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The Bonsais

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About The Bonsais

Upbeat female fronted band playing the songs you love! Pop, Rock & Soul classics & modern dance floor fillers. The best in the south west!
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Bath
Public liability insurance of £5 million

With tunes coming in from Amy Winehouse and Alanis Morisette to the Arctic Monkeys and McFly The Bonsais was born out of 4 experienced musicians pooling their minds and influences into one melting pot of dance floor fillers. With a heavy leaning towards Pop and Rock, with a scattering of Soul, Funk and Punk for good measure the band promises to get the party started and keep it going all night! Moving away from the tried and tested route of rigid setlist and the usual function approach (waistcoats and bow ties anyone?) The Bonsais concentrate on rehearsing regularly to keep the set fresh and up to date. The logic being, if the right songs are there and the band loves playing them then the night should be amazing! We've played numerous weddings, events and festivals of different sizes and profiles and have the experience and know-how to make your party the best it can possibly be! We mix the set up with pop, rock and soul classics as well as modern twists on some modern bangers! We don’t expect you to just get up and dance, our aim is to make it impossible for you to sit down!

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Genres:
Covers, Pop, Disco, Funk, Soul, Rock, Britpop, Pop rock, Punk rock
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Event types:
Wedding, Corporate event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve
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The Bonsais' Song list

Valerie
Mercy
Price Tag
Kiss
Hard to Handle
Drive My Car
Walking on Sunshine
No Tomorrow
Uptown Funk
Colours in Her Hair
Johnny B Goode
I Feel Good
Play That Funky Music
Sign Sealed Delivered
Rolling In The Deep

Rock Steady
Chain Of Fools
What A Man

Never Forget You

Higher Ground
Upside-down
Blame It On The Boogie
Take Me To The River
Rescue Me
I Want You Back
I Will Survive
Son Of A Preacher Man 

Mustang Sally
Happy
Twist And Shout
Tainted Love
Superstition
Crazy
Day Tripper
Walking On Sunshine
Lets Get It On
Crazy
Shake it off
You’ve Really Got Me
You Outta Know
Dance With Somebody
Man! I Feel Like A Woman
Shut Up and Dance
You’ve Got the Love
Are You Gonna Be My Girl
Place your hands
Sex On Fire
Mr Brightside
IBTYLGOT Dancefloor
Don’t Stop Me Now
Teenage Dirtbag
Umbrella
The Kill
Teenagers
Complicated
Still into you
Numb
Sugar we’re going down
Skater Boi
When September Ends
Girls all the Bad Guys Want
Basket Case
Best of You
Misery Business
American Idiot
All the Small things
Stacey’s Mom
Customer questions

What do your clients love most about your performances?

The energy and positive vibes. We're actually quite funny as well as being a great band!

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

Multiples. Barns, Festival stages, larger venues and private residences. We're very flexible!

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

Pop, Soul and Funk. Across a broad brush.

What is the most high profile gig you've performed?

Film wrap party

Will the singer be the same as who I see in the videos?

Usually. We have two singers who are fully rehearsed with the set and are of equal quality so the performance is never impacted if the usual singer can't perform for any unforeseen reason.

Do you have different line-up options?

No

What if my timings change after I've booked you?

That's fine. We can be flexible to work how you need us to.

Can you provide an iPod/DJ service before and between your sets?

Yes

How much time do you need to set up?

90 minutes

Can I pick the songs you play from the set list?

We can discuss this if it's something you wanted to do.

Is all of the equipment (e.g. PA & lighting) included in your quote?

Yes

Can you learn song requests before the event?

YEs

The Bonsais' Prices

Note: prices may vary based on travel distance. For an exact quote, click “Check availability”.

Standard Prices
Performance durationPrice
Up to 1 hour£1000
Up to 2 hours£1200
Up to 3 hours£1400
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The Bonsais' Reviews

From Encore customers:

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Michael H
9 months ago
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5 out of 5

We couldn't have chosen a better band for our wedding - The Bonsais were fantastic! They were very responsive in the lead up to the event and even let us know when they were doing gigs so we could see them before we booked. They were very professional on the night and kept everyone dancing the whole time! We've had so many family and friends telling us how great the band were since the wedding. Thank you all so much for making our wedding so much fun!

From other customers:

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Zoe
2 years ago

The guys were brilliant. They set up on the stage we'd fashioned and blew us away. We were exhausted by the end! In a really good way!

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Chris
2 years ago

They absolutely rocked our jubilee event! It was a big field of people to keep happy but they managed it with ease! I've booked them for my birthday next year too.

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