About The Score – professional covers band based in Birmingham

Playing literally hundreds of gigs throughout the UK per year, The Score function band can be relied on to provide top class live entertainment for your special evening.

So let The Score 3-piece band take the stress out of booking the live music for your party, wedding or corporate event!

The Score are perfect for festival-themed wedding receptions and just about any other private hire function.

Please take a look at our 2023 SET LIST

We offer a free DJ set after the live band with every booking!

We're regularly booked to perform for weddings and events at Chateau St. Julien in France, Elmhay Park in Somerset and Allerton Castle in Knaresborough.

Contact The Score

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More information about The Score

We have an extremely broad repertoire as you will see from our sample song list below.

With hits from the 1960s through to today, you’re sure to be on the dance floor from the first song!

You might be surprised to discover that we can also provide a DJ service to complement the live music.

As a professional, hard-working wedding reception band, you can be assured that The Score band use only top of the range equipment.

This includes instruments, amplifiers, a sound system and lights – all the equipment a top wedding music band needs to perform.

We can perform for approximately two hours, and this is usually broken into two sets. We can set up our equipment in a compact space that will allow you and your guests plenty of space to dance in.

We will work with the space available and will set up in a convenient and unobtrusive way.

We usually take approximately one hour to set up. All equipment will be checked and the band will be ready to perform within this time.

We perform at weddings and functions throughout the Midlands.

We hold public liability insurance (a requirement of most wedding venues) and all our equipment is PAT certified at regular intervals.

Here are just some of the locations where we have been booked by clients on FixTheMusic for weddings and events...

• Chateau St. Julien, Poitiers, France
• 4th Floor Studios, Commercial Road
• Nonsuch Park, Ewell Road, Sutton
• Coombe Lodge, Blagdon, Bristol
• The Grand Lodge, East Yorkshire
• Meadway Hall, Somerton
• Wood Farm, Daventry
• Combe House Hotel & Restaurant
• Dovecliff Hall Hotel, Burton-on-Trent
• Newton Blossomville, Bedford
• Allerton Castle, Knaresborough
• The Glyn Clydach, Neath
• Aldwick Estate, Blagdon
• Caswell House, Brize Norton
• Llanerch Vineyard Hotel, Pontyclun
• Elmhay Park, Frome, UK
• Portland House, Cardiff Bay
• The Alma Tavern & Theatre
• Rodway Hill Golf Club, Gloucestershire
• Priston Mill, Bath, UK
• Newbald Village Hall, York, UK
• Broad Hinton Village Hall, Swindon
• Girton College, Cambridge
• King Arthur Hotel, Gower
• Vaulty Manor, Maldon
• Clearwell Castle, Gloucestershire
• Woodford Farm, Wells
• Aldwick Estate, Redhill, Bristol, UK
• Manor House Hotel, Gloucestershire
• St Audries Park, Somerset, UK
• Pulborough, West Sussex
• Combermere Abbey, Whitchurch, UK
• Cliddesden
• Luton
• Stockport
• Findon, Worthing
• Richmond, London, UK
• Ampthill, Bedford
• Sunninghill, Ascot
• Farnham
• Matlock
• Blunsdon, Swindon, UK
• Stafford, UK

So if you're looking to hire the finest pop covers band Birmingham has to offer for your wedding or event, get in touch with The Score.

