Cover band ‘Punch The Air’ and all of our clients love a bit of George Ezra. So here is our Budapest George Ezra Cover Version video. It was filmed at a 21st birthday party in Lichfield, Staffordshire. So absolutely everything you see and hear is 100% live. You can watch as the birthday boy and clients sing and dance along to our indie rock version of Budapest. Contact to check on our availability and price for your event, party or wedding.
Come on, singalong now “My house in Budapest, My hidden treasure chest, Golden grand piano, My beautiful Castillo”
July 2021 – We’ve decided to retire this song for now as our repertoire is getting far too large. Our wonderful guests have told us they prefer “Shotgun” by George Ezra instead. Not to worry though, should you want us to perform ‘Budapest’ at your party then just let us know a month before your confirmed booking. So we can get rehearsing it again ready in time to play it live at your party. – See what nice chaps we are?
Budapest George Ezra Cover Version Video
Other party songs and further George Ezra songs we perform.
Although we class ourselves as an indie rock cover band, we also perform other songs by none indie artists too. So that everyone at your party can enjoy all the music we play. We’ll rock out songs by Arctic Monkeys, The Killers, Kings Of Leon, Coldplay, The Beatles, Amy Winehouse, Bryan Adams, The Mavericks, Beastie Boys and everything in-between. Also we’ll play some other songs by George Ezra too including Shotgun. It doesn’t matter where you need to book a wedding cover band for or whatever type of party you are holding. We will come to you and give you one amazing night of live music with all our professional equipment.
Hire a party band for your event.
You can hire ‘Punch The Air’ party band for any type of event that live music is required at. We’ll bring along everything needed to produce live music at your event as we’re a completely self contained band. At your party we’ll have with us our state of the art PA sound system & LED lighting for stage and dance-floor areas. As well as that we’ll also give you iPad DJ services until midnight thrown in at no extra cost. You can party the night away with, us safe in the knowledge that you won’t have to spend any money on additional sound or lighting. You can even continue to party past midnight with our late night DJ services. Read our reviews and see why we are considered a top rated party band. We believe that this is what you should expect from any professional musicians.
Looking to hire a wedding band in Shropshire? Around the locals areas for a Shrewsbury wedding band, Telford wedding band, Church Stretton, Bishops Castle or Ludlow band? Then check out the below video by Shrops live music experts ‘Punch The Air‘. If you want incredibly friendly professional musicians who can get everyone up dancing and singing along with their chart topping party band this Salopian band are for you. Contact our wedding party band as soon as possible and we’ll give you a great price for your special day in Shropshire.
Hire a Wedding Band in Shropshire ‘Punch The Air’
Salop wedding band ‘Punch The Air‘ perform as an Indie Rock wedding band also with music from the 1950s all the way through to modern day. You’ll hear The Killers, Oasis, Chuck Berry, Amy Winehouse, Kings Of Leon, George Ezra, The Beatles and everything in-between. We love it when you guys join in with us, we may even ask you up on stage to rock out with us too if thats your thing. We formed in 2013 and have spent all of our time since performing at weddings live for brides, grooms and their friends and family. If you look at our reviews page you will find testimonials going back many, many years backing up our credentials and trusted history. Everything you read about us is 100% true.
Your Wedding Reception In Shropshire
You’ve picked an amazing county to have your wedding in what with Shropshire bordering Wales, Staffordshire, Worcestershire, Cheshire and Herefordshire. Your guests wont have a hard time coming from all over the UK to make it to your reception having the A5 and M54 close to hand.
What you get with your Shropshire wedding band
Live wedding band performances – Plus encores.
Indie rock wedding band and chart pop music from modern day back through the decades – The Beatles, Queen, Florence + The Machine, Buzzcocks, Blink 182, Elvis & more.
PA & Lighting.
Wedding DJ services until midnight.
No agency fees.
Hard Copy Contract.
‘Punch The Air’ live performances at:
Hire a Shropshire wedding band in Halfway House, Dorrington, Alveley, Harmer Hill, Clive. Also Norton, Whitchurch, Oswestry, Bridgnorth, Wellington. Furthermore Newport, Ironbridge, Market Drayton, Shifnal, Bayston Hill, Wem and the surrounding areas. If you’re having a wedding in Shropshire you can rely on ‘Punch The Air‘ wedding band to give you a night you’ll never forget. Honestly, we know how to mash up weddings with live music like no on else can.
