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About Upbeat Street

Upbeat Street is an award-winning high-energy premium party band playing classic & modern dance floor fillers from the last Seven decades.

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Upbeat Street is an award-winning, fun charged high energy function band that constantly delivers a friendly professional service to make every event a memorable one for both you and your guests. The creativity and charisma are off the scale with this supergroup, collectively they have played thousands of events across England and Europe catering for Weddings, Corporate and private parties in some stunning luxurious venues including 5-star hotels, Castles, Cruise Ships and Golf Clubs. This talented group boast Male & Female vocal, a wide musical knowledge with music graduates and backgrounds from many different genres including Pop, Rock, Indy, Disco, Funk, Jazz, Soul/RnB and Musical Theatre……combine this with an amazing vocals and a huge repertoire of classic and modern dance floor fillers and you can have it all your own way! funky bass lines and beats that won’t let you sit still! Face melting guitar solos! The highest Quality Vocals? All of this comes standard when booking this band for your event!

Upbeat Street

5 out of 5

35 verified reviews

Satisfaction

4.9

Professionalism

5.0

Communication

5.0

Punctuality

5.0

Upbeat Street 's Reviews

5 out of 5

Upbeat Street were absolutely amazing at our wedding. The acoustic duo really added to the atmosphere earlier in the day, and then they filled the dance floor in the evening with a fantastic performance. Easy to work with before the event, and all of the timings and logistics went very smoothly. I'd highly recommend them!

Reply from Upbeat Street

4 months ago

Thanks so much for the glowing review, we had the best time being part of your special day, the setting was perfect for acoustic background music during the drinks reception and the evening party was an absolute blast!

5 out of 5

Upbeat Street were absolutely fantastic at our wedding!! They listened to our thoughts on music choices, even adding a few of our favourite songs to their dj playlist which played between sets! Our guests were on the dance floor all night - incredible musicians and vocals!! We’ve had so many great comments from our guests! Thank you!

Reply from Upbeat Street

4 months ago

Thanks for the great review and for trusting us with your evening entertainment, we take pride in going that extra bit further to make every wedding that extra bit special, wishing you both the very best for the future and hope to see you again at another special event!

5 out of 5

Amazing, Incredible band! They absolutely lit up our wedding and brought such good feels and atmosphere to the evening. Fantastic music and sounds. Caused everyone to dance even the most unlikely souls. I couldn't have wished for a better band. They were the life and soul of the party. Prior to the wedding they had great communication and were so helpful and really took on bored the type of music we wanted. Would definitely recommend and also rebook for any other big party I plan to have. Thank you so much. X

Reply from Upbeat Street

4 months ago

Thanks for the great review! We are so happy that it was such a great party for you and your guests, getting the dance floor moving is our main aim so very happy to achieve this and would love to see you again at a future event!

5 out of 5

So pleased we chose Upbeat Street for our wedding - they set the tone from song one and got everyone on the dance floor for pretty much the whole evening. They were super accommodating, dealing with the venue on our behalf to make sure everything went smoothly, and even learnt two new songs for us that went down an absolute storm. Thank you all for everything - wish we could get married again to have you back!

Reply from Upbeat Street

5 months ago

Thanks so much for the great review Gina! We had a great time performing for you at Preston Court, the setting was perfect for the chilled acoustic duo sets during the drinks reception and what a party when we got to the evening party band sets! Thanks again and we wish you both the very best for the future, hopefully we will get to do it all again at another celebration🥳

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5 out of 5

We had Upbeat Street play for our wedding on the 26th June 2021 and we can honestly say it was one of the best decisions we made for our wedding. From the very start they were nothing but professional and kind; they also happily moved our date when we had to postpone due to Covid. They listened to our set requests (a heavy dose of soul/Motown with some more modern classics to end the evening) and learnt and sung our chosen first dance song which brought us to tears upon hearing it on our wedding day. Quite literally everyone we spoke to commented on how amazing the band were - they really got the party going and kept everyone on the dance floor all evening. We couldn't have wished for more and will forever be grateful for making it such a perfect day. Thank you so much. We couldn't recommend you more! Helen & Alex xx

5 out of 5

‘Upbeat Street Band played at our wedding on 30 May 2021. We cannot recommend this band enough!! Justin was so helpful in the months leading up to the wedding, helping to organise the timings of the day and willing to cater to the ever changing covid restrictions. The acoustic duo played during the ceremony and drinks reception and the music was beautiful, the acoustic music made the ceremony feel very relaxed and personal as we got to choose the songs that were played. The full band played during the evening and they were AWESOME! Justin, Craig, Charlie and Carlo were interactive with our guests and everyone was up on the dance floor for the majority of the night! Our guests loved the mixture of music that was played and said they’d never heard anyone sing a Whitney Houston song live as well as Charlie did (she does have one amazing voice)! Thanks guys for giving us one big party and letting us appreciate live music again, even though we only had 30 guests, it certainly didn’t feel like it with Upbeat Street Band playing.’

