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The Jjarrs

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About The Jjarrs

One of the UK's premier covers bands with an awesome reputation for providing the very best live music for functions and events.
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Bishop's Stortford
Public liability insurance of £10 million
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Featuring Drums, Bass, Keys, Guitars and Three Vocalists, we will spin you through a multitude of music across the decades with songs to get your event rocking along with a few cheeky numbers you might not be expecting. We provide over 3 hours of full on live music across an evening, building to a grand finale that will leave your guests breathless yet shouting for more. And if they shout loud enough, we might just squeeze an extra couple of numbers in for good measure. Fully self contained with a premier sound system, a fantastic stage and lighting rig and most importantly a massive repertoire of songs, you need look no further for a quality live music experience. Whatever the event, we guarantee an amazing evening of entertainment that you and your guests will never forget!

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This act has been working with Encore for over 7 years
10 gigs
Experienced: 10 bookings through Encore
Musicianship
Genres:
1960s era music, 1970s era music, 1980s era music, 1990s era music, Pop, Covers, Disco, Funk, Funk rock, Motown, Soul, Top 40, Acoustic, Tribute, Americana, Rock, Britpop, Classic rock, Glam rock, Hard rock, Indie, Pop rock, Post rock, Power rock, Progressive rock, Rock 'n' Roll, Synth rock, Light music
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Event types:
Wedding, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Concert, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve
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The Jjarrs' Song list

2010 to current
A Thousand Years - Christina Perry*
As It Was - Harry Stiles
Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran
Can't Stop The Feeling - Justin Timberlake
Castle On The Hill - Ed Sheeran
Counting Stars - One Republic
Get Lucky - Daft Punk
How Long Will I Love You - Ellie Goulding*
I Will Wait - Mumford and Sons
Kiss Me - Ed Sheeran*
Lego House - Ed Sheeran
Locked Out Of Heaven - Bruno Mars
Love Is Easy - McFly*
Shotgun - George Ezra
Shut Up And Dance - Walk The Moon
Sky Full Of Stars - Coldplay
The One - Kodaline*
Up Town Funk - Mark Ronson
Waffle House - Jonas Brothers
Watermelon Sugar - Harry Stiles
What You Know - 2 Door Cinema Club
You & I (nobody in the world) - John Legend*
2000s
All About You - McFly
Better Together - Jack Johnson*
Boys Of Summer - Don Henley/Altaris
Chasing cars - Snow patrol
Clocks - Cold Play
Dakota - Stereophonics
Everybody's Changing - Keane
Everything - Micheal Buble
Greatest Day - Take That
I Love You - The Ordinary Boys*
I Loved Her First - Heartland*
In the morning - Razorlight
Love It When You Call - The Feeling
Mr Brightside - Killers
New Shoes - Paulo Nutini
Sex On Fire - Kings Of Leon
Shine - Take That
Stacey's Mom - Fountains of Wayne
Use Somebody - Kings Of Leon
1990s
Amazed - Lone Star*
Angels - Robbie Williams
Breakfast at Tiffany's - Deep Blue Something
Canned Heat - Jamiroquai
Common People - Pulp
Country House - Blur
Day We Caught The Train - Ocean Colour Scene
Don't Look Back In Anger - Oasis
Get Over It - The Eagles
Hard To Handle - Black Crows
Have I Told You Lately - Rod Stewart*
I Do It For You (Everything I Do) - Bryan Adams
I Don't Want To Miss a Thing - Aerosmith*
Iris - Goo Goo Dolls
King Of Wishful Thinking - Go West
Kiss Of Life - Sade*
Learn To Fly - Foo Fighters
Livin’ La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin
Old Before I Die - Robbie Williams
Ordinary World - Duran Duran
Smooth - Santana
Summer In The City - Joe Cocker
When You Say Nothing At All - Ronan Keating
When You're Gone - Bryan Adams
Wonderwall - Oasis
You and Me Song - Wannadies*
You're Still The One - Shania Twain*
1980s
500 Miles - Proclaimers
A Little Respect - Erasure
Africa - Toto
All Night Long - Lionel Richie
Angel Eyes - Wet Wet Wet
Baggy Trousers - Madness
Beat It - Michael Jackson
Boys Of Summer - Don Henley/Altaris
Celebration - Kool and the Gang
Club Tropicana - Wham
Cuddly Toy - Roachford
Dancing on the ceiling - Lionel Richie
Don’t Stop Believin' - Journey
Down Under - Men At Work
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - The Police
Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears For Fears
Footloose - Kenny Loggins
Going Underground - The Jam
Gold - Spandau Ballet
Here I Go Again - White Snake
House Of Fun - Madness
Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran
I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues - Elton John
I Won’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me - Nick Kershaw
In Your Eyes - George Benson
Jump - Van Halen
Lets Dance - David Bowie
Lets Stick Together - Brian Ferry
Livin' On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
Need You Tonight - INXS
Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley*
Poison - Alice Cooper
Rosanna - Toto
Shake Your Tail Feather - Blues Brothers
Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams
Sweet Child O’Mine - Guns & Roses
Take On Me - A Ha
The Heat Is On - Glenn Frey
The Power Of Love - Huey Lewis & The News
The Whole Of The Moon - The Waterboys*
Town Called Malice - The Jam
You Got It - Roy Orbison
You Make My Dreams Come True - Hall & Oates
1970s
Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy
Come and Get Your Love - Redbone*
Come Up and See Me - Steve Harley & The Cockney rebel
December '63 (oh what a night) - Four Seasons
Does Your Mother Know - ABBA
Don't Stop - Fleetwood Mac
Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
Heartache tonight - The Eagles
Highway To Hell - AC/DC
Hold The Line - Toto
How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
I Wish - Stevie Wonder
Long Train Running - Doobie brothers
Mama Mia - ABBA
Play that Funky Music - Wild Cherry
Rockin' All Over The World - Status Quo
Saturday Nights Alright For Fighting - Elton John
Since You Been Gone - Rainbow
Stay with Me - Rod Stewart
Stuck in the middle - Steelers wheel
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder*
You're The First, The Last, My Everything - Barry White*
1960s
All Day And All Of The Night - The Kinks
Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
Do you love me - Contours
Everlasting Love - The Love Affair
Get Of My Cloud - The Rolling Stones
Got To Get You Into My Life - The Beatles
Great Balls Of Fire - Gerry Lee Lewis
Happy Together - The Turtles
I Feel Fine - The Beatles
I Feel Good - James Brown
Jumping Jack Flash - Rolling Stones
In The Midnight hour - Wilson Pickett
Mony Mony - Tony Jones
Papa's Got A Brand New Bag - James Brown
Route 66 - Rolling Stones
Soul Man - Sam & Dave
Stand By Me - Ben E King*
Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
Twist and Shout - The Beatles
You Really Got Me - The Kinks
1950s
Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
Long Tall Sally - Little Richard
Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry
* Denotes used as first dance
Customer questions