‘Punch The Air’ most liked wedding venues in Shropshire include:
If you like what you see above and want a quote for live wedding entertainment for your special day. Then contact wedding party band ‘Punch The Air’ and we’ll endeavour to get back to you very quickly with our best price. In conclusion we guarantee you will be 100% satisfied with our performances and professional attitude. Our Facebook page will show you even more of what we are capable of at weddings and parties.
Indie Rock wedding band ‘Punch The Air’ Amy Winehouse Valerie live cover version video shows exactly what happened all night long at this brilliant festival party held by Garry & Sam. We all had an amazing time at this Worcs party band. Sometimes all it takes is a short clip of a single moment, of a single song to sum up what an entire night was like. This clip is raw straight out of the camera one single camera angle. There’s no trickery afterwards to make anything sound better, we really do sound this good live. The original of this song was produced by Mark Ronson. Ronson’s second studio album Version featured cover versions of many great songs by artists such as Lily Allen, Daniel Merriweather & Robbie Williams. When you hire ‘Punch The Air‘ we’ll perform Valerie for you and all your guests too if you like. All you need to do is contact band leader Andy and let him know the date and postcode of your venue and he’ll get back to you with a very competitive price.
Amy Winehouse Valerie Live Cover Version Video
You can watch as guests go crazy to our Amy Winehouse Valerie Live Cover Version Video. Andy from the band loves it when punters on the dance-floor take over and sing the songs themselves. He’s able to just rock out playing bass guitar then and bask in the glory of the event. In our repertoire we also perform other female lead singer songs by artists like Florence + The Machine, Tiffany, Joan Jett and Alanis Morissette. You can even hire a female lead singer with our party band and we will become a four piece band. Nina will take lead vocals on many of our pop songs during your party.
When you hire Punch The Air you’ll get two live performances (Or one long performance if you prefer), PA system speaker, mixing desk, lighting for stage area, lighting for the dance-floor. We’ll even give you iPad DJ services all included in the price too until midnight.
All you need to do now is contact us and we’ll get back to you within 48 hours with a quote to book a party band. Andy and the band look forward to hearing from you.
Indie Party Band ‘Punch The Air‘ are fast approaching 100 reviews on Facebook now. Here is our 92nd review from a Festival Party for Sam & Garry. Contact bass player Andy Starkey to check on our availability and price for our indie rock cover band.
UPDATE: We have now hit over 168 positive reviews on Facebook making us a Top Rated Party Band.
We are now also available to hire a female singer wedding band, hire a female lead singer party band as a four piece band. A very good long time friend of ours Nina will join us on stage at your live event and take over female lead vocals on some famous chart toppers. Such as You’ve Got The Love, I Love Rock & Roll, Valerie, Ironic, Sk8er Boi, I Think We’re Alone Now and more. Doesn’t this sound like a superb night of live entertainment?
Here is a video of Valerie by Amy Winehouse that we shot at this fantastic party too. Doesn’t it look like an amazingly fantastic time was had by everyone all night long?
A covers band with over 100 reviews
Party function band ‘Punch The Air’ with over 100 reviews also have masses of optional extras you can chose from too alongside our live entertainment including
‘Punch The Air’ The Indie Killers of boring music come completely self contained with everything you’d need for an event with approx 150 guests. We’ll bring along with us:
PA system speakers
Mixing desk
The bands entire backline (Guitars, amps, drum kit etc)
All cabling
Lighting for the dancefloor and stage area
Massive chart hits from Coldplay, The Killers, Oasis, The Beatles and more.
Plus you’ll sav over £400 by not booking through an agency.
Indie rock cover band ‘Punch The Air‘ bass player (And lead singer) Andrew Starkey is a massive fan of The Smiths. Andy Rourke is one of Andy’s favourite bass players ever and one of the reasons Andrew Starkey picked up the bass guitar and plays a Fender Precision. Along with Morrissey, Johnny Marr and Mike Joyce, The Smiths were a huge influence on Andy growing up. So Andrew decided to help others out who want a bass guitar lessonBarbarism Begins At Home to learn a bit of the funkiness of Mr Rourke and so created this instructional video. To book an indie rock cover band contact Andy for price and availability.
