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Hire a drive-in concert band for your outdoor festival. Yes, you really can now that open air cinemas and empty car parks are being turned into live music venues.  It doesn’t matter if you holding your concert in an outdoor exhibition space, having a party in the park or disused car park. Indie cover band ‘Punch The Air‘ will be there to provide high energy live entertainment for all your punters while they sit seated in their cars, vans and vehicles. Massive singalong anthems to lift spirits like ‘Yellow‘ by Coldplay, ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger‘ by Oasis, ‘All The Small Things‘ by Blink 182. Also ‘Dakota‘ by Stereophonics and ‘Sit Down‘ by James (How ironic eh). As well as classic party hits by Queen, The Beatles, Amy Winehouse, George Ezra and more.  Contact band leader Andy Starkey to check on price and availability.

Hire a Drive-In Concert Band

So get ready to pull your car up into the car park or field. Wind those windows down (Or turn your stereo on in some cases). And you will hear indie rock party band ‘Punch The Air‘ performing live at the drive in concert. You can even honk those horns in appreciation rather than clapping. Stick your head out of your sunroof and singalong with us. Concerts and dates are selling out fast so it’s best to book your live band as soon as possible. It’s an amazingly unique event that you’ll never forget.

Live music video

Here we are performing live music. 

Organising a Car Park Party

Why not stage your own car park party drive in concert?  Hire a live indie rock band Punch The Air. Finally you can get creative and organise an open air concert now for your area or council. Contact for more information

If your holding a drive-in concert in Staffordshire, Shropshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, West Midlands & East Midlands. Also Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Nottinghamshire or any other area in the UK then contact for price and availability. We will do out utmost best to adhere to your specific rules & regulations throughout your live event.

Now is the time to finally book your June wedding band and get your big day back on track. Hire Punch The Air wedding band. 

On 22nd February 2021 in The Houses Of Parliament Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed his Road Map out of lockdown including the restarting of weddings and wedding receptions. The information was again all restated and expanded on later in the evening at the 7pm briefing. Hire a professional wedding band ‘Punch The Air‘ (Formed way back in 2013) with over a decade of wedding experience together. We have hundreds of reviews from previous wedding clients all happy to tell you exactly how we made their special day even better than they’d ever hoped.

If you’re into your indie rock (Oasis, Coldplay, Blink 182, Kaiser Chiefs, Kings Of Leon) but also want something for everyone else at your wedding (Elvis, Beatles, George Ezra, Kinks, Amy Winehouse) then we are the perfect band so you. Contact now to secure a high energy wedding band guaranteed to get all your guests up dancing. You can book our wedding party band throughout the entire UK.

Currently the Covid Wedding Calendar is:

• Monday 8th March 2021 – Step One – 6 guests in attendance
• 12th April 2021 – Step Two – 15 guests in attendance
• Monday 17th May 2021 – Step Three – 30 guests in attendance
• 21st June 2021 – Step Four – All social contact limits due to end with wedding restrictions subject to review.

Although the caveat of “Subject to review” is in there relating to the four tests. We believe it’s a pretty safe bet to book your wedding band for dates moving forward from 21st June 2021. As by this time most adults will all have been offered the vaccine. Don’t forget we are still honouring our 100% Covid Refund policy on having to be canceled due to Covid for any reason. 

As you will see each steps has at least five weeks between to ease lockdown measures in England. This is because it takes around four weeks for the data to show the impact of easing restrictions. Then the government will provide a further week’s notice to the public and businesses ahead of any further changes.

Hire a 2026 Wedding Band

Don’t delay, book Punch The Air as your wedding band for Summer of 2026 including June 2026, July 2026 and August 2026. Or why not consider an Autumn or Winter 2026 wedding in September 2026, October 2026, November 2026 or even December 2026. You can finally have the big wedding day you always dreamed of. We’ll handle all your live music and will supply all lighting and sound equipment too. With very competitive prices we’ll give you the most amazing wedding experience you’ll ever see. Watch all our videos that we’ve produced over the years. Most of which are filmed live at clients weddings. They show just how much everyone enjoys our high energy performances and get involved with it all too. Contact now before someone else steals your date.

At a late afternoon/early evening party with lots of great little kids it’s You Really Got Me The Kinks Cover by professional party band Punch The Air. First released in 1964 and known as the first ever heavy rock song. If you need to book a band for a party then contact band leader Andy with your info. 

You Really Got Me The Kinks Cover

A live version of Sweet Home Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd Cover performed by Punch The Air party band available to hire. Contact Andy to book a live band for an event. 

Sweet Home Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd Cover

Performed live by Punch The Air party bands Summer Of 69 Bryan Adams Cover. Hire a band for your party by contacting band leader Andy. 

Summer Of 69 Bryan Adams Cover

Performed acoustically ar Christmas by band leader Andy it’s Feliz Navidad Jose Feliciano Cover. Watch Andy have a go at singing this famous Spanish Christmas song…..in Spanish. Hire a Christmas party band by contacting Andy. 