What do your clients love most about your performances?

The high quality and variety of the music we play. It means we appeal to a very wide range of tastes and age groups.

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

Pump Rooms -Bath, Genome Campus - Hinxton Hall, Warwick, Newmarket and Chelmsford Racecourses, Billing Aquadrome, Brocket Hall, Down Hall, Gonvil and Caise College Cambridge, DS Smith Paper Mill Newmarket, Hintlesham Hall, Ashridge House, Knebworth House, The Cambridge Assessment Triangle, Alexandra Palace Mural Room,The Wellcome Trust.. to name just a few!

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

The Beatles, Toto, Elton John, Pink Floyd, George Michael, Queen, The Kinks, The Hollies...... the list is literally endless actually!

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

The 80+ weddings we have performed at are all very dear to us, but we performed in front of a crowd of 10000 at the Dunmow Carnival event and 2500 guests at the 25th Anniversary Event at the Human Genome Project. In 2004 we were streamed live on an early internet broadcast to the USA whilst playing in a venue in London.

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

Yes the singer will aways be the same person you see in our videos. He runs the band so will always be in the line up

Do you have different line-up options?

We have the capability to perform as a 4, 5 or 6 piece band however will always aim to be a 5 piece band whenever possible.

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

Always let us know and we will definitely try and flex to suit your new plans. We try and keep things flexible so we can adapt when required

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

Yes we have a standard playlist of party tracks that run via our mixing desk. We also carry an iPad where we can create bespoke playlists for background and break music if it is requested.

How much time do you need to set up?

We like 3 hours if possible to allow us to set up soundcheck. We make sure we set up prior to guests arriving so we adapt our arrival times accordingly. This doesn’t usually effect the price we quote unless we have to arrive early morning to set up.

