| 7 piece band: £5239 |
| 10 piece band: £7080 |
| PA & stage lighting: from £1050 |
| DJ service: £380 |
| Background music inbetween sets provided at no extra cost. Prices are inclusive of VAT |
The difference between the Groove Appreciation Society and all the other bands around is that our background isn't in theatre or cruise ships it's in the mainstream music industry. We all met working for acts such as Robbie Williams, Enrique Iglesias, Kylie Minogue & Gary Barlow on tours and TV shows such as Later With Jools, TOTP, The Charlotte Church Show (house band), The Queen's Jubilee concert (house band) & This Morning.
We were first put together by a London events company who needed a band to play for Tony Blair's Cabinet at a private party in Westminster attended by past & present Prime Ministers & cabinet members and their wives. They hand-picked the band members from other bands and music industry contacts.
Since then we have performed all over the World for Royalty in the UK and abroad, film stars, on private yachts in Cannes harbour, in Las Vegas, Sun City - South Africa and with guest singers Smokey Robinson, Beverley Knight, Ellie Goulding, Alexandra Burke, Conor Maynard, Ashford & Simpson, Kym Mazelle and Deniece Williams, Lemar and several times with Nicole Scherzinger.
We have played for HRH Prince Charles, HRH Prince Andrew, HRH Prince Edward, Princess Alia of Jordan, The King Of Bahrain and Samuel Jackson, Gwyneth Paltrow & Chris Martin and a few VIP clients that we’re not allowed to tell you about. We developed a repertoire of rock, pop, soul, disco, funk, Klezmer, Motown, RnB and background music and usually play for around two hours although we once played for five hours without a break!
We've become the 'pet' band of Sir Richard Branson having played at his house several times and performed at nearly every Virgin Atlantic flight launch party for the last ten years and the star-studded Virgin Atlantic's 25th birthday party in New York in 2009 (where we performed with Fat Boy Slim) and The Palms Hotel, Las Vegas in 2010 and also of Samuel L Jackson – we have been invited to play at several of his parties in the UK.
We all still work in the mainstream music industry either writing, producing or playing for current chart acts such as Ed Sheeran, Jess Glynne, Jason Derulo & Paloma Faith. We’ve used this level of quality and professionalism to build the reputation that if you want the best band for any party or event, without having a stuffy old function band, you book Groove Appreciation Society! G.A.S. offers a level of musicianship and professionalism of the very highest level that can be dropped into any kind of event anywhere in the world and we will guarantee that it's "that band!" that your guests are talking about on their way home.
Lineup:
7 or 10 piece (3 singers, drums, bass, guitar & keys. For the 10 piece add 2 brass & percussion). We can go down to a 6 piece in extreme circumstances and often go up to a 12 piece (with a 3rd brass player and a violinist).
Based in Central London
= areas covered (up to 500 miles)
= free travel (up to 50 miles)
THE NOUGHTIES
1. HAPPY – Pharrell Williams
2. 24k MAGIC – Bruno Mars
3. CAKE BY THE OCEAN – DNCE
4. THIS GIRL - Kungs
5. UPTOWN FUNK – Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars
6. RATHER BE – Clean Bandit
7. CAN’T STOP THE FEELING – Justin Timberlake
8. DANCE WITH ME – Justin Timberlake
9. WORTH IT – Fifth Harmony
10. UMBRELLA – Rihanna
11. WE FOUND A LOVE – Rihanna
12. ONLY GIRL IN THE WORLD – Rihanna
13. TREASURE – Bruno Mars
14. LOCKED OUT OF HEAVEN – Bruno Mars
15. RUN AWAY BABY – Bruno Mars
16. GOOD FEELING – Flo Rida
