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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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Dancers for Bond Tribute

dancersThe Name Is Band – Bond Tribute Band – have amazing dancers!  With costume changes and some stunning routines our dancers are fun and dedicated!

For the James Bond Themed set The Name Is Band – Bond Tribute Band can include our dancers if required.  They are not required for every event as sometimes there isn’t the stage or dance floor space available – but if you do have the space then please do ask to add them!

If you are planning to have The Name Is Band- Bond Tribute  Band performing through the dinner then the girls add to the cabaret/show and can involve your guests too!

The girls have many costume changes – feathers and sequins, hot pants and grenades, gold suits and white dresses and change frequently according to the style of the Bond Theme that the Bond Tribute Band are playing.  If you are interested in booking a James Bond Tribute Band for your event then please get in contact – we’d love to hear from you!

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 Nail art

Well, we’ve seen everything now!  Ladies…. if you are going to a James Bond Themed event then you know you want to look your best.  Having done a search for some ideas for nail art we were surprised to see so many innovative ideas out there!  From having each nail with the various gun barrel opening sequences, to dinner jackets, martinis, union jack flags with guns over the top even down to Skyfall themed nail varnish and gold paint for The Man With The Golden Gun!

For some fantastic ideas you need to check out this page on Pinterest

And you’ll need a steady hand!  Some of these designs are intricate to the max!

If you are thinking about having a James Bond Themed event then please get in contact! The Bond Tribute Band The Name is Band would love to hear from you and play at your event for the ultimate in Bond Tributes!

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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Nobody Does It Better

….. than the James Bond Tribute Band The Name is Band! An awesome live 10-piece Bond Tribute band consisting of some of the finest musicians on the circuit!

Bond music is timeless and there are so many variations and versions from performers such as Adele, Lulu, Matt Munro, Tom Jones, Chris Cornell, Garbage, Shirley Bassey, Nancy Sinatra, Tina Turner, Aha, Duran Duran and many more!

The Bond Tribute Band perform a cabaret style set of Bond themes and we particularly like Nobody Does It Better by Carly Simon from the Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me.  Nobody Does It Better is such a simple song, beautifully sung with lovely words that even manage to capture the title of the Bond Film as a line within the lyrics.

The Bond Tribute Band The Name is Band have a fabulous version of this song on our website for you to listen to.  If you are looking to book a Bond Tribute Band for your Bond themed event then please get in touch with our own Miss Moneyspent!

June 23, 2013 Short URL
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Mendes to Direct Bond again?

Woo hoo! Well it seems that the rumours may be true and that Sam Mendes may be returning once again to direct the next Bond Film.  However, filming can’t begin until after the launch of his new venture at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – due to launch at the end of June!

Sam Mendes has ruled himself out as taking over the National Theatre role as director as it would mean he wouldn’t have the time to direct films – could he mean Bond films?  The James Bond Tribute Band The Name is Band hope so!  We’d like to see another Bond film directed by Sam Mendes soon!

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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NEW BOND GIRL

Well, if the rumours are true, then Penelope Cruz looks set to be the next Bond Girl in the next Bond Film with Daniel Craig again playing James Bond.

Penelope Cruz is a stunning woman and would make a great Bond Girl.  Sexy, sassy and surprisingly over the age of 40 years!  This is unusual for Bond films as normally the ladies are also a lot younger.  But Penelope isn’t the oldest Bond Girl so far – that title goes to Dame Judy Dench who played “M”.

Well, that’s the next Bond Girl sorted but what about the Bond Music?  Who will be successful in the bid for the next Bond Theme?  Having listened to a bit of Muse lately they fit the bill of Chris Cornell who performed the Bond Theme for Casino Royale with his “You Know My Name”.  This Bond theme was edgy, fiesty, rocky, was face paced and full of energy.  Muse would be fantastic with their dark, emotive, energetic and extravagant feel.  Their live shows are incredible and the Bond Tribute Band The Name is Band think they would be really big contenders!

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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