Feliz Navidad Jose Feliciano Cover

When looking for a Sutton Coldfield wedding band what could be better than seeing the groups own personal experiences in a video Vlog format at an actual Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield wedding? In the below live video, professional indie rock wedding musicians ‘Punch The Air‘ performed at Moxhull Hall Wedding Band (where we have performed on numerous occasions before) for Jenny & James. The video features the bride, groom and also all their family and guests. As you will see while watching the video we were able to tailor the entire night to the clients song requests and a brilliant time was had by all. Including by ourselves. 

The groom James even had his own chance to shine once we’d finished performing live entertainment too when he hire a wedding band in Sutton Coldfield. This is our fourth of many wedding cover band Vlogs proving to you what we achieve on a weekly basis.  Our prices for Sutton Coldfield weddings are very competitive especially as we’ve been together for over a decade . Contact band leader Andy Starkey to hire an indie rock cover band for a wedding. 

Book a wedding band in Sutton Coldfield for a reception party.

If you’re into indie rock music and classic chart then Punch The Air will be perfect for your wedding reception in this suburban town in Birmingham. (Which also borders Little Aston and Erdington). We’ll play an ALL AGES SUITABLE crowd pleasing mixture of songs by Coldplay, Oasis, The Killers, George Ezra, and Stereophonics. Also massive chart hits by The Beatles, Florence & The Machines, Muse, Kings Of Leon and more from our wedding function band repertoire.  We’ll bring along all audio and lighting equipment and even include DJ services until midnight. Sutton Coldfield features great amenities like Gracechurch Shopping Centre and Sutton Park (Fantastic for pre wedding photo shoots). Our professional wedding band cover all Sutton Coldfield postal code areas including B4, B23, B24, B44, B6 and B72.

Hire a band for a wedding in Sutton Coldfield including wonderful venues such as:

• New Hall Hotel & Spa, Walmley Road, B76 1QX.
• Marston Farm Hotel, Bodymoor Heath Lane, B76 9JD.
• Moxhull Hall, Holly Lane, B76 9PD.
• Aston Wood Golf Club, Blake Street, B74 4EU.
• Lea Marston Hotel, Haunch Lane, B76 0BY.
• Ramada by Wyndham Birmingham, Penns Lane, B76 1LH.
• Moor Hall Hotel, Moor Hall Dr, Four Oaks, B75 6LN.
• And any other wedding venue in Boldmere, Falcon Lodge and Four Oaks.
• Also wedding venues in Maney, Mere Green, Roughley, Minworth, Walmley, and Wylde Green.

There are many excellent music venues in Sutton such as The Rhodehouse, Level One, Town Hall, Three Tuns and The Lounge. Similarly The Station and The Gate Inn are great too. Also luckily Sutton is easily accessible from the lower slopes of the North Downs of South London via M6 & M42 motorways.

To book a Birmingham Wedding Band or to hire a West Midlands wedding band contact or call UK 07794 659405. Also available to book a Staffordshire wedding band and all areas of the UK.

Book the wedding you’ve always wanted with Punch The Air wedding band who have been performing together for over a decade and don’t just leave it to chance. 

What could be better than booking a 40th birthday party live band for your big four-oh? Then what could be better than watching a video summing up what happens when you book a professional function band for your party? Punch The Air‘s below Vlog video was shot during our live performance at the Robin Hood Golf Club, Solihull for Olivers 40th birthday party. Watch the effort we have to go through loading gear up the stairs. See how much equipment we have to set up to get the perfect sound and volume for the venue. Then listen to the live recording of the audio during the live performance of the video. Yes, it’s all completely live, we really do sound this good. And it will sound this brilliant at your party too. Contact a fortieth birthday party live band to book Punch The Air for your event to check on price and availability. 

Book a 40th Birthday Party Live Band

In the above video you’ll hear our live versions of Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry and Common People by Pulp . Also I Predict A Riot by Kaiser Chiefs, the classic Happy Birthday song and also Rocks by Primal Scream.

Punch The Air party band are experts at performing Indie Rock & Chart Rock & Pop at birthdays. You’ll hear huge songs by artists like Coldplay, Oasis, Wheatus, Blink 182, Stereophonics, Fountains Of Wayne, Killers, Kings Of Leon and more from our repertoire. We’ll also dip into songs by George Ezra, Amy Winehouse, Queen, Lynyrd Skynyrd too. It’s all just great party music to keep everyone dancing all night long. We’ll provide everything thats needed for a party up to approx 150 guests. So thats the bands entire backline and PA system. We’ll also bring awesome disco lighting and include DJ services in the price too. You can use our microphones to make announcements and speeches and ask us to play whatever songs you like DJ wise. Nothing that you ask of us it too much when you book Punch The Air indie band for a birthday party.

When you book an indie rock cover band you too will have an amazing time with us handling all your live entertainment. We’re professionals at live music reproduction having formed all the way back in 2013. But you don’t need to take our word for it. Read over 100 5 Star reviews from previous happy clients amazing experiences with our live party band. To book Punch The Air for your birthday party contact band leader Andy Starkey or call UK 07794 659405.