Bass Guitar Lesson Barbarism Begins At Home (The Smiths)
You can download & print out the bass tab to Barbarism Begins At Home to make it easier to play along to the above video.
Right click on each of the below and select ‘Save Link As’ to download the bass mp3 to Bass Guitar Lesson Barbarism Begins At Home to practice against. Each mp3 is repeated multiple times to save you rewinding.
This is quite a tricky bass guitar line to master and it’s not one for complete novices. That said though, if you keep at it, start very slowly and over time build it up. You will nail it eventually. It’s as much about building up muscle memory on your bass guitar as much as anything else. Play it multiple times a day, then play it without looking over at your hands at all. When you’re not overly thinking about it anymore, that’s when you know you’ve got it licked. Do you know what bass guitar Andy Rourke from The Smiths is playing in the image below?
In comparison check out the video below of what this song would have sounded like if Andy had just played root notes throughout. What a different vibe and VERY boring eh?…..yawn
Andy Starkey is also available to give bass guitar lessons in and around the Lichfield, Staffordshire area. Find out more about what Andy can teach you on the Lichfield Bass Guitar Teacher page. Andy works on his own unique way of teaching which doesn’t involve learning notes or theory. It’s just about working out how to play your favourite bass lines and enjoying yourself. What could be a better way of learning how to play an instrument than from someone who performs live for a living? Are you a big fan of Andy The Smiths too?
A big welcome to you massive indie rock fan looking for a hire a wedding band Bedfordshire. East of England wedding band ‘Punch The Air‘ are an indie rock wedding band performing indie songs by Stereophonics, Coldplay The Cure, Pulp, Reef, Blink 182, The Killers, James and more indie hits. For your special friends and lovely family members we’ll play mega tunes old to new. Music by George Ezra, The Beatles, Amy Winehouse, Queen, Kinks, The Mavericks and more. To book ‘Punch The Air‘ as your Beds wedding reception band contact band leader Andy Starkey to check on price and availability. Then hire a wedding party band In Bedfordshire.
When you book a Wedding Band in Bedfordshire we’ll give you the following:
Two live performances (Or one long performance if you prefer), PA system speakers, mixing desk, dance-floor and stage lighting. When you hire a wedding band in Bedfordshire also we’ll include iPad DJ services at no extra cost for your disco. From the moment we’re set up until midnight at your Bedford wedding. You can even extend this out with our late night DJ services option for an additional fee in Luton wedding band. Why not book us with an extra female vocalist for even more of an exciting time? Furthermore in Leighton Buzzard we can supply you with acoustic wedding band services during the day time in Dunstable wedding band. Evening photography services (As your photographer will no doubt go home after the first dance and miss all the REAL action) during your Kempston wedding reception.
More optional extras for your wedding entertainment
Also we can provide you with microphone and speaker hire for your speeches at your Houghton Regis wedding party band. Take advantage of our wedding projector hire service and have all your wonderful images blown up for guests to see in Flitwick. Furthermore watermark your day with our custom projector logo lighting designs at your Sandy wedding reception.
Some lovely East of England wedding venues.
As to whether you have or haven’t sorted your wedding reception venue yet, our indie cover band can perform at any venue of your choice. Some wedding venues we enjoy include:
Woodland Manor Hotel wedding band, Clapham, Bedford.
Contact Andy from covers band ‘Punch The Air‘ to check on price and our availability now. We would absolutely love to play a part in your unique and special day.
Having only performed live at a party two days prior to tonights, all of ‘Punch The Air‘ NYE Party Band gear was already loaded into my vehicle. Thus saving me a good twenty minutes loading time. I arrived at the venue at approx six thirty pm as the evening wasn’t due to start until 9pm. Our indie rock drummer had already arrived and he advised that we were playing in the main room this New years Eve. Again the lovely bar staff help us in with our gear (Which took up most of the space in venue) and we start to set up. We’re informed that 300 tickets have been sold, so its going to be a rammed and lively NYE for everyone. Contact lead singer Andy Starkey to book an NYE live party band for your event. There’s only one New Years Eve every year so make it count.
