Live Music

Jools Holland

With his celebrated 18-piece Big Band, often with Ruby Turner out front, Jools performs live to half a million people every year. They punch out hits from blues to funk along with trademark boogie woogie.

Tony Hadley

Tony and Spandau Ballet were propelled to fame with New Romantic hits like Through the Barricades, Gold and True. He continues to wow all age groups with soul and big band jazz as well as 80s hits.

Heather Small

Heather Small made her name as lead singer of Mercury Prize-winning M-People. She continues to serve up signature tunes like Search For The Hero and Moving On Up – and the London 2012 anthem Proud. Heather performs to playback with backing singers or with her band.

Trevor Nelson

With many compilations and a star-studded podcast under his belt, Trevor is a pillar of the UK RnB industry. With popular shows on Radio 1Xtra and Radio 2, he entertains with soul and old skool R’n’B.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Sophie Ellis-Bextor is best known for her pop dancefloor classics like Murder on the Dancefloor, Take Me Home and her collaboration on Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love). She kept the nation dancing during lockdown with her Kitchen Disco performances and continues to spread feel-good music on her Radio 2 show. Sophie can bring her positive energy to any event, performing to playback, with a band or DJ’ing. 

Rick Astley

With his instantly recognisable voice, Rick Astley is synonymous with 80s pop. Never Gonna Give You Up reached No.1 in Britain and America, and recently led to his being crowned Best Act Ever by MTV Europe. Rick performs to playback or with 6-piece band.

Jamie Cullum

The brightest star of British jazz has earned a huge fan base by re-working standards by legends from Cole Porter to Nirvana. He’s also collaborated with Kylie Minogue, Burt Bacharach and Clint Eastwood. Jamie enthralls audiences with a mix of classics and originals, and occasional beatboxing!

Groove Armada (DJ Set)

Andy Cato and Tom Findlay have made successful albums for over a decade. Refusing to stick to any one style, hits include I See You Baby, At The River and Superstylin’ – good clean club fun.

Basement Jaxx (DJ Set)

With hits like Where’s Your Head At and Romeo, the Brixton duo are dance scene heavyweights. Remixes for Missy Elliot and Timberlake and a carnivalesque Glastonbury set cemented their status.

CK Gospel Choir

CK is a spine-tingling 4-16 piece feel-good collective who belt out stings, sing pitches or make the party swing – either acapella or with their band. They’ve backed Russell Watson, Stevie Wonder, The Feeling and Annie Lennox. CK’s repertoire includes Happy, Signed Sealed Delivered and All You Need is Love.

Paloma Faith

The tri-lingual ex-magician’s assistant from Hackney is now better known for retro-pop and soul hits like Only Love Can Hurt Like This and New York. Aside from her vintage style jazz soul singing, The Guardian hail her as ‘an entertaining raconteuse and a wicked mimic.’ Paloma performs accoustically, or with 10-piece band.

AlleyCatz

Fronted by X Factor favourite Katie Coleman, Alleycatz are one of the UK’s premier covers bands, bringing you floor fillers from the past five decades. Whether it’s classic Motown, current pop or club classics from the 80s and 90s. Alleycatz have performed many times at London Fashion Week, for the Teenage Cancer Trust, Hello Magazine and at the Olympic Games.