Reviews of The Fab 5

Can only reiterate the positive comments. Great evening at the Limelight in Aylesbury last week with a tight set, great atmosphere and the authentic sound of the Beatles. Recommended.

What a wonderful evening at the Limelight in Aylesbury. The venue was packed out and the audience loved every minute of it. Will definitely go to another gig. Also how lovely to play for charity events. Good on you guys!

I have seen a few tribute bands in my day but I admit that The Fab 5 really did impress me! First of all, let me say that The Fab 5 are not your average Beatles tribute band – no costumes, no wigs (well, the bass player was sporting one) and they didn’t play just the most well-known Beatles songs. Musically, that was so nice and refreshing. This is a band that plays Beatles songs because they like, no, LOVE, Beatles songs – no gimmicks, no tricks – just pure, unadulterated fun.

Thanks so much for giving us a wonderful night’s entertainment. We look forward to having you back to play in our Members bar

The Fab 5 gave everyone there a truly great evening. They played many of the Beatles classics. The dance floor was crowded and it was a real party atmosphere.

Thanks so much for providing such lively music for Andy’s 50th birthday party. You were even better than I remembered and so many of our friends are raving about you too now and a group of us will definitely be booking tickets for your next gig! You really helped make the party a truly memorable evening and you’re such a nice friendly and thoughtful bunch of guys too – many thanks and see you soon!

What a great night with The Fab 5 at Missenden Abbey, a superb band that knew their audience well which meant they had the sell-out crowd dancing till the small hours. They’ll be back next year at the Abbey and I would be happy to recommend.

It was a great night and performance, afraid missed the last set as my wife was on early shift the next morning. Would have loved to stay. The feedback was excellent – not one negative, so certainly hope there will be a future date next year for your return

We loved the gig at Aylesbury Waterside second space, if you get the chance – go and see these guys, they are brilliant! A thoroughly entertaining evening, thank you

It was indeed our pleasure to have you entertain us on Saturday night and everyone, without exception, commented on your talent…on a personal note, I do hope our paths will cross again sometime soon – I for one will certainly look forward to a good “bop”.

Just want to say Steve and the guys made our Christmas party at Mentmore on the 14th December one to remember, a fantastic acoustic set to lead off followed by an electric set to keep the party going. Hard to believe they have only been together a short while as everything was so tight especially for such a long set – also had time to fit in a request or two. Keep it going guys, looking forward to seeing you again

You guys really made this New Year Eve a special occasion. Not the first time I have seen the band but it amazes me how you manage to sound so like The Fab Four. Keep up the great work, I look forward to your next gig. For those people who have not seen these guys YOU’RE MISSING OUT!!!

You were absolutely terrific at the Valentine’s Dinner and Dance. The music was fantastic…
Gill RaikesWe would love to engage you again for a future event – you were very popular and I thought you were extremely professional musicians

Fab evening guys – great music and great fun!!

I saw these guys recently when they played at the Limelight Theatre, Aylesbury. Really ‘pro’ and ‘tight’. They played LOTS of my very favourite numbers, brilliant guitar work and great harmonies too – I loved their attention to detail. Too good to miss – a great night

We would like to say a huge thank you to The Fab 5 for putting on such a great night for us at Missenden Abbey on 29th March. I don’t think there was anybody who didn’t get up and have a dance to the irresistible tunes of the Beatles, performed so brilliantly by the band. All comments from our guests have been positive and in addition to this we raised an incredible £2,800 for our charity that will be used to benefit very sick children who are suffering from cancer. We couldn’t have achieved this without your help and we are very grateful that you chose to support us. Thanks guys, we really appreciate your kindness and can’t wait to hear The Fab 5 again in the future

For me the Trembling Wilburys were superb as were The Fab 5, who closed the event, but all the bands who were there deserve a lot of credit for their performances and each and every one played their part in a superb day. By the time the curtain came down it was 10.40 in the evening and we had seen some wonderful bands and had a great day.

The Fab 5 played at our Charity Football and Family Fun Day for Cancer Research at St John’s FC in Stone at the weekend. Phil was really helpful in setting up the sound system for the day and literally gave a whole afternoon and evening of his own time. The band were absolutely amazing and did a great job, everybody was buzzing about them afterwards and the feedback since has been fantastic. They made the afternoon what it was and were really kind in lending out their equipment to the bands that played before them. We owe The Dung Beatles a huge thanks for everything and would be honoured to work with them again in the future

The Fab 5 kicked off the Covers Band Stage in Kingsbury with a very impressive set, and their half hour slot didn’t seem long enough.

