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Upstate

"Delighted with Upstate's performances at the weekend. We stretched our budget a little to add the brass section but it really paid off and made for an unforgettable night!"

Upstate are a Wedding & Party band able to cater for all styles and requirements - this band has it all!

Overview

Upstate are a Wedding & Party band able to cater for all styles and requirements - this band has it all!

If you're lucky enough to have Upstate available for your event they offer a reliable, professional and talented entertainment package - perfect for a stress-free day for you.

Their core line-up comes with lead vocals, guitar, bass, drums and keys. They can then add on sax on its own, or up to a full 3-piece horn section. 

Upstate are a collective of some of the best musicians in the North. The band has a wide range of experience in the industry and have performed at some of the biggest venues and theatres, both nationally and internationally and also have years of experience performing on cruise ships. Members of the band have worked with many high profile artists and acts, including:

• Peaky Blinders - hit BBC show

• Marc Almond

• Amaal Nuux - Itunes featured artist and co-writer for Drake

• Finalists for 'The X Factor' and 'The Voice'

• Peter Howarth (The Hollies)

• Lloyd Wade

• Members of 'The Drifters'

• Elbow

• Hedkandi – Ministry of Sound

• Various stars from the West End

• Various tribute acts including, but not limited to: Robbie Williams, Frankie Valli, The Rat Pack, Gary Barlow, Whitney Houston, Freddie Mercury, Annie Lennox and Meatloaf

• Various theatres working for high end shows and pantomimes

• PO Cruises and Princess Cruises

 

Upstate have a broad knowledge of genres ranging from your modern day pop to old school rock and even a touch of jazz. They are perfect for any event and can adapt quickly to any situation or requests you may have. They can even learn your first dance request with sufficient notice.

They can also provide smaller bands for acoustic daytime sets or a solo pianist, fully flexible to perform throughout an entire day.

For more information, get in touch now!