17. BLURRED LINES – Robin Thicke
18. DYNAMITE – Taio Cruz
19. FORGET YOU – Cee Lo Green
20. WRITTEN IN THE STARS – Tinie Tempah
21. MERCY – Duffy
22. VALERIE – Amy Winehouse
23. CRAZY IN LOVE – Beyonce
24. POKER FACE – Lady GaGa
25. JUST DANCE – Lady GaGa
26. LET’S GET IT STARTED – The Black Eyed Peas
27. I GOT A FEELING – The Black Eyed Peas
28. HOT IN HERE – Nelly
29. CAN’T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD – Kylie Minogue
30. HEY YA – Outkast
31. GOLD DIGGER – Kanye West
32. TAKE YOUR MAMA OUT – Scissor Sisters
33. THIS LOVE – Maroon 5
34. SEX ON FIRE – Kings Of Leon
35. MR BRIGHTSIDE – The Killers
36. ROLLING IN THE DEEP – Adele
37. MOVES LIKE JAGGER – Maroon 5
38. YOU GOT THE LOVE – Florence and The Machine
39. GET LUCKY – Daft Punk, Pharrell and Nile Rodgers
40. WAKE ME UP – Aloe Blacc
41. I JUST GOT PAID – Sigala
42. I CAME HERE FOR LOVE - Sigala
THE NINETIES
43. ROLL WITH IT – Oasis
44. MOVING ON UP – M People
45. CAN’T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD – Kylie Minogue
46. BRIMFUL OF ASHA – Cornershop
47. JUMP AROUND – House Of Pain
48. THIS IS HOW WE DO IT – Montell Jordon
49. HERE COMES THE HOTSTEPPER – Ini Kamoze
50. SUMMERTIME – Jazzy Jeff
51. BOOM SHAKE THE ROOM – Jazzy Jeff
52. BE FAITHFUL – Fatman Scoop
53. WONDERWALL – Oasis
54. YOU OUGHTA KNOW – Alanis Morrisette
55. FREE – Ultra Nate
56. FREEDOM – George Michael
57. ARE YOU GONNA GO MY WAY? – Lenny Kravitz
58. PLACE YOUR HANDS – Reef
59. READY TO GO – Republica
60. GROOVE IS IN THE HEART – Dee-Lite
61. YELLOW - Coldplay
62. LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU – Robbie Williams
63. GIRLS and BOYS – Blur
64. FINALLY – Ce Ce Peniston
65. VOGUE – Madonna
66. CAN’T TOUCH THIS – MC Hammer
THE EIGHTIES
67. IT’S RAINING MEN – The Weather Girls
68. I’M YOUR MAN – Wham!
69. SLEDGEHAMMER – Peter Gabriel
70. BEAT IT – Michael Jackson
71. BILLIE JEAN – Michael Jackson
72. TAKE ON ME – A-Ha
73. VENUS - Bananarama
74. WORD UP - Cameo
75. RELAX – Frankie Goes To Hollywood
76. NEW SENSATION – INXS
77. 1999 – Prince
78. LET’S GO CRAZY - Prince
79. UPSIDE DOWN – Diana Ross
80. LIVING ON A PRAYER – Bon Jovi
81. AIN’T NOBODY – Chaka Khan
82. GIRLS ON FILM – Duran Duran
83. DON’T YOU WANT ME – The Human League
84. SOMEBODY ELSE’S GUY – Jocelyn Brown
85. KIDS IN AMERICA – Kim Wilde
86. GET ON IT (APACHE) – Sugarhill Gang
87. THINKING OF YOU – Sister Sledge
88. CELEBRATION – Kool And The Gang
89. SWEET DREAMS – Eurythmics
90. HEART OF GLASS – Blondie
91. ATOMIC – Blondie
92. TAINTED LOVE – Soft Cell
93. WALKING ON SUNSHINE – Katrina and The Waves
94. THE POWER OF LOVE – Huey Lewis and The News
95. SUMMER OF ’69 – Bryan Adams
96. SIMPLY THE BEST – Tina Turner
97. AINT NO STOPPIN US NOW – Mcfadden and Whitehead
98. DON’T STOP BELIEVIN - Journey
99. I’M SO EXCITED – The Pointer Sisters
100. FAME – Irene Cara
101. ARE FRIENDS ELECTRIC – Gary Numan
102. BLUE MONDAY – New Order
103. FOOTLOOSE – Kenny Loggins
104. SWEET CHILD OF MINE – Guns and Roses
THE SEVENTIES
105. LE FREAK - Chic
106. DANCING QUEEN - ABBA
107. YOU SHOULD BE DANCING – The Bee Gees
108. LADY MARMALADE – LaBelle
109. PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC – Wild Cherry
110. NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS – Ike and Tina Turner
111. THAT’S THE WAY I LIKE IT – KC and The Sunshine Band
112. DO A LITTLE DANCE – KC and The Sunshine Band
113. OH WHAT A NIGHT – Frankie Valli
114. DON’T LEAVE ME THIS WAY – Thelma Houston
115. BLAME IT ON THE BOOGIE – The Jackson 5
116. STAYIN ALIVE – The Bee Gees
117. SUPERSTITION – Stevie Wonder
118. BROWN SUGAR – Rolling Stones
119. DON’T STOP ME NOW - Queen
120. SEX MACHINE – James Brown