Setting up NYE Live Party Band
There’s plenty of plug sockets around, but unfortunately they are none standard round pin type (Possibly due to the age of the building). The staff don’t seem to realise what the problem is so we scour the building for “Normal” plug sockets. We find only two which are located slightly around the corner……luckily this will just about suffice. So with a long extension lead and some black tape to secure it down with (so no ones trips over them) we’re finally ready and set up for a New Years Eve party and for a great night.
The venues have a bit lower ceilings than we’re used to. This means a few issues trying to set up lights on PA stands, but we get there in the end. We actually have a nice rectangular section of the venue to play in. Then we tape off our “Stage area” on the floor with a bit of yellow and black hazard tape so we can call out to the audience “Please do not cross the line” when they will no doubt start to get a little over excited later on.
It’s only just gone seven o’clock and punters are already starting to pour in and secure their seating for the evening…..they won’t be sitting still for long mind you 🙂
It takes quite a while to set up our Indie rock cover band as I’ve bought most of our lighting rig in addition to what we normally bring. But its sounding good. There’s no daft ringing sounds, echoes or other bizarre noises. This is something you sometimes find in old buildings (And have to try and EQ out). The soundcheck takes next to no time and we proceed to move all of our flight cases back to our vehicles.
Pre live performance DJ services
Its 9pm and so the DJ set goes on. As its still Christmas party time really its 40 minutes of classics by Slade/McCartney/Wizard etc. Starting the night with keeping everyone in the festive mood. The alcohols flowing, the pizzas and burgers look and smell ultra tasty. We decide to go on a little later than proposed to allow every a chance to settle in a bit better.
I move the DJ set onto some more modern tunes (Bruno Mars/Robin Thick/Jessie J/Will.i.am). Then I switch it over to some classic 80s tracks just as our friends arrive (Its nice to play somewhere public for a change). Its now VERY busy in all sections of the venue and so I’m guessing most guests have arrived by now.
First set live performance NYE Party Band
Its 10.15pm and time to get this NYE party band started. We arrive onto the stage area to the disco version theme tune to Star Wars and its a solid 45+ mins of classic material from 1950s to the mid 90s. Not two songs into our indie rock party band set and people are already up and dancing their little hearts out. A notable crowd favourite track is ‘Tubthumping‘. “If they’re enjoying singing/shouting along to this so much now then just wait until they get to our 2nd ‘Party set’ later on” I think to myself). There’s a slight hiccup with the power for a second (I knew just 2 plug sockets weren’t going to sustain us all evening long) but its hardly even noticeable.
It’s been a really warm first set, so we all leave the stage sweaty and red. I pop a little Disco on to keep everyone up and dancing. Its getting close to midnight and Ive already pre-prepared The Westminster Chimes and ‘Auld Lang Syne’ to play at midnight, but as there will be fireworks going off outside so no ones really going to hear it all.
Midnight on NYE – Its a New Year Celebration
Midnight comes and I crank the PA up as loud as it will go so hopefully everyone can hear the chimes etc outside. The fireworks display is a huge success and everyone hugs and kisses everyone else wishing each other Happy New Year.
Punters start to stomp back into the venue, its 12.15am and we’re away with the second party set. There’s some classic punk numbers to start with to whip the crowd back up into a frenzy again .The dance-floors full in seconds. Onto some Kaiser Chiefs, Oasis, Blur and Primal Scream. I get the audience to sing-a-long with the main riff to Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes. Then we’re into a couple of 80s numbers. There’s stage invasions, & people singing down microphones. Cameras flash in our faces constantly and the audience shout their heads off to I Love Rock n Roll, Parklife and Sex On Fire.
The NYE party band set finishes and we’re straight into the second and third encores with the crowd chanting “Four more songs, four more songs”. Twenty minutes later and our live set ends with Jets – Are You Gonna Be My Girl. Then we’re all slumped down on the stage floor completely knackered. I pop on a few more party tunes from the DJ set and we start to pack away.
Ending the night….The obligatory fight
A scuffle ensues outside (It wouldn’t be New Years Eve without something like this happening would it). I start to wind down the volume and the tone of the DJ set. This helps calm everyone down so they’re ready to start heading home. The Police arrive…..and I don’t mean Sting and the rest of the guys (again it wouldn’t be NYE without seeing the Police).
