The Parkas
Indie & Britpop Covers Band
The Parkas are one of the UK's only premium Britpop covers bands. They are based in London and play the best of music from brit pop and 90s indie. Their repertoire includes tunes from The Beatles, Oasis, Pulp, Blur and more. The Parkas deliver an electrifying energetic mix of the best the genre has to offer, including Classics, Indie, rock & roll, and a little contemporary for good measure.
London Based Musicians
Based in London, the band is available for all sorts of events throughout the UK. Let us know where your event is taking place and we will organise a quote including all travel costs. The band is collectively made up of some of the music industries finest session musicians. They have played with Carl Barat (libertines), The La's, Ladyhawke, Eliza Doolittle, Nick Mulvey and more showing they have a wealth of experience performing. Between them The Parkas have vast experience and have performed countless shows at the highest level.
Standard Covers Band Service
The band offer a standard set up including the following...
- 3 x 40 minutes of live music between 8pm and midnight.
- First dance learnt.
- Arrival to be set-up for 7pm.
- All travel.
- All PA, lighting and recorded music between sets.
The bands main setup is as a four piece, but they are also available in a smaller format as an acoustic duo or a full 5 piece electric show band. Let us know your venue location date and, if your times differ from the above, an idea of your planned schedule.
Britpop Covers Setlist
This band are perfect for any party with a brit pop, London cockney or 90s theme but play enough popular and modern music to work very well for any mixed group for a wedding or birthday party. Their setlist includes Blur, Oasis, Pulp, The Jam and more.
- Hey Jude - The Beatles
- Cigaretts and alcohol - Oasis
- All Right Now - Free
- Parklife - Blur
- You Really Got Me - The Kinks
- Sex On Fire - Kings Of Leon
- Disco 2000 - Pulp
- Alright - Supergrass
- Riverboat song - Ocean Colour Scene
- Wild wood - Paul Weller
- Jumping Jack Flash - Rolling Stones
- Town Called malice - The Jam
- Last time - Rolling Stones
- Bitter sweet symphony - The Verve
- Love is the law - Seashores
- The only one - The Charlatans
- Girl from Mars - Ash
- Friday Im in love - The Cure
- Looser - Beck
- Step on - Happy Mondays
- Heart of Glass - Blondie
- 7 Nation Army - White Stripes
- There she goes - The Las
- This Charming man - The Smiths
- Yellow - Cold Play
- Don't look back into the sun - The Libertines
- Reble reble - David Bowie
- Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
- Suspicious minds - Elvis
- Summer time blues - Eddie Cochran
- That’ll be the day - Buddy Holly
- Changing man - Paul Weller
- Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones
- Bar tender and the thief - The Stereophonics
- Pumping on your stereo - Supergrass
- Common people - Pulp
- Hush - Kula Shaker
- Champagne supernova - Oasis
- Coffee and TV - Blur
- Don't look back in anger - Oasis
- Come Together - The Beatles
- 100 mile high city - Ocean Colour Scene
- All Right Now - Free
- Twist & Shout - Beatles
- Jailhouse Rock - Elvis
- Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
- Sex On Fire - Kings Of Leon
- My Sharona - The Knack
- Mr Brightside - The Killers
- Dock Of The Bay - Otis Reading
- Use Somebody - Kings Of Leon
- Girls and boys - Blur
- Little help from my friends - The Beatles
- She loves you yeah - The Beatles
Just wanted to say a huge THANK YOU from Greg and I for coming along to the wedding, you absolutely smashed it and everyone commented on what perfect tunes we had instead of the usual Stevie Wonder tributes you find at weddings. Thanks guys! Katurah and Greg -Wedding August 2015
"Thank you so much for making our wedding so special. I think its safe to say your band was a roaring success and you went down a storm. It speaks volumes of how well your music was received as my only complaint - there wasn’t enough space on the dance floor!" - Vicky & John, wedding at Three Horse Shoes Inn, Bucks on 16th July 2014
- Park Life
- Riverboat Song
- Don't Look Back In Anger
- Disco 2000
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