Tracks

Set list

00s
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1 Thing - Amerie
American Boy - Estelle
Anyway You Want It - Journey
Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor - Arctic Monkeys
Black And Gold - Sam Sparrow
Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis
Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis
Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
Crazy In Love Beyoncé
Five Colours In Her Hair - McFly
Hey Ya - Outkast
I Believe In A Thing Called Love - The Darkness
If I Ain't Got You - Alicia Keys
Ignition - R Kelly
Lady Marmalade - Patti LaBelle
Last Nite - The Strokes
Let's Get It Started - The Black Eyed Peas
Like I Love You - Justin Timberlake
Love On Top - Beyoncé
Mama Told Me Not To Come - Tom Jones/Stereophonics
Mercy - Duffy
Move Your Feet - Junior Senior
Mr Brightside - The Killers
Ordinary People - John Legend
Reach For The Stars - S Club 7
Rock DJ - Robbie Williams
Señorita - Justin Timberlake
Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes
Sex On Fire - Kings Of Leon
Shine - Take That
Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus
Valerie - Amy Winehouse
Yeah! - Usher
Year 3000 - Busted
You've Got The Love - Florence & The Machine
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10s
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24K Magic - Bruno Mars
Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke
Cake By The Ocean - DNCE
California Gurls - Katy Perry
Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
Can't Stop The Feeling - Justin Timberlake
Counting Stars - OneRepublic
Finesse - Bruno Mars
Forget You - Ceelo Green
Get Lucky - Daft Punk/Pharrell Williams
Happy - Pharrell Williams
Hold My Hand - Jess Glynne
Just The Way You Are - Bruno Mars
Locked Out Of Heaven - Bruno Mars
Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5
Only Girl (In The World) - Rihanna
Price Tag - Jessie J
Rather Be - Clean Bandit
Roar - Katy Perry
Rolling In The Deep - Adele
Runaway Baby - Bruno Mars
Shake It Off - Taylor Swift
Shape Of You - Ed Sheeran
Shut Up And Dance - Walk The Moon
Sorry - Justin Bieber
Sugar - Maroon 5
Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran
Treasure - Bruno Mars
Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars
We Found Love - Rihanna
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60/70s
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Ain't No Stoppin Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead
Blame It On The Boogie - The Jacksons
Dancing Queen - ABBA
December 1963 (Oh What A Night) - Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! - ABBA
Good Times - Chic
Got To Be Real - Cheryl Lynn
Got To Get You Into My Life - Earth, Wind & Fire
Hold The Line - Toto
Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
I'm A Believer - The Monkees
Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
Le Freak - Chic
Lovely Day - Bill Withers
Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
Rockin' All Over The World - Status Quo
September - Earth, Wind & Fire
Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie Wonder
Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
Walk This Way - Aerosmith
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80s
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9 to 5 - Dolly Parton
A Little Respect - Erasure
Africa - Toto
Ain't Nobody - Chaka Khan
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Caribbean Queen - Billy Ocean
Clothes Off - Jermaine Stewart
Dancing On The Ceiling - Lionel Richie
Easy Lover - Phil Collins
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - The Police
Faith - George Michael
Footloose - Kenny Loggins
Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr
Gimme Some Lovin' - The Blues Brothers
Give It Up - KC & The Sunshine Band
Hip To Be Square - Huey Lewis
I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston
I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers
Kiss - Prince
Man In The Mirror - Michael Jackson
Never Too Much - Luther Vandross
P.Y.T (Pretty Young Thing) - Michael Jackson
Power Of Love, The - Huey Lewis
Purple Rain - Prince
Rosanna - Toto
Simply The Best - Tina Turner
Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel
Soul Man - The Blues Brothers
Take On Me - A-ha
Town Called Malice - The Jam
Wake Me Up Before You Go Go - Wham!
Walking On Sunshine - Katrina & The Waves
Way You Make Me Feel, The - Michael Jackson
What's Love Got To Do With It - Tina Turner
You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon
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90s
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All The Small Things - Blink-182
Baby One More Time - Britney Spears
Breakfast At Tiffany's - Deep Blue Something
Cosmic Girl - Jamiroquai
Dancing In The Moonlight - Toploader
Disco 2000 - Pulp
Everybody (Backstreet's Back) - Backstreet Boys
Finally - CeCe Peniston
I Wish - Stevie Wonder
Keep On Movin' - Five/Steve Mac
Let Me Entertain You - Robbie Williams
Livin La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin
Mysterious Girl - Peter Andre
One and Only, The - Chesney Hawkes
Parklife - Blur
Relight My Fire - Take That
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
Smooth - Santana
Turn The Beat Around - Gloria Estefan
Who Do You Think You Are - Spice Girls
MOTOWN/SOUL
Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye
All Night Long - Lionel Richie
Best Of My Love - The Emotions
Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations
Car Wash - Rose Royce
Celebration - Kool & The Gang
Dancing In The Street - Martha and The Vandellas
Disco Inferno - The Trammps
Hallelujah, I Love Her So - Ray Charles
Hard To Handle - The Black Crowes
Higher And Higher - Jackie Wilson
I Got You (I Feel Good) - Jame Brown
I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
I'm So Excited - The Pointer Sisters
It Takes Two - Rod Stewart/Tina Turner
Knock On Wood - Amii Stewart
Let's Stay Together - Al Green
Long Train Runnin' - The Doobie Brothers
My Girl - The Temptations
Proud Mary - Tina Turner
Respect - Aretha Franklin
Shake A Tail Feather - Ray Charles
Think - Aretha Franklin
We Are Family - Sister Sledge
ROCK
Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Jet
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
Buck Rogers - Feeder
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
Dakota - Stereophonics
Dani California - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Daydream Believer - The Monkees
Do You Love Me - The Contours
Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John
Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
Great Balls Of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis
Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix
Hey Jude - The Beatles
Hound Dog - Elvis Presley
I Predict A Riot - Kaiser Chiefs
Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
Johnny B. Good - Chuck Berry
Jump - Van Halen
Let's Dance - David Bowie
Livin' On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
Moondance - Van Morrison
Place Your Hands - Reef
Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets
Somebody To Love- Queen
Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits
Summer Of '69 - Bryan Adams
Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
You Really Got Me - The Kinks

Reviews (40)

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Two great performances from Upstate at our wedding last weekend. They put a really unique spin on a lot of songs that we love and it made the evening so special. We've already passed your details on to other friends getting married this year so hopefully we can enjoy their music all over again!

