The RUSH - Rock your Event or Wedding!! The RUSH - The UKs most exciting band

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5 piece - Drums, Bass, Guitar, Sax and Lead Vocals£2600
6 piece - Drums, Bass, Guitar, Sax, Keyboards and Lead Vocals£3050
DJing till 1am£300
DJing till midnight inc 45 mins Ibiza Sax£550
Acoustic Duo daytime Drinks or Wedding Breakfast£550
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The RUSH - Manchester's most exciting band!

The band are a combination of powerful vocals and a high quality of musicianship, featuring some of Manchester most established and talented musicians from the past 20 years. The RUSH can make your event or wedding truly a night to remember, with a huge list of possible songs, there is certain to be something for everyone in your crowd.

Fully self contained with lighting and PA equipment, the band also offer a professional DJing service as an option for a whole evening’s entertainment. We can offer an Ibiza style sax set with the DJing option after the band if that is your guilty pleasure.

Their experience is at your disposal, having performed at on average 70 weddings per year, not including a great number of huge charity and corporate events, and therefore they have seen every type of crowd, with demographics ranging from teenagers to the older generation!!! They are highly professional and are able to work your crowd in to a frenzy!!!

We have many options for daytime background entertainment, including Roaming Band 'Walking Heads', Wedding hosting, Solo sax, Gypsy jazz trio and acoustic duo.

Lead singer Gavin, was a feature on the 2007 X-Factor contest, having all his auditions televised and even appeared on Lorraine Kelly's show as the shock omission of the competition! He has also been a stand in singer for the Voice for 8 years, performing for the Judge's Rehearsals before the contestants perform.

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AVERAGE RATING

10 / 101

Location

Based in Manchester, Greater Manchester

Will travel up to 500 miles
green circle = areas covered (up to 500 miles)
pink circle = free travel (up to 50 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.

Full Repertoire for The RUSH Band

1950s

Great Balls Of Fire : Gerry Lee Lewis

Johnny Be Goode : Chuck Berry

You Never Can Tell : Chuck Berry

1960s

Brown Eyed Girl : Van Morrison

Can't take my eyes off you : Andy Williams

Come Together : The Beatles

Get Back : The Beatles

Higher & Higher : Jackie Wilson

Honky Tonk Woman : Rolling Stones

I Feel Fine : The Beatles

I Want You Back : Jackson 5

Mustang Sally : Wilson Pickett

Suspicious Minds : Elvis Presley

You Really Got Me : The Kinks

1970s

All Right Now : Free

Dreadlock Holiday : 10CC

Dreams : Fleetwood Mac

Long Train Running : Doobie Brothers

Message in a Bottle : The Police

Play That Funky Music : Wild Cherry

Proud Mary : Tina Turner

Queen Medley

Signed Sealed Delivered : Stevie Wonder

Stuck In The Middle With You : Stealers Wheel

Sunshine of Your Love : Cream

Superstition : Stevie Wonder

Sweet Home Alabama : Lynyrd Skynyrd

Ziggy Stardust : David Bowie

1980s

A Little Respect : Erasure

All Night Long : Lionel Richie

Basket Case : Green Day

Dancing in the Dark : Bruce Springsteen

Don’t Stop Believing : Journey

Easy Lover : Phil Collins/ Phillip Bailey

Englishman in New York : The Police

Everywhere : Fleetwood Mac

Faith : George Michael

Footloose : Footloose Soundtrack

Give Me the Night : George Benson

I Love Rock n' Roll : Joan Jett/ Usher : Yeah!