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Upbeat Street 's Song list

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2010 – PRESENT DAY

About Damn Time – Lizzo

Juice – Lizzo

Love Story - Taylor Swift

Shake It Off – Taylor Swift

Treasure – Bruno Mars

Savage Love – Jason Derulo

Don’t Start Now – Dua Lipa

I Don’t Care – Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber

Domino – Jessie J

Firework – Katie Perry

Forget You – CeeLo Green

Marry You – Bruno Mars

Only Girl In The World – Rihanna

Rolling in the Deep – Adele

The Edge of Glory – Lady Gaga

Locked Out of Heaven – Bruno Mars

All About That Bass – Meghan Trainor

Shut up and Dance – Walk The Moon

Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran

Uptown Funk – Bruno Mars

Shape of you – Ed Sheeran

90’S & 00’S

Angels – Robbie Williams

Baby One More Time – Britney Spears/Tenacious D

Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) – Backstreet Boys

Mysterious Girl – Peter Andre

Livin’ La Vida Loca – Ricky Martin

Spice Up Your Life – Spice Girls

I Will Always Love You – Whitney Housten

Teenage Dirtbag – Wheatus

This Love – Maroon 5

Crazy In Love – Beyoncé

I Believe in a Thing Called Love – The Darkness

Mr Brightside – The Killers

I Bet You Look Good – Arctic Monkeys

Basket Case – Green Day

You And Me Song – The Wannadies

Chelsea Dagger – Fratellis

Valerie – Amy Winehouse

Sex on Fire – Kings Of Leon

So What – Pink

Don’t Look Back In Anger – Oasis

Wannabe – Spice Girls

Man I Feel Like A Woman – Shania Twain

Lady Marmalade – Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya & Pink

70’S & 80’S

Burning Love – Elvis Presley

Young Hearts Run Free – Candi Staton

Just The Way You Are – Billy Joel

If I Could Turn Back Time – Cher

Hot Stuff – Donna Summer

Footloose – Kenny Loggins

Summer of ’69 – Bryan Adams

Signed Sealed Delivered – Stevie Wonder

I Wish – Stevie Wonder

Superstition – Stevie Wonder

Rockin Robin – Jackson 5

Waterloo – ABBA

Mamma Mia – ABBA

Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry

You to Me Are Everything – The Real Thing

I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor

Blame It on the Boogie – Jackson 5

Don’t Stop Me Now – Queen

Highway To Hell – AC/DC

September – Earth Wind & Fire

Teenage Kicks – The Undertones

You’re The One That I Want – Grease

9 to 5 – Dolly Parton

Fame – Irene Cara

Never Too Much – Luther Vandross

Ain’t Nobody – Chaka Khan

Like A Virgin – Madonna

Thinking of You – Sister Sledge

Living on a Prayer – Bon Jovi

I Wanna Dance With Somebody – Whitney Housten

Sweet Child Of Mine – Guns n Roses

Time of My Life – Dirty Dancing

Wipeout – The Safaris

Simply the Best – Tina Turner

50’S & 60’S

Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond

Johnny B Goode – Chuck Berry

Please Mr Postman – The Marvelettes \ Beatles

Stand by Me – Ben E. King

I Saw Her Standing there – Beatles

Twist and Shout – Beatles

I Feel Good – James Brown

My Guy – Mary Wells

My Girl – The Temptations

Rescue Me – Fontella Bass

River Deep Mountain High – Tina Turner

Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison

I Wanna Be Like You – Jungle Book

I’m A Believer – The Monkees

Respect – Aretha Franklin

Sweet Soul Music – Arthur Conley

Proud Mary – Tina Turner

Higher and Higher – Jackie Wilson

Dancing in the Street – Martha & The Vendellas

POPULAR FIRST DANCE SONGS

Truly Madly Deeply – Savage Garden

Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You – Frankie Valli

All Of Me – John Legend

Can’t Help Falling in Love – Elvis

How Long Will I Love – Ellie Goulding

Just The Way You Are – Bruno Mars

Love Story – Taylor Swift

Make You Feel My Love – Adele

Your Song – Elton John (Ellie Golding Version)

