stevie Wonder (with vocals)
Sweet Caroline (Oktoberfest Version) – Neil Diamond (with vocals)
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) – Eurythmics (with vocals)
Take On Me – a-ha
Teenage Dirtbag – Wheatus
Together in Electric Dreams – Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder
Toxic – Britney Spears
Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars
You Can Call Me Al / Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot (Medley) – Paul Simon / The Merrymen (with vocals)
U Can’t Touch This / Super Freak (Medley) – MC Hammer / Rick James
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go – Wham!
WW2 Glenn Miller Medley – Glenn Miller Orchestra
Ain’t Misbehavin’ – Fats Waller (with vocals)
The Bare Necessities – Terry Gilkyson
Blue Monk – Thelonious Monk
Bourbon Street Parade – Paul Barbarin (with vocals)
Cantaloupe Island – Herbie Hancock
Cissy Strut / Feel Like Funkin’ It Up (Medley) – The Meters / Rebirth Brass Band
Chameleon – Herbie Hancock
Down by the Riverside – Traditional (with vocals)
The Flintstones – Hoyt Curtin
Fly Me to the Moon – Frank Sinatra (with vocals)
Go to the Mardi Gras – Professor Longhair (with vocals)
I’m Walkin’ – Fats Domino (with vocals)
It’s All Over Now (Dirty Dozen Version) – The Dirty Dozen Brass Band (with vocals)
King of the Swingers – The Jungle Book (with vocals)
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy – Joe Zawinul
Oh When the Saints – Traditional (with vocals)
Summertime – George Gershwin (with vocals)
St. Thomas – Sonny Rollins
The Chicken – Pee Wee Ellis
Watermelon Man – Herbie Hancock
When You Go to New Orleans – Professor Longhair (with vocals)
All I Want for Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey
Do They Know It’s Christmas? – Band Aid
Fairytale of New York – The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas – Michael Bublé
Jingle Bell Rock – Bobby Helms
Last Christmas – Wham!
Merry Christmas Everyone – Shakin’ Stevens
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree – Brenda Lee
Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town – J. Fred Coots & Haven Gillespie
Step Into Christmas – Elton John
Wonderful Christmastime – Paul McCartney
Selection of Traditional Carols – Traditional
“Full of energy and irresistibly danceable. They're unexpected and original but also a total crowd pleaser.”
Pat - Wedding, Surrey“Such a great band! Loved the interaction on the dance floor - a really memorable night.”
Kate - Wedding, London“Really enjoyed this band at our mates wedding, they started the party off with a bang! Great tunes, awesome energy, the dance floor was popping!!!!”
Guest - Wedding, London“Never seen at a wedding party such an amazing band. Thanks to their talent, energy and irony they've brought the party alive... not even the heaviest ass could resist their groove!”
Giovanni - Wedding, London“We invited The Hornets over the Jubilee weekend celebration at Live at Hammersmith. They created such a happy, cheerful atmosphere, our visitors loved their performance. They even made people dance and sing along. Chris is not only a great musician but a lovely and friendly person. I have no hesitation in recommending him and his band to anyone looking for a music band to perform at any venue.”
IKEA - Corporate Event“The Hornets were a well needed icebreaker for our event as it was made up of 3 different branches who were rather reticent to socialise! The band got amongst everyone and instantly people started dancing and chanting along!”
Animal Health Charity - Corporate Event“The Hornets are amazing! They were the icing on the cake to our special day! All of us doing a conga around the marquee will be a lasting memory. Chris was always super chilled on hand to help with arrangements.”
Joe - Wedding, London“The band was fantastic! The megaphone vocals added another layer to the carnival getting the whole crowd singing along. Thanks guys!”
Private Festival“The Hornets are the only high-impact Brass band for events. Super talented and above & beyond in delivering awesome live entertainment.”
Begin the Party“We booked The Hornets to open on the main stage of Thame Town Music Festival. This involved a flash mob-type opening from the audience area and they paraded around before mounting the stage to play a great set. This ensured that the festival got going with a bang and everyone was energised by these excellent musicians playing much-loved tunes. It’s also a musical form that is almost never experienced in a festival setting and all the more enjoyable for that.”
Thame Music Festival
20 minutes
Any time to suit you. Standard prices are for 2 x 45 minute sets or 1 x 90 minute set of live music, anytime throughout the day or evening.
We can perform 90 minutes of music, split in to sets as required.
We don’t use a PA or lighting as we roam about mingling with guests and perform completely unamplified.
