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India and Sean’s beautiful marquee wedding.

Here’s a few pictures from India and Seans beautiful Marquee wedding this weekend.  An amazing sperry tent on the family grounds provided the perfect back drop to an amazing day.  We love the change in atmosphere in this marquee from the early evening to when the sun goes down and our stage lighting takes real effect.

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Back at The ICC Birmingham.

We love playing at this venue.  The ICC is perfect for large corporate events just like this one.  550 guests, comfortably sat for a meal, presentations and awards, with the awards play-on music provided by us.  We love it when we get the chance to play these award “Stings”, welcoming winners on and off the stage, which helps to keep the momentum up through a long awards ceremony.

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Larry and Chelsea’s wedding at The National Museum of Scotland.

Larry and Chelsea certainly chose a venue with impact for there beautiful 1920’s themed wedding this weekend at The National Museum of Scotland.

A hugh event space, exotic displays, amazing lighting, vintage stage set and dress, and us! The perfect party.

All the best guys!

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NHS Awards evening – Yorkshire.

We had a great night at the fantastic Hilton Forest Pines Hotel in Yorkshire, providing the swing for the evening party.  sbxmWuXCTgqAKJLgQJNTnQ SzlcBVLeSnu40haj2y3QFg fullsizeoutput_1352 fullsizeoutput_1353

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Onecom Christmas Party – Southampton

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Onecom Christmas Party, Southampton

Hi Chris,

It was our absolute pleasure to have you all on Saturday – everyone at the company really enjoyed themselves and have sung your praises since the party.

Thank you for making it such a special evening and giving a fabulous performance. It has been such an enjoyable experience working with such professionals as yourself.

I have had a number of people ask about booking you again for future events, so will point them in your direction.

Have a wonderful Christmas!!!

Shirin

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Claire Lippiatt – Navig8 Christmas Party. The Mayfair Hotel, London

Hi Chris (& other band members),

Just wanted to say a HUGE thank you for the amazing music & performance last week! So many people came up to me during the night, the next day & the day after to say how much they loved it & how great you were! It was the first time we had live music at our Christmas party & it made such a difference… it has even been titled a number of times as ‘the best Navig8 party ever’!!

You were a pleasure to work with in the lead up to the event & on the night itself.

Thanks very much

Best Wishes

Claire

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The Mayfair Hotel – London

It was certainly Christmas at the beautiful Mayfair Hotel this week in the heart of London.

A very glamours Christmas party, cocktails, ice sculptures and us!

Merry Christmas guys!

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Back at Bibis Restaurant, Leeds.

It was great to be back at Bibis in Leeds this November, for a Sold Out Swingin’ Sunday session.

We absolutely love this gig! It’s a great chance for us to do a public performance with a diary full of private events. It’s also a great chance for us to meet past and future clients for a drink, before they get the chance to watch our modern swing show in action.

We’re back at Bibis on the 6 January. Please let us know if you’re coming down and we’d love to say hello.The Mini Big Band 108 The Mini Big Band 008 The Mini Big Band 032 The Mini Big Band 112 IMG_3288

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Dougie and Jordan’s wedding – Middleton Lodge Estate.

It was great to be back at the beautiful Middleton Lodge Estate in North Yorkshire this week for Dougie and Georgie’s beautiful wedding.

The wedding was held in the Fig Room, which is a new addition to the venue and our first time in this room after numerous visits over the years.  We were absolutely amazed by this new addition to the venue.  This really has to be one of the finest venues around.

It was an absolute pleasure to be asked to provide the entertainment for Dougie and Jordan as they are both professional performers in London’s West End and the guest list was full of amazing singers, musicians and dancers.  This proved to be an amazing mix for one crazy night.  A packed dance floor and a chance to open up the chance to sing with the band to the audience created an amazing atmosphere all night long.

We have some great video’s coming to our social media shortly and heres a few images we managed to catch ourselves also.

All the best guys!

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