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The Rivers

"The Rivers were INCREDIBLE!!!! Even better in real life than the videos etc., which were great!"

Bringing the sound and excitement of an epic concert that can be scaled to suit any venue, The Rivers don’t just turn up and play the songs. They do everything in their power to create a live show that jumps out and grabs you - from belting out anthemic choruses to getting stuck in on the dancefloor.​

Overview

The Rivers travel far and wide to get the party started. Having built up a sterling reputation with audiences over recent years, these guys know how to make every wedding and party feel special.

The band captures the best of rock and indie while combining it with polished modern pop and a song book that stretches back through the entire history of popular music. They aren’t afraid to get off the stage and onto the dancefloor. Past gigs have included ‘dance offs’, rap battles and unexpected appearances from the guests themselves! You never know what might happen next! 

Bringing the sound and excitement of an epic concert that can be scaled to suit any venue, The Rivers don’t just turn up and play the songs. They do everything in their power to create a live show that jumps out and grabs you - from belting out anthemic choruses to getting stuck in on the dancefloor.​

For that extra special live sound, you can add in a horn section or individual sax player. Their audio samples have some options including this for you. 

From the first contact, right up to the day itself they will do everything they can to help everything run smoothly, and they pride themselves on being approachable and professional. Each one of them takes a huge amount of joy from their performance and it really shows! They aim to play every set like it is their last!  

With every band member able to sing they are capable of a huge sound. They also add extra keyboards and drum samples when needed to fill out the sound and give you the best experience possible. 

If you need additional music during the day The Rivers can provide a range of options, from an acoustic duo in the sun to your favourite song as you walk down the aisle. They can also offer background solo piano, or if you book the brass section finish the night with a sax and DJ performance!​

 

