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Irelands top party band playing the widest variety of music

Recent events include

First band in the world to perform at Manchester Catherdral, England.

Private party for Xena Productions at The Four Seasons, Ballsbridge performing with top selling UK girl band 'Girls Aloud'.

VIP Magazine Style Awards, Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin.

Summer Barbeque Party for CEO of Ryanair
Michael O'Leary at his private residence.

World Conference for United Drug Kempinski Hotel, Estapona, Spain.

Irish Times Magazine - JUNE 2010
MUSIC: Party bands are back, says Kevin Courtney

IT’S SATURDAY NIGHT, and you’re in the mood to party. You check the gig listings: a post-rock band with an unpronounceable name; a clapped-out rocker wheezing out his 1970s hits; a hyped-up rapper charging 80 yo yos to shout “Yo!”. There must be something more entertaining. Well, yes, thankfully there is. The live circuit has been energised by a different breed of musical act – the party band. Forget your tribute bands: why pay to see a band that slavishly imitates a famous popstar, when you can see a band that slavishly imitates 20 different popstars in one night?

Nikki and Norris raise the roof.

A sense of fun is essential for playing in a party band. The Party Kings do a varied set that ranges from the 1950s to the noughties, and they’re old hands at getting the party started, having made their mark on the dancefloor as Boogie Nights. “You have to do great party tunes both you & the audience like,” says guitarist Ed, aka Norris Barkley. “And you have to put on a show. The sad thing is that lots of couples don’t know where to start or how to go about booking a band for their wedding – sometimes they hire a band without even going to see them, and then end up with a bunch of bored-looking guys in black who look like they’d rather be at home watching Coronation Street . If your band are clearly enjoying themselves, your guests will enjoy themselves too”

Extract taken from Irish Times Magazine - JUNE 2010

 

 

VIP Style Awards

Party Kings singer Una Gibney. Grainne Seoige & Lorraine Keane.