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Overview

  • All round wedding, party and function band
  • Huge repertoire of songs from the likes of Amy Winehouse, Jackie Wilson, Queen and Pharrell Williams
  • Perform as a 3 piece as standard
  • 1st dance requests welcomed
  • Full PA and lighting supplied
  • DJ-style music in between sets

The band is based in Birmingham but have travelled extensively to hundreds of venues across the UK and internationally.


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  1. Happy - Pharell Williams
  2. Walking on sunshine - Katrina and the Waves
  3. I love rock 'n' roll - Joan Jett
  4. Get Lucky - Daft Punk
  5. Rule the world - Take That
  6. Price Tag - Jessie J
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    About this Act

    With a superb mixture of pop, rock and soul, Hard to Handle have a wide ranging repertoire that is delivered with stunning vocals and breathtaking musicianship designed to get you on the dance floor and keep you there until the last song!

    Their many satisfied clients agree - it's the choice of music that counts. Dance floor friendly hits from the 1960's through to the modern charts are all in the mix in this dynamic professionally produced show. Hard to Handle's mix of music will suit all tastes!

    Not only are all band members consummate entertainers, they are also thoroughly professional and will liaise with both yourself and the venue in order to ensure that all logistical and planning aspects of the night are taken care of well in advance.

    Worried about space? Hard to Handle are the perfect solution for functions where space limitations means that large bands are unsuitable.

    Hard to Handle have performed for prestigious clients including: HSBC BANK, National business awards (sponsored by ORANGE), SAS (Special Air Service), Ryanair, Lufthansa, Birmingham City Council, National rugby sevens tournament and Greater Manchester police.

    Testimonials

    We hired Hard To Handle to play at our wedding and were not disappointed. They arrived at our venue nice and early (a weight off any bride's mind!) and from start to finish were incredible. The music quality was fantastic with a great variation and they even learnt our first dance song for us. They even had a personalised sign at the front with our names and date which was very touching and made it seem very personal! Would highly recommend this band for anyone considering these guys for their wedding band!
    -- Claire and Robert - Hackness Grange, Yorkshire, May 2019


    Brilliant band and 100% recommend!!! We had them for our wedding in Somerset. Great communication, played all of the type of music we requested, they got everyone up dancing (and laughing with their sense of humour) and it was all done in a professional way. Hope one of our friends uses them in the future so we get to see them again. A big thanks guys! Love, the new Mr and Mrs Powell xxx
    -- Kay and Andrew - Coombe Lodge, Somerset, February 2020


    We had hard to handle at our wedding in August 2019. They were fantastic! They sang our chosen songs and then ensured that they had our wedding party up and dancing all night. They were so enthusiastic and attempted to fit in all requests. They were professional and their communication was second to none. We would definitely use them again at any parties or celebrations we have and would highly recommend anyone else to use them too!
    -- Sarah and James - Beedles Lake golf club, Leicester, August 2019

    Set List

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    Full Repertoire:

    Charts 2010 – 2019
    Arianna Grande - Breathin'
    Nas/Billy Ray Cyrus - Old Town Road
    Shotgun - George Ezra
    Happy - Pharrell Williams
    Get Lucky - Daft Punk
    Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5
    Shut Up & Dance - Walk The Moon
    I Will Wait - Mumford & Sons
    The Greatest Show - Panic At The Disco
    Rise - Jonas Blue
    Rude – Magic
    Blame It On Me - George Ezra
    Human – Rag ‘N’ Bone Man
    These Days – Take That
    Can’t Stop The Feeling – Justin Timberlake
    Shake It Off – Taylor Swift
    Treasure - Bruno Mars
    Price Tag - Jessie J
    Candy – Robbie Williams
    Ollie Murs - Troublemaker
    We Are Young - Fun
    Locked Out Of Heaven - Bruno Mars
    Rolling In The Deep - Adele
    Cake By The Ocean - DNCE
    Dance With Me – Ollie Murs

    Indie Anthems
    Sex On Fire - Kings Of Leon
    Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus
    Mr. Brightside - The Killers
    All The Small Things - Blink 182
    Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis
    Kasabian – Fire
    I Predict A Riot - Kaiser Chiefs
    Don’t Look Back In Anger – Oasis
    Seven Nation Army - The White Stipes
    Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor - Arctic Monkeys
    Use Somebody – Kings Of Leon
    Gay Bar - Electric Six
    She Moves In Her Own Way – The Kooks
    Fix You - Coldplay
    Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Jet
    Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand
    Sing - Travis
    Somebody Told Me – The Killers
    Last Night – The Strokes
    Plug In Baby - Muse
    Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
    Whistle For The Choir – The Fratellis
    In The Morning –Razorlight
    You Got The Love – Florence And The Machine
    Yellow - Coldplay

