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John Clapper
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About John
One Man Band!! Expect to hear beatboxing, harmonies and ripping guitar solos all with one guitar, a mic, Looper and zero backing tracks!
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5 months ago, for a Birthday party in Lower Mall
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John's Song list
2 princes - Spin Doctors
500 miles - Proiclaimers
A Team - Ed Sheeran
Achey Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
Addicted to love - Robert Palmer
Africa - Toto
Afterglow - Ed Sheeran
Aint No Sunshine - Bill Withers
Aint Nobody - Shaka Khan
A Little Respect - Erasure
Alive - Pearl Jam
All along the watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
All I Want For Christmas - Mariah Carey
All i want - Kodaline
All Of Me - John Legend
All Star - Smash Mouth
All The Small Things - Blink 182
Amazed - Lonestar
American Pie - Don Mclean
Angels - Robbie Williams
Another Love - Tom Odell
Another Brick In The Wall - Pink Floyd
Anti Hero - Taylor Swift
Anything for love - Meat Loaf
Are we human - The Killers
As It Was - Harry Styles
Baby - Justin Bieber
Bad Guy - Billie Eilish
Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran
Bad Moon Rising - CCR
Banana pancakes - Jack Johnson
Beer Never Broke My Heart - Luke Combs
Beggin - Maneskin
Believe - Cher
Belter - Gerry Cinnamon
Bennie and the jets - Elton John
Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve
Black Hole Sun - Chris Cornell
Black Magic - Little Mix
Blackbird - The Beatles
Blame it on me - George Ezra
Blank Space - Taylor Swift
Blinding Lights - The Weekend
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Boom Boom - John Lee Hooker
Boom clap - Charlie XCX
Boom Boom Boom Boom - Vengaboys
Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
Boulevard of broken dreams - Green Day
Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy
Brandy - Looking Glass
Breakeven - The Script
Breakfast at Tiffanys - Deep Blue Something
Brimful of Asha - CornerShop
Broken Halos - Chris Stapleton
Brown eyed girl - Van Morrison
Budapest - George Ezra
Californication - Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Call Me Al - Paul Simon
Can’t get you out of my head - Kylie Minogue
Can’t Stop - Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Can’t Takes My Eye’s Off You - Andy Williams
Candy - Paulo Nutini
Cannonball - Damien Rice
Cant feel my face - The Weekend
Cant Stop The Feeling - Justin Timberlake
Careless Whisper - George Michael
Carolina In My Mind - James Taylor
Castle On The Hill - Ed Sheeran
Champagne Supernova - Oasis
Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
Chicken Fried - Zak Brown Band
Children - Robert Miles
Christmas Song - Nat King Cole
Circles - Post Malone
Closing time -
Cocaine - Eric Clapton
Cold Water - Justin Bieber
Come And Get Your Love - Redbone
Come As You Are - Nirvana
Come Together - The Beatles
Cotton Eye Joe - Rednex
Counting stars - One Republic
Country Roads - John Denver
Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
Crazy In Love - Beyonce
Crazy little thing called love - Queen
Cream - Prince
Creep - Radiohead
Dakota - Stereophonics
Dance Monkey - Tones & I
Dancing in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen
Dancing in the moonlight - Toploader
Dancing on my own - Robyn/Callum Scott
Dancing Queen - Abba
Day In The Life - The Beatles
Daydream Believer - The Monkees
Delilah - Tom Jones
Diamonds - Rihanna
Dirty Old Town - The Pogues
Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
Do they know it’s Christmas - Band Aid
Don't You Want Me - Human League
Don’t think twice it’s alright - Bob Dylan
Dont Dream Its Over - Crowded House
Dont Know Why. Norah Jones
Dont Let Go - En Vogue
Dont Look Back In Anger - Oasis
Dont Start Now - Dua Lipa
Dont Stop Believing - Journey
Dont Stop Me Now - Queen
Dont - Ed Sheeran
Down Under - Men At Work
Dream Catch Me - Newton Faulkner
Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
Drive - Incubus
Drive My Car - The Beatles
Drops of Jupiter - Train
Dynamite - Taio Cruz
Easy - Lionel Ritchie
Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles
Everglow - Coldplay
Everlong - Foo Fighters
Everybody - Backstreet Boys
Everywhere - Fleetwood Mac
Eye of the tiger - Survivor
Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues
Faith - George Michael
Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
Fat Bottom Girls - Queen
Father and Son - Cat Stevens
Feel Good Inc - The Gorillaz
