After 8s
Superb energetic 8 piece band with male & female lead vocals, backing vocals & brass section! After 8's playing an awesome unique blend of modern & classic Funk, Soul, Motown, Disco, Rock ‘n Roll, R ‘n’ B and House anthems!
Price from £2,914 + travel
Hold On, I'm Comin' / Sam & Dave
Ain't No Mountain High Enough / Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Beggin' / Madcon
Respect / Aretha Franklin
I Got You (I Feel Good) / James Brown
Ashley W
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50’s
Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
60’s
Aint No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
At Last - Eta James
California Soul - Marlena Shaw
Can't Hurry Love - The Supremes
Dance To The Music - Sly & The Family Stone
Dancing In The Street - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Get Ready - The Temptations
Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis
Hard to Handle - Otis Redding
Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
Hold On I’m Comin’ - Sam & Dave
I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown
In The Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett
It’s Your Thing - The Isley Brothers
Knock On Wood - Eddie Floyd
Land Of 1000 Dances - Wilson Pickett
Mas Que Nada - Sergio Mendez
Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
My Girl - The Temptations
Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag - James Brown
Rescue Me - Fontella Bass
Respect - Aretha Franklin
Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
Soul Man - Sam & Dave
Sweet Soul Music - Arthur Conley
Think - Aretha Franklin
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher - Jackie Wilson
70’s
Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead
Are You Ready For Love - Elton John
Best Of My Love - The Emotions
Blame It On The Boogie - The Jacksons
Boogie Nights - Heatwave
Brick House - Commodores
Disco Inferno - The Trammps
Get Down Tonight - KC & The Sunshine Band
Good Times - Chic
Got To Be Real - Cheryl Lynn
I Believe In Miracles - The Jackson Sisters
I Wish - Stevie Wonder
Lady Marmalade - LaBell
Let’s Stay Together - Al Green
Love Train - The O'Jays
Move On Up - Curtis Mayfield
Mr Big Stuff - Jean Knight
Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
Proud Mary - Ike & Tina Turner
Rock With You - Michael Jackson
September - Earth, Wind & Fire
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours) - Stevie Wonde
Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
Street Life - Randy Crawford
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
We Are Family - Sister Sledge
80’s
Ain't Nobody - Chaka Khan
A Night To Remember - Shalamar
Celebration - Kool & The Gang
Get Down On It - Kool & The Gang
Give Me The Night (Edit) - George Benson
I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston
I’m Coming Out - Diana Ross
Never Too Much - Luther Vandross
Super Freak - Rick James
The Power Of Love - Huey Lewis & The News
90’s
Always There - Incognito / Jocelyn Brown
Canned Heat - Jamiroquai
Cosmic Girl - Jamiroquai
Doo Wop (That Thing) - Ms Lauryn Hill
Finally - CeCe Peniston
Virtual Insanity – Jamiroquai
00’s
American Boy (No Rap Version) - Estelle
Beggin’ (Original Version) - Madcon
Crazy - Gnarles Barkley
Crazy In Love - Beyoncé
Hot In Herre - Nelly
Mercy - Duffy
Rehab - Amy Winehouse
Shake Your Body - Shy FX & T Power
Signs - Snoop, Charlie Wilson, Justin Timberlake
Tears Dry On Their Own - Amy Winehouse
Valerie - Mark Ronson / Amy Winehouse
10’s
Afterglow – Wilkinson
Forget You - Cee Lo Green
Get Lucky - Daft Punk feat. Pharrell
Gold Dust (Shy FX Re-Edit) - DJ Fresh feat. Ms Dynamite
I Need A Dollar - Aloe Blacc
Love On Top – Beyonce
Treasure - Bruno Mars
Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars
20’s
About Damn Time - Lizzo
Juice – Lizzo
Levitating - Dua Lipa
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Highlights
* 8 piece band including brass section playing funk, soul, motown, rock ‘n’ roll, disco, r ‘n’ b and house anthems
* Top quality professional musicians with many years experience have toured with The Supremes, Will Young & Boney M
* Large varied repertoire of celebrated & well-known dancey, sing-a-long songs
* Perform 2 x 1hr high energy live sets
* Performed at thousands of functions, weddings & corporate events for many household names
* Top quality crystal clear PA system & lighting rig. PA available for announcements
“..simply the best function band we’ve ever seen! Some of your songs were even performed better than by the artists themselves!!”