    Best of 1990s/2000s
    5ive - Everybody Get Up
    Dancing In The Moonlight – Toploader
    Learn To Fly - Foo Fighters
    Give It Away - Red Hot Chilli Peppers
    Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
    You Oughta Know - Alanis Morrisette
    Fresh Prince Of Bel Air - Will Smith
    All Star - Smash Mouth
    I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
    Here Comes The Hotstepper - Ini Kamoze
    Killing Me Softly - Fugees
    I'll Be There For You - The Rembrandts
    Angels - Robbie Williams
    Praise You - Fatboy Slim
    Cigarettes And Alcohol - Oasis
    Song 2 - Blur
    Black Or White - Michael Jackson
    Who Do You Thnk You Are - Spice Girls
    Rock Your Body - Justin Timberlake
    Can't Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie Minogue
    Pokerface - Lady Gaga
    Hot In Here - Nelly
    Get The Party Started - Pink
    Nickelback - Nobody
    Greatest Day – Take That

    Britpop
    Wonderwall – Oasis
    Place Your Hands – Reef
    Song 2 - Blur
    Common People – Pulp
    Dakota – Stereophonics
    This Charming Man – The Smiths
    There She Goes – The Las
    Hush – Kula Shaker
    Park Life – Blur
    Alright – Supergrass
    If I Had A Gun – Noel Gallagher
    The Riverboat Song – Ocean Colour Scene
    Staying Out For The Summer – Dodgy
    A Design For Life – Manic Street Preachers
    Hey Dude – Kula Shaker
    I’ve Got You – Mcfly
    Connection - Elastica
    Girl From Mars – Ash
    Chasing Rainbows – Shed Seven
    Love Is The Law – The Seahorses
    Why Does It Always Rain On Me – Travis
    Girls And Boys - Blur
    Don’t Look Back Into The Sun – The Libertines
    I Am The Resurrection – The Stone Roses
    Trash - Suede

    1970s Hits
    Ever Fallen In Love - The Buzzocks
    Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
    My Sharona – The Knack
    Whole Lot Of Love – Led Zeppelin
    Listen To The Music – Doobie Brothers
    Teenage Kicks - The Undertones
    Alright Now – Free
    Le Freak - Chic
    Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
    Highway To Hell - AC/DC
    Dancing In The Moonlight - Thin Lizzy
    Down In The Tube Station – The Jam
    Long Train Runnin’ – Doobie Brothers
    Maggie May – Rod Stewart
    One Way Or Another - Blondie
    Go Your Own Way – Fleetwood Mac
    Gene Genie – David Bowie
    20th Century Boy - T Rex
    Stuck In The Middle – Stealers’ Wheel
    Don’t Stop – Fleetwood Mac
    Don’t Stop Me Now - Queen
    Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry
    Down Down – Status Quo
    Slade - Come On Feel The Noise
    Rebel Rebel – David Bowie

    Rock Classics
    Living On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
    Summer Of 69 - Bryan Adams
    I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles
    Everlong – Foo Fighters
    Another One Bites The Dust – Queen
    Satisfaction – The Rolling Stones
    Are You Gonna Go My Way – Lenny Kravitz
    Beautiful Day – U2
    Gotta Be Somebody - Nickelback
    Can’t Buy Me Love – The Beatles
    You Really Got Me - The Kinks
    Wild Thing – The Troggs
    Free Falling – Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
    Basket Case – Green Day
    Hound Dog – Elvis Presley
    Jumpin’ Jack Flash – The Rolling Stones
    Daytripper – The Beatles
    Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
    My Generation – The Who
    Wild Thing – The Troggs
    You Never Can Tell – Chuck Berry
    All Day And All Of The Night - The Kinks
    Pinball Wizard – The Who
    Gimme Some Lovin’ – The Spencer Davis Group
    Ace Of Spades – Motorhead

    1980s Mix
    Town Called Malice - The Jam
    Freedom - Wham
    Should I Stay Or Should I Go – The Clash
    We Built This City – Starship
    The Power Of Love – Huey Lewis And The News
    I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll – Joan Jett
    You Make My Dreams Come True – Hall And Oates
    Got My Mind Set On You – George Harrison
    Sweet Child Of Mine - Guns N Roses
    Dancing In The Dark – Bruce Springsteen
    Message In A Bottle - The Police
    Fight For Your Right To Party – Beastie Boys
    I’m Your Man – Wham
    Hungry Like The Wolf – Duran Duran
    Easy Lover – Phil Collins And Philip Bailey
    Brass In Pocket – The Pretenders
    Don’t You Want Me – Human League
    Word Up – Cameo
    Beat It – Michael Jackson
    Friday I’m In Love – The Cure
    Addicted To Love – Robert Palmer
    Land Down Under – Men At Work
    Tainted Love – Soft Cell
    Hey Mickey – Toni Basil
    I’m Still Standing – Elton John

    Pop and Party
    I Gotta Feelin - Black Eyed Peas
    A Little Respect – Erasure
    Valerie - Amy Winehouse
    Walking On Sunshine – Katrina And The Waves
    Love Machine – Girls Aloud
    Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
    Angel – Shaggy
    I'm A Believer - The Monkees
    Faith – George Michael
    Rock Your Body – Justin Timberlake
    Mamma Told Me Not To Come – Stereophonics And Tom Jones
    Losing My Religion - REM
    All Night Long – Lionel Richie
    Dancing In The Moonlight - Toploader
    Mercy – Duffy
    On Top Of The World – Imagine Dragons
    500 Miles - The Proclaimers
    Dancing On The Ceiling – Lionel Richie
    Twist And Shout - The Beatles
    Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
    Suspicious Minds – Elvis Presley
    The Joker – Steve Miller
    Country Roads – John Denver
    Does Your Mother Know – ABBA
    Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Frankie Valli

