The Receptionists

  • from £1400 in South East Help
  • from £1500 in London
  • from £1520 in East of England
  • from £1555 in East Midlands
  • from £1620 in South West
  • from £1620 in West Midlands
  • from £1675 in Wales
  • from £1875 in North West
  • from £1875 in Yorkshire & Humberside
  • from £1975 in North East
  • from £2400 in Scotland

Exceptional female-fronted 5-9 pce function band based in the South East, playing a lively mix of 60s to 00s wedding and party favourites, that will keep your guests entertained until the wee small hours! Additional jazz set available if hiring the full band.

Special Offer! For bookings made before 31st January 2010 get 2 x 70 minute sets for the price of 2 x 60s!


Specialists in party music, this 5-9 piece outfit excel on both corporate and wedding circuits. Hit after hit of 50’s - 00's material, taking in disco from ‘Sister Sledge’, soul from ‘The Blues Brothers’ and pop chart hits from ‘Robbie' and the 'Scissor Sisters'. The band can also perform themed sets (70’s disco set, soul and Motown, rock and pop, movie themed) on demand (all fully costumed).The musicians in the band have been carefully selected from the London session circuit to form a dynamic and highly professional outfit with extremely high musical standards, but with a firm emphasis on good old fashioned entertainment.

The band is fronted by vocalist Sara has entertained audiences of up to 30,000 all over the world and worked with artistes as well-known as Jamiroquai, Skunk Anansie and Darius. The M.I.B musicians have collectively performed with a huge selection of well known artists including Jools Holland, The Honeyz, Beverley Knight: Robbie Williams, The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Beyonce, Girls Aloud, Atomic Kitten, Audioslave, Skin (Skunk Anansie), Will Young, Lemar, Boney M to name a few! As a group, they have performed all over the world including the 5* ‘Grosvenor House Hotel‘ in Dubai and the prestigious ‘Colonial Palace’ and entertained at corporate parties for British American Tobacco, Mazda, British American Racing, TGI Fridays, London Boatshow and Vacs Hoovers amongst others.

Performance information

Line-up Male vocals/guitar, guitar/backing vocals, bass, drums
Performance duration 2 x 60 minute sets or 3 x 40 minute sets
Performance area required 14ft wide x 10ft deep for 5-pce
Recorded music provided between sets Yes (included in price)
Set-up/sound-check duration 90 minutes
Lighting Yes (included in price)
Public Liability Insurance (PLI) Yes
PAT certificate Yes

Booking options

Requests (if not in repertoire) First request free (subject to suitability)
Extra performances £300 for 5-pce (jazz set or party set)
Late performances/Use of PA £100 per hour for 5-pce
Early set-up/sound-check £40 per hour before 5pm for 5-pce
6 piece (adds sax or extra vocalist) Add £225
7 piece band (adds 2nd sax or backing vocals) Add £450
8 piece band (adds 2 saxes + extra vocalist / 2 extra vocalists and one sax/ 3 piece horn section) Add £675
9 piece band (As 8 piece + a percussionist) Add £900

What people say

  • I just wanted to drop you a line to tell you how much we enjoyed The Receptionists at our wedding! They sounded great and everybody loved them. They were also very friendly and flexible just as you said.
    Please can you forward my thanks to them for making our wedding so special.

    James and Daphine Wakelin, Wedding, Berkshire, August 2009

  • Many thanks to The Receptionists for playing at our College Ball. The choice of music was fantastic and was made even better by the way it was played. Proof of this could be seen by both the packed dancefloor and the tapping feet of all those watching. Just as important (at least to our nervous entertainment booker) was that the band were punctual, professional and unbelievably cheerful throughout the whole night. Definitely recommended.

    Chris Martin, University Christmas Ball, Oxford, December 2009

  • Hi Sara. Now that my computer's working again, I have to tell you how much we all enjoyed last Friday evening. Any party is like a cake, only as good as its ingredients and I'd like to think that we had found the perfect mix. But you provided that magic constituent, which made the evening memorable. You had only to see the smiling faces on the heaving dance floor to know that everyone was really enjoying themselves. I know that both of us danced the entire time you were playing, and I suspect the same can be said for most of the other 84 people there! You were FANTASTIC and made the evening a complete SUCCESS. Thank you so much.

    Derek Pye, Birthday Party, Surrey, October 2009

  • What a great party! Perfect selection of dance music which had most people on their feet most of the time - some going! Many, many good things said about the band afterwards - like I said - great party! See you next year!

    Claire Davies, School Summer Ball,Surrey, August 2009

  • Just wanted to say thanks very much for organising the band. They were absolutely fantastic and went down a storm. I've had so many positive comments from people this week who thought the band really made the evening. Please pass on our thanks to Sara once again. Despite running late they were quick to set up and were easy and professional to deal with from start to finish. They are a credit to themselves and your agency. We were all really impressed. We enjoyed their performances (and I think they enjoyed themselves too!)
    If I'm put in charge for organising next year's event, I'll definitely be in touch for a repeat booking!

