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Corporate Events

The Bond Tribute Band – The Name Is Band is perfect for any themed events all over the UK.

If you are planning an event that has a casino theme  and you would like a Bond Tribute to entertain and enthrall your guests for the evening then please get in contact as we’d love to provide you with a quote for your event!

The Name Is Band – Bond Tribute Band can provide a set where we perform the Bond themes either as your guests arrive, through dinner or as a cabaret/show during the day/evening.  The entertainment doesn’t stop there however!  We also have an amazing party set for later in the evening that is jam-packed with the best hits from the 1960’s to present chart numbers to get your guests on the dance-floor!  When the band is not performing we have our own DJ Hobbers included within the quote.

If you wanted a swing style/rat pack set instead of the party set then just ask!  We can certainly provide this for you.  The musicians in the Bond Tribute Band – The Name Is Band are adaptable and can play any style music required to exceptionally high standards.

Alternatively we can provide a laid-back, easy-listening set earlier in the evening for a cocktail/lounge reception to greet your guests on arrival.

So if you want to add the WOW factor to your event please contact us.

May 16, 2014 Short URL
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Bond Tribute

If you are planning a Bond themed evening for your birthday party, anniversary, wedding, corporate, fundraising event then please contact The Name Is Band – Bond Tribute Band for a quote!

The Bond Tribute Band – The Name Is Band perform the Bond themes – either with or without our girl dancers and with or without pyrotechnics.  The set is bursting with Bond themes such as Diamonds are Forever, From Russia With Love, The Man With the Golden Gun, Thunderball, Skyfall, Live and Let Die, You Know My Name, Nobody Does It Better and so many more!  The Name Is Band only ever perform fully live – there are no backing tracks or miming involved when we perform for your event.

The James Bond Tribute Band can also play a second set of covers, containing the best numbers from the 1960’s to date – Tom Jones, Tina Turner, Amy Winehouse, James Brown, Earth Wind & Fire, Kaiser Chiefs, Adele, Florence and the Machine plus many others.  The set is guaranteed to get all your guests on the dance floor.

If required, we can also supply an easy listening cocktail set for your guests arrival -some laid back, jazzy, swing numbers to set the atmosphere for the evening or we can supply a swing set later in the evening if that’s more your style!

So if you want to know more about The Name Is Band –  Bond Tribute Band – get in contact! We’d love to hear from you!

May 16, 2014 Short URL
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Bond Themed Weddings

The Bond Tribute Band The Name is Band have performed at some amazing James Bond Themed Weddings over the years!

The Bond films are always a big hit worldwide and there have been so many made over the years.  The gadgets.  The Bond girls.  The Bond cars. The baddies.  The action.  The music.  The many faces of Bond.

There are so many films to choose from and everyone always has their favourite!  Many couples now choose to have something a little different for their wedding and a Bond Tribute Band for your special day is always a hit.

The Bond Tribute Band The Name is Band perform the Bond Themes early in the evening, either through the drinks reception, the wedding breakfast, or towards the end of the meal to add impact, pizzazz and atmosphere.  Later in the evening we play a party set with floor-fillers from the 1960’s to present day chart hits to really get the party started!

Of course, we can also play a more laid-back and chilled set for a drinks reception with a few jazz/easy listening classics.  Having a James Bond theme for your wedding also means that your guests can really go to town with their outfits with the ladies in elegant evening dresses and gentlemen in DJs. We’ve even played weddings where the guests have turned up in their favourite character: Blofeld, Jaws, Pussy Galore, OddJob and even one guest who dressed as Daniel Craig but just wearing blue swimming trunks and a mask!  You can really let your imagination run wild.

If you are thinking about a James Bond Themed Wedding then please get in touch!  We’d love to hear from you!

October 11, 2013 Short URL
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Bond Themed Proms

Well although the weather isn’t really proof – it is actually summer! And that can only mean one thing:…. it’s time for school proms!

The Bond Tribute Band The Name is Band are looking forward to a few Bond Themed Proms in the near future where glamorous dresses, fantastic hair styles, raised eyebrows and lots of serious and funky DJ’s will be worn.  Of course, there will be the casino tables, the cars for photographs, large golden guns, martini glasses and red carpets galore!

But, more importantly, there will be the Bond Tribute Band: The Name is Band, the 10-piece live band playing as guests arrive.  Sometimes we will start early with our versions of all the Bond Themes from Skyfall through to Live and Let Die, Tomorrow Never Dies to The Living Daylights. For the Bond set there will be lots of sequins, feathers and of course the dancers!  For some Cocktail receptions the Bond Tribute Band will be playing easy listening jazz standards with a bit of Etta James, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Ella Fitzgerald as guests arrive and the Bond Themed set through dinner.

Of course, once the cocktail or drinks reception with fun casinos and photographs with look-a-likes are over it’s time to party and the Bond Tribute Band The Name is Band will be ready to get the dance floor packed with the best hits from the 1960’s to present day chart numbers!  So expect some great party hits by Paulo Nutini, Beyonce, Barry White, Tom Jones, Duffy, Amy Winehouse, Bruno Mars and many more!

