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One of the best 4 piece party bands in Surrey, Hampshire, Sussex, Kent, London and Berkshire. AKA have over a decade of wedding and events experience, and has a proven track record with venues and clients, making them the first choice band to hire with many event organisers and wedding planners. The band has a brilliant classic and contemporary repertoire, and will adapt their live performance to any preferred style or theme, ensuring the best musical accompaniment to your date.

For weddings, AKA will perform your first dance, provide you with the best sound, lighting and all the entertainment you want for your evening party. AKA can also perform as a stripped down acoustic line up for your ceremony and drinks reception, helping to create your ultimate wedding soundtrack. AKA are wedding specialists; they know how to make the flow of your day work from start to finish and are used to working in hotels, barns, marquees and even boats. No matter where you plan to celebrate, AKA Party Band is our number 1 wedding choice for good reason.

AKA's corporate clients are varied and wide ranging. The band can fit in seamlessly to your event schedule, working closely with your other suppliers and technical production team ensuring flawless event delivery. AKA are no strangers when fitting in with a theme, whether that be masquerade, 1920’s Gatsby, or Christmas Party. Their previous venues and clients include Hampton Court Palace, Kew Gardens, The Gherkin, The Australian Embassy, Chiswick House and Gardens, Two Temple Place, KPMG, SPJ and many more.
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500 Miles - The Proclaimers
9 To 5 - Dolly Parton

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A Hard Day's Night – The Beatles
A Town Called Malice – The Jam
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Marvin Gaye
Ain’t No Sunshine – Nancy Sinatra
Ain’t Nobody – Chaka Khan
All About The Bass – Meghan Trainor
All I Want for Christmas - Mariah Carey
All Night Long - Lionel Richie
All The Small Things - Blink 182
American Boy – Estelle
American Idiot - Greenday

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Basket Case - Greenday
Beat it – Michael Jackson
Billie Jean – Michael Jackson
Black And Gold - Sam Sparrow
Black Or White – Michael Jackson
Blame it on the Boogie – Jackson 5
Blue Suede Shoes – Elvis Presley
Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke
Don’t Look Back In Anger - Oasis
Boys Of Summer - Don Henley
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison

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Call Me Maybe – Carly Rae Jepson
Cake By The Ocean – DNCE
Can’t Feel My Face – The Weekend
Can't Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie Minogue
Can’t Stop The Feeling – Justin Timberlake
Car Wash – Rose Royce
Castle On The Hill - Ed Sheeran
Chelsea Dagger – The Fratellis
Come Together - The Beatles
Crazy – Gnarls Barkley
Crazy In Love - Beyonce
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen

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Dakota - Stereophonics
Dance With Me Tonight – Olly Murs
Dancing In The Dark - Bruce Springsteen
Dancing In The Moonlight - Toploader
December 63 - The Four Seasons
Disco Inferno – The Trammps
Domino – Jessie J
Don't Know Why - Norah Jones
Don’t Stop Believing – Journey

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Every Breath You Take - The Police
Everywhere - Fleetwood Mac

F
Faith – George Michael
Firework - Katy Perry
Footloose – Kenny Loggins
Forget You – Cee-Lo Green
Free Falling – Tom Petty

G
Get Lucky – Daft Punk
Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac
Good Times – Chic
Grenade – Bruno Mars

H
Happy - Pharrell Williams
Hard to Handle – Black Crowes
Harder To Breathe – Maroon 5
Help - The Bealtes
Hey Jude - The Beales
Hey Ya - Outkast
Hey Ho - The Luminiers
Hey Soul Sister – Train
Higher and Higher - Jackie Wilson
Hit Me Baby (One More Time) - Britney Spears
Hot Stuff – Donna Summer

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I Feel Good - James Brown
I Feel It Still - Portugal The Man
I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyes Peas
I Gotta Get Thru This - Daniel Beddingfield
I Got You (I Feel Good) – James Brown
I Heard it Through the Grapevine – Marvin Gaye
I Kissed A Girl - Katy Perry
I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll – Joan Jonette
I Need A Dollar – Aloe Black
I Predict A Riot – Kaiser Chiefs
I Wanna Dance With Somebody – Whitney Houston
I Want You Back – The Jackson 5
I Wish – Stevie Wonder
I’m A Believer – The Monkees
I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) – The Proclaimers
I’m Yours – Jason Mraz
If I Ain’t Got You - Alicia Keys
Ironic - Alanis Morisette
Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder

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Johnny B. Good – Chuck Berry
Just The Two Of Us – Bill Withers
Just The Way You Are – Bruno Mars

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Killing Me Softly - Roberta Flack
Kiss – Prince
Kiss Me – Sixpence None The Richer
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Lady Marmalade – Patti LaBelle
Last Christmas - Wham
Le Freak – Chic
Let’s Dance – David Bowie
Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
Locked Out Of Heaven – Bruno Mars
Long Train Runnin’ – The Doobie Brothers
Love Shack - B 52’s

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Mamma Mia - ABBA
Man In The Mirror – MJ
Maneater - Nelly Furtado
Marry You – Bruno Mars
Material Girl – Madonna
Mercy – Duffy
Moondance – Van Morrison
More Than Words - Extreme
Moves Like Jagger – Maroon 5
Mustang Sally – The Commitments
Mr. Brightside – The Killers

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Naive – The Kooks
Never Too Much – Luther Vandross
New Shoes - Paolo Nutini
Next To Me – Emile Sande
No Tomorrow - Orson

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One Way Or Another - Blondie
Only Girl In The World - Rhianna