Feeling good - Nina Simone
Fields Of Athenry - The Dubliners
Fields Of Gold - Sting
Fight For Your Right To Party - The Beasty Boys
Fix you - Coldplay
Flowers - Miley Cyrus
Fly away - Lenny Kravitz
Fly Me To The Moon - Frank Sinatra
Folsom Prison Blues. - Jonny Cash
Fortunate Son - CCR
Fourfiveseconds - Rihanna
Free Fallin - Tom Petty
Freed From Desire - Gala
Freebird - Lynard Skynard
Friday I'm In Love - The Cure
Galway Girl - Steve Earl
Gambler - Kenny Rogers
Get Lucky - Daft Punk
Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr
Go West - Pet Shop Boys
Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac
Gold - Spandau Ballet
Good 4 U - Olivia Rodrigo
Good riddance - Green Day
Good times - Chic
Gravity - John Mayer
Green Green Grass - George Ezra
Grenade - Bruno Mars
Guitars and Cadillacs - Dwight Yoakam
Half The World Away - Oasis
Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen
Happy - Pharell Williams
Happy Xmas War Is Over me - John Lennon
Hard times - Ray Charles
Hard To Handle - Otis Redding
Have You Ever Seen The Rain - CCR
Heard it through the grapevine - Marvin Gaye
Heart of Gold - Neil Young
Hello - Lionel Ritchie
Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles
Hero - Enrique Inglesias
Heros - David Bowie
Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix
Hey Jude - The Beatles
Hey Soul Sister - Train
Hey there Delilah - Plain White Tees
Hey Ya - Outkast
Hide Your Love Away - The Beatles
High and Dry - Radiohead
Hit Me Baby One More Time - Britney Spears
Ho Hey - Lumineers
Hold back the river - James Bay
Hold On Were Going Home - Drake
Hoochie Coochie Man - Muddy Waters
Hooked On A Feeling - Blue Suede
Horse with no name - America
Hotel California - The Eagles
How Deep is your love - Bee Gees
How To Save A Life - The Fray
Human Nature - Michael Jackson
Human - Rag N Bone Man
Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran
I am I said - Neil Diamond
I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor - Arctic Monkeys
I Cant Get No Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
I Can’t Help Falling In Love - Elvis
I Got a Woman - Ray Charles
I Need A Dollar - Aloe Blacc
I Shot The Sheriff - Bob Marley
I Wanna Be Your Lover - Prince
I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston
I Want It That Way - Backstreet Boys
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
I Will Wait - Mumford & Sons
I'm A Believer - The Monkees
I'm Still Standing - Elton John
I’m Not The Only One - Sam Smith
I’m On Fire - Bruce Springsteen
I’m Yours - Jason Mraz
Imagine - John Lennon
In The End - Linking Park
Iris - Goo Goo Dolls
Ironic - Alanis Morrisette
Irreplaceable- Beyonce
Island In The Sun - Weezer
It Wasn’t me - Shaggy
It's My Life - Bon Jovi
It’s 5 o Clock Somewhere - Alan Jackson
I’ve got friends in low places - Garth Brooks
Jack and Diane - John Mellencamp
Jingle Bell Rock - Xmas
Johnny b Goode - Chuck Berry
Jolene - Dolly Parton
Just The Two Of Us - Bill Withers
Karma Chameleon - Culture Club
Keep your head up - Ben Howard
Khe Sanh - Cold Chisel
Killer Queen - Queen
Killing me softly - Fugees
Kiss - Prince
Kodachrome - Paul Simon
Kryptonite - 3 Doors Down
Kyoto - Phoebe Bridgers
Landslide - Fleetwood Mac
Last Christmas - Wham
Last Night - The Strokes
Last Request - Paolo Nutini
Last Resort - Papa Roach
Latch - Sam Smith
Lately - Stevie Wonder
Layla - Eric Clapton
Lean On Me - Bill Withers
Lean On - Major Lazer
Let Her Go - Passenger
Let it be me - The Beatles
Let it go - Frozen
Let Me Entertain You - Robbie Williams
Let's Stay Together - Al Green
Levitating - Dua Lipa
Light My Fire - The Doors
Like A Stone - Audioslave
Lithium - Nirvana
Little Lion Man - Mumford and Sons
Live Forever - Oasis
Livin La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin
Living On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
Locked Out Of Heaven - Bruno Mars
London Calling - The Clash
Lonely Boy - Black Keys
Lonely This Christmas - Mud
Long train running - Doobie Brothers
Losing My Religion - REM
Losing You - Flyte
Love Is A Losing Game - Amy Winehouse
Love Yourself - Justin Bieber
Lovely Day - Bill Withers
Maggie May - Rod Stewart
Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffet
Memories - Maroon 5
MmmBop - Hanson
Monster Mash - Halloween
More than words - Extreme
Mr Blue Sky - ELO
Mr Brightside - The Killers
Mr Jones - Counting Crows
My Way - Frank Sinatra
Nancy Mulligan - Ed Sheeran
Naive - The Kooks
Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley
Never Tear Us Apart - INXS
No Diggity - Blackstreet
No Woman No Cry - Bob Marley