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Everything from the vocals to the band members to the set up and packing away was just brilliant from Upstate. They made the party of our wedding reception very stress-free and really, really fun! Thanks guys

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Booked on the back of recommendations and already hoping to use them again! They were fantastic last weekend and having the extra horns gave it a really full, professional sound. Delighted! Thanks again!

Upstate

Upstate are a fantastic function band. You can really tell that they've thought about all their arrangements and they know how to put on a great show. Hope to have them back soon!

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Full marks for Upstate! Their videos looked great and they were on our budget so we were very happy to book them already. But having seen their performances, I can't recommend them enough! Top level musicians with plenty of energy to share! Our guests wouldn't stop raving about them.

Upstate

Loads of brilliant music from Upstate at our wedding last weekend - they put on a great
show and did a really good job of making songs sound a little different (but at the same time just as good as) the originals! Happy to recommend them, for sure!

Upstate

They had everyone on the dancefloor all evening! Even some of our famously grumpy relatives
were dancing way more than we thought so that's a great review of just how good they were!

Upstate

Delighted with Upstate's performances at the weekend. We stretched our budget a little to add the brass section but it really paid off and made for an unforgettable night! They really are a very competent, very entertaining band. Full marks!

Upstate

I would definitely recommend Upstate, they were great to work with and their music was
just right for a great party last night. Super band!

Upstate

Upstate were so good at the weekend. They arrived on time and set up without us even
noticing so they were ready to go for our first dance. That, and the whole night of music, was spot on for what we had hoped for. Very pleased!

Upstate

It was great to have Upstate at our party last weekend. Thank you for the recommendation, they were the perfect fit and we were very, very happy!

Upstate

Booked Upstate as soon as I heard their original ideas in their promo video - and they didn't disappoint live either. Great music all night, much appreciated

Upstate

Very happy to recommend Upstate. They were great for set up and pack down and completely unphased by a larger crowd. Very impressed by the music too, please do pass on my compliments to the band!

Upstate

Special mention to Upstate to fighting the conditions to make our wedding and still put on a fantastic show for our reception at the weekend. It was great having everyone crammed in and dancing away celebrating. The music was fantastic! Thank you!

Upstate

We would like to recommend Upstate, they were a great band and really went above and
beyond to make our day special. It was a great evening at our wedding reception and that was
hugely down to them! Thanks again!

Upstate

I really enjoyed working with Upstate, they were very communicative before the event at the weekend and put on a great show on the night. They are a really talented band and I hope to see them perform again in the future. Top marks from all of us!

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Cannot speak highly enough about Upstate - they really blew us all away last Saturday. We're so pleased we added the brass too, it made for quite the night! Thanks so much for all your help in booking them

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We were so pleased to have had Upstate with us on Friday night, they created such a good atmosphere for our event and had everyone up and dancing - even though most of them had only met that night. Not an easy job! Thank you so much!

Upstate

Great to have Upstate providing the music at the weekend, they really were fantastic. Very professional but good fun and down-to-earth individuals too. We loved having them and everyone was cheering for more at the end. Definitely a success! Thank you!

Upstate

We deliberated a lot between bands for our work party but we are SO pleased we landed with Upstate - they're a really professional outfit and made such an impact when they started playing! They had more people up and dancing then we had even hoped for! Thanks so much again!

Upstate

Fabulous band! Really gelled well together and sounded great all evening!