Is This Love : Bob Marley

Kiss : Prince

Lets Dance : David Bowie

Never Too Much : Luther Vandross

No Woman No Cry : Bob Marley

Rappers Delight : Sugarhill Gang

Red Red Wine - UB40

Summer of '69 : Bryan Adams

Sweet Dreams : Eurythmics

Tainted Love : Mark Almond/ Gloria Jones

Town Called Malice : The Jam

1990s

Champagne Supernova : Oasis

Crazy Little Thing Called Love : Queen

Day We Caught the Train : Ocean Colour Scene

Dignity : Deacon Blue

Don't Look Back In Anger : Oasis

Everybody (Backstreet's Back) : Backstreet Boys

Hard To Handle : Counting Crows

Hot in Herre : Nelly / Breathe : Blu Cantrell / Miami : Will Smith

I'll Be Missing You : Puff Daddy

I Want it That Way : Backstreet Boys

Let Me Love You : Mario

Man in the Mirror : Michael Jackson

Place Your Hands : Reef

Pony : Ginuwine

Regulate/ Juicy/ Everyday People : Warren G/ Notorious BIG/ Arrested Development

Return of the Mack : Mark Morrison

Rock N' Rolls Star : Oasis

Sit Down : James

Smells Like Teen Spirit : Nirvana

Show Me Love/ Dreamer : Robin S/ Sam Feldt/ Livin' Joy

Space Cowboy : Jamiroquai

The Way You Make Me Feel : Michael Jackson

This is How We Do it : Montell Jordan

Two Princes : Spin Doctors

Wonderwall : Oasis

Would I Lie To You : Charles & Eddy

You and Me Song : The Wannadies

You Got The Love : Candi Staton feat The Source

2000s

Can't Stop : Red Hot Chilli Peppers

Everything : Michael Buble

Dancing In The Moonlight : Top Loader

I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor : Arctic Monkeys

I Got a Woman/ Gold Digger : Ray Charles/ Kanye West

I Wish I Was a Little Bit Taller/ Lose Yourself/ In Da Club : Skee-Lo/ Eminem/ 50 Cent

Mardy Bum : Arctic Monkeys

Naive : The Kooks

No Diggity : Blackstreet

Queens of the Storage : No One Knows

Rehab : Amy Winehouse

Seven Nation Army : White Stripes

Sex on Fire : Kings of Leon

She Said - Plan B

Somebody Told Me : The Killers

Stacy's Mom : Fountains of Wayne

Take Me Out : Franz Ferdinanad

Take Your Mama Out : Scissor Sistors

Use Somebody : Kings of Leon

Valerie : The Zutons/ Amy Winehouse

Teenage Dirtbag : Wheatus

When The Sun Goes Down : Arctic Monkeys

2010 - Recent

ABCDEFU : Gayle

Aviici : Wake Me Up

Can't Stop the Feeling : Justin Timberlake

Castle on the Hill : Ed Sheeran

Chasing Cars : Snow Patrol

Closer : Neyo

Forget You : Cee-Lo Green

Get Lucky : Daft Punk

Happy : Pharell Williams

Hey Ho : The Lumineers

I Can't Feel My Face : The Weekend

Locked Out of Heaven : Bruno Mars

Love Yourself : Justin Beiber

Mr Brightside : The Killers

Not Nineteen Forever : The Courteeners

On a Day Like This : Elbow

Perfect : Ed Sheeran

Rude (Marry Her Anyway) - Magic

Shape of You : Ed Sheeran

She Wants to Move : N.E.R.D.

Sing : Ed Sheeran

Shut Up and Dance : Walk The Moon

Sorry : Joel; Corry

Thinking Out Loud : Ed Sheeran

This Girl : The Kungs vs Cookin' on 3 Burners

Uptown Funk/ Billie Jean/ Smooth Criminal/ Ice Ice Baby/ Real Slim Shady : Mark Ronson & Bruno Marrs/ Michael Jackson/ Vanilla Ice/ Eminem

Watermelon Sugar : Harry Styles

We Found Love - Rhianna

You Are The Best Thing : Ray La Montagne

Slower Songs (perhaps for your 1st dance!)

We rarely perform any of these songs in an evening set, as the idea is for us to get the dancefloor packed and keep it packed, but they are here if you you want them.

