Matthew Anthony
With a unique, powerful & soulful voice, Matthew performs a mixture of impressive electric guitar numbers, off-the-beaten-track acoustic versions & dance floor-filling party tunes! A versatile, talented artist perfect for your event!
Price from £431 + travel
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Set List / Repertoire
Indie/Rock
All The Small Things – Blink 182
American Idiot – Green Day
Are You Gonna Go My Way – Lenny Kravitz
Basket Case – Green Day
Beggin - Maneskin
Breakfast At Tiffany’s – Deep Blue Something
The Cave – Mumford & Sons
Chocolate - The 1975
Cigarettes & Alcohol - Oasis
Closing Time - Semisonic
Common People – Pulp
Dakota – Stereophonics
Dani California – Red Hot Chili Peppers
Disco 2000 – Pulp
Don’t Look Back in Anger – Oasis
Easy – Faith No More
Fans – Kings of Leon
Feeling Good - Muse
Figure It Out - Royal Blood
Handbags & Gladrags - Stereophonics
Heavyweight Champion of the World – Reverend & The Makers
Ho Hey - The Lumineers
Human – Killers
I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor – Arctic Monkeys
I Predict a Riot – Kaiser Chiefs
Learn To Fly - Foo Fighters
Lightning Bolt – Jake Bugg
Little Lion Man – Mumford & Sons
Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong - Spin Doctors
Living On A Prayer – Bon Jovi
Locked Out Of Heaven – Bruno Mars
Mardy Bum - Arctic Monkeys
Monkey Wrench – Foo Fighters
Moving - Supergrass
Mr Brightside – Killers
Naive - The Kooks
Next Year - Foo Fighters
Place Your Hands – Reef
Pure Morning - Placebo
The Pretender – Foo Fighters
Read My Mind - The Killers
Rock ’n’ Roll Star - Oasis
Seven Nation Army – White Stripes
Sex on Fire – Kings of Leon
She's Electric - Oasis
Shut Up And Dance – Walk The Moon
Sit Down - James
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
Somewhere Only We Know - Keane
Song 2 – Blur
Stacy’s Mom - Fountains of Wayne
Take Me Out – Franz Ferdinand
Teenage Dirtbag – Wheatus
These Days – Foo Fighters
Tribute – Tenacious D
Two Princes – Spin Doctors
Under The Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Uprising – Muse
Wonderwall – Oasis
You Get What You Give - New Radicals
You Stole the Sun from My Heart – Manic Street Preachers
Pop
10/10 - Paolo Nutini
1999 - Prince
A Little Respect – Erasure
APT - Rose & Bruno Mars
Accidentally in Love (From Shrek) - Counting Crows
All About You - McFly
Angels - Robbie Williams
Back For Good – Robbie Williams (live version)
Black or White – Michael Jackson
Blame It On Me – George Ezra
Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
Blurred Lines – Robin Thicke
Budapest – George Ezra
Cake By The Ocean – DNCE
Can’t Feel My Face – The Weeknd
Can’t Get You Out of my Head - Kylie Minogue
Can't Stop The Feeling – Justin Timberlake
Castle On The Hill – Ed Sheeran
C'est La Vie - B*witched
Counting Stars – One Republic
Crazy In Love - Beyonce
Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House
Don't Start Now - Dua Lipa
Don’t You Worry Child – Swedish House Mafia
(Everything I Do) I Do It For You - Bryan Adams
Everybody - Backstreet Boys
Flowers - Miley Cyrus
Freedom - Wham!
Get Lucky – Daft Punk
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cindy Lauper
Green Green Grass - George Ezra
Groove is in the Heart – Deee-lite
Happy – Pharrell
How Bizarre – OMC
I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas
I Don’t Feel Like Dancing – Scissor Sisters
I Kissed a Girl – McFly
Juice - Lizzo
Keep On Moving - Five
King – Years & Years
Let Me Entertain You - Robbie Williams
Like a Virgin – Madonna
Love Story - Taylor Swift
Marry You - Bruno Mars
Memories - Maroon 5
Mmmbop – Hanson
Moves Like Jagger – Maroon 5
Never Forget - Take That
Never Gonna Give You Up – Rick Astley
New Rules - Dua Lipa
Paradise - George Ezra
Party In The USA - Miley Cyrus
Price Tag – Jessie J
Relight My Fire - Take That & Lulu
Rude – Magic!
