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"Thank you so much for performing for us at the Company's Platinum Celebration Dinner and Dance at the Institute of Engineers London HQ, One Great George Street and for agreeing to travel so far to do so. This year we were asked by our CEO to make it a particularly special event as Croudace is celebrating its 70th anniversary; we have been building houses since the company was set up in 1946 at the end of WWII. All 260 guests had a fabulous evening, enjoying a Champagne flight on the London Eye, the wonderful dinner and dancing into the early hours, but you were the brightest highlight by far and made the evening a most memorable occasion for us all. So many people have commented this week how much they had enjoyed themselves and your performance in particular generated a great many complimentary remarks. One table particularly enjoyed singing along with Que Sera Sera and we were all knocked out by the beauty, power and range of your voice, especially in Nessun Dorma, which had us all cheering and wanting to hear more. You were the perfect cherry on top of a wonderful cake. You are an extremely talented and accomplished singer, Gemma and I'm sure you have great future ahead of you. I wish you all the luck in the world in reaching your goal and hope that you find happiness along every step of the way. You deserve to be successful and you have all the necessary ingredients to be successful; a passionate love of music, a desire to please, a charismatic personality, you are a beautiful and elegant young lady and you have the most superb voice, a voice that deserves to be heard. Thank you for being so flexible and easy to work with, you are an organiser's dream and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend you to anyone. I hope I have the pleasure of being able to work with you again, or better still, seeing you perform as the main attraction on a well known stage. With kindest regards, Heather"

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"Absolutely Top Notch! We can’t thank you guys enough! You were much much better than we expected and we had very high hopes!"

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"We booked The Cheers band for our wedding reception after hearing them at a friends wedding a few years back. The atmosphere the band provides is electric and keeps your guests on the dance floor the entire night, which was exactly what we wanted for our wedding. Ben Thornton, the band manager, is approachable and super helpful in accommodating all your requests no matter how difficult they may be. We asked to swap one of the Dj sets for some Greek music which was no trouble for them to do. On the night the band were happy even though our food had been delayed which sadly ate into their first set of playing time. The band took this in their stride and played so amazingly to get our guests up on the dance floor for all the remaining time we had left! Absolutely incredible and I would 100% recommend them and book them again??"

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"We were absolutely delighted with every bit of your performance(s) and many of our guests commented how great you were. You have a fantastic voice and are a very, very talented performer. Over and above that, everybody we spoke to, and especially Lesley and I found you to be such a lovely, lovely lady. Our day was special having all our friends and family but also we were privileged to have such fabulous, warm and friendly people like yourself being part of it. We want to say a special heartfelt thanks. We genuinely could not recommend you more highly and would be delighted to support you in any possible way. Thank you, once again, for being part of our special day."

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"We had an absolute ball - so many people commented on how amazing you guys were so a HUGE thank you for making the evening so memorable (we wish we could do it all again!)."

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"Our wedding took place at the Merchant Taylors' Hall, central London, in December 2012. We knew that we wanted a band for the evening reception, and some music for our wedding ceremony, but didn't really know where to look for inspiration. The Blue Suede Shoes looked like our kind of band, and their website was really helpful and informative, so we made our booking a couple of months in advance after contacting Ben by email. There is so much planning involved in arranging a wedding. As the groom, I wanted to know that the band would be there in good time, and be organised and professional on the day. We were in very safe hands with The Blue Suede Shoes - they were absolutely brilliant and very considerate to our requests. Their rendition of the song for our first dance was perfect, and all of our guests commented on how much they enjoyed the band's sets. I'd have no hesitation in recommending the band to anyone for their own events. They were superb musicians, excellent value and great people too. We really did have a perfect day, and we are very grateful to The Blue Suede Shoes for helping to make it so special. "

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"We can't wait for our next event so we can book them again! We booked Platinum Band to play at my Birthday party and they were fantastic! The larger line up suited us more as we requested a lot of soul and funk so having a live saxophone was perfect for that. Everyone had such a great time and haven't stopped talking about the band, we can't wait for our next event so we can book them again!"

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"This band do the biz! They know what an audience wants and deliver it with style and energy. A fully professional and slick outfit, they can play just about any style with authority and panache. We all loved them at Exeter RWC2015 Fanzone and I would certainly book them again for any event that calls for a top-class band."

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"We absolutely loved having you perform at our wedding so thank you :)  "Rory played at our wedding in London and was such a great choice for our big day. He was really easy to communicate with in the lead up which meant all our requests were performed on the day. Everyone commented what a lovely addition Rory was for when our guests arrived and into the post ceremony drinks reception, creating the exact atmosphere we had hoped for. Thanks Rory for helping make our day extra special."

Reply by Rory
Hi Zoe, That’s perfect, many thanks! And no worries at all, I know it’s always chaotic around wedding time. I really enjoyed entertaining you and your family; I have fond memories of that day, so thank you for the invite + excellent review, it’s much appreciated! Very best wishes Rory

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"Hi Matt, It was really good to meet you and thank you again. You were just what the party needed. We had a great time and are glad you enjoyed it. We’ll be sure to pass your details on to others if and when. Please pass on our thanks to Nick and JM. Best wishes, TB."

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"They were absolutely fantastic. The dance floor was full all night, and they interacted with guests so well. One of our nephews was invited on stage with them for a guitar solo which he LOVED and was such a nice touch. Can't recommend Straight Up enough. "

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"Wanted to say a huge thank you to you, Luke and the entire band for being so incredible on our wedding evening. The quality and attitude of the musicians exceeded all our expectations! The two vocalists were absolutely fantastic and a perfect duo! Luke especially was so flexible with a few set timing adjustments and such a help playing our playlist etc. We got rave reviews from all our guests and have passed on the details to a few people who are themselves looking for wedding bands! Thank you again for all the support you’ve given us over the last 18 months - it’s not been easy, but you were such a pleasure to work with!! "

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"Thank you, thank you, thank you! We cannot stop talking about the weekend. The text messages, guest book feedback and facebook posts were incredible and keep coming! We also had 58 guests staying over and all of them were very very complimentary and raved about so many different aspects of the wedding. The one thing everyone kept asking was: where did you find that band? People raved about the ceremony song and said it made them cry, all said the Quartet were great and that the pianist doing dinner really helped set the mood. Beyond that, the five different sets all received amazing reviews. Particular highlights were the MJ Medley, the Jewish music (very well done), the end medley people said was so so different, plus the fantastic Buddha Bar set and rock sets which people did not want to end! Amy and I remarked to each other that of every penny we spent, the best money was spent on MIB! We stand by that! The performance was incredible. We were so, so pleased. We had such amazing comments and having been to 15 or more weddings in recent years we know we had the best and others also said you were the best. We just had this hunch you were going to be amazing, and we were right"

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"Just a quick message to say how fantastic the band were! Everyone was very impressed and they really worked the crowd. It was AMAZING! I will never forget looking around and seeing everyone go wild when they sang the last song... Kings of Leon song was priceless! Once again many thanks to you and the band."

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"Phenomenal band, if you are holding a function or event this is the band you are looking for! They sound amazing, are quick to set up and dismantle but most of all keep everyone entertained. Thank you guys!"

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