    Soul and Reggae
    Proud Mary (Rolling On The River) – Tina Turner
    You Can’t Hurry Love – Phil Collins
    Higher And Higher – Jackie Wilson
    Sex Machine – James Brown
    Superstition – Stevie Wonder
    Respect – Aretha Frankin
    Midnight Hour – Wilson Pickett
    I Feel Good – James Brown
    Soul Man – Sam And Dave
    Get Ready – The Temptations
    Signed, Sealed, Delivered – Stevie Wonder
    Three Little Birds – Bob Marley
    Baby I Love You Way – Big Mountain
    Sweet Soul Music – Arthur Conley Jnr
    Land Of A Thousand Dances – Wilson Pickett
    Hard To Handle - Otis Redding
    I Heard It Through The Grapevine – Marvin Gaye
    Band Of Gold – Freda Payne
    Shake A Tailfeather – Ray Charles
    Mustang Sally – Wilson Pickett
    Sweetest Feeling – Jackie Wilson
    My Girl - The Temptations
    Red Red Wine – UB40
    Walking On The Moon – The Police
    Everybody – Blues Brothers

    First Dances
    Just You And I - Tom Walker
    All Of Me – John Legend
    Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
    Amazed - Lonestar
    Better Together – Jack Jonson
    Rule The World – Take That
    Stay With Me – Sam Smith
    Heaven - Bryan Adams
    Wild Horses – The Rolling Stones
    I’m Yours – Jason Mraz
    Your Song - Elton John
    Days – The Kinks
    You Do Something To Me - Paul Weller
    All You Need Is Love – The Beatles
    Lets Stay Together - Al Green
    Stand By Me – Ben E King
    1000 Years – Christina Perri
    How Long Will I Love You - Ellie Goulding
    Weathered - Jack Garratt
    Dream Catch Me - Newton Faulkner
    Greatest Day – Take That
    One – U2
    I Won't Give Up - Jason Mraz
    All My Life - Kaci And Jo Jo
    Yellow – Coldplay
    Memories – Dean Martin
    Nothing Else Matters – Metallica
    I Can't Help Falling In Love With You – Elvis
    Truly Madly Deeply - Savage Garden
    She’s Like A Star – Taio Cruz
    At Last – Etta James
    Grow Old With Me – Tom O’Dell
    Only Love – Ben Howard
    Tenerife Sea – Ed Sheeran
    Let It Go – James Bay
    The One- Kodaline
    Ho Hey – Lumineers
    Unchained Melody – The Righteous Brothers
    You Are The Best Thing - Ray La Montagne
    Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
    Last Of The Ladies - The Courteeners
    Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol
    Have I Told You Lately – Van Morrison
    Earth Angel – Marvin Berry (The Song From Back To The Future!)
    Need Your Love So Bad – Fleetwood Mac
    Time Of Your Life – Green Day
    I Wanna Marry You – Bruno Mars
    In My Life – The Beatles
    The You And Me Song – The Wannadies
    Your Love Gets Sweeter – Finlay Quaye
    Never Gonna Be Alone – Nickelback
    Better – Tom Baxter
    God Only Knows – The Beach Boys
    Stuck On You – Lionel Richie
    You Got It – Roy Orbison

    Irish
    Galway Girl – Steve Earl
    Wild Rover – The Dubliners
    I’ll Tell Me Ma – Shamrock
    Fields Of Athenry – Traditional

    Jewish
    Hava Nagila / The Horah
    Mazal Tov
    Mashiach

    Aussie/Kiwi
    You Got Nothing I Want – Cold Chisel
    Suicide Blonde – INXS
    Something So Strong – Crowded House
    Scar – Missy Higgins
    Working Class Man – Jimmy Barnes
    Victoria – Dance Exponents
    Slice Of Heaven – Dave Dobbyn
    Who Could It Be – Men At Work
    Live It Up – Mental As Anything
    Back In Black – AC⚡️DC
    I See Red – Split Enz
    Black Betty – Spiderrbait
    Khe Sahn – Cold Chisel
    Bliss – Th’Dudes
    April Sun In Cuba – Dragon
    Sway – Bic Runga
    I Got You – Split Enz
    Need You Tonight - INXS
    Lydia – Julia Deans
    Home Again – Shihad
    Weather With You – Crowded House
    Prisoner Of Society – The Living End
    My Happiness – Powderfinger
    Fade Away – Che Fu
    I Should Be So Lucky – Kylie Minogue

    Lineup

    • 3 piece band consisting of live vocals, guitar, bass and drums

    This act's standard set times are as follows:

    • 2 x 60 minute sets

    Tags

    • 3 piece / trio
    • dj option
    • male vocals

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