Shake It Off – Taylor Swift
Shape Of You – Ed Sheeran
Shout Out To My Ex – Little Mix
Shotgun - George Ezra
Sing – Ed Sheeran
Take On Me – A-ha
Take Your Mama – Scissor Sisters
Three Lions – Baddiel & Skinner & The Lightning Seeds
Torn - Natalie Imbruglia
Toxic - Britney Spears
Training Season - Dua Lipa
Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars
Wake Me Up – Avicii
Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles
Weather With You – Crowded House
What's Up - 4 Non Blondes
When You're Gone - Bryan Adams & Mel C
Year 3000 - Busted
Rap/Hip Hop
Billionaire – Travie McCoy feat. Bruno Mars
Dance Wiv Me – Dizzee Rascal
Gold Digger – Kanye West
Hey Ya – Outkast
Ignition (Remix) - R Kelly
It Wasn’t Me – Shaggy
Jump Around – House of Pain
No Diggity – Blackstreet
Ride Wit Me - Nelly
She Said – Plan B
Oldies
Ace of Spades - Motörhead
All For Love - Bryan Adams & Rod Stewart & Sting
All I Wanna Do - Sheryl Crow
All Night Long - Lionel Richie
All Right Now – Free
American Pie – Don McClean
Boys Are Back in Town – Thin Lizzy
Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
Can’t Stop This Thing We Started - Bryan Adams
Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen
Dancing in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen
Dancing in the Moonlight - Thin Lizzy
De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da – The Police
Does Your Mother Know? - ABBA
Don’t Stop Me Now – Queen
Down Under – Men At Work
Englishman in New York – Sting
Enter Sandman – Metallica
Everybody Needs Somebody – Blues Brothers
Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears for Fears
Every Breath You Take - Police
Everywhere - Fleetwood Mac
Fields of Gold - Sting
For Whom The Bell Tolls - Metallica
Friday I’m in Love - The Cure
Ghostbusters – Ray Parker Jr.
Gimme All Your Lovin’ - ZZ Top
Happy Hour – Housemartins
Heaven - Bryan Adams
Hey Jude - The Beatles
Higher & Higher – Rod Stewart
Hotel California – Eagles
How Long – The Eagles
I’m a Believer – The Monkees
I’m Still Standing - Elton John
If I Ever Lose My Faith in You - Sting
Johnny B Goode – Chuck Berry
Just Like Heaven - The Cure
The Joker – Steve Miller Band
Let’s Dance – David Bowie
Let's Stay Together - Al Green
Long Train Running – Doobie Brothers
Man in the Mirror – Michael Jackson
Maria - Blondie
Message in a Bottle – The Police
Mustang Sally – The Commitments
Nothing Else Matters – Metallica
Power of Love – Huey Lewis & The News
Proud Mary – Tina Turner
Rocking All Over The World – Status Quo
Run To You - Bryan Adams
Saw Her Standing There – The Beatles
Shake A Tail Feather – Ray Charles
Should I Stay or Should I Go? – The Clash
Stand By Me - Ben E. King
Start Me Up – Rolling Stones
Summer of 69 – Bryan Adams
Sweet Child O’Mine – Guns N’ Roses
Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
Sweet Home Alabama – Lynrd Skynrd
There She Goes - The La’s
Town Called Malice – The Jam
Under Pressure – Queen/David Bowie
Walk of Life – Dire Straits
Walking In Memphis – Mark Cohn
We Didn’t Start The Fire - Billy Joel
You Can Call Me Al – Paul Simon
You Really Got Me – The Kinks
500 Miles – The Proclaimers
Christmas
All I Want for Christmas is You – Mariah Carey
Auld Lang Syne – Traditional
Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses
Driving Home for Christmas – Chris Rea
Fairytale of New York – The Pogues
Last Christmas - Wham!
Merry Christmas Everyone – Shakin Stevens
Rockin Around the Christmas Tree – Tony Bennett
Full Biography
Highlights
* Experienced professional musician and live performer (15 years)
* Unique, powerful and soulful voice with impressive range
* Seasoned session guitarist adept in many styles
* Covers rock, pop, indie, funk, soul, RnB, rap & more, from 1950s to today
* Alternative acoustic set ideal for low-key or intimate settings
* Wide-ranging, versatile repertoire suitable for all party occasions
* Perfect for weddings, birthdays, corporate functions, live music venues
* Long list of satisfied clients include P&O, Versace, British Gas, HSBC, Virgin & O2.
* 5-Star recommended act with increasing number of glowing testimonials
Matthew Anthony is a live entertainer and session musician based in London, England. With a powerful, soulful voice and an impressive range, plus over twenty years honing his skills on electric guitar, Matthew has fronted and co-fronted many live outfits.
