The Department Amazing rock and pop-rock party band with a string of top class reviews

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Available to book from £995. For an accurate quote please make an enquiry.

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The Department play a massive range of rock and rocked-pop songs to give all your guests a fabulous party.
The band believes you come first, so everything from your choice of songs to set timings to playing at an appropriate volume using our top quality professional digital sound equipment is designed to give you a perfect night. The Department fits perfectly into any size venue, large or small and can play at any volume, loud or quiet. Whatever you want. Everything about the gig is about you.
All included in the price:
• The Department will learn two songs of your choice for no charge. Perfect for the first dance or a favourite artist
• Playlist DJ before, between and after the band's performance. No need to pay for a separate DJ
• The band will play for as long as you like (or until the songs run out. Takes about six and a half hours!)
Only a little thing - but you are welcome to use the band's PA for announcements etc. Just one more little thing we do to make sure your party is the best.
The band recently played a major national newspaper's Wedding of the Year wedding reception. It was a fabulous night. The couple's review said:
"These guys were absolutely phenomenal...Every song was a hit and had everyone up dancing."
I keep in touch from booking through to gig, checking whether you've any questions. I'll send you a sheet in advance for you to choose the songs the band will play and to make sure we know the names of anyone you'd like name-checked. I even contact the venue in advance to check out technical questions like stage power and access.
You'll see from the moment the band arrives that this is a professional outfit, skilled at their jobs. The Department would love to play your party.

Reviews (6)

There are currently 6 user ratings for The Department

AVERAGE RATING

10 / 101

Location

Based in Ilkley, West Yorkshire

Will travel up to 85 miles
green circle = areas covered (up to 85 miles)
pink circle = free travel (up to 85 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.

1000 years (Christina Perri)

1985 (Bowling for Soup)

99 Red Balloons (Nena)

Ace Of Spades (Motorhead)

Are You Gonna Be My Girl? (Jet)

Are You Gonna Go My Way? (Lenny Kravitz)

Bad Moon Rising (Creedence Clearwater Revival)

Bad Romance (Lady Gaga (Halestorm version))

Bat out of Hell (Meatloaf)

Bed of roses (Bon Jovi)

Born To Be Wild (Steppenwolf)

Breathe (The Prodigy)

Brown Eyed Girl (Van Morrison)

Can't live without your love and affection (Nelson)

Careless whisper (George Michael (Seether version))

Crazy Horses (The Osmonds)

Crazy Train (Ozzy Osbourne)

Dance the night away (Van Halen)

Dancing In The Dark (Bruce Springsteen)

Don't let the bells end (The Darkness)

Don't Stop Believing (Journey)

Don't Stop Me Now (Queen)

Don’t You Forget About Me (Simple Minds)

Easy Lover (Phil Collins)

Epic (Faith No More)

Everlong (Foo Fighters)

Faith (George Michael)

Feeling Good (Muse)

Fix You (Coldplay)

Footloose (Kenny Loggins)

Ghostbusters (Ray Parker Jr)

God Gave Rock And Roll To You (Kiss)

Here I Go Again (Whitesnake)

Highway Star (Deep Purple)

Hotel California (The Eagles)

Hungry Like The Wolf (Duran Duran)

I believe in a thing called love (The Darkness)

I Just Died In Your Arms (Cutting Crew)

I wish it could be Christmas everyday (Wizzard)

I'm A Believer (The Monkees)

If You Want Blood (ACDC)

In the air tonight (Phil Collins)

It's my life (Bon Jovi)

Little Wing (Jimi Hendrix)

Long Tall Sally (Little Richard)

Long Train Running (The Doobie Brothers)

Marry me (Train)

Misery Business (Paramore)

My Sharona (The Knack)

Never going to give you up (Rick Astley / Foo Fighters)

Nothing else matters (Metallica)

Paradise City (Guns n' Roses)

Place your hands (Reef)

Play That Funky Music (Wild Cherry)

Pretender (Foo Fighters)

Purple Rain (Prince)

Radar Love (Golden Earring)

Rock and Roll (Led Zeppelin)

Rosalie (Thin Lizzie)

Should I Stay Or Should I Go? (The Clash)

Shut up and dance (Walk the moon)

Superstition (Stevie Wonder)

Take what you want (Ozzy Osbourne and Post Malone)

Tennessee Whiskey (Chris Stapleton)

The Chain (Fleetwood Mac)

The Power of love (Huey Lewis and the News)

Thunderstruck (ACDC)

Time Is Running Out (Muse)

Tonight, tonight (The Smashing Pumpkins)

Valerie (Mark Ronson / Amy Winehouse)

Waiting For An Alibi (Thin Lizzie)

Walking On Sunshine (Katrina And The Waves)

What's the story morning glory? (Oasis)

Word Up (Cameo / Gun)

You Give Love A Bad Name (Bon Jovi)

You to me are everything (The Real Thing)

You're in love with a psycho (Kasabian)

Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie)

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

Any sized space from 4m x 4m upwards. 3 x 13amp power.


Do you provide sound and lighting equipment?

The band travels with top quality, professional digital sound, meaning the band sounds fabulous at any volume, loud or quiet The band also brings a lighting rig programmed for the set.


What information do you require about a venue?

All we really need is an address and a contact. I then get in touch with the venue to confirm everything else needed. You have nothing else to worry about - the band will do it all.


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

A Spotify / DJ service before, between and after the sets is included for no extra charge. We will provide the playlist or use any playlist you provide.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The band's highest profile gig was playing a national newspaper's wedding of the year wedding reception. It was a brilliant night and the lovely bride and groom gave glowing 5 star reviews.


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

Too many to mention really across the great range of genres and instruments the band has played and enjoyed.


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

The band members have a massive range of experience variously including music degrees, festivals, live national media appearances, recording, classical training, and thousands upon thousands of gigs.


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

Every gig has its joys.

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

Ideally we like to start setting up a couple of hours before the gig starts. We'll always be flexible though and have setup and begun in under an hour before now. Performance times vary gig by gig. The band will keep playing till we run out of material, which takes 6 to 7 hours, if you want, but normally we find two sets of 6o then 75 minutes works pretty well. Most importantly, we'll adjust the timing and the length of set to suit the client (we don't believe in doing it the other way round!).


Are you happy to perform outside?

Happy to perform outside under cover. We carry long extensions so can manage a reasonable distance away from the nearest power source.


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

Absolutely the client chooses the songs. In addition to the two songs the band will learn for free, some weeks before the gig I send the band's current song list. For any songs you'd definitely like included or excluded we ask clients to kindly mark the columns headed Definitely Play or Do Not Play. If we need any more songs in addition to the Definitely Play ones, the band will select from those songs that aren't marked as Do Not Play to make a balanced set.


How do previous clients most commonly describe your performances?

All taken from previous 5-star reviews - "Absolutely brilliant" - "Everyone said they were absolutely amazing" - "Highly recommend" - These guys were absolutely phenomenal" - "Best cover band I've ever seen" - "Every song was a hit" - "The guys were outstanding"... I could go on...

Recent Clients

The Department has performed for these clients:

Wide range of wedding and party clients at an equally wide range of wedding venues, private grounds, party venues etc

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