Welcome to The Matt Strafford Wedding Band
Wedding entertainment is a huge part of any wedding day. It’s now time to book the perfect live band with the experience and energy to keep your guests entertained all night long!
We have been performing at weddings & events for over 10 years. We service the whole of the UK. Our huge repertoire of music ensures there is something for everyone to enjoy and we even have our own dedicated DJ with us who will fill the gaps while we aren’t playing and keep you entertained from start to finish. We also come complete with a full lighting and sound setup too.
We play for over 120 weddings a year and are totally dedicated to making your wedding music perfect. We work with corporate clients too including Virgin, John Lewis, Audi, Bentley, The BBC and many more… so you can be sure we know how to make your wedding day and evening unforgettable. Don’t take our word for it, take a look at our TESTIMONIALS page to see what our clients are saying about us.
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Real Reviews By Real People
Absolutely out of this world! If you want you and your groom and the whole wedding party to be up dancing all night then these are the band for you! They are fantastic, professional and you can tell that they enjoy what they are doing! Played our first dance live beautifully and our wedding guests have said how amazing they were! Thank you for setting a wonderful atmosphere for our wedding and for being a huge part of our day! Keep doing what you are doing! Ben and Kate Beard 7.7.17
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Kate Beard
7/09/2017
Made our wedding.
Could not recommend high enough.
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Daniel Allen
1/22/2017
You want someone to play at your wedding? Why would you look anywhere else once you know about these guys? Absolutely top banana!! Had everyone at our wedding (5.11.16) dancing from song 1. Guests still rave about how good they were. Book, and you simply will not be disappointed!! ��🎙��
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Danny Pooley
1/21/2017
Absolutely out of this world! If you want you and your groom and the whole wedding party to be up dancing all night then these are the band for you! They are fantastic, professional and you can tell that they enjoy what they are doing! Played our first dance live beautifully and our wedding guests have said how amazing they were! Thank you for setting a wonderful atmosphere for our wedding and for being a huge part of our day! Keep doing what you are doing! Ben and Kate Beard 7.7.17
7/09/2017
Made our wedding.
Could not recommend high enough.
1/22/2017
You want someone to play at your wedding? Why would you look anywhere else once you know about these guys? Absolutely top banana!! Had everyone at our wedding (5.11.16) dancing from song 1. Guests still rave about how good they were. Book, and you simply will not be disappointed!! ��🎙��
1/21/2017
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AN EXAMPLE OF OUR LIVE WEDDING SONG LIST
PROUD MARY – TINA TURNER
SHUT UP AND DANCE – WALK THE MOON
YOU’VE GOT THE LOVE – FLORENCE & THE MACHINE
I WILL WAIT – MUMFORD & SONS
TWIST & SHOUT – THE BEATLES
CASTLE ON THE HILL – ED SHEERAN
MR BRIGHTSIDE – THE KILLERS
SHOTGUN – GEORGE EZRA
USE SOMEBODY – KINGS OF LEON
CRAZY LITTLE THING – QUEEN
DANCE WITH ME TONIGHT – OLLY MURS
DON’T LOOK BACK IN ANGER – OASIS
SUMMER OF 69 – BRYAN ADAMS
DO YOU LOVE ME – THE CONTOURS
Why Choose Our Wedding Band?
Unlike most wedding bands for hire, we are a 2 piece with no backing tracks. This means the show is completely LIVE. We find this makes interacting with the with the wedding reception crowd a lot easier and that’s always fun! We are a band offering an extensive set list, high energy and charisma to match, we have something for everyone to enjoy on your big day. Playing over 120 weddings a year, you can be sure that we know how to get the party started!
We have a fully inclusive lighting and sound setup which can cater for between 50 to 350 capacity. We also bring our DJ with us to all evening events to ensure you have mixed music before, between and after our live sets.
MATT STRAFFORD
Lead Vocalist, Guitarist & Kick Drummer…
Microphone – Super 55.
Guitar – Yamaha APx500ii
STEVE HEHIR
Guitarist, Backing Vocalist & Kick Tambourine…ist…
Guitar – Gibson Hummingbird
Microphone – Beta 58
Nick Martin
Sound Man, DJ & Videographer… Basically everything.
DJ Kit – Newmark iDJ Mixer
advantages of HAVING OUR COMPLIMENTARY DJ
- We don’t just throw an ipod on, we have a DJ!
- Requests are encouraged
- Fully inclusive lighting & sound setup
- Clients are able to plug in their own iPod if they wish
- Clients are able to send a list of favourite songs to play prior to their event
- Top class PA system
Why We Stand Out From The Rest
- Our sound and setup is something different from your standard 4/5 piece wedding band
- Huge live band sound with lots of bass to get them dancing!
- We are able to work with venues with sound limitations easily
- We don’t use backing tracks so we can interact with the crowd easily
- Large PA system meaning we are able to accommodate events up to 350 people
- Huge selection of live songs to suit all tastes and ages
- Full-time musicians totally dedicated to making your wedding music perfect
- Over 10 years of full-time wedding band performing experience
- We pride ourselves on our excellent customer service and communication