June 23, 2013 Short URL
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Adele – Services to Music

Adele won an Oscar for her Bond Theme Skyfall for the Bond film with the same title.  Adele co-wrote the music and lyrics for Skyfall and it became a number one hit!

Adele has now received membership of the Order of the British Empire for her services to music as part of the Queen’s 87th Birthday celebrations – the physical award will be bestowed on her later this year in a formal ceremony at Buckingham Palace.

This is fantastic news and the James Bond Tribute Band The Name is Band think that Skyfall was a cracking Bond Theme!  In fact, it’s one of our favourites to perform at Bond themed parties and events!  To hear our version please visit the website.

June 23, 2013 Short URL
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Live & Let Die

Live and Let Die.  This bond theme song has been recorded by the Bond Tribute Band The Name is Band and we love it.  This is an awesome track and is the Bond Theme from the Bond Film Live & Let Die which starred Roger Moore in his first role as the 007 Agent.  Here Bond meets the dark forces of Voodoo and Dr Kanaga, Baron Samedi, snakes and Jane Seymour as the Bond Girl Solitaire.

Interestingly enough Clint Eastwood was approached to star as the next James Bond after Sean Connery left – but he declined as he felt the role should be played by someone with an English accent. Roger Moore was successful and a new Bond was born.  Live and Let Die was written by Paul and Linda McCartney and was a change in style from the previous Bond Themes written by John Barry.  This time it was pure rock and roll.

The Bond Tribute Band The Name is Band love the light and shade in this bond theme.  Another soft start but with lots of rock and a whole lot of roll.  Our drummer Matt Venn LOVES playing bond music, especially this number – loving the middle section when the drums start flying and he can really get stuck into making the whole number sound PHAT! Gavin Lazarus on vocals can adapt his voice to suit any number and this one has a lovely melodic start but then Gavin lets his rocky side soar.  An absolutely fabulous Bond Theme.

Looking for music for a James Bond Event – visit our website www.bondtributeband.co.uk

April 11, 2013 Short URL
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From Russia With Love

From Russia With Love – starring Sean Connery as Agent 007 – Bond, James Bond.  The book written by Ian Flemming was apparently one of the top ten books that President John F Kennedy loved to read don’t you know!  Although John Barry had replaced Monty Norman as the soundtrack composer on this bond film, the bond theme was written by Lionel Bart. You may also recognise, and be able to sing along to, some of Lionel’s other songs from a famous film where a little boy asked for “More”- do you know what it is yet? Of course you do! It’s Oliver but he was also responsible for many more hits written for Shirley Bassey and Rod Stewart.  Lionel Bart couldn’t actually read or write music – he used to hum the songs and, for the 21 Carry On films, his co-partner at the time – Eric Rogers, used to transcribe them for him.

Matt Munro, who was affectionately nicknamed “the singing bus driver”, sang this Bond theme and his phrasing in this number is amazing.  The ease and sophistication in his vocals are like velvet.  Well the Bond Tribute Band The Name is Band have their own “fabulous crooner” in Gavin Lazarus who also has the ability to beautifully phrase lyrics old stylie when needed! When we were thinking about what Bond Themes to record for the website Gavin’s phrasing ability was a deciding factor in choosing From Russia With Love.

We hope you enjoy this one – To you….. From the Bond Tribute Band With Love …. awwwwww!

April 11, 2013 Short URL
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Meet 006.5 Secret Agent Pavey

Bond music is timeless and there are many variations from jazz, funk, pop and of course – orchestral themes that have been produced over the decades.  Our Secret Agent 006.5 Pavey spends hours writing out the music for all the bond music so that it fits our size Bond band perfectly!

With an awesome four piece brass section consisting of the best brass players in the business – we have two trumpets, a saxophonist and a trombonist – our Agent 006.5 makes sure that all the important phrases and key parts are covered in each and every Bond theme.  Having just done a live recording of the new Bond Theme Skyfall, it is sounding PHAT!  Having sneakily let only a handful of people hear our new demo CD so far we know that this recording is awesome and we know that you’ll like it too!

Our sound engineer has helped the live recording and provided the right chorus/treble/effects etc so that the live recording sounds as close in the final mix as the original!  Having just heard Live and Let Die – our version is sounding FANTASTIC!  The Bond Tribute Band The Name is Band are a Bond Tribute Band and we can achieve this sound every time we perform for every occasion – and we would stress that each of our performances is totally and completely live!  There are no backing tracks in sight, no pre-sampled effects or phrases in the keyboard – its just pure talent oozing out of every number!  The Bond Tribute Band The Name is Band only ever performs as a full team – it’s all the band or 00 nothing! So you can be assured of a completely awesome sound and performance each and every time!  Schweeet

March 11, 2013 Short URL