20th Century Party Band
Want to throw a themed party but not sure which decade to pick? There's no need to stress about choosing; just book the 20th Century Party Band and have them all! They'll take you on a musical journey through the sounds and styles of the last seventy years. This incredibly talented band plays everyone's favorite tunes from the 1950s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, and 2000s in authentic costumes.
As impresarios and gifted musicians, you'll feel like The Beatles and Buddy Holly themselves are playing at your event. Featuring two guitars, bass, drums, and a female percussionist and dancer, they'll recreate the diverse sounds of vintage pop music and have you tapping your feet in no time.
The band's repertoire is extensive, and clients can choose the tunes they want, including special requests. All of the 20th Century Party Band's equipment is wireless, so they can move around your party playing their set just as easily as they can rock a festival stage for thousands. In fact, they could do both!
If you do have a particular decade in mind, they offer complete sets for each of the decades listed above (as well as a 1920s set). With access to a vast array of genuine vintage costumes, your themed 80s party or product launch will have a band that looks and sounds like the real deal.
This isn't just any party band. Having developed their repertoire and act over many years and collecting hundreds of costumes along the way, this band can cater to any taste and specializes in the most popular niches of recent history. Check out their impressive client list and an abridged set list to make sure you're getting a band of the highest caliber.
To book 20th Century Party Band, please contact one of our specialist entertainment advisors who are ready to help.
- All Shook Up – Elvis
- C’mon Everybody – Eddie Cochran
- Do You Wanna Dance – Cliff Richard
- Everyday – Buddy Holly
- Hound Dog – Elvis
- Oh Boy – Buddy Holly
- Jailhouse Rock – Elvis
- Johnny B Goode – Chuck Berry
- La Bamba – Ritchie Valens
- Livin Doll – Cliff Richard
- Love Potion No9 – Clovers
- Mannish Boy – Muddy Waters
- Rock Around the Clock – Bill Haley
- Sweet Home Chicago – Various
- Summertime Blues –Eddie Cochran
- That’s Alright – Elvis
- That’s Amore – Dean Martin
- The Young Ones – Cliff Richard
- 1960s
- 8 Days a Week – The Beatles
- All Along the Watchtower – Hendrix
- All Day and All Night – The Kinks
- All Over Now – The Rolling Stones
- All or Nothing – The Small Faces
- Apache – The Shadows
- Badge – Cream
- Beggin – Frankie Valli
- Born to be Wild – Steppenwolf
- Brown-Eyed girl – Van Morrison
- Build Me Up Buttercup – The Foundations
- Can’t Take My Eyes – Frankie Valli
- Can’t Explain – The Who
- Daydream Believer – The Monkees
- Day Tripper – The Beatles
- Do Wah Diddy – Manfred Mann
- Do You Love Me – The Contours
- Everybody’s Talking – Harry Nilsson
- Foxy Lady – Jimi Hendrix
- Get Off My Cloud – Rolling Stones
- Gimme Some Loving – Spencer Davis Group
- Hard Day’s Night – The Beatles
- Hard to Handle – Otis Redding
- Help – The Beatles
- Hi Ho Silver Lining – Jeff Beck
- High Heeled Sneakers – Tommy Tucker
- Hey Baby – Bruce Channel
- Hey Jude – The Beatles
- Honky-Tonk Woman – The Rolling Stones
- House of the Rising Sun- The Animals
- Hush – Deep Purple
- I’m a Believer – The Monkees
- I Wanna Hold Your Hand – The Beatles
- Itchycoo Park – The Small Faces
- Jumpin’ Jack flash – The Rolling Stones
- Lazy Sunday – The Small Faces
