The Skip Jacks 7
London Wedding & Party Band With Sax & Trumpet
90s / 00s Medley
Funk Medley
Dance & Hip Hop
Indie & Pop Punk
Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac
Folk Style
Skip Jacks 7 are a 7-piece party band from London and Sussex. The band offer a mix of 90s classics, dance, hip hop, funk, old school rock and pop, and chart hits. The line-up includes male and female vocals, sax, trumpet, guitar, bass, drums and keys. The band regularly play weddings, parties, and corporate events throughout the UK. They are based in London and Sussex so ideally suited to travelling throughout Oxford, Hampshire, Surrey, Essex and Kent too.
Experienced Musicians
The band all met when they studied at The Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford. They are each trained to a very high standard in their chosen instrument. The bands vocalist Nicole is a trained vocal coach and voice researcher. They have worked on theatre productions such as ‘Singin' in The Rain', played festivals including Camp Bestival, performed on live radio, and toured Europe with original bands. Between them they have a wealth of experience which is clear to see when you watch them perform.
Their set list is tried and tested and is sure to get your guests up and dancing! The Skip Jacks are ideal for entertaining at a classy corporate event or wedding that requires amazing party music to top the night off.
Standard Party Band Service
The Skip Jacks offer more live music as standard than most bands out there, with 3 x 45 minute sets. However, if you want even more music then just let us know as the band can usually accommodate at an additional fee.
Here is what the band will offer in a standard quote;
- 3 x 45 sets of live music between 8pm and midnight.
- Arrival at 6pm to set up and sound check by 7:30pm.
- Pre-set playlist between sets so you don't need to hire a DJ. The band can also take some requests in advance for this.
- First dance learnt for a wedding or one request for other events.
- Fully PAT certified equipment, PA and lighting.
- All travel costs.
- All necessary insurances to play at all UK wedding venues.
If you are looking for extra entertainment for your ceremony, drinks reception, photo hour, or wedding breakfast then just let us know as the band can offer varying line-ups to suit including an acoustic duo up to the full 7-piece for an additional hour of background music. The band's vintage folk style set is ideal for afternoon entertainment, and they can also provide an additional jazz set which works excellently as background music.
Line-ups To Suit All Budgets
If you would like to check out the band's acoustic duo and 5-piece line up the links are below.
5-piece - including an awesome folk style with double bass and acoustic guitars playing the music in the style of Mumford and Sons.
Duo - Perfect for wedding ceremonies, drinks receptions, and as background music during a meal.
If you'd like to see more from The Skip Jacks and what they've been up to recently, you can follow their instagram account @skipjacksband
Sussex & London Based Party Band
The band are based between Sussex and London and so are perfectly situated for events all over the south of the UK. They are more than happy to travel though so get in touch to find out more.
Repertoire
- Can’t Take My Eyes Off You - Andy Williams
- Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
- Crazy little thing called love - Queen
- Stuck in the middle with you - Steelers Wheel
- Sweet home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd Pencil
- Full of Lead - Paolo Nutini
- Seven Nation Army - White Stripes
- She Said - Plan B
- Hey Ya - Outkast
- Everywhere - Fleetwood Mac
- Budapest - George Ezra
- You Got The Love - Florence and the Machine
- Ho Hey - Lumineers
- Back For Good - Take That
- Friday I’m In Love - The Cure
- You & Me Song - The Wannadies
- I’m Yours - Jason Mraz
- Shotgun - George Ezra
- Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran
- Shake it Off - Taylor Swift
- Shut Up And Dance With Me - Walk The Moon
- Don’t You Want Me Baby - The Human League
- Hit Me Baby / Oops I Did It Again - Britney Spears
- Single Ladies - Beyonce
- Rolling In The Deep - Adele
- Little Lion Man - Mumford and Sons
- Wake Me Up - Avicii
- We Found Love - Rihanna / Cheerleader - Omi Medley
- Rock n Roll Medley
- Misirlou
- Day Tripper - The Beatles
- Twist And Shout - The Beatles
- Johnny Be Good - Chuck Berry
- Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis
- Hound Dog - Elvis Presley
- Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley And His Comets
- Faith - George Michael
- Valerie - Amy Winehouse
- Gotta Get Through This - Daniel Bedingfield
- Seven Days - Craig David
- I’m A Believer - The Monkees
- Shape of You - Ed Sheeran
- Sorry - Justin Bieber
- Praise You - Fatboy Slim
- Brimful of Asha - Fatboy Slim
- Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams
- Happy - Pharell
- Funk Medley - Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry / Get Lucky - Daft Punk / Good Times/ Rappers Delight - Chic / Uptown Funk - Bruno Mars
- Hip Hop Medley - No Diggity - Blackstreet / Here Comes The Hotstepper - Ini Kamoze / Boom Shake The Room - Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince / This Is How We Do it - Monte Jordan
- Gangsters Paradise - Coolio
- Throwback Medley - Hot In Herre - Nelly / Senorita - Justin Timberlake / Be Faithful - Fatman Scoop
- 90s Dance Medley - Rhythm Is A Dancer - Snap / Mr Vain - Culture Beat / Rhythm Of The Night - Corona / Insomnia - Faithless / Ride On Time - Black Box
- Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Jet
- I Will Wait - Mumford & Sons
- Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus
- All The Small Things - Blink 182
- Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis
- Song 2 - Blur
- Sex On Fire - Kings Of Leon
- Mr Brightside - The Killers
- Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac
- Can’t Hold Us - Macklemore
- Feel The Love - Rudimental ft John Newman
- In Too Deep - Sum 41
- I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor - Arctic Monkeys
- Park Life - Blur
- Don’t Look Back In Anger - Oasis
- Backstreets Back - Backstreet Boys
- Take On Me - Aha
- Living On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
Background Sets
- Stand By Me - Ben E King
- Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
- Eight Days A Week - The Beatles
- Dancing In The Dark - Bruce Springsteen
- Isn’t She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
- Lovely Day - Bill Withers
- Wonderful World - Sam Cooke
- My Girl - The Temptations
- Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles
- These Boots Were Made For Walking - Nancy Sinatra
- Free Fallin - Tom Petty
- Signed Sealed Delivered - Stevie Wonder
- Star Girl - McFly
- Kiss Me - Sixpence None The Richer
- Hooked On A Feeling - Blue Suede
Please can you pass on our heartfelt thanks to each member of the skip jacks...they were absolutely amazing on our wedding day last week and made the whole day! They were so professional and efficient with their set up, they looked the part, played fantastically and got everyone dancing! When there was an issue with the venue's speaker they re did our first dance later on so that we could hear it properly, this was greatly appreciated and gave a whole different feel to the dance. I will highly recommend them to everyone after a band, I'm just trying to think of the next event I can hold to justify booking them! Thank you again for making the organising of the band so easy 🙂 Thank you! Evie and Jamie West Married (Michelham Priory 20.10.18)
We just wanted to reach out and send a special thanks to you and the Skipjacks. The band were absolutely incredible on the day - our wedding party had the best time! We have had so much feedback from our guests that they were the best band/wedding band they have ever seen! They kept all our guests, no matter what their music taste, on the dance floor all night and that is something truly magical. I hope they enjoyed the island also! If I ever need a band for anything I will definitely be reaching out! Big thanks again and take care. Holly & Joe - Wedding Ibiza - May 2018
Hi Chris, I just wanted to send you a few words of thanks to pass on to The Skip Jacks. It's two weeks since the wedding and I'm still hearing from people about how brilliant they were. I know they stepped in at relatively short notice but no one guessed. In fact, my now brother-in-law managed to have a 5 minute practice with them during the speeches, so he could sing Hallelujah with them for my wife and I. Really, they were very kind to let him do that and to play a few extra songs when the crowd were begging them not to stop at the end. I'll be selling them to every fiancé I know for a long while, in the selfish hope that I'll see them play again. - All the best, Brett - London, 6th August 2016
Hi Andy, Could you please pass on, that Alex and I would like to say a massive thank you to the band for the amazing entertainment they gave us and our guests at our wedding on Saturday. We have had so many compliments. Especially about the rapping! Thanks again, George and Alex Married 14th July 2017
Hi Andy, Good morning, apologies it has taken so long but since we got back from our honeymoon I have been tied up pretty much every day, this is my first set of real days off as it were. It is however really important to Laura and myself that you express our gratitude to the band for their performance at our wedding reception back in July. The band were truly exceptional and everyone at the wedding was asking after them, we seriously could not have asked for any more...their youtube videos were great but if anything we felt they were better live. I can only apologise that we didn't get to speak with them after their set ended, we wish we had managed to get to thank them personally but it was all a bit of a blur at the end. The music the band performed was just perfect, we had a real mix of ages there and everone was impressed and catered for. The day was rounded off perfectly and I was personally dancing my ass off...I am glad the photographer left when she did or there may have been more evidence of that. heh heh! Anyway we would really appreciate it if you could pass our appreciation on to the band, and we would be more than happy to add our feedback should you have anywhere we can upload it? Thanks again and Kindest Regards for making our special day so special. Tim and Laura Collins - Married 29th July 2017
We wanted to say a huge HUGE thank you to the band, who were absolutely amazing at our wedding!!!! We had so many people comment on how brilliant they were and the dance floor was absolutely packed! We had the best time!! Please please pass on our thank yous to them - they made the whole evening extra special. All the best, Fran and Mike - Wedding 11th August 2017
We would just like to say a massive thank you for your performance at our wedding at the Wetland Centre. We have had a lot of positive feedback about your singing and playing. The choice of songs was exactly as we’d hoped and you performed them brilliantly. We really appreciated how you tailored both the content and volume to the party atmosphere as it allowed our guests to listen or chat as they wished. A special thank you for learning ‘Better Together’ so that we could match our steps to it, down to the last beat! Wishing you every success in the future, Rachel and Cliff
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