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Set List

Charts 2010 – 2022

Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

Breathin' - Arianna Grande

Old Town Road- Nas/billy Ray Cyrus

Shotgun - George Ezra

Happy - Pharrell Williams

Get Lucky - Daft Punk

Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5

Shut Up & Dance - Walk The Moon

I Will Wait - Mumford & Sons

The Greatest Show - Panic At The Disco

Rise - Jonas Blue

Rude – Magic

Blame It On Me - George Ezra

Human – Rag ‘n’ Bone Man

These Days – Take That

Can’t Stop The Feeling – Justin Timberlake

Shake It Off – Taylor Swift

Treasure - Bruno Mars

Price Tag - Jessie J

Candy – Robbie Williams

Ollie Murs - Troublemaker

We Are Young - Fun

Locked Out Of Heaven - Bruno Mars

Rolling In The Deep - Adele

Cake By The Ocean - Dnce

Dance With Me – Ollie Murs

Indie Anthems

Sex On Fire - Kings Of Leon

Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus

Mr. Brightside - The Killers

All The Small Things - Blink 182

Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis

Kasabian – Fire

I Predict A Riot - Kaiser Chiefs

Don’t Look Back In Anger – Oasis

Seven Nation Army - The White Stipes

Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor - Arctic Monkeys

Use Somebody – Kings Of Leon

Gay Bar - Electric Six

She Moves In Her Own Way – The Kooks

Fix You - Coldplay

Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Jet

Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand

Sing - Travis

Somebody Told Me – The Killers

Last Night – The Strokes

Plug In Baby - Muse

Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana

Whistle For The Choir – The Fratellis

In The Morning –razorlight

You Got The Love – Florence And The Machine

Yellow - Coldplay

1990s / 2000s Best Of

5ive - Everybody Get Up

Dancing In The Moonlight – Toploader

Learn To Fly - Foo Fighters

Give It Away - Red Hot Chilli Peppers

Crazy - Gnarls Barkley

You Oughta Know - Alanis Morrisette

Fresh Prince Of Bel Air - Will Smith

All Star - Smash Mouth

I'm Yours - Jason Mraz

Here Comes The Hotstepper - Ini Kamoze

Killing Me Softly - Fugees

I'll Be There For You - The Rembrandts

Angels - Robbie Williams

Praise You - Fatboy Slim

Cigarettes And Alcohol - Oasis

Song 2 - Blur

Black Or White - Michael Jackson

Who Do You Think You Are - Spice Girls

Rock Your Body - Justin Timberlake

Can't Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie Minogue

Pokerface - Lady Gaga

Hot In Here - Nelly

Get The Party Started - Pink

Nickelback - Nobody

Greatest Day – Take That

Britpop

Wonderwall – Oasis

Place Your Hands – Reef

Song 2 - Blur

Common People – Pulp

Dakota – Stereophonics

This Charming Man – The Smiths

There She Goes – The Las

Hush – Kula Shaker

Park Life – Blur

Alright – Supergrass

If I Had A Gun – Noel Gallagher

The Riverboat Song – Ocean Colour Scene

Staying Out For The Summer – Dodgy

A Design For Life – Manic Street Preachers

Hey Dude – Kula Shaker

I’ve Got You – Mcfly

Connection - Elastica

Girl From Mars – Ash

Chasing Rainbows – Shed Seven

Love Is The Law – The Seahorses

Why Does It Always Rain On Me – Travis

Girls And Boys - Blur

Don’t Look Back Into The Sun – The Libertines

I Am The Resurrection – The Stone Roses

Trash - Suede

1970s Hits

Ever Fallen In Love - The Buzzcocks

Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd

My Sharona – The Knack

Whole Lot Of Love – Led Zeppelin

Listen To The Music – Doobie Brothers

Teenage Kicks - The Undertones

Alright Now – Free

Le Freak - Chic

Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones

Highway To Hell - Ac/dc

Dancing In The Moonlight - Thin Lizzy

Down In The Tube Station – The Jam

Long Train Runnin’ – Doobie Brothers

Maggie May – Rod Stewart

One Way Or Another - Blondie

Go Your Own Way – Fleetwood Mac

Gene Genie – David Bowie

20th Century Boy - T Rex

Stuck In The Middle – Stealers’ Wheel

Don’t Stop – Fleetwood Mac

Don’t Stop Me Now - Queen

Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry

Down Down – Status Quo

Slade - Come On Feel The Noise

Rebel Rebel – David Bowie

Rock Classics

Living On A Prayer - Bon Jovi

Summer Of 69 - Bryan Adams

I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles

Everlong – Foo Fighters

Another One Bites The Dust – Queen

Satisfaction – The Rolling Stones

Are You Gonna Go My Way – Lenny Kravitz

Beautiful Day – U2

Gotta Be Somebody - Nickelback

Can’t Buy Me Love – The Beatles

You Really Got Me - The Kinks