Ain't No Sunshine : Bill Withers

Ain't Got You : Alicia Keys

All of Me : John Legend

Angels : Robbie Williams

Crazy Love : Van Morrison

Creep : Radiohead

Easy : Lionel Richie

Everything : Michael Buble

Free Fallin' : Tom Petty

Handbags And Gladrags : The Faces

Half the World Away : Oasis

Have I Told You Lately : Van Morrison

Hey Jude : The Beatles

I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues : Elton John

Imagine : John Lennon

It Must Be Love : Madness

Let it Be : The Beatles

Lets Get It On : Marvyn Gaye

L.O.V.E.: Nat King Cole

Love Yourself : Justin Bieber

Moondance ; Van Morrison

My Girl : The Temptations

On a Day Like This - Elbow

One : U2

Perfect : Ed Sheeran

Purple Rain : Prince

Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay : Otis Redding

Stand by Me : Ben E King

Thinking Out Loud : Ed Sheeran

Wherever You Will Go : The Calling

Wonderful Tonight : Eric Clapton

Yesterday : The Beatles

You and Me : Lifehouse

You Do Something To Me : Paul Weller

You've Lost That Loving Feeling : Righteous Brothers

Your Song : Elton John

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

We need a space roughly of 3M x 5M (although we have fitted in to much smaller spaces)


Do you provide sound and lighting equipment?

Yes we have a PA system that is 6K and we have our own lighting for the band and Dancefloor


What information do you require about a venue?

We most importantly need to know if it has any noise restrictions in place


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

We have a paid and manned professional DJ service

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Best venue we have played at would be the Weekender Festival stage in Jersey, what a gig plating to 1000s of people.

The best venue was Son Togores in Majorca, a beautiful place, like something out of The Godfather


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

I wouldn't say we are influenced by, but we all love Stevie Wonder , one of the forefathers of modern pop music


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

We have been gigging as a band for 11 years, however we have been professional musicians for over 20


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

We love Weddings to be honest!!


Why should we book you

Because we are different to most cover/ function bands. Yes we can do the standard wedding/ party set if thats what you want. However, we can also do things differently, we have a range of repertoire like old school Hip Hop, RnB and 90s Dance Music which most bands can't perform

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

Set up takes around 30 mins to 45 mins for larger events
2 x 45 minute sets live band
DJ Sax set is 45 mins


Are you happy to perform outside?

YEs of course, we actually can perform using a battery if need be!


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

You can have total say Fromm our repertoire or you can let us pick them. If you choose the latter, we will pick them whilst performing in order to react to the crowd.


How do previous clients most commonly describe your performances?

Energetic, our set list is so varied, and we throw the songs together in a manner that they have never seen before with any other band

Recent Clients

The RUSH - Rock your Event or Wedding!! has performed for these clients:

Glaxo Smith Kline

ITV

Coronation Street

Astra Zeneca

Weekender Jersey Festival

Manchester United

Liverpool FC

Blackburn Rovers FC

Footballer(s) Weddings

Venues

The RUSH - Rock your Event or Wedding!! has performed at these venues:

Emirates Old Trafford Cricket Ground

Old Trafford Manchester United

The Roxy London

Tower Ballroom Blackpool

Weekender Festival in Jersey

Aintree Racecourse

Haydock Racecourse

Colshaw Hall

Merrydale Manor

Peckforton Castle

Radisson Edwardian

Hilton Hotels

More Info

Events types:

Wedding

Birthday Party

Private Event

Corporate Event

Hotel / Restaurant Event

Bar / Venue Event

Charity Event

Christmas Party

New Year's Eve

Genres:

1960s Music

1970s Music

1980s Music

1990s Music

2000s+ Music

Pop

Acoustic

Covers

Disco

Funk

Hip Hop

Motown

R&B

Soul

Rock

Britpop

Indie

Features:

PAT tested

Lighting system included

Public liability insurance

DJ / background music options

Will travel internationally

PA / sound system included

Male vocalist

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