Norweigan Wood - The Beatles
Nothing Else Matters - Metallica
Ocean Eyes - Billie Eilish
Old Town Road - Lil Was X
On the Road Again - Willie Nelson
One Dance - Drake
Only Love - Ben Howard
Otherside - Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Over My Shoulder - Mike & The Mechanics
Painted Black - Rolling Stones
Papa was a Rolling Stone - Temptations
Parklife - Blur
Penny Lane - The Beatles
People Are Strange - The Doors
Perfect - Ed Sheeran
Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode
Piano Man - Billy Joel
Escape (Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
Pokemon - TV Theme
Praise you - Fatboy Slim
Pretty woman - Roy Orbison
Price Tag - Jessie J
Pride n Joy Stwevie Ray Vaughan
Prisoner - Miley Cyrus
Proud Mary - Tina Turner
Pumped Up Kicks - Foster The People
Purple rain - Prince
Radioactive - Imagine Dragons
Raining Men - The Weather Girls
Rebel Rebel - David Bowie
Redbone - Childish Gambino
Rehab - Amy Winehouse
Ring Of Fire - Jonny Cash
Riptide - Vance Joy
Rock DJ - Robbie Williams
Rockabye - Clean Bandit
Rocket Man - Elton John
Rockin' All Over The World - Status Quo
Rolling In The Deep - Adele
Romeo & Juliet - Dire Straits
Roxanne - Police
Save Tonight - Eagle Eye Cherry
Say you won’t let go - James Arthur
Seven Nation Army - White Stripes
Seventeen Going Under - Sam Fender
Sex On Fire - Kings Of Leon
Shake It Off - Taylor Swift
Shallow - Lady Gaga
Shape Of You - Ed Sheeran
She Bangs The Drum - Stone Roses
She Moves In Her Own Way - The Kooks
She’s electric - Oasis
Shook me all night long - ACDC
Shotgun - George Ezra
Should I Stay - The Clash
Signed Sealed Delivered - Stevie Wonder
Simple Man - Lynard Skynard
Skinny Love - Birdy/Bon Iver
Sky Full OF Stars - Coldplay
Slow Dancing In A Burning Room - John Mayer
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
Solitary Man - Neil Diamond
Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye
Someone Like You - Adele
Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi
Something - The Beatles
Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Israel Kamakamimo’ole
Sorry - Justin Bieber
Sound Of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel
Space Oddity - David Bowie
Stacy’s Mom - Fountains Of Wayne
Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin
Stan - Eminem
Starman - David Bowie
Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2
Still The One- Shania Twain
Stolen Dance - Milky Chance
Streets of London - Charlotte Campbell
Stuck In The Middle - Stealers Wheel
Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits
Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams
Sunday Morning - Maroon 5
Superfreak - Rick James
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Supersonic - Oasis
Survivor - Destiny’s Child
Suspicious Minds - Elvis
Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
Sweet Child o Mine - Guns N Roses
Sweet Dreams - Eurythmics
Sweet Emotion - Aerosmith
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynard Skynard
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
Take It Easy - The Eagles
Take Me To Church - Hozier
Take On Me - Aha
Teardrop - Massive Attack
Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton
Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus
Tell Me Ma - The Dubliners
Tennesee Whiskey - Chris Stapleton
Tequila - The Champs
Thats Alright Mama - Elvis
Thats Entertainment - The Jam
The Angel - North London Forever - Louis Dunford
The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel
The Horses - Daryl Braithwaite
The Joker - Steve Miller Band
The Man Who Sold The World - Nirvana/David Bowie
The Scientist - Coldplay
The Weight - The Band
Therefore I Am - Billie Eilish
Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran
Three Lions - Lightning Seeds
Three Little Birds - Bob Marley
Thrill Is Gone - BB King
Thriller - Michael Jackson
Thunder Rolls - Garth Brooks
Tiny Dancer - Elton John
Torn - Natalie Imbruglia
Town Called Malice - The Jam
Toxic - Britney Spears
Treasure - Bruno Mars
Tribute - Tenacious D
Trouble - Ray La Montaine
Truly Madly Deeply - Savage Garden
Twist & Shout - The Beatles
Umbrella - Rihanna
Under My Thumb - Rolling Stones
Under The Bridge - Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Uptown Funk - Bruno Mars
Valerie - Amy Winehouse/Zutons
Viva La Vida - Coldplay
Waggon Wheel - Darius Rucker
Waiting For The World To Change - John Mayer
Walk Of Life - Dire Straits
Walking by myself - Gary Moore
Wanna Know What Love Is - Foreigner
Wannabe - Spice Girls
Wanted Dead Or Alive Bon Jovi