You’ve Got a Friend In Me – Randy Newman

Marry You – Bruno Mars

Songbird – Eva Cassidy

Stand by Me – Ben E King

What a wonderful world – Louis Armstrong

At Last – Etta James

You’re All I Need To Get By – Blame Jones Version

How Would You Feel – Ed Sheeran

Feels Like Home – Edwina Hayes

Ho Hey – The Lumineers

Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison

Dancing In The Moonlight – Top Loader

Everlasting Love – Love Affair

You Are the Reason – Callum Scott

Passport Home – JP Cooper Band

Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran

You & Me Song – Wanadies

Lover – Taylor Swift

ACOUSTIC DUO

A Natural Woman – Aretha Franklin

All of Me – John Legend

American Boy – Estelle

At Last – Etta James

Banana Pancakes – Jack Johnson

Believe – Cher

Better Together – Jack Johnson

Bridge Over Troubled Water – Simon & Garfunkel

Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison

Can’t Help Falling in Love – Elvis

Crazy – Gnarls Berkley

Dancing In The Moonlight – Top Loader

Diamonds – Rhianna

Don’t Know Why – Norah Jones

Everlong – Foo Fighters

Feels Like Home – Edwina Hayes

Flowers – Miley Cirus

Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You – Frankie Valli

Forget You – Cee Lo Green

Hey There Delilah – Plain White T’s

Higher and Higher – Jackie Wilson

Ho Hey – The Lumineers

How Long Will I Love You – Ellie Goulding

How Would You Feel – Ed Sheeran

I Feel Good – James Brown

I Say A Little Prayer – Aretha Franklin

I Wanna Be Like You – Jungle Book/Fall out Boy

I Wanna Dance With Somebody – Whitney Housten

I’m A Believer – The Monkees

I’m Yours – Jason Mraz

ILY (I love you Baby) – Surf Mesa

In My Life - Beatles

Ironic – Alanis Morissette

Is That Alright? - Lady Gaga

Jolene – Dolly Parton

Just The Way You Are – Bruno Mars

Killing Me Softly – Fugees

Let It Be – The Beatles

Locked Out of Heaven – Bruno Mars

Love Story – Taylor Swift

Lover – Taylor Swift

Make You Feel My Love – Adele

Marry You – Bruno Mars

Mercy – Duffy

Paradise – George Ezra

Passport Home – JP Cooper Band

Put Your Records On – Corinne Bailey Rae

Rockin Robin – Jackson 5

Rolling In The Deep – Adele

Say A Little Prayer – Aretha Franklin

Senorita – Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello

Sex On Fire – Kings Of Leon

Shape Of You – Ed Sheeran

Shotgun – George Ezra

Shut Up and Dance – Walk the Moon

Somewhere Over The Rainbow – Eva Cassidy

Son of A Preacher Man – Dusty Springfield

Songbird – Eva Cassidy

Stand By Me – Ben E King

Stuck In The Middle – Stealers Wheel

Summer of 69 – Bryan Adams

Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond

The Best – Tina Turner

Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran

Titanium – David Guetta

Truly Madly Deeply - Savage Garden

Top of The World – Carpenters

Use Somebody – Kings of Leon/Pixie Lott

Valerie – Amy Winehouse

Wake Me Up – Avicii

We Found Love – Rhianna

What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong

What’s Up? – 4 Non-Blondes

You Are the Reason – Callum Scott

You Know I’m No Good – Amy Winehouse

You’ve Got A Friend In Me (Toy Story) – Randy Newman

You’re All I Need To Get By – Blame Jones Version

You’re Still The One – Shania Twain

Your Song – (Ellie Golding Version)