121. GOOD TIMES – Chic
122. LOST IN MUSIC – Sister Sledge
123. LET’S STAY TOGETHER – Al Green
124. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH – Streisand and Summer
125. I WILL SURVIVE – Gloria Gaynor
126. DO YOU THINK I’M SEXY – Rod Stewart
127. EVERYONE’S A WINNER – Hot Chocolate
128. WE ARE FAMILY – Sister Sledge
129. CARWASH – Rose Royce
130. DISCO INFERNO – Tina Turner
131. GIMME GIMME GIMME - ABBA
132. GET UP OFFA THAT THING – James Brown
133. BOOGIE WONDERLAND – Earth, Wind and Fire
THE SIXTIES
134. THINK – Aretha Franklin
135. I JUST WANNA MAKE LOVE TO YOU – Etta James
136. HARD TO HANDLE – Otis Redding
137. RESPECT – Aretha Franklin
138. DANCING IN THE STREET – Martha Reeves and The Vandellas
139. LOVE YOU I DO – Dreamgirls
140. SHOUT – Lulu
141. PROUD MARY – Ike and Tina Turner
142. BABY LOVE – The Supremes
143. WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO – The Supremes
144. KEEP ME HANGING ON – The Supremes
145. YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE – The Supremes
146. STOP IN THE NAME OF LOVE – The Supremes
147. REACH OUT I’LL BE THERE – The Four Tops
148. JIMMY MACK – Martha Reeves and The Vandellas
149. MY GUY – Mary Wells
150. I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE – Marvin Gaye
151. NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK – The Velvettes
152. SIGNED SEALED DELIVERED – Stevie Wonder
153. TAINTED LOVE – Gloria Jones
154. I WANT YOU BACK – The Jacksons
155. I’LL BE THERE – The Jacksons
156. DO YOU LOVE ME? - The Contours
157. THE SON OF A PREACHER MAN – Dusty Springfield
158. RIVER DEEP MOUNTAIN HIGH – Tina Turner
159. TEARS OF A CLOWN – Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
160. GIMME SOME LOVIN’ – Spencer Davis Group
161. EVERYBODY NEEDS SOMEBODY – Eddie Floyd
162. SHAKE YOUR TAILFEATHER – Ray Charles
DINNER / AMBIENT MUSIC
163. SWEET LOVE – Anita Baker
164. SKYFALL – Adele
165. WINGS – Birdy
166. EVERY BREATHE YOU TAKE – The Police
167. SAY A LITTLE PRAYER - Aretha Franklin
168. SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW – Eva Cassidy
169. THINKING OUT LOUD – Ed Sheeran
170. JAR OF HEARTS – Christina Perri
171. A THOUSAND YEARS – Christina Perri
172. ONE CALL AWAY – Charlie Puth
173. NOTHING LIKE THIS - Omar
174. RUN – Leona Lewis
175. HALLELUJAH – Jeff Buckley
176. SOMEWHERE ONLY WE KNOW - Keane
177. GET HERE – Oleta Adams
178. NOBODY DOES IT BETTER – Carly Simon
179. YOU MIGHT NEED SOMEBODY – Randy Crawford
180. LET’S GET IT ON – Marvin Gaye
181. LAST REQUEST – Paolo Nutini
182. BAYBLON – David Gray
183. THE FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST – Sheryl Crow
184. RUN BABY RUN – Sheryl Crow
185. YOU’RE BEAUTIFUL – James Blunt
186. DON'T KNOW WHY - Nora Jones
187. MORE THAN WORDS - Extreme
188. BLACK HORSE and THE CHERRY TREE – KT Tunstall
189. THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD – KT Tunstall
190. TORN - Natalie Imbruglia
191. YOU'RE SO VAIN - Carly Simon
192. DON’T LOOK ANY FURTHER – Dennis Edwards and M People
193. GIVE ME A LITTLE MORE TIME - Gabrielle
194. I TRY – Macy Gray
195. ONE HAND IN MY POCKET – Alanis Morrisette
196. I DON’T WANNA TALK ABOUT IT – Rod Stewart
197. RIGHT HERE WAITING – Richard Marx
198. I DON’T LIKE MONDAYS – Bob Geldof
199. NEED YOU NOW – Lady Antebelum
200. IF I AIN’T GOT YOU – Alicia Keys
201. NATURAL WOMAN – Aretha Franklin
202. ONE DAY I’LL FLY AWAY – Randi Crawford
203. BLACK VELVET – Alannah Miles
204. YOU’RE STILL THE ONE – Shania Twain
205. I DON’T KNOW WHY – Shawn Colvin
206. TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP – Chrystal Gayle
207. YESTERDAY – The Beatles
208. ANGELS – Robbie Williams