- Let it be – The Beatles
- Let’s Do the Twist – Chubby Checker
- Light My Fire – The Doors
- Little Red Rooster – Rolling Stones
- Louie Louie – The Kingsmen
- Midnight Hour – Otis Redding
- Miserlou – Dick Dale
- Mustang Sally – Wilson Pickett
- My Generation – The Who
- My Girl – Temptations
- Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison
- Proud Mary – Creedence Clearwater
- Really Got Me – The Kinks
- Satisfaction – Rolling Stones
- Saw Her Standing There – The Beatles
- She Loves You – The Beatles
- Sherry – Franki Valli and The Four Seasons
- Sitting on the Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding
- Son of a Preacher Man – Dusty Springfield
- Stand By Me – Ben E King
- Substitute – The Who
- Sunny Afternoon – The Kinks
- Suspicious Minds – Elvis
- Sympathy for the Devil – Rolling Stones
- Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond
- Sweets for My Sweet – The Searchers
- Ticket to Ride – The Beatles
- Twist & Shout – The Beatles
- Waterloo Sunset – The Kinks
- We Can Work it Out – The Beatles
- We Gotta Get Out of This Place – The Animals
- Whole Lotta Love – Led Zeppelin
- White Room – Cream
- Wipeout – The Surfari’s
- Young Girl – Union Gap
- You Shook Me – Muddy Waters
- 1970s
- 20th Century Boy – TREX
- All the Young Dudes – Mott the Hoople
- Alright Now – Free
- Ain’t No Sunshine – Bill Withers
- American Pie – Don McClean
- Ballroom Blitz – The Sweet
- Brown Sugar – Rolling Stones
- Come Up & See Me – Steve Harley
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen
- Don’t Stop Me Now – Queen
- Easy – The Commodores
- For the Love of Money – O Jays
- Get it On – TREX
- Good Times – Chic
- Handbags and Gladrags – Rod Stewart
- Hot Love – TREX
- Is This Love – Bob Marley
- Its Only Rock ‘n Roll – Rolling Stones
- I Love Rock ‘n Roll – Joan Jett/ Arrow
- I Shot the Sheriff – Eric Clapton
- I Want You Back -The Jacksons
- Jean Genie – David Bowie
- Long Train Running – Doobie Brothers
- Maggie May – Rod Stewart
- No Woman No Cry – Bob Marley
- One Love – Bob Marley
- Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry
- Rebel Rebel – David Bowie
- Roadhouse Blues –The Doors
- Rock ‘n Roll – Led Zeppelin
- Rock ‘n Roll All Nite – Kiss
- Schools Out – Alice Cooper
- Sexy Thing – Hot Chocolate
- Stir It Up – Bob Marley & the Wailers
- Stuck in the Middle – Stealers Wheel
- Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Teenage Kicks – The Undertones
- The Wall – Pink Floyd
- Three Little Birds – Bob Marley
- Tiger Feet – Mud
- Video Killed the Radio Star – Buggles
- Wait in Vain – Bob Marley
- We are the Champions – Queen
- We Will Rock You – Queen
- Wild Horses – Rolling Stones
- Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd
- Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
- Your Song – Elton John
- You to me Are Everything – The Real Thing
- You’re My Best Friend – Queen
- 1950s
- 500 Miles – The Proclaimers
- Angel is a Centrefold – J Geils band
- Another One Bites the Dust – Queen
- Bad – Michael Jackson
- Baggy Trousers – Madness
- Beat It – Michael Jackson
- Beverley Hills Cop theme tune – AXel F
- Billy Jean – Michael Jackson
- Careless Whisper – George Michael
- Crazy Thing Called Love – Queen
- Don’t Stop Believing – Journey
- Don’t Turn Around – Aswad
- Faith – George Michael
- Feeling Hot Hot Hot – Arrow
- Fight for Your Right – Beastie Boys
- Footloose – Kenny Loggins
- Give It Up – KC and the Sunshine Band
- It Must Be Love – Madness