Bar staff, friends and family help us to pack away. People are still coming up to tell us how great we were, how much they’ve enjoyed the party. Ain’t that nice. They ask if we can play just one more song? (Our amps, guitars and drums are now back in the vehicles at this point 🙂 ) Two couples ask “Can we book a New Years Eve Party Band for next year”. Hopefully that us out again then in 364 days time.
I leave the venue at about 2pm and arrive home at about 2:30pm. Its quiet at home as all of my lot who were there tonight have gone to bed early far too drunk. So I toast the success of the night with my first beer and a hand full of peanuts. Then I start to type up the blog you’re reading now.
It was the best ‘Punch The Air‘ have ever performed. The best audience reaction we’ve ever had and the most fun we’ve had on stage yet. So, Happy New Year everyone and thanks for starting it with with us the best way possible. Read about our showcase live party band UK experiences.
Book an indie rock cover band for your New Years Eve party or wedding reception party. Get in contact for a quote and to check on our availability.
You want to hire a 2024 wedding band but you want to make sure everyone’s going to enjoy themselves and be catered for no matter what their ages are? Also you want everyone to be dancing along all night from kids to teens to adults to grandad & grandma? You want a wedding group you can trust to provide you with the best audio, lighting and live performance out there? Most importantly they must be professionals like (‘Punch The Air‘ are) in their field with lots of experience surely? Then you’ve found the exact right band for your wedding reception.
We are ‘Punch The Air’ and you want to hire a 2024 Wedding Band.
You’ve landed on the right page for the right band. ‘Punch The Air’ are a three piece guitar indie rock covers band based group based in The Midlands (who perform all over the UK). We specialise in weddings and giving you a wedding reception you’ll never forget. Since 2013 we’ve been thrilling brides, grooms and wedding guests with our live performances. We’ve played small weddings, big weddings, marquee weddings, outdoor weddings, castle weddings, circus tent weddings, hall weddings, farm weddings, glass house weddings, barn weddings, abbey weddings, festival weddings, tipi weddings and we’ve even played at Batmans ‘Wayne Manor‘.
Here is what you can expect from us on your special day.
Massive singalong/dancealong classic Indie Rock hits & chart music from the last 60 years by:
50s – Elvis, Chuck Berry
60s – Beatles, Van Morrison, Monkees.
70s – Queen, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Undertones.
80s – Human League, Rick Astley, Beastie Boys, Bryan Adams.
90s – Oasis, Blur, Alanis Morissette, The Rembrandts.
00s (And onwards) – Coldplay Blink 182, Kings Of Leon, Amy Winehouse, Killers.
Full repertoire
Huge upbeat & high-octane live performances (Plus encores).
A professional experience from your initial contact right through to when your event ends.
State of the art high end PA system, sound desk and lighting rig.
DJ services before, in-betweeen and after live performances so you can continue to dance the night away.
Public liability insurance and PAT certification.
A very competitive price that you’ll be hard to beat.
Savings of over £200 by not using a booking agency.
Professional, ‘Hard Copy’ Contract
We know exactly what it takes to give you and your guests one heck of a memorable night as you’ll see in our many brilliant videos. They are all 100% live shot at clients parties so you can see their reactions to our high energy shows.
We are the best wedding band in the UK for 2024 wedding receptions.
We spend a lot of time creating quality social media proving what we do week in week out. So make sure you check out our Facebook page here which gets updated a lot more regularly than the website you’re looking at now containing more info on the best wedding band in the UK 2024.
We reserve a few dates a year for public performances so you can even come and check us out live first if you like. Other than this the band only perform at private functions but we photograph & film a lot of our performances. This media gives you the opportunity to see what ‘Punch The Air‘ are all about if you can’t actually come and see us live in person. Unfortunately we can’t allow potential clients to attend other clients weddings…..After all you wouldn’t want someone you don’t know turning up to your two thousand and twenty four wedding band to watch the band perform would you? Book a 2024 wedding function band now for your chosen date and venue. Perhaps you’re having your wedding in 2022? Well don’t worry, we can help you out there too.
View more wedding videos, and many more photos of us performing at weddings.
‘Punch The Air‘ are based in The Midlands, England, UK but we travel all over the country week in week out to perform at weddings and civil partnerships. Book live wedding entertainment with an established band. So you can hire a wedding band in 2024 with confidence.
