Starbucks 6 piece 2-tone/Bluebeat band covering all the best of the 2-tone era bands.

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The guide prices below are for events within 30 miles of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. Outside this area extra travel expenses will apply. Please get in touch for an accurate quote.
Full band: from £1416
Fees negotiable depending on venue, accessibility and area.
Clean air fees for vehicles paid by the client.
Background music played before and after sets and during breaks to suit clients needs. Client can supply if required.
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About / Biography

Starbucks are a 6 piece band covering all the best bands and songs of the early 80's 2-tone era. We also go back to the bluebeat era of the 1960's.

We have been performing extensively throughout the UK and beyond for nearly 20 years and we are mainly used as a headline act. We consist of drums, keys, lead and bass guitars, saxophone and trumpet, and six vocalists. We come fully self contained with pro pandas lighting rigs, full public liability insurance, and our equipment is safety tested annually. ( certification provided upon request). We are a regular for Warner Leisure Hotels and have done support work with Bad Manners, The Pogues, TheMove and more. A regular in the Channel Islands and on the Isle of Wight. Weddings, festivals, corporate events, parties, club events or just a pub or club, we cater and price accordingly. An extensive set list is provided, and special songs can be learned if enough time is given in advance

A high quality and high energy band that craves audience participation, and we guarantee a tiptop night of ska, who can resist? We travel with our professional sound engineer Martin, who has worked with bands such as UB40, Culture Club, Madness, Stormzy and many more. Contact us fora free and no obligation quote anytime. Top quality music and masses of fun is our aim, so come on, you know you want to.

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AVERAGE RATING

10 / 101

Location

Based in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire

Will travel up to 500 miles
green circle = areas covered (up to 500 miles)
pink circle = free travel (up to 30 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.

One step beyond, madness.

Do the dog, the specials.

Rat race, the specials.

Special brew, bad manners.

Prince buster, madness.

Israelites, Desmond Decker.

Nite club, the specials.

Rankin’ full stop, the specials.

Hands off she’s mine,the beat.

A message to you Rudi, the specials.

My girl lollipop, bad manners. Tears of a clown, the beat.

Ghost town, the specials.

Madness, madness.

Lip up fatty, bad manners.

Gangsters, the specials.

54/46, toots and the Maytals.

Do rocksteady, Selecter.

On my radio, Selecter.

Little bitch, the specials.

Mirror in the bathroom, the beat.

Woolly bully, bad manners.

Baggy trousers, madness.

Too much too young, the specials.

Nite club, the specials.

House of fun, madness.

Night boat to Cairo, madness.

Welcome to the monkey house, animal magnet.

Monkey man, the specials.

Skinhead symphony, the specials,.

It must be love. Madness.

Enjoy yourself, the specials.

Embarrassment, madness.

Man at c&a, the specials.

And many more.

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

A reasonable size stage or floor space to fit six performers, we need a minimum of 3 double power sockets. Parking for two vehicles minimum. No Sound Limiter on site, or a way of bypassing.


Do you provide sound and lighting equipment?

All sound and lighting provided at no extra cost. Fully self contained.


What information do you require about a venue?

Full address and directions if needed to help us find you, whether the venue is upstairs or down or on a level with parking. Notify of any sound limiter, purposeful changing facilities.


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

Yes. We have many different playlists on file to play through the pa. Customer can also supply on a phone, iPad etc if the like.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Supporting the Pogues at Birminghams O2 arena.
The largest audience of around 4000 at a Herefordshire festival.


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

The Beat is my personal influence, but all six of us are musicians of various degrees, keyboard and saxophone players are fully professional, key player being a full time wedding pianist. All of our influences are different. The ska we perform makes us all happy and we very much enjoy performing it. We would as a group say that we do not have a particular favourite.


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

19 years performing country wide, minimum of around 40 gigs a year but usually more. We got together in a pub that our drummer ran which was a live music venue and we never stopped. Over 100 weddings under our belt including a true Hollywood A listers wedding. We perform all over, the channel islands, Isle of Wight,England, Scotland, Wales but not as yet Ireland. Any event considered.


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

Scooter, biker, car events are our favourite, but we love a good wedding or birthday party.


Do you supply all equipment required?

Yes we do. We travel with everything that is required to enable us todo our show.
We are very lucky to have our friend Martin with us. He is a professional sound engineer and worked with many big mainstream bands. We can plumb our PA system into any in house PA system and run our show as required. Martin will liaise with all venues and ask any questions related to our technical requirements.

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

Six piece, drums, sax, trumpet, keys, bass and lead guitars. Sound engineer controlling our performance. Arrival time to suit the client, but anytime that we can get into the venue. Our first set is approximately 50 minutes to an hour, our second set is 60 minutes plus, then an encore if requested. A break of twenty minutes minimum between the sets is usual, but flexible. Can play the whole as one set. Again, whatever the client requests.


Are you happy to perform outside?

Yes. So long as the area is safe, sufficiently waterproof, with correct health and safety procedures followed. I we as a group are unhappy then the client is notified on the day. This is very important of the safety of everyone concerned in the event.


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

A set repertoire, but the client can ask for specific songs in specific orders, or for us not to perform certain songs. Set list can be supplied to the client upon request, along with a promotional pack.


How do previous clients most commonly describe your performances?

Extremely fun, high quality and highly professional.
With a big up for FUN!
Audiences will remember the show and make new friends in the bargain.

Recent Clients

Starbucks has performed for these clients:

Warner Leisure Hotels.

Burton Albion Football Club.

The Mermaid Tavern, Herm Island which is part of the Channel Islands.

Joe Joe Jim’s music venue, Birmingham.

Austin Sports and social clubs New Year’s party, longbridge , Birmingham.

And many more.

Venues

Starbucks has performed at these venues:

O2 Birmingham.

Subside, Birmingham.

Warner leisure hotel, Isle of Wight,

Warner leisure hotel, Alveston.

Skegness ska and reggae festival.

Santa pod raceway after race show.

Red by night, Dudley.

And many more throughout the UK.

More Info

Events types:

Wedding

Birthday Party

Private Event

Corporate Event

Hotel / Restaurant Event

Bar / Venue Event

Funeral / Memorial

Concert

Charity Event

Theatre Show

Christmas Party

New Year's Eve

Genres:

1980s Music

Covers

Ska

Features:

PAT tested

Lighting system included

Male & female vocalists

Female vocalist

PA / sound system included

Male vocalist

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