- Living on a Prayer – Bon Jovi
- Love Song – The Cure
- One Step Beyond – Madness
- Paradise City – Guns n Roses
- Power of Love – Huey Lewis
- Red Red Wine – UB40
- Should I Stay or Should I Go – The Clash
- Smooth Criminal – Michael Jackson
- Summer of 69 – Bryan Adams
- Sweet Child ‘o Mine – Guns n Roses
- The Tide is High – Blondie
- Town Called Malice – The Jam
- Video Killed the Radio Star – Buggles
- Walking on Sunshine – Katrina & Waves
- Walk This Way – Aerosmith
- We Are the Champions – Queen
- We Built This City – Starship
- With or Without You – U2
- Word up – Cameo
- Under Pressure – Queen
- 1990s
- Alright – Supergrass
- Angels – Robbie Williams
- Could It Be Magic – Take That
- Dance the Night Away – Mavericks
- Don’t Cry – Guns n Roses
- Don’t Look Back in Anger – Oasis
- Girls and Boys – Blur
- Good Riddance – Green Day
- Hard to Handle – Commitments/ Black Crowes
- Hush – Kula Shaker
- Ice Ice Baby – Vanilla Ice
- I Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing – Aerosmith
- I’ll Be There For You – Rembrandts
- Insomnia – Faithless
- Just Looking – Stereophonics
- Kernkraft 400 – Zombie Nation
- Let Me Entertain You – Robbie Williams
- Little Respect – Wheatus
- Losing My Religion – REM
- Knockin' on Heaven’s Door – Guns ‘n Roses
- Mrs Robinson – Lemonheads
- Ordinary World – Duran Duran
- Parklife – Blur
- Place your hands – Reef
- Roll with it – Oasis
- Sweat – Inner Circle
- Teenage Dirtbag – Wheatus
- The One and Only – Chesney Hawkes
- Under the Bridge – RHCP
- Whatever – Oasis
- Wonderwall – Oasis
- Word Up – Gun
- Would I Lie to You? – Charles and Eddie
- You and Me Song – The Wannadies
- 2000s
- All the Small Things – Blink 182
- America – Razorlight
- Angel – Shaggy & Raywon
- American Idiot – Green Day
- Are You Gonna Be My Girl – Jet
- Beautiful Girls – Sean Kingston
- Beggin – Madcon
- Billionaire – Bruno Mars
- Blurred Lines – Robin Thicke
- Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol
- Chelsea Dagger – Fratellis
- Forget You – Cee Lo Green
- Happy – Pharrel Williams
- Have a Nice Day – Stereophonics
- Hey Ho – The Lumineers
- Get Lucky – Daft Punk
- Good on the Dance Floor – Artic Monkeys
- I’m Yours – Jason Mraz
- Insomnia – Faithless
- I Need a Dollar – Aloe Blacc
- I Predict a Riot – Kaiser Chiefs
- Iris – Goo Goo Dolls
- Is This Love – Will I Am
- Lady – Modjo
- Last Night- The Strokes
- Locked Out of Heaven – Bruno Mars
- Love Goes Down – Plan B
- Mr. Brightside – The Killers
- Moves Like Jagger – Maroon Five
- Read All About It – Emeli Sande
- Sandstorm – DJ Darude
- Seven Nation Army – White Stripes
- Sex on Fire – Kings of Leon
- Stolen – Dashboard Confessional
- Take Me Out – Franz Ferdinand
- Teenage Dirtbag – Wheatus
- The One – Kodaline
- Times Like These (acoustic version) – Foo Fighters
- Truly Madly Deeply – Savage Garden
- Uptown Funk -Mark Ronson / Bruno Mars
- Valerie – Amy Winehouse / Mark Ronson
- We Are Young – Fun
- Wherever You Will Go – The Calling
- Why Does it Always Rain on Me – Travis
- Yellow – Coldplay
- 1980s
- Rovio
- Alton Towers
- Marriot Hotels
- MacMillan Cancer Support
- Dell
- Oxfam
- Butlin’s
- NSPCA
- Oxford Brookes University
- SEGA
- Royal Marsden Cancer Charity
- EA Sports
- NHS
- Microsoft
- Thistle Hotels
- Toyota
- Norwegian Cruise Line
- Save the Children
- Oxford University Press
- Blue Cross
- British Airways
- Royal Caribbean
- …and many more including private functions weddings and parties.
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