209. DON’T LOOK BACK IN ANGER – Oasis
210. IN MY PLACE – Coldplay
211. WILL YOU – Hazel O’Connor
212. BETTE DAVIS EYES – Kim Carnes
213. ALONE – Heart
214. HEAVEN – DJ Sammy
215. KILLING ME SOFTLY – Roberta Flack
216. RULE THE WORLD – Take That
217. BROKEN STRINGS – James Morrison and Nelly Furtado
218. YOU GIVE ME SOMETHING – James Morrison
219. WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW – Carole King / Amy Winehouse
220. ANOTHER PIECE OF MY HEART – Erma Franklin
221. FIELDS OF GOLD – Eva Cassidy
222. TIME AFTER TIME – Cyndi Lauper
223. CANNONBALL – Damien Rice
224. TRUE COLOURS – Cyndi Lauper
225. BABY CAN I HOLD YOU TONIGHT – Tracy Chapman
226. WE ARE YOUNG - Fun
227. CHANGE THE WORLD – Eric Clapton
228. WONDERFUL TONIGHT – Eric Clapton
229. JUST THE WAY YOU ARE – Billy Joel
230. OUT HERE ON MY OWN – Irene Cara
231. SAVING ALL MY LOVE – Whitney Houston
232. ROXANNE - Sting
233. MY FUNNY VALENTINE - Dinah Shore
234. EVERY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE – Ella Fitzgerald
235. MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME - Nina Simone
236. FLY ME TO THE MOON – Frank Sinatra
237. MACK THE KNIFE – Frank Sinatra
238. CRY ME A RIVER - Julie London
239. SORRY SEEMS TO BE – Elton John
240. I’LL BE THERE – The Jacksons
241. DREAM A LITTLE DREAM – The Mamas and Papas
242. MISTY – Ella Fitzgerald
243. LOVE ME TENDER – Nora Jones
244. AT LAST – Etta James
245. FEELING GOOD – Nina Simone
246. UNCHAINED MELODY – The Righteous Brothers
247. MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE – Adele
248. SOMEONE LIKE YOU – Adele
249. LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING – Michael Ball
250. MY WAY – Frank Sinatra
251. NEW YORK NEW YORK – Frank Sinatra
252. A 12 MINUTE KLEZMER MEDLEY
2 x isolated 13 amp power supplies, a private lockable dressing room with mains power, lighting, heating, chairs and mirrors big enough for all band members.
Set up time:We generally like to load in two hours before the guests arrive (we can do it quicker but 2 hours is ideal).
We can usually pack down and load out within an hour of finishing. We may charge more for a load-in earlier than 4pm and there would be an extra charge for performing and/or packing down after 1am.
FOR THESE COMPANIES:
Virgin Atlantic
Pfizer
Virgin Mobile
Microsoft
Williams F1
Marks & Spencer
Vodafone
Carphone Warehouse
The Johnny Walker Golf Classic
The 3 Delta Group
Deutsche Bank
MEMBERS HAVE WORKED WITH:
James Brown
Tom Jones
Gary Barlow
Robbie Williams
Enrique Iglesias
Kylie Minogue
Patty LaBelle
Stereophonics
Lisa Stansfield
Blur
Daryl Hall & John Oates
The Lighthouse Family
Dionne Warwick
Joss Stone
Gary Numan
Ronan Keating
WORKED AS THE BACKING BAND FOR:
Nicole Scherzinger
Smokie Robinson
Ashford & Simpson
Eliie Goulding
Lemar
Deniece Williams
Conor Maynard
Alexandra Burke
Jahmene Douglas
Mr Hudson
Samuel Jackson
BAND HAS PERFORMED AT:
The Desert (Las Vegas)
The Palms Hotel (Las Vegas)
The Bellagio (Las Vegas)
The Tribeca Rooftop (New York)
The Beach (Grenada)
The Hilton (Shanghai)
The Jumeirah Beach Hotel (Dubai)
The Atlantis (The Bahamas)
Morro Castle (Havana)
The Sheraton Hotel (Nigeria)
Marula Manor (Kenya)
The Sheraton Hotel (Thailand)
A Bollywood Film set (Mumbai)
The Dorchester Hotel
The Hilton Hotel
The Grosvenor House Hotel
The Millenium Hotel
The Sanderson Hotel
The Roundhouse (London)
The Royal Albert Hall (London)
Last Minute Musicians has members, our newest member is (updated ) and we've had >75,000 visitors in the last 30 days.
© 2003 - 2024 Lastminutemusicians.com Ltd, Company #06544335 registered in England & Wales.
Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Cookies
Artist