Tracks

Set list

- Modern/Pop
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Happy - Pharrell Williams
Shake It Off - Taylor Swift
I Knew You Were Trouble - Taylor Swift
Locked Out Of Heaven - Bruno Mars
Treasure - Bruno Mars
24K Magic - Bruno Mars
Get Lucky - Daft Punk
Shut Up and Dance - Walk the Moon
Castle On the Hill - Ed Sheeran
Shape of You - Ed Sheeran
Sing – Ed Sheeran
Adventure of a Lifetime – Coldplay
Can’t Stop the Feeling – Justin Timberlake
Walk Me Home - Pink
Pompeii - Bastille
Bad Guy - Billie Eillish
Havana – Camila Cabello
Paradise - George Ezra
Shotgun - George Ezra
Chocolate - The 1975
Blinding Lights – The Weeknd
Gangsta’s Paradise - Coolio
What You Know - Two Door Cinema Club
What Went Down - Foals
My Number - Foals
Hold Back the River - James Bay
Someone You Loved – Lewis Capaldi
Many of Horror - Biffy Clyro
Valerie - Mark Ronson / Amy Winehouse
Little Lion Man - Mumford and Sons
I Will Wait – Mumford and Sons
New Shoes - Paolo Nutini
Jenny Don’t Be Hasty – Paolo Nutini
Everybody (Backstreet's Back) - Backstreet Boys
We Found Love – Rihanna
Wake Me Up – Avicii
Mercy – Duffy
Forget You – Ceelo Green
Gangsta’s Paradise – Coolio
Gotta Get Through This – Daniel Bedingfield
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- Indie/Rock
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Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Jet
Naive - The Kooks
Last Night - The Strokes
Use Somebody - Kings of Leon
Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon
Buck Rogers – Feeder
Just a Day – Feeder
I Predict a Riot - Kaiser Chiefs
Mr Brightside - The Killers
Somebody Told Me - The Killers
Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis
Dakota – Stereophonics
EverLong – Foo Fighters
Monkey Wrench – Foo Fighters
All My Life – Foo Fighters
No One Knows – Queens of the Stone Age
Girl All the Bad Guys Want - Bowling For Soup
5 Colours In Her Hair - McFly
Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor - Arctic Monkeys
Fake Tales of San Francisco - Arctic Monkeys
Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus
Beautiful day - U2
Vertigo – U2
Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand
Parklife - Blur
Song 2 - Blur
She’s Electric - Oasis
Wonderwall - Oasis
Don’t Look Back in Anger – Oasis
Champagne Supernova – Oasis
L.S.F.- Kasabian
Fire – Kasabian
Figure It Out – Royal Blood
By the Way - RHCP
Place Your Hands – Reef
All the Small Things - Blink 182
Sit Down - James
Disco 2000 - Pulp
Feeling Good – Muse
Supermassive Black Hole – Muse
Not Nineteen Forever – Courteneers
Can’t Stand Me Now – The Libertines
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- Classic Hits
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Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams
500 Miles - The Proclaimers
Sit Down - James
Should I Stay or Should I Go - The Clash
Back in Black - AC/DC
Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen
Don’t Stop Me Know – Queen
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Kiss - Prince
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Proud Mary - Tina Turner
Play That Funky Music - Average White Band
Twist and Shout - The Beatles
Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
Really Got Me - The Kinks
All Day and All Night - The Kinks
I’m a Believer - The Monkees
Hard To Handle - Black Crowes
Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry
I Feel Good – James Brown
Jonny B Goode – Chuck Berry
Footloose – Kenny Loggins
Feeling Good – Nina Simone
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- Acoustic Songs
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Perfect – Ed
Lazy Song – Bruno Mars
Isnt She Lovely – Stevie Wonder
Budapest – George Ezra
Here Comes the Sun – The Beatles
Blackbird – The Beatles
Riptide – Vance Joy
Ho Hey.- The Lumineers
How Sweet it is (To Be Loved By You – James Taylor
Chasing cars – Snow Patrol
Castle on the hill – Ed Sheeran
Message in a bottle – The Police
Layla – Eric Clapton
The Cave – Mumford and Sons
Fast Car – Tracy Chapman
Sitting on the Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding
Let Her Go - Passenger
Is This Love – Bob Marley
Billie Jean – Michael Jackson
Hey Soul Sister – Train
I’m yours – Jason Mraz
Friends Theme – Reinhardts
Ain’t No Sunshine – Bill Withers
Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi
Say You Won't Let Go - James Arthur
L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N – Noah And The Whale
Dancing in the Moonlight - Toploader
Wonderwall - Oasis
Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) - Green Day
You're Welcome - Dwayne Johnson (Moanna)
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- First Dances
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Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
All Of Me – John Legend
Iiris – Goo Goo Dolls
Use Somebody (acoustic) – Kings of Leon
Everlong (acoustic) – Foo Fighters
Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol
I'm Yours – Jason Mraz
Perfect – Ed Sheeran
I Won't Give Up - Jason Mraz
Drops of Jupiter – Train
Green Eyes – Coldplay
Always Attract – You Me At Six
Just The Way You Are – Bruno Mars
Time Of Your Life – Green Day
Mr Jones – Counting Crows
How Long Will I Love You – Ellie Goulding
Just You & I – T om Walker
Tenerife Sea - Ed Sheeran

Reviews (26)

The Rivers

The Rivers were INCREDIBLE!!!! Even better in real life than the videos which were great! We had a few musicians at our wedding and they were also wowed at the talent of The Rivers. They did a beautiful cover of our first dance song, which we loved so so much! Communication and professionalism were top notch throughout the whole process, we couldn’t have been more pleased! Thank you guys!

The Rivers

The Rivers were very polite and accommodating. Quick response times which is really appreciated in the run up to the wedding. Great job preparing a bespoke first dance song. Great performance on the night. Thank you so much for making our day so memorable!

The Rivers

The band were absolutely amazing. All our guests commented on how fabulous they were and their set list had everyone up dancing all night! A great mix of music. Would highly recommend the Rivers!

The Rivers

Absolutely FAB wedding band. We danced the night away!! They were brilliant!

The Rivers

The band were fantastic. Everyone was up dancing! They made it such fun, didn’t mind people dancing near them, even got myself and my new husband up singing with them!

The Rivers

We had so many comments from guests about how amazing The Rivers were, they were friendly and super energetic! They got everyone involved and were even happy for one of the bridesmaids to join them on stage at one point. We have nothing but positive things to say about them, and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them or hire them again in the future! Irving at hireaband was also super helpful and made the booking process so easy.

The Rivers

Absolutely amazing! Everyone was raving about the band for days after, they were really great and knew what songs to play to please the crowd too. Can not be happier! 10/10 would recommend.