    Lisa Adams, International Primary School Ball, Brussels, August 2009

  • We'd hired a wonderful band, The Receptionists, to play throughout the day, so during the chapel ceremony an acoustic version of 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow' was sung by Sara. It was incredibly hard trying not to cry!

    Tasmina Ellis, Wedding, Leicestershire, July 2009

  • We booked the band for our wedding. I can honestly say that I would recommend them to anyone - the band were obviously experienced at these kind of events and were incredibly flexible and professional right from the day we booked them to the end of the evening. Right from the time of booking the band, Sara made sure that all the necessary arrangements were made with regard to setting up and playing times, that side of things was very easy on our part. When the band started playing, I couldn't believe what a sophisticated sound they had. The extra brass players were excellent, and the singing was wonderful. The band managed to cater for everyone's tastes, right from our younger guests, right through to the older members of the audience who we had feared would go home after the dinner!I would strongly recommend this band to anyone who is looking for live entertainment at their wedding or other event...they are certainly the best band I have ever booked and I would not hesitate to book them again! Thanks again to you all.

    David Keyes, Wedding, Sussex, June 2009

  • The Receptionists played at our wedding and they were absolutely wonderful! The selection of music they played was brilliant - it really did suit everyone's tastes and we all had a wonderful time! The band was incredibly professional throughout the evening and all our guests commented on how lovely the singing was! The band also performed our first dance, which they learned especially for us, and it was beautiful. Thank you so much for making our day so special.

    Jan and Tony, Wedding, Somerset, May 2009

  • Just a quick note to say how pleased i was with the performance at our wedding 3 weeks ago! Everybody commented on how good you all were and i would definitely recommend you in future. Before you had even finished the first song my mum commented on how 'brilliant" you were! Thank you once again for making the evening so special, the atmosphere was electric!!

    Carly Koller-Kovacs, Wedding, Somerset, August 2008

Repertoire

  • 00’s
  • This Love - Maroon Five
  • Love Machine - Girls Aloud
  • Get This Party Started - Pink
  • Bohemian Like You - Dandy Warhols
  • Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Jet
  • Move Your Feet - Junior Senior
  • Canned Heat - Jameroquai
  • Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand
  • Take Me Out - Scissor Sisters
  • Kids - Robbie & Kylie
  • Filthy/ Gorgeous - Scissor Sisters
  • 90's
  • 90’s
  • Place Your Hands – Reef
  • Rocks - Primal Scream
  • La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin
  • Reach - Sclub7
  • Black or White - Michael Jackson
  • Smooth – Santana
  • Outta Love – Anastacia
  • Relight My Fire - Take That
  • Groove is in the Heart – Deelight
  • Let Me Entertain You - Robbie Williams
  • Bad - Michael Jackson
  • Angels - Robbie Williams
  • 80’s
  • Celebration - Kool and the Gang
  • Get Down Tonight - KC and the sunshine band
  • Love Shack - B52's
  • Everybody Needs Somebody - The Blues Bros
  • Gimme Some Loving - The Blues Bros
  • Knock on Wood - The Blues Bros
  • Walking on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves
  • Thats The Way I Like It - Kool and the Gang
  • Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns'n Roses
  • Beat It - Michael Jackson
  • Dude Looks Like a Lady – Aerosmith
  • Run to You - Bryan Adams
  • Rio - Duran Duran
  • Come on Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
  • 70’s
  • Thinking of You - Sister Sledge
  • Blame it on the Boogie - Jackson 5
  • I Want You Back - Jackson 5
  • Disco Inferno - The Tramps
  • I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
  • We Are Family - Sister Sledge
  • Carwash - Rose Royce
  • Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
  • Lady Marmalade - Patty Labelle
  • Le Freak - Chiq
  • Good Times - Chiq
  • Boogie Nights - Earth Wind and Fire
  • Brickhouse - Commodores
  • Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
  • Boogie Oogie Ooogie - A Taste of Honey
  • Can't Hurry Love - Diana Ross & The Supremes
  • Signed Sealed Delivered - Stevie Wonder
  • Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
  • I Wish - Stevie Wonder
  • Superstition - Stevie Wonder
  • Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
  • Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
  • Fire - Jimi Hendrix
  • With a Little Help from My Friends - Joe Cocker
  • Waterloo – Abba
  • 60’s
  • December '63 - The Four Seasons
  • I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles
  • Rescue Me - Aretha Franklyn
  • Respect - Aretha Franklyn
  • Land of 1000 Dances - Wilson Pickett
  • Jumpin Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones
  • 50’s
  • Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley
  • Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis
  • Jazz Set
  • Cheek to cheek
  • Wayfaring Stranger
  • At Last
  • Don't Know Why
  • Sunrise
  • Have I Told You Lately
  • Moondance
  • Sunny
  • Impressions
  • So What
  • Fly me to the Moon
  • Ain't that a Kick in the Head
  • For Once in My Life
  • Sway
  • Have You Met Miss Jones
  • The Way You Look Tonight
  • Too Good to be True
  • Let There Be Love