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We hired Upstate for a work event last week and they were brilliant! Every single person loved them and would highly recommend! They created a great atmosphere and covered a variety of different music. The whole process of booking was really easy and the whole band were so lovely! Couldn’t recommend enough and can’t wait to hire them again for future events!

Upstate

Thank you SO much to you and your colleagues - what a great evening, you were brilliant and the place was buzzing. Hope our paths cross again soon - and I will happily recommend you

Upstate

Upstate performed at a work event we had and they were brill! The band were lovely and
were so good live! The song selection was great and would highly recommended them!

Upstate

You guys were fantastic! We do the event annually, so I will be in touch in the new year

Upstate

What an amazing band! They're each so individually talented and put on a great show all together. We were so grateful for all their efforts and even learning a couple of requests that meant a lot to us. A really great band, thank you so much!

Upstate

We work in music and Upstate were our choice for our wedding day band - and we weren't disappointed! In fact, we were delighted! All the way from the afternoon acoustic set to the evening party, they were note-perfect and made lots of the songs sound even better than their originals! Hope to have them play at another event in the future!

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I was really impressed by Upstate, they were very professional but put on a great show and were really charismatic. They got everyone involved and dancing and enjoying the evening. Hope they did too! We're still talking about it all here!

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We were so happy with how our wedding reception played out and Upstate were a massive part of that, putting on such a good performance with their music. We loved every song and it was great seeing everyone really let their hair down and have a good time. We'd definitely recommend Upstate, they were fantastic all night!

Upstate

Outstanding professional band with an amazing repertoire. Really impressed by Upstate on Thursday, they made for a perfect party!

Upstate

We hired Upstate for our wedding recently, thanks to the fantastic music and atmosphere
they created, everyone had an absolute blast! Booking, selecting playlists and communication has been excellent, quick and easy throughout. They are certainly crowd pleasers and kept everyone singing and dancing all night. We would highly recommend them to anyone looking for excellent live music from a genuinely enthusiastic team

Upstate

What a band! These guys are absolutely class! Such fun versions of every song - we never wanted it to end!

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Wow wow wow! Upstate you completely blew us away on Saturday night! We thought your videos were excellent and you were even better in real life! Thank you for helping to create such a fun evening!

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Just wanted to send a quick note to say how impressed we were with Upstate at our wedding! They really knocked it out the park. So talented and gave us a great party! Thank you so much, we'll be reliving that evening for a long time!

Upstate

We really wanted a lively party for our wedding reception and that's exactly what we got with Upstate! They got through so many songs in the night, it's hard to believe! Great musicians and brilliant performers. Hope they had a good time too!

Upstate

Thank you Upstate, you totally made our wedding party - people haven't stopped asking
where we found you! A couple of my family members are musicians too and they were so impressed by all your playing and singing. We loved it!

Upstate

We did a LOT of research around which band to have at our wedding party because we really
wanted to have a good time with our guests. Upstate really delivered and, to be honest,
surpassed our expectations. They were just amazing all night. I wish the party could've just gone on and on!

Upstate

Definitely the best band we've ever heard play at a wedding! Can we say that about our own
reception?! I think so! Upstate were so SO good, they totally blew us away and our family and friends were loving it too. Great songs and really good performers. We would definitely recommend them!

Upstate

Absolutely brilliant wedding band! I'm sure we're a bit one-sided but I don't remember hearing such good music at a wedding before. Highly recommend Upstate!

Upstate

Top class band! Would definitely recommend!

Line-Up

  • Default Line Up
  • Additional Line Up Options

Performance Times

Booking Add-ons

  • Early Arrival
  • Horn Section
  • Smaller Lineups Available
  • Late Finish (After Midnight)
  • Daytime Acoustic Duo
  • Manned DJ Service After FInal Set

Provided by the Act

  • PA System
  • Public Liability Insurance & PAT Tested Equipment
  • Stage lighting
  • Able To Work With Sound Limiters
  • Complimentary Unmanned DJ Service (when not performing until 30 minutes after last set)

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