The Big People The Ultimate Party Band available as 4 - 10 piece

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Price Guide

The guide prices below are for events within 20 miles of Barrow Upon Humber, North Lincolnshire. Outside this area extra travel expenses will apply. Please get in touch for an accurate quote.
2 x 60 min sets
4 piece: £770
5 piece: £950
10 piece: £1800
Professional DJ (with booth/ lights etc): £188
Background music between sets free of charge.
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About / Biography

The Big People are a versatile party/function band available for all events. Our band is available as a 4 piece to 10 piece band to be able to accommodate any venue size or any budget. Our musicians are all experienced performers who have played with HM forces, P&O Cruises, Royal Caribbean as well as session players that have performed all over the globe.

Lineups:

  • 4 piece - Male Vocalist, Trumpet, Tenor Saxophone, Trombone
  • 5 piece - Male Vocalist, Trumpet, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Trombone
  • 10 piece - Male Vocalist, 2 x Trumpets, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Trombone, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drums

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AVERAGE RATING

10 / 101

Location

Based in Barrow Upon Humber, North Lincolnshire

Will travel up to 500 miles
green circle = areas covered (up to 500 miles)
pink circle = free travel (up to 20 miles)
Please note that the circles shown on the map are calculated "as the crow flies". By road distances may vary, so please get in touch for an accurate quote.

24K Magic

All Night Long

Superstition

Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Moondance

Let’s Stay Together

Bring Me Sunshine

Shotgun

Diggin On James Brown

Dance With Me Tonight

Can’t Take My Eyes Off You

It’s Not Unusual

Too Hard to Handle

Hot Hot Hot

Land of a Thousand Dances

Mambo No5

My Girl

Uptown Funk

YMCA

Mr Pitiful

Treat Her Right

I’m Still Standing

Hey Bartender

Mustang Sally

Sweet Caroline

New York New York

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

- 4 sockets
- dressing room


Do you provide sound and lighting equipment?

Yes. We are a completely self contained act. We provide PA and Lighting.


What information do you require about a venue?

Directions
Parking availability
Do you have a sound limiter?
Is there stairs to the performance area?
Can we direct access to the performance area or will we need to bring our equipment through areas where your guests/patrons may be?


Can you provide a Spotify/DJ service before and between your sets?

We can provide a play list for music before, after and between sets.
We can provide a DJ service for an additional fee.


How doYou only perform with a horn section?

We use a range of technically advanced equipment that allow us to use recorded sessions to reproduce the rhythm section in the same way as if they were performing live with us. We have a large library of repertoire to choose from that always leaves our audiences wanting more.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best gig you've ever done and the best venue you've ever played at?

We performed our n The Queens Room onboard the QE2 in Dubai for the Queens Jubilee. We had a great time with our audience who loved every minute of our set!


Which artists have you been most influenced by, who is your favourite artist and what is the greatest song of all time?

There are too many to just choose one. We have all played professionally for many years in Orchestras, big bands, function band, rock bands, theatre shows, musicals etc. Our love of music and influences are long and wide. We bring all of this to every peformance!


What's your previous experience and how did you start gigging?

We have all performed together for many years in different settings: The Royal Marines Band Service, The British Army Corps of Army Music, Leeds University, Hull University. We’re a broad range of experienced performers from diverse musical backgrounds


What's your favourite type of event to play at?

We love playing at all sorts of events! We are always looking to broaden our experiences!

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

Arrival: 90 - 120 minutes before the performance
Standard arrival 16.00 / tandard finish 00.00
Set up / pack down: 90 - 120 minutes


Are you happy to perform outside?

Yes we are happy to perform outside, but we ask for a level surface with protection from the elements and access to a power supply.


Do the clients have a say in what you play or is it a set repertoire list only?

We are happy to take requests for songs in advance of the performance. We will do our best to meet the requests providing we feel that we can do the song(s) justice.


How do previous clients most commonly describe your performances?

High energy, entertaining and an incredible sound.


What styles of music can you play?

We have a wide variety of styles and genres. We can recreate the big band sounds of the Rat Pack, the huge stage sound of Elvis Presley and the rock n roll era, to modern day sounds like Bruno Mars and George Ezra, all this with Motown, Blues, Jazz, Pop, Funk etc.

If you have a style you really like, ask us and we will orientate our performance towards this style.

Recent Clients

The Big People has performed for these clients:

Our musicians and performers have performed for P&O Cruises, Royal Caribbean, British Embassies, as well as national touring theatre shows, tributes and function bands.

Venues

The Big People has performed at these venues:

Private functions

QE2

Military functions

British Embassies

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