Wild Thing – The Troggs

Free Falling – Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

Basket Case – Green Day

Hound Dog – Elvis Presley

Jumpin’ Jack Flash – The Rolling Stones

Daytripper – The Beatles

Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry

My Generation – The Who

Wild Thing – The Troggs

You Never Can Tell – Chuck Berry

All Day And All Of The Night - The Kinks

Pinball Wizard – The Who

Gimme Some Lovin’ – The Spencer Davis Group

Ace Of Spades – Motorhead

1980s Mix

Town Called Malice - The Jam

Freedom - Wham

Should I Stay Or Should I Go – The Clash

We Built This City – Starship

The Power Of Love – Huey Lewis And The News

I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll – Joan Jett

You Make My Dreams Come True – Hall And Oates

Got My Mind Set On You – George Harrison

Sweet Child Of Mine - Guns N Roses

Dancing In The Dark – Bruce Springsteen

Message In A Bottle - The Police

Fight For Your Right To Party – Beastie Boys

I’m Your Man – Wham

Hungry Like The Wolf – Duran Duran

Easy Lover – Phil Collins And Philip Bailey

Brass In Pocket – The Pretenders

Don’t You Want Me – Human League

Word Up – Cameo

Beat It – Michael Jackson

Friday I’m In Love – The Cure

Addicted To Love – Robert Palmer

Land Down Under – Men At Work

Tainted Love – Soft Cell

Hey Mickey – Toni Basil

I’m Still Standing – Elton John

Pop And Party

I Gotta Feelin - Black Eyed Peas

A Little Respect – Erasure

Valerie - Amy Winehouse

Walking On Sunshine – Katrina And The Waves

Love Machine – Girls Aloud

Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen

Angel – Shaggy

I'm A Believer - The Monkees

Faith – George Michael

Rock Your Body – Justin Timberlake

Mamma Told Me Not To Come – Stereophonics And Tom Jones

Losing My Religion - Rem

All Night Long – Lionel Richie

Dancing In The Moonlight - Toploader

Mercy – Duffy

On Top Of The World – Imagine Dragons

500 Miles - The Proclaimers

Dancing On The Ceiling – Lionel Richie

Twist And Shout - The Beatles

Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison

Suspicious Minds – Elvis Presley

The Joker – Steve Miller

Country Roads – John Denver

Does Your Mother Know – Abba

Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Frankie Valli

Soul / Reggae

Proud Mary (rolling On The River) – Tina Turner

You Can’t Hurry Love – Phil Collins

Higher And Higher – Jackie Wilson

Sex Machine – James Brown

Superstition – Stevie Wonder

Respect – Aretha Frankin

Midnight Hour – Wilson Pickett

I Feel Good – James Brown

Soul Man – Sam And Dave

Get Ready – The Temptations

Signed, Sealed, Delivered – Stevie Wonder

Three Little Birds – Bob Marley

Baby I Love You Way – Big Mountain

Sweet Soul Music – Arthur Conley Jnr

Land Of A Thousand Dances – Wilson Pickett

Hard To Handle - Otis Redding

I Heard It Through The Grapevine – Marvin Gaye

Band Of Gold – Freda Payne

Shake A Tailfeather – Ray Charles

Mustang Sally – Wilson Pickett

Sweetest Feeling – Jackie Wilson

My Girl - The Temptations

Red Red Wine – Ub40

Walking On The Moon – The Police

Everybody – Blues Brothers

First Dances

Just You And I - Tom Walker

All Of Me – John Legend

Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran

Amazed - Lonestar

Better Together – Jack Jonson

Rule The World – Take That

Stay With Me – Sam Smith

Heaven - Bryan Adams

Wild Horses – The Rolling Stones

I’m Yours – Jason Mraz

Your Song - Elton John

Days – The Kinks

You Do Something To Me - Paul Weller

All You Need Is Love – The Beatles

Let's Stay Together - Al Green

Stand By Me – Ben E King

1000 Years – Christina Perri

How Long Will I Love You - Ellie Goulding

Weathered - Jack Garratt

Dream Catch Me - Newton Faulkner

Greatest Day – Take That

One – U2

I Won't Give Up - Jason Mraz

All My Life - Kaci And Jo Jo

Yellow – Coldplay

Memories – Dean Martin

Nothing Else Matters – Metallica

I Can't Help Falling In Love With You – Elvis

Truly Madly Deeply - Savage Garden

She’s Like A Star – Taio Cruz

At Last – Etta James

Grow Old With Me – Tom O’dell

Only Love – Ben Howard

Tenerife Sea – Ed Sheeran

Let It Go – James Bay

The One- Kodaline

Ho Hey – Lumineers

Unchained Melody – The Righteous Brothers

You Are The Best Thing - Ray La Montagne

Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton

Last Of The Ladies - The Courteeners

Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol

Have I Told You Lately – Van Morrison

Earth Angel – Marvin Berry (the Song From Back To The Future!)