2024 Wedding Band Contact Form
Are you having problems with the above form? If so you can email us for a quote at punchtheairband@gmail.com or call us on UK 07794 659405.
You’ve said to yourself “I Want To Book A UK Wedding Band” but you don’t just want any function band. You want a wedding party band who can actually entertain your guests as well as perform all your favourite indie rock songs live. A high energy band who pass their liveliness and enthusiasm onto your family and friends, keeping them happily dancing throughout the entire night. You want a mini concert for your live wedding entertainment, everyone with their hands in the air chanting along. You want it all, and we’ll give you all this and so much more. We are indie rock wedding band ‘Punch The Air’ and we are your UK wedding reception party band. Contact band leader Andy Starkey right away to check on our price and availability then book a wedding band.
I Want To Book A Wedding Band.
Formed in 2013 (That’s over a decade ago now)our wedding party band has hundreds of happy brides and grooms (And their guests) reviews you can read to prove all of our credentials. Subsequently we come highly recommended. We’ve never had a mediocre or bad review ever. Thats a 100% track record from the very start to this very day. Clients who book a wedding band love our indie rock covers, ease of booking, friendly and professional attitude and our high energy performances. Sometimes clients and guests join us on stage to perform too, sometimes they are hoisted in the air and crowd surf. But at every single performance they never want the night or live entertainment to end.
Our covers band will perform huge banging indie rock covers like Mr Brightside, All The Small Things, Yellow, I Predict A Riot, I Bet That You Look Good On The Dancefloor, Don’t Look Back In Anger and There She Goes. Also indie anthems like Wonderwall, Chelsea Dagger, Place Your Hands, Parklife, Disco 2000 and more from our indie rock repertoire.
Don’t worry though, we haven’t forgotten about your other guests who aren’t into indie rock covers so much. For them we’ll delve deep into the past and also look closely at the present. We love other genres too, just like they do. They will absolutely love our live performances of songs by Queen, Bryan Adams George Ezra, Van Morrison, Chuck Berry, The Beatles, Neil Diamond, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Elvis Presley and more.
What you should look for when hiring a function band.
We’ve performed at every single kind of United Kingdom wedding venue you can think of. So you know we’ll be able to handle live music at your chosen wedding reception venue too. Mansions, stately homes, barns, outdoor festivals, community centres, village halls, golf clubs. Also country clubs, vineyards, farms, banquet halls, churches & cathedrals. We can perform at any sized venue you chose for you reception. We’ll bring along our state of the art PA sound system and LED lighting rig. Also we’ll include free iPad DJ services throughout the night until midnight at no extra charge. Doesn’t this all sound just like perfection for your special day?
When you book a wedding band ‘Punch The Air’ we also have many optional extra for you to chose from including:
Essentially Punch The Air are an indie band that you can hire for a wedding or party. We perform indie rock cover versions of some of the most popular chart performing indie songs ever. Songs such as ‘Mr Brightside‘ by The Killers and ‘All The Small Things‘ by Blink 182. Also ‘Dakota‘ by Stereophonics, ‘Sex On Fire‘ by Kings Of Leon, Yellow by Coldplay. These are all absolutely huge indie pop tunes that all your guests (no matter what genre they favour or what age they are) will know and already love. Huge chart hitters from Oasis, Kaiser Chiefs, Feeder, Arctic Monkeys and all these other artists. Doesn’t this sound like the kind of live music you’d prefer at your party? If so contact band leader Andy Starkey at ‘Punch The Air‘ for price and availability for your event.
Book an indie band for a party.
You can book Punch The Air indie rock band for a party of any kind across the UK including to:
What you’ll get when you hire an indie cover band for an event.
While at your event we’ll give you two massive high energy live performances. Or one long performance straight through if that’s what you require from us. Our on stage antics will rub off on you and all your guests and you’ll all be up dancing straight away. At most parties we’ll provide our state of the art PA sound system and also lighting for the dance-floor and stage area. At weddings and birthdays we’ll even throw in iPad DJ services throughout the night when we’re not performing live too. Also afterwards we’ll continue to DJ until midnight at no extra cost. All this from a professional party band with over a decade together (established in 2013). You can put your trust in an indie covers band with professionally shot live videos, vlogs and hundreds of live image galleries. All of which prove our 100% positive feedback track record and credentials.