To those in the know, Stratton Court Bar is one of Oxfordshires’ most popular wedding venues: multi-award winning and it’s not hard to see why. If they gave awards out to wedding bands, HARD TO HANDLEs’ mantelpiece would surely be groaning under the weight. We’d definitely win the “most energetic band”, “largest repertoire” and “best value for money” awards, with non-stop music all night, a 350+ song playlist and over 2 hours of live band music + free live DJ all in one.
No doubt the lovely Beth who hired use to perform for her husband Ant and their guests recently would have given us an award if she could, but instead she chose to heap praise on us all night, due in no small part to our attention to detail. She, her husband-to-be and guests requested 40 songs in advance, and so 40 songs were played live by the band, spread over three sets:
SET ONE
You can’t hurry love
Dancing in the Moonlight
Valerie
Friday I’m in Love
This Charming Man
Don’t stop me now
Town Called Malice
Should I stay or should go
Tainted Love
Teenage Kicks
Go you own way
All day and all of the night
Summer of ’69
SET TWO
Wetsuit (The Vaccines)
Disco 2000
Shotgun
Twist & Shout
Johnny B Goode
Don’t you want me
I Will Wait
Happy
Get lucky
Moves Like Jagger
Sweet Child of Mine
Shut Up and Dance
Somebody Told Me
SET THREE
Wonderwall
Love Machine
Shake it off
Last Nite
Seven Nation Army
I Bet you look good on the Dancefloor
Mr Brightside
Common People
Chelsea Dagger
Sex on Fire
I predict a riot
Don’t Look Back in Anger
Teenage Dirtbag
We built this city
If you are looking to hire a band for your Oxfordshire wedding reception, please do let us know if you find another band who are happy to play every single song requested – we’ll be happy to share our award with them. (Spoiler alert – you’re not going to, so hire us.)
HARD TO HANDLE WEDDING BAND – 2 hours of killer indie, rock, pop and more + live DJ!
Tel: 0796 433 5657
E: info@hardtohandleband.co.uk