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KENT FESTIVAL BAND FOR HIRE

Bestival Folk are one of the country’s most popular entertainment solutions for the festival-themed wedding, and it truly isn’t hard to see why.

The band is assembled from four of the country’s most prestigious session musicians, with a collective resume that is simply mind-blowing. Between them, their studio credits include Robbie Williams, Ed Sheeran, Roachford, Kylie Minogue among many others. They have shared the stage with acts ranging from The Rolling Stones to Hot Chip, at world renowned venues such as The o2, Hammersmith Apollo, Royal Festival Hall and The Barbican.

• Sensational professional band, with awesome live show
• Two hours of incredible live music
• Set list full of upbeat classic dancefloor fillers from 60s to current chart
• Professional PA, sound engineer, stage lighting and pre-mixed disco before & after live sets (so your whole night of entertainment is covered)
• PAT tested equipment and Public Liability Insurance (your venue will require the band to have this)
• Your choice of first dance performed

Bestival Folk are based in Kent and are available for hire at weddings and high end corporate functions across the U.K. and Europe.

Vintage

Blame It On Me – George Ezra
Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
Budapest – George Ezra
Crazy – Gnarls Barkley
Don’t You Worry Child – Swedish House Mafia
Dreaming of You – The Coral
Folsom Prison Blues – Johnny Cash
Get Lucky – Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams
Happy – Pharrell Williams
Hard Day’s Night – The Beatles
Help! – The Beatles
Hey Ya! – OutKast
Ho Hey – The Lumineers
Hold Back the River – James Bay
Hound Dog – Elvis Presley
I Will Wait – Mumford & Sons
I’m a Believer – The Monkees
Jailhouse Rock – Elvis Presley
Little Lion Man – Mumford & Sons
Love Yourself – Justin Bieber
Pencil Full of Lead – Paolo Nutini
Rather Be – Clean Bandit
Shake it off – Taylor Swift
Stuck In the Middle with You – Stealers Wheel
Suspicious Minds – Elvis Presley
The Cave – Mumford & Sons
Toxic – Brittany Spears
Wake Me Up – Aloe Blacc & Avicii

Electric (Modern)

American Boy – Estelle
A-Punk – Vampire Weekend
Bohemian Like You – The Dandy Warhols
Common People – Pulp
Dakota – Stereophonics
Disco 2000 – Pulp
Get Lucky – Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams
Hate To Say I Told You So – The Hives
Hounds of Love – The Futureheads
I Believe In A Thing Called Love – The Darkness
I Bet That You Look Good On the Dance Floor – Arctic Monkeys
I Predict a Riot – Kaiser Chiefs
Kids – MGMT
?Last Nite – The Strokes
Molly’s Chambers – Kings of Leon
Mr. Brightside – The Killers
Naïve – The Kooks
Parklife – Blur
Place Your Hands – Reef
Seven Nation Army – The White Stripes
Sex on Fire – Kings of Leon
She’s Electric – Oasis
Someday – The Strokes
Take Me Out – Franz Ferdinand
Tears Dry On Their Own – Amy Winehouse
The Sweet escape – Gwen Stefani
This love – Maroon 5
Toxic – Brittany Spears
Uptown Funk – Bruno Mars
Valerie – The Zutons/Amy Winehouse
Wonderwall – Oasis

Electric (Classic)

500 Miles (I’m Gonna Be) – The Proclaimers
All Day & All of the Night – The Kinks
Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
Brown Sugar – The Rolling Stones
Dancing in the Dark – Bruce Springsteen
Folsom Prison Blues – Johnny Cash
Hard Day’s Night – The Beatles
Help! – The Beatles
Higher & Higher – Jackie Wilson
Hit the Road Jack – Ray Charles
Hound Dog – Elvis Presley
I’m a Believer – The Monkees
Johnny B. Goode – Chuck Berry
Jumpin’ Jack Flash – The Rolling Stones
Keep On Runnin’ – The Spencer Davis Group
Let’s Dance – David Bowie
My Generation – The Who
Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison
Runaway – Del Shannon
Saw Her Standing There – The Beatles
Should I Stay or Should I Go – The Clash
Superstition – Stevie Wonder
Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd
Town Called Malice – The Jam
Twist and Shout – The Beatles
You Really Got Me – The Kinks

Afternoon Acoustic

Ain’t No Sunshine – Bill Withers
Banana Pancakes – Jack Johnson
Black & Gold – Sam Sparro
Blame It On Me – George Ezra
Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
Budapest – George Ezra
Cant Hurry Love – The Supremes
Cupid – Sam Cooke
Gracelands – Paul Simon
Hard Day’s Night – The Beatles
Harvest Moon – Neil Young
Hey Ya – Outkast
Higher & Higher – Jackie Wilson
Love Yourself – Justin Bieber
My Life – Billy Joel
Pencil Full of Lead – Paolo Nutini
Stand By Me – Ben E. King
Stuck In the Middle with You – Stealers Wheel
Suspicious Minds – Elvis Presley
The Joker – The Steve Miller Band
There She Goes – The Las
Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
Toxic – Brittany Spears
Walk Like An Egyptian – The Bangles
Waterloo Sunset – The Kinks
Yellow – Coldplay
Your Love Gets Sweeter – Finley Quaye

Frequently Asked Questions

Why hire Bestival Folk Band?
With may years of performance experience at Weddings, wedding receptions, festivals, launch events, funerals, ceremonies, anniversaries, parties, and many other special occasions. Bestival Folk are an ideal act if you are looking for an affordable live band. Like all of our artists they are professional, have all the relevant insurances and are always happy to chat to you about song requests and even DJ options after the performance. Many acts can provide background music throughout a dinner or lunch as well as provide the evening up beat entertainment too.

Where can we book Bestival Folk?
Bestival Folk can be booked throughout the UK in most towns and counties within reason. Please contact us via the booking form below for further information.

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