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

Yes you can however we always suggest clients advise us of songs they don’t want to hear to allow us the flexibility to build a rounded set that works for the client but also for their guests. We would like to think we know what tends to work for each type of event we have been booked for so it’s not essential for clients to review our repertoire.

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

Yes we usually provide a guide in our quotes as to what is included. But our PA will always be included along with all our instruments. We will use as much lighting as we can depending on space and height of stage area. Unless we do a daylight gig we will always use some lighting.

Can you learn song requests before the event?

Yes, we always offer to learn a first dance song or special request song for weddings and we can also do this for special events or birthdays where a special song may be required.

The Jjarrs' Prices

Last updated: 2024

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

Standard Prices
Performance durationPrice
Up to 1 hour£1250
Up to 2 hours£1875
Up to 3 hours£1875
Packages
Festival Event Package5 musicians
For events where the organiser is putting on an outdoor and/or multi-band festival style event we can provide a package that takes care of the sound engineering and stage management in conjunction with performing at the event. We will provide: All front of house sound equipment All connections to sound system including mics and DI boxes Stage monitoring for the bands All sound engineering duties for the event Stage lighting A shared, mic'd drum kit (drummers to provide own consumables) Support to assist getting bands on and off the stage Coordination of the schedule and management back stage Liaison with acts prior to the event to understand their needs Up to 2 Hours of live performance (ideally headlining the event) Arrival at a time to suit set up and soundchecks Note: For this package the event organiser will be responsible for providing a stage/performance area (covered if outdoor) and sufficient power (minimum 32amp supply)
£2500
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The Jjarrs' Reviews

From Encore customers:

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Pippa H
5 months ago
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5 out of 5

The Jjarrs were brilliant - they created such a lively, fun atmosphere and everyone had such a great time dancing. They are very experienced and professional, and Matthew was very quick to respond and answer all our questions before the event which was much appreciated. They were flexible in accommodating our final song request, and dealt with putting on playlists between their sets and making sure the evening ran very smoothly. They are excellent performers, and we all had such a great time dancing, so thank you so much!

Reply from The Jjarrs
5 months ago

Hi Pippa - thanks so much for your very kind words. We are all so glad to hear that you were so pleased with what we did for you. It was an absolute pleasure to perform for you and your great guests. The venue organisers were fantastic too and very helpful. All the very best for the future!

LJ
Laura J
7 months ago
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4 out of 5

We had the pleasure of this band for my husbands 50th birthday party , well what can I say they were absolutely fantastic, professional, outstanding sound everyone had a wonderful night , I will definitely be booking them for future events. Thankyou jjarrs you were fantastic

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Dan R
10 months ago
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5 out of 5

An all-round fantastic experience - great to deal with, and great performers. Highly recommended.

Reply from The Jjarrs
10 months ago

Fabulous Dan - we had a great time too! Thanks for the opportunity and for providing a great review! Hopefully we will get the chance to perform for you again in the future.

AP
Andrea P
1 year ago
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5 out of 5

F*A*B*U*L*O*U*S!!!! The Jjarrs were awesome and I've had lot's of feedback from my party guests! A couple of complaints from moaning villagers 🙈🤣🤣 They can definitely come and play at another one of our parties 🥳 Thank you for your professional entertainment 😊 🥰

Reply from The Jjarrs
1 year ago

Hi Andrea - many thanks for your kind words - your friends certainly know how to party. Would gladly perform for you all again. Maybe invite the whole village next time!!

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Guy H
1 year ago, for a Bar / Club / Venue event in The St
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5 out of 5

The Jjarrs were fantastic! They played out our community event held at the Kings Head in Pebmarsh, Essex and they smashed it! Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the evening. The band were professional. Arrived well ahead of the start time to set up, great songs, played for 3hrs and everyone loved them which was the most important thing! What more can be said. Top top band. Will definitely get them back for our next event. Highly recommended.

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John S
2 years ago, for a Private event in Stansted CM24 1PP
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5 out of 5

Wow what can I say, apart from absolutely brilliant gents you blew us all away and everyone had a brill night. All I’ve had is complements about you guys and what a brilliant band you are. I hope you don’t mind but I’ve given your email address out so you may get some more people wanting you to perform at their functions. I will personnely be calling you again to perform. Thank you guys again and have a brilliant well deserved Christmas. John

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