Currently performing over 150 shows a year; Matthew’s compelling live solo act is guaranteed to get every party going. It’s a potent blend of textured vocals and spellbinding guitar licks - perfect for weddings and private parties, corporate functions and live music venues alike. On stage, Matthew shines with raw talent and experience. Drawing from a truly massive repertoire of impressive electric guitar numbers and dancefloor-filling party tunes, Matthew’s sheer versatility allows him to select the perfect song for each moment of your event.
Tailoring Your Event
Since 2010 Matthew has honed his craft to produce two exciting live options:
* The Electric Set- dazzling live electric guitar & vocals to professionally recorded tracks, guaranteed to get the joint rocking! Here you’ll find rock, pop, indie, funk, soul, RnB, rap & more, from the 1950s… to this very month! Sung so you could be fooled into believing you’re hearing the real thing, with all the live guitar parts to boot.
* The Acoustic Set- full of off-the-beaten track gems and unique versions of songs you love with a dynamic, soulful approach. Matthew’s acoustic covers show features extraordinary renditions of songs by Beyonce, Kanye West, Mumford & Sons, Tracy Chapman, Paul Simon, Elton John, The Police, Shaggy, Amy Winehouse, Oasis, and many more.
With such a diverse repertoire, Matthew knows exactly how to design the ideal set list to suit your event. From your first conversation you can discuss your personal tastes, your clientele/guests and how you’d like Matthew’s music to make your event flow seamlessly… or go with a bang! You can then browse and individually request tracks from his list, give a general theme or direction, or allow Matthew to use his wealth of on-stage experience to judge the mood and crowd for every step of your event, including background music before, after, and between his live sets.
The Man Behind the Music
Matthew Anthony graduated from the University of Leeds in 2004 with a BA in Popular & World Musics. Before that he sang, played and composed with several original acts - from punk rock and metal bands to West African ensembles.
Matthew cut his professional teeth playing lead guitar onboard P&O’s Ocean Village, touring the Med and Caribbean. As well as nightly House band slots, he’d support at least three visiting acts each week – including tributes to the Blues Brothers, Queen and Robbie, originals Bucks Fizz and The Supremes – not to mention frequent acoustic and jazz sets, and full-blown rock’n’roll crew gigs below deck.
In 2005 Matthew began touring the UK and Europe extensively with Vogue Madonna, playing regularly to over 10,000 at Liverpool's Mathew Street and Glastonbudget festivals, as well as 5,000+ audiences in Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Poland and Portugal. Now pursuing successful independent musical careers, the line-up still perform internationally as The American Divas.
Previous venues & clients
Career highlights stretch from Mathew St in Liverpool, Glastonbudget and The Sage in Gateshead, to countless European festivals including the fabulous Opera Lesna in Poland. Matthew’s solo act has been booked at Edgbaston Stadium, White Hart Lane Tottenham, Westfield London and numerous impressive wedding venues up and down the country. Previous corporate clients include O2 Telefonica, P&O, Gala Coral, Microsoft, Versace, Boots, BG Group (British Gas), HSBC & Virgin. Matthew is a firm favourite at Battersea’s notorious pizzeria Bunga Bunga (aka “The Englishman’s Italian”) – as featured in the Telegraph, Independent and Sunday Times – and performs weekly at live music venues in and around London.
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KONE Summer Party – Sea Containers
Cara M booked Matthew Anthony for their event in London • August 2024
“Just brilliant. Look no further. Just book him. What a fantastic, memorable evening. Mathew Anthony played at our summer party and completely and utterly rocked the place! Not only a great set list but a fantastic, talented and professional entertainer. Thanks again KONE. X”
Absolute pleasure to of had him there
Jordan W booked Matthew Anthony for their Wedding in Hampshire
“Matt was professional throughout, he dealt with many changes because of the restrictions. We asked him last minute to do an acoustic set outside and he was more than happy to do this. We loved his sound and his DJ set also completely matched out style of music. 10/10 would fully recommend him to anyone.”
A good performer with wide range of songs.
Rob J booked Matthew Anthony for their event in London
“Matthew turned up on time and set up quietly as we were finishing off the meal and was ready to play. He did 3 sets for a good wide variety of things as were are quite a mixed crowd. By the last set we had a few people up and dancing (tough crowd the office party!) A good time was had by all. ”
Lynne H booked Matthew Anthony for their Wedding in Hertfordshire
“All of our guests loved Matt, his choice of music was spot on and he sang so beautifully. Guests were coming up and asking where we got him from so I think there will be a few more bookings for him in our area,”
Excellent- read the crowd and got the party going.
Steve M booked Matthew Anthony for their event in London
“A big thanks to Matt for kick starting our 50th birthday party and keeping it going. A good repertoire of songs across multiple eras and genres, well performed. Everybody was saying how great he was and how good a job he did. The dance floor never emptied.”
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