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Pack Up – Eliza Doolitlle
Paradise - George Ezra
Perfect - Ed Sheeran
Place Your Hands - Reef
Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry
Pokerface - Lady Gaga
Price Tag – Jessie J
Proud Mary – Credence Clearwater Revival/Tina Turner

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Raise Your Glass – Pink
Rather Be - Clean Bandit
Rehab - Amy Winehouse
Respect – Aretha Franklin
Rock With You – MJ
Rock Your Body – Justin Timberlake
Rolling In The Deep – Adele
Rude - Magic
Runaway Baby – Bruno Mars

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Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
Save Tonight – Eagle Eyed Cherry
Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles
September - Earth, Wind and Fire
Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes
Sex On Fire – Kings Of Leon
Shake It Off – Taylor Swift
Shape Of You - Ed Sheeran
She Will Be Loved – Maroon 5
Shotgun - Geroge Ezra
Shut Up And Dance – Walk The Moon
Signed Sealed Delivered – Stevie Wonder
Simply The Best - Tina Turner
Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
Smooth Operator - Sade
So What - Pink
Somebody Told Me – The Killers
Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
Sorry - Justin Beiber
Stacey’s Mom - Fountains Of Wayne
Stay With me - Sam Smith
Stuck In The Middle – Stealers Wheel
Summer Of ’69 – Brian Adams
Superstition – Stevie Wonder
Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd

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Teenage Dirtbag - Wheetus
Teenage Dream – Katy Perry
The Power Of Love - Huey Lewis and The News
The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson
This Love – Maroon 5
Torn - Natalie Imbruglia
Town Called Malice - The Jam
Toxic – Britney Spears
Treasure - Bruno Mars
Twist & Shout - The Beatles

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Uptown Funk – Bruno Mars
Use Somebody - Kings Of Leon

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Valerie - Amy Winehouse

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Wake Me Up - Avici
Walking On Sunshine - Katrina & The Waves
Waterloo – ABBA
We Are Family - Sister Sledge
What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye
When You’re Gone - Bryan Adams and Mel C
Wonderwall - Oasis

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You Can't Hurry Love - Diana Ross
You Give Me Something - James Morrison
You Gotta Be Des’ree
You Really Got ME 
You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC
You’ve Got The Love – Florence And The Machine

What's Included?

Included with every AKA booking:
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  • 2 hours  of live music
  • Party playlist for between the band's live sets and afterwards up until the venue curfew
  • Complete Sound System
  • Band and Dance Floor Lighting
  • One special requests for the band to perform - such as your first dance
  • Public Liability Insurance (required by all venues)
  • PAT Certification (required by all venues)​
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Testimonials

Absolutely brilliant, can't speak highly enough of this band. From performing our first dance which was special to getting everyone up and dancing. I've never been to a function or party where the dance floor was full from the first song but these guys did it.
We still have people a week and a half after our wedding eulogising about how good the band were.
Would recommend them to anyone for anything.
Billy Threadwell
We can't thank you enough for helping to make our day so special. From the planning stages through to the day itself, you were fab.
I'm working on my next party idea so I can have you again!
With love and thanks, Mr and Mrs Barnes xx
Dawn & Lee
We had AKA play at our wedding a couple of weeks ago and our guests are still talking about how brilliant they were! They were by far the icing on the cake on our big day!
We booked an acoustic duo to play during our drinks reception and it really did set the perfect mood for our day.
They performed our first dance song which was so special and as soon as the guests could get on the dance floor, they did and stayed there all night. There was not one moment the dance floor wasn't packed.
We couldn't recommend these guys enough! True professionals from start to finish and so organised and helpful. We will defiantly be booking them again soon for the next big family event!
Georgia Threadwell
Matt & the rest of the AKA band were everything we wanted and more for our wedding day - we could not fault them! They played throughout our ceremony, drinks reception and evening reception, they were amazing. Got our party going and played the perfect mixture of music for the variety of ages we had.
Claire & Richard
Brilliant sets from these guys at our wedding a couple of weeks ago. Our guests are still talking about it! Set up well before they needed to, great musicianship, extensive repertoire and were thoroughly professional throughout. Communication from Matt in the lead up to the day was very welcome, and put our minds at ease. Kept our guests dancing all night, both during the live sets and the DJ sets in between. Would thoroughly recommend them to anyone. Really made our evening! Thanks again guys. You really rocked!
Panny & Rosey
We had AKA play at our wedding in August and they were absolutely brilliant. Matt was great in helping us plan the music for our big day. We chose the four piece electric band and they were really good, including doing our first dance song, and they really got the crowd going. We had a lot of compliments from our guests, and the manned DJ option was really great in helping the evening flow and allowing guests to contribute as well. Cannot fault them and would highly recommend them to anyone, and they were reasonably priced to boot.
Nick and Fiona
From the moment we saw you play at the wedding fair to going to see you at a gig and then on our big day itself, we knew that you were something special and we couldn’t have been more lucky with our choice – even with booking you two years in advance without considering another band. You captured not only us, but our family right from the start to the very end.
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You were INCREDIBLE in your organisation, professionalism and speed of response which really helped to make us feel we were your priority and helped to calm any nerves – you guys totally knew what you were doing. Not only that but each of you were such lovely people! Though of course, your real strength is your music and because of you and your song choices, we all had the best night dancing away.
All of our family and friends were amazed at the quality of AKA, with many asking how we managed to find you and commenting on how brilliant you were. I could not recommend you highly enough – if anyone is searching for a lively, fun, genuine, professional and dedicated band, then you are the ones! Good luck!

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