The Rivers

The Rivers were a great band. They had the dance floor full all night long and really got into the spirit of our Apres Ski party. I would definitely recommend them to anyone.

The Rivers

The band were amazing, really got the crowd going. All we wish is that they could of been on for longer!

The Rivers

The band were fantastic they had lots of energy and the dance floor soon filled up. They really helped build a great party atmosphere and the play list was spot on.

The Rivers

The Rivers were excellent, really strong performance with great reports from all the guests. They were also a great bunch of guys. Relaxed, friendly and interactive. Immensely welcoming (tolerant) of one guest who tried his very best to be in band!

The Rivers

The Rivers were brilliant as a band for our wedding! They kept the dance floor full all night and the energy in the room high. They played a fantastic version of our first dance. We wouldn't hesitate in recommending them!

The Rivers

Friendly and relaxed, the band went with the flow of the party and played some great music to get people up and dancing. They matched the songs to the crowd (lots of 40 year olds) with great effect. Lots of positive feedback from the guests.

The Rivers

The Rivers were brilliant as a band for our wedding! They kept the dance floor full all night and the energy in the room high. They played a fantastic version of our first dance. We wouldn't hesitate in recommending them

The Rivers

Amazing! The guys were brilliant. Really flexible, amazing musicians and everyone agreed they were fantastic.

The Rivers

Absolute cracking band. Great blokes, got the crowd going, had the bridesmaid up on stage singing. Perfect!

The Rivers

The Rivers were awesome, such a crowd pleaser the wedding was rocking from the moment they got on stage. I would thoroughly recommend. Thanks so much!!!

The Rivers

The Rivers were brilliant as a band for our wedding! They kept the dance floor full all night and the energy in the room high. They played a fantastic version of our first dance. We wouldn't hesitate in recommending them!

The Rivers

Absolutely amazing! Everyone was raving about the band for days after, they were really great and knew what songs to play to please the crowd too. Can not be happier! 10/10 would recommend.

The Rivers

From the moment we were introduced to the band, they were incredibly friendly and understanding to our lengthy song requests. Fortunately, the band also let us know they would judge the crowd on song choice, which clearly went down well with everyone as we had only positive feedback from our guests saying how much they enjoyed the band’s performance! The band showed great energy from start to finish, and the DJ segments also went down very well. Would highly recommend The Rivers for another wedding, or any other event/party.

The Rivers

We’re so glad we had The Rivers play at our wedding last month. They really know how to get the party going and keep people on the dance floor! Every song was a hit and they kept the energy levels high all night. We all had such a great time! They’re great musicians and to top it off they’re all really nice guys. Thanks so much for helping us have the most memorable day!

The Rivers

The guys were awesome - really friendly and fantastic musicians! Thank you so much!

The Rivers

I just wanted to drop you a quick email to say thank you for Friday evening. You guys were fantastic, it was all anyone was talking about over a very hungover breakfast the following morning.

The Rivers

We wanted to pass on the biggest of thanks to The Rivers, who really were a highlight of our special day. Not only did we have a great time, but we have had endless comments from our guests about how brilliant they were. The dance floor always seemed full and both of us felt like we never really left once they started playing! It was so great to have our first dance played live and then have lots of moments of interaction for the guests too. Thank You!

The Rivers

Lots of fun - Michael and the guys turned up on time, set up without fuss and then played two blinding sets of music. None of the usual cheesy wedding songs in sight either, which is exactly what we wanted. Thanks guys - would definitely book again!

The Rivers

Michael and the band were fantastic. Energetic and a wide range of songs to get the party started. Well done to The Rivers!

Line-Up

  • Default Line Up
  • Additional Line Up Options

Performance Times

Booking Add-ons

  • Manned DJ Service
  • Late Finish (After Midnight)
  • Horn Section
  • Daytime Solo Acoustic Performance
  • Early Arrival
  • Additional 1hr Set
  • Daytime Acoustic Duo
  • Additional Keys Player

Provided by the Act

  • PA System
  • Public Liability Insurance & PAT Tested Equipment
  • FREE Manned DJ Service
  • Stage lighting
  • Able To Work With Sound Limiters

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