The Benedicts

Description

As one of the South's leading wedding bands, The Benedicts are available across Hampshire, Dorset, Surrey, Wiltshire, Somerset, Sussex and throughout the UK & abroad for weddings, parties, festivals and corporate events, 365 days a year! The Benedicts are live music specialists, delivering explosive, high-octane shows that feature the very best party tunes from the past 60 years! From Rock 'n' Roll to Rhythm 'n' Blues; from Pop to Rock and Funk to Soul, The Benedicts are one of the few wedding bands that do it all, serving up hit after hit until your ears are 100% satisfied! The band provides ... a completely tailor-made live music service to suit all events and budgets, and will work with you every step of the way to ensure that your wedding entertainment is truly unforgettable! The Benedicts guarantee that their irresistible mix of classic party anthems, dance-inducing wedding music and breathtaking live show will have everybody on their feet dancing and singing along...all night long...and all the way home! Resistance is futile! Read More

Set-List

50’s/60’s
Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock
Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode
Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues
Elvis - Hound Dog
Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons/Muse - Can’t Take My Eyes Off You
Herman’s Hermit’s - I’m Into Something Good
Jackie Wilson - Your Love Keeps Lifting Me (Higher & Higher)
James Brown - I Got You (I Feel Good)
Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls Of Fire
Los Lobos - La Bamba
Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline
Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky
Roy Orbison - Pretty Woman
Sam & Dave - Soul Man
The Beach Boys - ... Wouldn’t It Be Nice
The Beatles - Come Together
The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun
The Beatles - Hey Jude
The Beatles - Twist and Shout
The Contours - Do You Love Me?
The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup
The Kinks/Van Halen - You Really Got Me
The Monkees - I'm A Believer
The Rolling Stones - (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
The Swinging Blue Jeans - Hippy Hippy Shake
The Temptations - My Girl
The Who - My Generation
Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl
Wilson Pickett - Land Of 1000 Dances
70’s
Bee Gees - Stayin’ Alive
Bill Withers - Lovely Day
Blondie/One Direction - One Way Or Another
Boston - More Than A Feeling
Chic - Good Times
Chic - Le Freak
Daryl Hall & John Oates – You Make My Dreams
Don McLean - American Pie
Earth, Wind & Fire - September
Electric Light Orchestra - Mr Blue Sky
Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - December 1963 (Oh What A Night)
Free - All Right Now
Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing
James Brown - Get Up (Sex Machine)
Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
Queen - We Will Rock You
Redbone - Come & Get Your Love
Rod Stewart - Maggie May
Status Quo - Rockin' All Over The World
Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You
Steve Harley - Make Me Smile (Come Up & See Me)
Stevie Wonder - I Wish
Stevie Wonder - Isn’t She Lovely
Stevie Wonder - Superstition
T.Rex - 20th Century Boy
T.Rex - Get It On
The Commodores - Easy
The Eagles - Hotel California
The Knack - My Sharona
The Police - Everything Little Thing She Does Is Magic
The Police - Roxanne
The Undertones - Teenage Kicks
Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town
Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music
80’s
A-ha - Take On Me
AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long
Aerosmith/Run DMC - Walk This Way
Beastie Boys - Fight For Your Right to Party
Billy Joel - Uptown Girl
Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough
Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer
Boy Meets Girl - Waiting For A Star To Fall
Bryan Adams - Summer of '69
Culture Club - Karma Chameleon
David Bowie - Lets Dance
David Bowie & Mick Jagger - Dancing In The Street
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love
George Michael - Faith
Guns ‘N Roses - Paradise City
Guns ‘N Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
Huey Lewis & The News - Power Of Love
Jermaine Stewart - We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off
Joan Jett & The Black Hearts - I Love Rock N Roll
Journey - Don't Stop Believin'
KC & The Sunshine Band - Give It Up
Kool & The Gang - Celebration
Kool & The Gang - Get Down On It
Kenny Loggins – Footloose
Lionel Richie - All Night Long
Lionel Ritchie - Dancing On The Ceiling
Luther Vandross - Never Too Much
Metallica - Enter Sandman
Metallica - Nothing Else Matters
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
Michael Jackson - Beat It
Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al
Phil Collins - You Can’t Hurry Love
Phil Collins & Philip Bailey - Easy Lover
Prince - Kiss
Prince - Purple Rain
Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Queen - Under Pressure
Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters
Starship - We Built This City
Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger
The B52’s - Love Shack
The Jam - A Town Called Malice
The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
Toto - Africa
Van Halen – Jump
Wet, Wet, Wet - Sweet Little Mystery
Wham! - Club Tropicana
Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
90’s
Backstreet Boys - Backstreet’s Back
Baddiel, Skinner & Lightening Seeds - 3 Lions
Blink 182 - All the Small Things
Blur - Park Life
Blur - Song 2
Chesney Hawkes - The One & Only
Cornershop - Brimful of Asha
Electric 6 - Gay Bar
Fatboy Slim - Praise You
Feeder - Buck Rogers
Five - Everybody Get Up
Five - Keep On Movin’
Foo Fighters - Everlong
Goo Goo Dolls - Iris
Hanson - Mmbop
Lenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My Way
Michael Jackson - Black Or White
New Radicals - You Get What You Give
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger
Oasis – Wonderwall
Peter Andre - Mysterious Girl
Pulp - Common People
Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name Of
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give It Away
Reef - Place Your Hands
Robbie Williams - Angels
Robbie Williams - Let Me Entertain You
Santana - Smooth
Smash Mouth - All Star
Supergrass - Alright
Take That - Back For Good
The Cure - Friday I’m In Love
The Offspring - Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)
The Rembrandts - I'll Be There For You
The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony
Toploader - Dancing In The Moonlight
Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag
00’s
Alien Ant Farm/Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal
Arctic Monkey’s - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor
Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling
Bon Jovi - It’s My Life
Busted - Year 3000
Cee Loo Green - Forget You
Coldplay – Yellow
Fallout Boy - Dance, Dance
Foo Fighters - Best of You
Fountains Of Wayne - Stacey’s Mum
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc
GreenDay - American Idiot
GreenDay - Basket Case
Jason Mraz - I’m Yours
Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl
Jimmy Eat World - The Middle
Justin Timberlake - Rock Your Body
Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict a Riot
Keane - Somewhere Only We Know
Kings of Leon - Sex On Fire
Kings of Leon - Use Somebody
Maroon 5 - Sunday Morning
Maroon 5 - This Love
MIKA - Grace Kelly
Muse - Feeling Good
Orson - No Tomorrow
Outkast - Hey Ya
Scissor Sisters - I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’
Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
Stereophonics - Dakota
The Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You
The Darkness - I Believe In a Thing Called Love
The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger
The Killers - Human
The Killers - Mr Brightside
The Killers - Somebody Told Me
The Kooks - Naïve
The Lumineers - Ho Hey
The Strokes - Last Night
The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
The Zutons - Valerie
Train - Hey, Soul Sister
U2 - Beautiful Day
10’s
Avicii - Hey Brother
Avicii - Wake Me Up
Bruno Mars - 24k Magic
Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven
Bruno Mars - Runaway Baby
Bruno Mars - Treasure
Calvin Harris - Feel So Close
Coldplay - A Sky Full Of Stars
Daft Punk - Get Lucky
DNCE - Cake By The Ocean
Ed Sheeran - Perfect
Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud
George Ezra - Budapest
George Ezra - Shotgun
Jonas Brothers - Sucker
Justin Timberlake - Can’t Stop That Feeling
Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk
Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger
Maroon 5 - Sugar
Olly Murs - Wrapped Up
One Direction - Best Song Ever
Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes
Pharrell Williams - Happy
Portugal, The Man - Feel It Still
Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines
Shawn Mendes - There’s Nothing Holdin’ Us Back
The 1975 - Chocolate
The Weekend - Can’t Feel My Face
Walk The Moon - Shut Up & Dance
20’s
Coldplay, ft BTS - My Universe
Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits
George Ezra - Green, Green Grass
Glass Animals - Heat Waves
Harry Styles - As It Was
Harry Styles - Watermelon Sugar
Imagine Dragons - Demons
The Kid LAROI, ft Justin Bieber - Stay
The Weeknd - Blinding Lights Read More

