Family Affair

  • from £1295 in London Help
  • from £1345 in South East
  • from £1345 in East of England
  • from £1375 in East Midlands
  • from £1395 in South West
  • from £1445 in West Midlands
  • from £1695 in Yorkshire & Humberside
  • from £1695 in North West
  • from £1895 in North East
  • from £2245 in Scotland
  • from £1495 in Wales

Featuring up to four vocal harmonies and a 3-piece horn section, Family Affair is a London-based band capturing the true spirit of old school funk and soul legends.

The band burst onto the scene in 2003 when they were invited to play for HRH Prince William’s well documented 21st birthday at Windsor Castle. The band then went onto play alongside Lionel Richie, helped celebrate 150 years of Louis Vuitton and recently supported The Scissor Sisters to a 900-capacity audience. 

The band create an undeniable electrifying impact onstage with up to four people harmonising, alongside a 3 piece horn section, guaranteed to fill any dance floor. Insisting on hand selecting their songs, Family Affair capture the true spirit of old school funk and soul legends, featuring the best 70s and 80s funk, soul and disco classics and delivering them in a style refined as their own.

Family Affair is made up of a select group of outstanding musicians, spanning a wide range of musical backgrounds, who have performed at venues such as Jazz Café, The 100 Club, Café de Paris, Hammersmith Apollo, Shepherds Bush Empire, London Astoria and festivals including Glastonbury, T in the Park and Virgin. They have participated in tours throughout Europe, America, Asia and Australia.

Performance information

Line-up 5-piece band: Female vocals, guitar, keys, bass, drums
Performance duration 2 x 1 hour or 3 x 40 minute sets
Performance area required 14ft wide x 10ft deep
Recorded music provided between sets Yes (included in price)
Set-up/sound-check duration 1 hour
Public Liability Insurance (PLI) Yes
PAT certificate Yes

Booking options

Extra performances £250 for an extra hour
Late performances/Use of PA £125 per hour
Early set-up/sound-check £100 per hour before 6pm
DJ service (provided by act)

includes laptop with large song database + requests + mic for speeches + lighting

 Add £150 for 2 hours
Backing singers Add £195 per singer
Horns (sax or trumpet) Add £195 per horn
Acoustic duo set £250 per hour

What people say

  • Family Affair played our wedding in September 2009 and they were simply amazing. Before the wedding, they were really helpful and friendly and on the day the whole band were great to have around. As for the music, they were simply awesome. The 5-piece set-up we hired was incredibly tight and the musicianship was superb. The vocalist was incredible, too. All in all, Family Affair made the evening of our wedding go off in a big, big way. I remember is the whole room going mental when the band played 'Don't Stop Me Now' by Queen. A great moment and a great memory. Thanks also to you guys for your part in organising things, you were really helpful.

    Phil, Wedding, September 2009

  • Family Affair played at my girlfriends 40th Birthday party on 29th September. Everyone including the birthday girl have said that they though the band were brilliant ! There just was not enough ! We had everyone dancing to the music and even playing the drums at the end ! We wanted the evening to go on longer as we were all just getting going. The music was great and something that we could all sing along to and vocally spot on. I would recommend and in fact have already recommended Family Affair to anyone having a party !

    Alan T., Wedding, Surrey, September 2009

  • Thought we’d drop you an email to give some feedback on Family Affair. These guys were absolutely brilliant. I could spend all day typing superlatives to describe them. From the start they all looked as though they wanted to be there and that they were genuinely having a good time – this made for a really good start. All the songs they sang were performed perfectly. I lost count of how many of my guests asked me where I found them. In short, we’re so glad we booked Family Affair. They delivered exactly what we hoped for and made our reception a party to remember. Please pass on our huge thanks.

    Chris, Wedding, Westminster Boating Base, London, July 2009

  • I look forward to finding some sort of pretext for booking you again! Really can't emphasise enough what a contribution you made to the day.

    Andrew F., Wedding, Shropshire, May 2008

  • Family affair played at our wedding 29th June 07, the band were brilliant, packed the dancefloor from begining to end, my wife and her friends were dancing to the soundcheck! we would recomend them to anyone.

    Matthew, Wedding, Essex, June 2008

  • Thumbs up!

    Simon Cowell, guest at 150 year Anniversary celebrations of Louis Vuitton

  • Music is my life! I'm loving the band!

    Graham Norton, host at a corporate awards ceremony

  • You rocked the house! We loved all your tunes and had the best night! We only wished we chould have had you playing non-stop all evening!

    Organising committee, Oxford/Cambridge Varsity Ball, May 2007

  • You were an excellent and extremely professional group. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the music and danced throughout their sets. Their performance was amazing and their organisation and preparation meant that from a wedding planning perspective, they were a delight to deal with. Highly reccommended.

    Will Sykes, Wedding, Oxfordshire, May 2007

  • This is a truly fantastic band. You guys really got the party going!

    HRH Prince William, at the Prince's 21st birthday party, Windsor Castle, 2003

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  • Back on the Right Track - Sly & Family Stone
  • Back To My Roots - Odyssey
  • Best of My Love - The Emotions
  • Boogie Oogie Oogie - Taste of Honey
  • Blame It On The Boogie - The Jacksons
  • Carwash - Rose Royce
  • Celebration - Kool & Gang
  • Crazy in Love - Beyonce
  • Do I Do - Stevie Wonder
  • Fell In Love With a Boy - Joss Stone
  • Give Me The Night - George Benson
  • Got To Have Your Love - Mantronix
  • Have A Good Time - Brand New Heavies
  • Happiness - Pointer Sisters
  • I Believe in Miracles - Jackson Sisters
  • I Feel For You - Chaka & Rufus
  • I Like What You Do - Commodores
  • I Wish - Stevie Wonder
  • If You Want Me To Stay - Sly & Family Stone
  • Jamaica Funk - Tom Browne
  • Jungle Boogie - Kool and The Gang
  • Just The Two Of Us - Bill Withers
  • Lady Marmalade - Labelle
  • Let's Stay together - Al Green
  • Master Blaster - Stevie Wonder
  • Never Too Much - Luther Vandross
  • Papa Was A Rollin' Stone - Temptations
  • Pick Up the Pieces - Average White Band
  • Rock Steady - Aretha Franklin
  • Rock with You - Michael Jackson
  • September - Earth Wind & Fire
  • Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie Wonder
  • Soulpower - Maceo Parker
  • Street Life - Randy Crawford
  • Superstition - Stevie Wonder
  • Sweet Thang - Chaka Khan
  • The Moment of My Life - Inner Life
  • Time Is On My Side - Maze
  • Upside Down - Diana Ross
  • Use Me - Bill Withers
  • What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
  • 'Working Day & Night - The Jacksons
  • Joyous - Funk Instrumental
  • What's Hip - Tower of Power