The published guide price range is based on our 3 to 6-piece line-up performing at a venue within 30 miles of our base in London. We charge travel costs for venues further than 30 miles, and if your venue is more than a 2 hours 30 mins drive home, we charge a bit extra so we can book accommodation. For an accurate quote please contact us with your event date and venue details.
Yes.
Yes, as long as we have two weeks notice we will learn the first dance of your choice.
Not a lot! The great thing about performing unplugged is we only need as much space as 4 people and our instruments take up!
None.
The act's standard rider is soft drinks unless they’re on site for longer than the standard 4 hours.
For a friendly chat about your live music requirements, please give us a call, email or message via the contact form and we'll be back to you shortly. Our team of entertainment experts are ready to help and will be delighted to hear from you.
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Soul / Pop Classics
9 to 5 – Dolly Parton
99 Red Balloons – Nena
Ain’t Nobody – Chaka Khan
All You Need Is Love – The Beatles
Amore – Dean Martin
Angels – Robbie Williams
Are You Ready for Love – Elton John (with vocals)
Beatles Medley – The Beatles
Believe – Cher
Celebration – Kool & The Gang
Crazy in Love – Beyoncé
Delilah – Tom Jones
Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey
Ein Prosit (Oktoberfest Song) – Traditional (with vocals)
Everlasting Love – Carl Carlton
Forget You (Oktoberfest Version) – CeeLo Green
Get Lucky – Daft Punk
Ghostbusters – Ray Parker Jr. (with vocals)
Happy – Pharrell Williams
Human Nature – Michael Jackson
I Feel Good – James Brown (with vocals)
I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) – Whitney Houston
I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
It Wasn’t Me – Shaggy (with vocals)
Jump Forward, Jump Back – Traditional / Party Chant (with vocals)
Jungle Boogie / Let Me Clear My Throat (Medley) – Kool & The Gang / DJ Kool
Killing Me Softly – Fugees
Livin’ on a Prayer – Bon Jovi
Lovely Day – Bill Withers (with vocals)
Never Too Much – Luther Vandross
Oom Pah Pah (Oktoberfest Song) – Lionel Bart
Reach – S Club 7
Reggae Medley – Various Artists
Seven Nation Army – The White Stripes
Sexual Healing – Marvin Gaye (with vocals)
Shake It Off – Taylor Swift (with vocals)
Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) – The Jacksons
Sir Duke – Stevie Wonder
Soul Finger – The Bar-Kays
Superstition – Stevie Wonder (with vocals)
Sweet Caroline (Oktoberfest Version) – Neil Diamond (with vocals)
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) – Eurythmics (with vocals)
Take On Me – a-ha
Teenage Dirtbag – Wheatus
Together in Electric Dreams – Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder
Toxic – Britney Spears
Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars
You Can Call Me Al / Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot (Medley) – Paul Simon / The Merrymen (with vocals)
U Can’t Touch This / Super Freak (Medley) – MC Hammer / Rick James
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go – Wham!
WW2 Glenn Miller Medley – Glenn Miller Orchestra
New Orleans / Jazz / Roaming
Ain’t Misbehavin’ – Fats Waller (with vocals)
The Bare Necessities – Terry Gilkyson
Blue Monk – Thelonious Monk
Bourbon Street Parade – Paul Barbarin (with vocals)
Cantaloupe Island – Herbie Hancock
Cissy Strut / Feel Like Funkin’ It Up (Medley) – The Meters / Rebirth Brass Band
Chameleon – Herbie Hancock
Down by the Riverside – Traditional (with vocals)
The Flintstones – Hoyt Curtin
Fly Me to the Moon – Frank Sinatra (with vocals)
Go to the Mardi Gras – Professor Longhair (with vocals)
I’m Walkin’ – Fats Domino (with vocals)
It’s All Over Now (Dirty Dozen Version) – The Dirty Dozen Brass Band (with vocals)
King of the Swingers – The Jungle Book (with vocals)
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy – Joe Zawinul
Oh When the Saints – Traditional (with vocals)
Summertime – George Gershwin (with vocals)
St. Thomas – Sonny Rollins
The Chicken – Pee Wee Ellis
Watermelon Man – Herbie Hancock
When You Go to New Orleans – Professor Longhair (with vocals)
Christmas Classics
All I Want for Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey
Do They Know It’s Christmas? – Band Aid
Fairytale of New York – The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas – Michael Bublé
Jingle Bell Rock – Bobby Helms
Last Christmas – Wham!
Merry Christmas Everyone – Shakin’ Stevens
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree – Brenda Lee
Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town – J. Fred Coots & Haven Gillespie
Step Into Christmas – Elton John
Wonderful Christmastime – Paul McCartney
Selection of Traditional Carols – Traditional