Just wanted to say a big thank you to you and the lads for putting on a great night. The sound and quality of the music was top notch. A fab night was had by all

Trinity Hall June Event 2015 is the highest capacitated event held by any college across the city of Cambridge. This year, we held host to the likes of Annie Mac, The Correspondents and our personal favourites The Fab 5. Hosting a theme of 'Marmalade Skies' and portraying all things sixties, this band was a perfect end to the night. The main stage was busy all night, but only became absolutely full at 2-3am when The Fab 5 performed to over one thousand people. Since the event finished I've heard from many people that The Fab 5 were the musical highlight of their nights. For a six hour event taking a year's planning, that's quite a feat, and I'm personally glad The Fab 5 were there to make my night too. Not only did they perform well, but they were organised all year in helping set up for the event, arrived ten hours before their set on the day to sound check and then continued to smash their set. Well done guys, and on behalf of our committee and one thousand attendees, thanks for playing.

The set was excellent and the guests really enjoyed it!!

You and the guys were absolutely brilliant. We could not have had a more perfect and professional presentation than your fantastic set Your whole administration, set up, and of course, performance were second to none ( well maybe second to the original band perhaps). We have had so many rave revues. Thank you for contributing to a very successful and enjoyable event. AND thanks you for playing “Dr Robert” when I shouted it out as a last request.

Thank you sooooo much for a fabulous evening and for playing later than planned - until we had to be ‘turned off’! It was a truly fabulous night and you guys really went down a storm, rounding off a great event. Despite starting at 7pm we were amazed that so many were still rocking at 1am! All down to The Fab 5!

Got to say you absolutely nailed it…

Although you were the first act on, I thought you were by far the best…

Great gig you guys, difficult to open for the big names but you are a cut above the usual tributes.

You were great! Better than the originals we thought.

Three acts in and you’re the best I’ve seen tonight!!

Amazing performance last night guys. To be the best act with the groups there is something amazing!!! Next year headlining?

What a fantastic concert! You were easily the best act.

To The Fab 5 and support crew, just wanted to say a huge thanks on behalf all at the Amersham and High Wycombe Branch of Parkinson’s UK for the brilliant performance you put on for us on Friday. The feedback from everyone has been fantastic. These are some extracts from emails I’ve received:
“a fantastic night – The Fab 5 were really super. It brought back a lot of memories. Thank you!!”
“a fabulous group for our event. Everyone (who came with us) thought it was a fantastic evening and thoroughly enjoyed it..”
“Thanks for a great night – please let us know when you are doing another one. Wouldn’t mind coming to see The Fab 5 again!
“When’s the next one? We come to lots of events at the Polish Club but this has been one of the best. Would love to come to your next one.”
“Great to have the opportunity and space to dance – great band, great evening, low ticket price and great bar prices.”

Something tells me we’ll have to book you guys again!

What a fantastic night at Stanton Village Club last night with you guys. Thank you so much. One of the best nights we have had !! So much fun, brilliant music, great band. Cheers and see you soon.

Brilliant .. brilliant .. brilliant ! First time we had seenThe Fab 5, loved them … cannot wait for the next time xxx

A band at the Waterside Theatre took Beatles fans on the fastest and most hectic time trip imaginable as they ripped through the history of the world’s greatest pop group. Tribute The Fab 5 took the Aylesbury venue’s Second Space by storm to dash off around 45 songs in a two and a half hour gig that gave new meaning to value for money. Taking a leaf out of their heroes’ book, The Fab 5 worked their socks off in an almost non-stop succession of numbers that covered the original band’s dizzying collection of hits from 1963-70. They deserve the highest praise for not only offering a faithful rendition of the Beatles’ hits (many of which are incredibly hard to play and sing live) but a tantalising insight of what it would have been like to actually hear the music live in its day. Standout action featured a triumphant medley from Abbey Road and a stunning rendition of A Day In The Life, while a horn trio added colour and authenticity. There’ll only be one original Fab Four but there’s only really one creditable tribute band and that’s The Fab 5. As Carly Simon sang, nobody does it better...