Need Your Love So Bad – Fleetwood Mac

Time Of Your Life – Green Day

I Wanna Marry You – Bruno Mars

In My Life – The Beatles

The You And Me Song – The Wannadies

Your Love Gets Sweeter – Finlay Quaye

Never Gonna Be Alone – Nickelback

Better – Tom Baxter

God Only Knows – The Beach Boys

Stuck On You – Lionel Richie

You Got It – Roy Orbison

Irish

Galway Girl – Steve Earl

Wild Rover – The Dubliners

I’ll Tell Me Ma – Shamrock

Fields Of Athenry – Traditional

Jewish Hava Nagila / The Horah

Mazal Tov

Mashiach

Aussie / Kiwi

You Got Nothing I Want – Cold Chisel

Suicide Blonde – Inxs

Something So Strong – Crowded House

Scar – Missy Higgins

Working Class Man – Jimmy Barnes

Victoria – Dance Exponents

Slice Of Heaven – Dave Dobbyn

Who Could It Be – Men At Work

Live It Up – Mental As Anything

Back In Black – Ac/dc

I See Red – Split Enz

Black Betty – Spiderrbait

Khe Sahn – Cold Chisel

Bliss – Th’dudes

April Sun In Cuba – Dragon

Sway – Bic Runga

I Got You – Split Enz

Need You Tonight - Inxs

Lydia – Julia Deans

Home Again – Shihad

Weather With You – Crowded House

Prisoner Of Society – The Living End

My Happiness – Powderfinger

Fade Away – Che Fu

I Should Be So Lucky – Kylie Minogue

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Real questions from clients

Do we need a stage? (asked by Harriet on 31 August 2020)

Response from Kester: No you don't need to hire a stage; we're happy to perform on the floor.

In terms of the two sets you do, do we pick from a list from your repertoire or do you chose that? (asked by Harriet on 31 August 2020)

Response from Kester: You are more than welcome to choose songs from the setlist on the website. If you want to choose songs that aren't on our set list, we can certainly learn them for you but please give as much notice as possible, or at least two months. In 2 hours of live music there will be approximately 34 songs, but feel free to choose as many or as few as you like.

Do you bring lights? (asked by Harriet on 31 August 2020)

Response from Kester: We provide a PA and lights which cover both the dance floor and stage.

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FAQs

WHAT TYPE OF MUSIC DOES THE BAND PLAY?

The type of music bands for weddings play can depend on the age of your guests, and of course, the type of music you want to hear!

The Score band have performed at literally hundreds of weddings across the UK. One of the reasons we are so popular as a wedding band for hire is the mix of music we play.

Classic soul, rock and pop all feature in our sets, from the 1960s through to the modern day.

The music is all instantly recognisable – we only play hits! The Score band really is live wedding music at its best.

DO THE BAND PERFORM REQUESTS?

The best wedding music bands have very extensive repertoires and The Score can certainly play requests. If there are specific songs or styles of music you would like to hear, please let us know.

WHAT EQUIPMENT DOES THE BAND USE?

As a professional, hard-working wedding reception band, you can be assured that The Score band use only top of the range equipment. This includes instruments, amplifiers, a sound system and lights – all the equipment a top wedding music band needs to perform.

DO I NEED TO HIRE ANY EQUIPMENT OR INSTRUMENTS?

The Score is a fully self-contained wedding reception band. When you book us you will not need to hire any additional equipment or instruments.

WHEN WILL THE BAND START TO PLAY?

The Score will liaise with you to ensure that we will be ready to perform at the most appropriate time – usually once your guests have finished their meals.

HOW LONG WILL THE BAND PLAY FOR?

The Score can perform for approximately two hours, and this is usually broken into two sets. The music bands for weddings play should be designed to get your guests up on the dance floor and keep them there – and The Score’s high-energy music will create a great party atmosphere!

WILL THE BAND PLAY OUR FIRST DANCE?

Once you have decided on your special song, please let The Score know. If it isn’t already in our repertoire, we can learn it especially!

WHEN WILL THE BAND ARRIVE?

The Score will liaise with both yourselves and the reception venue well in advance, will arrive in plenty of time and be ready to perform at the required time.

WHAT MUSICIANS ARE IN THE BAND?

The Score is a live wedding band. Unlike many wedding reception bands who rely just on pre-recorded music and a wedding vocalist, our music features live guitar, bass, drums and vocals.

This means that when you book The Score as your wedding music band, you will hear that great sound that only live wedding bands can provide.

WHERE WILL THE BAND SET UP?

The function room you have hired should hopefully have adequate room for both diners, dancers and your live wedding band. If you have hired a large function room, there should be plenty of space for everyone.

The Score band can set up their equipment in a compact space that will allow you and your guests plenty of space to dance in. We will work with the space available and will set up in a convenient and unobtrusive way.

HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE FOR THE BAND TO SET UP?

About 1 hour to set up and soundcheck. All equipment will be checked and the band will be ready to perform within this time.

HOW LOUD IS THE BAND?

The Score band are wedding specialists – our musicians will play at an acceptable level and our wedding vocalist won’t sing too loudly.

DO WE NEED A DJ?

We can provide a professionally-produced, DJ-style music service at no extra cost.

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