After 8s was set up by drummer & musical director Steve Burkwood, bringing together a collective of the finest players encountered during his career - a mixture of top-notch session musicians & singers, Conservatoire music degree graduates and tutors, who together form a simply formidable band!
100% live (no backing tracks or sequencers) and complete with male & female lead singers as well as a brass section, this accomplished band plays an awesome unique set of classic funk, soul, motown, disco and rock ‘n’ roll tracks performed seamlessly alongside soulful modern r ‘n’ b, house anthems and fresh chart classics, from the world’s leading artists.
Performances are energetic & enthusiastic, and with years of experience packing dance floors, guests are guaranteed to be dancing & singing along from the first song to the last!
What really makes the band stand out so much from others though is their attention to detail – they know guests at a function want to hear their favourite songs performed as they they know and love them – and no other band sounds as close to the original songs as After 8s!
As well as having literally thousands of appearances under their belts at private parties, weddings & corporate functions (including numerous household name companies) at some of the nations premiere venues, between them members of After 8s have; recorded, toured with, and supported several Top 40 charting artists; appeared on live BBC & Kerrang radio sessions; and appeared on ITV’s X-Factor!
Lineup
Default lineup: 8 members
8 Piece Band: 2 x Lead Vocals (male & female), Guitar, Keys, Saxophone, Trumpet, Bass, Drums & Backing Vocals
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Price from £2,914 + travel from West Midlands
Based on 8 members performing 2 x 60 minute sets
- West Midlands From £2,914
- East Midlands From £3,340
- South West From £3,359
- Wales From £3,385
- South East From £3,456
- North West From £3,496
- Yorkshire and the Humber From £3,509
- East of England From £3,529
- North East From £4,437
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Ashley W booked After 8s for their Wedding in Devon • August 2024
“We are so glad that we found After Eights for our wedding. The dancefloor was full all night and everyone kept saying how incredible the band was. Contact before the day was great and the band learned our first dance which made it even more special - highly recommend!”
Poppy B booked After 8s for their Wedding in Essex • July 2024
“The After 8s were BRILLIANT. They really brought the energy and joy to our wedding guests and so many people raved about their performance. They had people who haven’t danced in thirty years (my dad for one!) on the floor most of the night which is unheard of. So much fun- especially when one of the groomsmen danced so hard his trousers split!! Thank you so so much for a great night.”
Ryan K booked After 8s for their Wedding in Durham • July 2024
“After 8s were amazing at our wedding. The guests loved the performance. They were easy to work with before the event and accommodating regarding our requests as well.”
Amazing! We cannot praise them highly enough and our guests were blown away!
Sam S booked After 8s for their Wedding in Oxfordshire • July 2023
“The After 8s were fantastic, we cannot praise them highly enough and our guests were blown away and incredibly complimentary of their performance. Everyone was saying how good they were and we had such a good time. They played in what could be generously described as challenging conditions given the weather on the day. Steve's communication in advance was solid and the dancefloor was filled when they played. A quote from one of our guests "they were so good that even during the apocalypse they had 100 guests on the dancefloor”
Absolutely breathtaking performance !!
Chris G booked After 8s for their event in Cheshire
“Booking After 8s was definitely the best decision I made when planning my party, the band were amazing with vocals that made guests admire how good they were, they created a fantastic atmosphere with the music what they played, I spoke with Steve and gave them a free rein about the music they played, telling him to keep the dance floor busy and bring the roof down and that’s exactly what they did and more. Over 200 guests and they all loved After 8s! Don’t think twice about booking this group they are top level performers from vocals to all the instrument players, can’t thank After 8s enough ! Amazing .”
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