Biography

Since their formation in 2011, The Benedicts have gained a reputation as one of the country's leading 4-piece live pop/rock cover bands, wowing countless audiences all over Hampshire, Dorset, Surrey, Wiltshire, Somerset, throughout the UK and right around the globe! With 1000's of performances and several overseas tours under their belt, as well as working with some of the industries most prestigious entertainment agencies, the band are able to use their invaluable experience, adaptability and expertise to deliver THE perfect live entertainment package for your event…completely tailored to y ... our every need!
The Benedicts start parties. It’s just what they do. They are full-time professionals; a fully insured, self-contained wedding entertainment business that’s armed and ready to rock your socks off, meaning your wedding, function or party could not be in the hands of a more capable and contagious live band! You can book entirely at ease knowing that when you hire The Benedicts for your event you will be hiring a professional act that performs and rehearses with each other week-in, week-out, right throughout the year, and they have been doing exactly that since the band came to be. It's what their reputation has been built on - consistently providing a top-quality live music service that is as honest and reliable as it is awesome! Read More

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Experience

Founded by musician Baz Edmondson in 2012, The Benedicts set out to bring world-class live entertainment to the people of Britain and beyond. With literally 1000's of performances and several overseas tours under their belt, as well as working with some of the industry's most prestigious entertainment agencies, the band can use their invaluable experience, adaptability, and expertise to deliver the perfect live entertainment package for your event! Consisting of 4 core full-time members, you can book entirely at ease knowing that when you hire The Benedicts for your event you will be hiring a ... highly experienced professional act that performs and rehearses with each other week-in, week-out, right throughout the year. Each member is totally dedicated to their craft and bring their exceptionally high standards to every event that they are invited to perform. Individually they have performed for and alongside many household names and artists, some of which include Justin Hawkins (The Darkness), Funeral For A Friend, Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers), and have even appeared as musicians on The X-Factor and Pop-Idol! Read More

Previous Clients

DFDS Seaways
BHStars Awards
Southampton Solent University
Bicester Barracks
Wayne's Bar, Nice
CFC Underwriting
MHA Monahans
Pathfinders Boat Club
Warsash Sailing Club
Home Farm Holiday Park
Northam Farm Holiday Park

Suitable for

Anniversary Party Awards Ceremony Bar / Bat Mitzvah Birthday Party (Adult) Birthday Party (Teen) Casinos Charity / Fundraising Event Christening Christmas Party Club Party Cocktail Party / Drinks Reception Community Event Concerts / Tours Conference / Meeting Corporate Event Cruise Ships Dinner Party Engagement Party Festival / Outdoor Event Graduation Party Grand Opening Party Halloween Party High School Reunion HM Forces/Army/Navy/Military Event Holiday / Theme Parks Hotel Event Jewish Wedding New Year's Eve Party Nightclub Event Private Party Product Launch / Promotion Prom Night Quinceañera / Sweet 16 Party Restaurant / Bar / Pub Event Retirement Party School Event Session Work Social Club Theaters / Stage Trade Show / Exhibitions University / College Event Wedding Reception

Additional Information

PLI Certified
PAT Tested