Champagne Supernova - Oasis

Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol

Good Riddance - Greenday

I Don’t Care - Ed Sheeran

Shallow - Gaga/Cooper

Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Reading

Whatever Oasis - Oasis

Aint Nobody - Chaka Khan

Blame It On The Boogie - The Jacksons

Breakfast At Tiffinys - Deep Blue Something

Budapest - George Ezra

Dakota - Stereophonics

Don’t Look Back In Anger - Oasis

Don’t Stop Believin - Journey

Footloose - Kenny Loggins

Friday I’m in Love - The Cure

Golden Touch - Razorlight

Hotel Yorba - The White Stripes

I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor - Arctic Monkeys

I Feel Good - James Brown

I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles

I’m A Believer - The Monkees

Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry

Livin La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin

Mr Brightside - Killers

Place Your Hands - Reef

She Moves In Her Own Way - The Kooks

Shut Up & Dance - Walk The Moon

Somebody Told Me - Killers

Teenage Kicks - The Undertones

The One I Love - REM

What A Beautiful Day - The Levellers

Whistle For The Choir - The Fratellis

With A Little Help From My Friends - Beatles

Wonder Wall - Oasis

You and Me Song - The Wannadies

You To Me Are Everything - The Real Thing

No One Knows - Qotsa

Times like these - Foo Fighters

Time After Time - Lauper/Cassidy

Upbeat Street 's Prices

Last updated: 2024

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

Performance duration	Price
Up to 1 hour	£1375
Up to 2 hours	£1375
Up to 3 hours	£2075

Wedding ceremony2 musicians

Acoustic Duo play on entry, during the signing of the register and on departure. Available when booking the duo for the drinks reception or similar.

£150

Drinks reception2 musicians

Chilled acoustic duo playing old and new songs, two performances of up to 45 mins each during your drinks reception

£560

Wedding ceremony + Drinks reception + Evening Band4 musicians

Acoustic Duo - ceremony playing during entry, signing of the register and departure. + up to 2 x 45 min Acoustic Duo performances at the drinks reception. + 130 minutes of Full band evening entertainment split into sets to suit your evening plans

£1960

Drinks reception + Evening Band4 musicians

£2225

Customer questions

What do your clients love most about your performances?

"Amazing musicians, fantastic vocalist with a great range... really bring energy into the room, very versatile and full of charisma, They really know how to keep the crowd dancing!"

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

Cruise ships, Castles, Hotels, Wedding Venues, Golf Clubs, Masonic, Army... too many to mention!

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

“We strive to make sure the line-up you see is what you get on the night. We do have pre-auditioned 'dep' musicians available in case a band member falls ill or is unavailable (although this is a rarity). As a professional band our reputation means everything so you can be confident that all of our players are of a very high level.”

Do you have different line-up options?

We can provide a 3 piece option where space is a bit cosy or if trying to keep the budget down, We also provide an acoustic duo option for those more intimate moments or more relaxed vibe, a popular choice for the ceremony, drinks reception, meal or before a main event.

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

“We always try our best to be flexible to help ensure your event runs as smoothly as possible. If timings change slightly in the run up to the event just let us know.” It’s often the case some things overrun on the day, we try to structure our timings to allow for this, if we have to start a little later or shorten our break it’s no problem!

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

"Yes this is a free service that we offer when booking the band, this can be provided shortly after we arrive and start setting up, during breaks and after the main performance if you would like us to provide this for longer as an add on service just ask.

How much time do you need to set up?

“We usually set up in 60-90 minutes before the performance, as soon as our PA & speakers are set up shortly after we can provide a free playlist service whilst we finish setting up the rest of our equipment, this helps set the atmosphere and get your guests ready for our live performance!”

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

Of course! We have a large and varied set list that caters for all, Our set lists are crafted from countless performances and learning what works best to ensure guests dance and have an amazing time. However, we're definitely happy to chat through and make sure we find what works for your event.

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

"yes, we provide all high quality PA sound system and moving band lighting to enhance the performance" Lighting also covers the dance floor area in front of the band and enough to fill every wedding venue we have played at.

Can you learn song requests before the event?

“If a song isn't included in our song list there may still be a chance we already know it so its worth asking. If there is a special song you'd like us to learn we are happy to do this for you although may need to add a little extra cost in to cover rehearsal and any production costs, we would also need enough notice (especially during the busier periods).

Musicianship

Genres:

Pop, Acoustic, Disco, Covers, Funk, Soul, Top 40, Motown, R&B, Rock, Pop rock, Indie, 1970s era music, 1980s era music, 1990s era music, 1960s era music, Vintage

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Types:

Wedding band, Party band, Function band, Cover band, Acoustic duo, Pop duo, Festival band, Pop band, Rock band, Soul & Motown band, Acoustic band

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Event types:

Wedding, Charity event, New Year's Eve, Birthday party, Christmas party, Corporate event, Private event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Hotel / Restaurant event, Recording session, Wedding proposal

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