Wasn’t Expecting That - Jamie Lawson
Watch Over You -cAlter Bridge
Waterfalls - TLC
Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks
Waterloo - Abba
Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles
We Are The Champions - Queen
Weapon Of Choice - Fatboy Slim
What’s Up - 4 Non Blondes
When We Where Young - Adele
Wherever You Will Go - The Calling
Whiskey In The Jar - Thin Lizzy
White Wedding - Billy Idol
Why'd You Only Call Me When You’re High - Arctic Monkeys
Wicked Game - Chris Isaac
Wild Horses - Rolling Stones
Wild Rover - The Dubliners
Wild World - Cat Stevens
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
Wonderful world - Sam Cooke
Wonderful Xmas Time - Paul McCartney
\Wonderwall - Oasis
Word Up - Cameo
Year 300 - Busted
Yellow - Coldplay
Yesterday - The Beatles
YMCA - Village People
You Make My Dreams Come True - Hall & Oates
You need me I don’t need you me - Ed Sheeran
You were always on my mind - Willie Nelson
You're Body Is A Wonderland - John Mayer
You've Got A Friend Carol King/James Taylor
You've Got A Friend In Me - Toy Story
You’re Beautiful - James Blunt
You’re The Voice - John Farnham
Your Song - Elton John
Zombie - The Cranberries
John's Prices
Last updated: 2024
Note: prices may vary based on travel distance. For an exact quote, click “Check availability”.
Standard Prices
Performance duration | Price | |
Short performance (up to 15 min) | £250 | |
Up to 1 hour | £312.50 | |
Up to 2 hours | £437.50 | |
Up to 3 hours | £500 |
Packages
Wedding ceremony
This includes music before the service begins, music during the signing of the register, and music as guests leave.
£550
Drinks reception
Two performances of up to 45 mins each during your drinks reception
£550
Wedding ceremony + Drinks reception + Dinner
- Music before the service begins, music during the signing of the register, and music as guests leave.
- 2 x 45 min performances at the drinks reception.
- 2 x 45 min performances as dinner is being served.
£1000
Add-ons
WhatsApp Consultation and 3 New Songs Learned
+£20
Customer questions
What do your clients love most about your performances?
Most clients comment on my ability to perform requests and create a lively party atmosphere!
Which venues have you performed at in the past?
To name just a few I have regularly performed warm up events at Wembley Stadium, Emirates Stadium & Twickenham Stadium. As well as performing in fan zones in Trafalger Square & Regents Street.
Which artists have you been most influenced by?
I'm most influenced by the great songwriters, Beatles, Paul Simon, Queen and the great guitarists Mark Knopfler, Brian May, Eric Clapton.
What is the most high profile gig you've performed?
Wembley Euro 2020 Final!
What if my timings change after I've booked you?
Feel free to contact me and let me know any changes to the timings of your event. I'm more than happy to be flexible within acceptable limits.
Can you provide an iPod/DJ service before and between your sets?
Of course!! It's important to keep that vibe and atmosphere between sets. This is a free service.
How much time do you need to set up?
Set up usually only takes around 15-30 minutes
Can I pick the pieces you play from the set list?
I encourage an interactive show and I'm happy to take requests on the night. You can also contact me in advance to view songs from my setlist.
Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?
Yes all equipment is provided and included in the price
Can you learn specific pieces before the event?
If a song isn't included in my song list there may still be a chance I already know it. If there is a special song you'd like me to learn I'm always happy to do this for you. There is a fee of £30 for this service to take into account rehearsal times etc
Musicianship
Genres:
Covers, Christmas, 1960s era music, 1970s era music, 1980s era music, 1990s era music, Folk, Country, Blues, Pop, Acoustic, Disco, Funk, Karaoke, Soul, Top 40, Rock, Britpop, Classic rock, Pop rock, Rock 'n' Roll, Indie
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Event types:
Wedding, Virtual event, Wedding proposal, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Concert, Recording session, Theatre / Show, Cruise, Burns night, New Year's Eve, Christmas party, Birthday party
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Other skills:
Arranger, Audio engineer, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Songwriter, Sound technician, Live looping, Fluent improviser, Accompanist, Instrumental teaching, Theory teaching
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