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Roger’s Birthday party, London.

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Here’s a few pictures from Roger’s birthday party in London this weekend.   This was a fantastic American themed event which also included a dance lesson, which helped to get everyone in the mood for our set later on.

This is the second time Roger’s family have booked us for an event, which is a massive honour, having played for his Son’s wedding a few months earlier.  Praise indeed.

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The Mini Big Band absolutely made our wedding!

As soon as we saw The Mini Big Band at a friends wedding we knew it was exactly what we wanted for our big day. It can be difficult to decide what to prioritise in all the planning, but we knew we wanted to focus on creating an atmosphere and the things people really remember – booking your band did not disappoint!
So many of our guests have commented on how brilliant the band was, and you set exactly the tone for the evening we’d hoped for. We loved how personal you made the performance, and having our first dance to a live swing band was so so special.

The Mini Big Band absolutely made our wedding – thank you!

Kirsty and Gary

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Surprise 40th, 60th and 70th.

I just wanted to say a massive thank you to you all for putting on an amazing show at the surprise party for my sisters 40th, mums 60th and dads 70th birthday party on Saturday! Everyone thought you were awesome and I’ve had loads of messages since saying how much everyone enjoyed the music! You are all unbelievably talented musicians and lead locals was fabulous! You really made the night perfect thank you so much x

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Ready to swing at Hedsor House, Buckinghamshire.

Here’s a couple of Photos from the recent wedding of Sarah and Adeel at the beautiful Hedsor House in Buckinghamshire.  This was a beautiful, intimate wedding with the guests willing to dance all night long.

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The Mini Big Band in Aberdeen.

We had a great trip up to Aberdeen this April for Holly and Bobby’s special day.  What a party!  Here’s a few pictures of The Mini Big Band in full swing!IMG_4139 IMG_4141

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ICC Birmingham.

It was great to be back at the ICC in Birmingham this week where we are their recommended swing band.  Fantastic venue for large corporate events.17457579_683212765197116_766357349748662548_n 17499208_683212775197115_466356068132540920_n 17458054_683212808530445_7547519992611372547_n

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The Mini Big Band at Bibis Italian, Leeds.

We’re really looking forward to playing at Bibis on the 19 March.  Our first time at the restaurant which has SOLD OUT 1 month in advance.  We’re hoping to be adding some more dates here soon so please keep an eye on our social media if you are interested in joining us their soon.

This starts a nice run of gigs for us, where we are ready to provide the swing for some amazing weddings, corporate events and some university balls.

We’ll keep you up to date with these on our social media and on here, so please come and like our pages!

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Sarah and Thomas’ wedding at Redworth Hall, Durham.

Dear Chris and The Mini Big Band,

Thank you so much for playing at our wedding this Summer.  The dance floor was packed all evening and everyone saying how much fun it was months afterwards.

It was the perfect end to our perfect day.

With gratitude,

Sarah and Thomas.

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Paul and Kayleigh Revely, wedding at The Priory Cottage, Wetherby.

“The Mini Big Band were amazing! They sounded fantastic and really set the tone for the evening of our wedding, encouraging everyone to get up on the dancefloor. The slow songs, the upbeat swing and even Creep by Radiohead got every dancing and singing. After sending some song requests at really short notice we were amazed they had time to learn them and they went down so well with our guests. After seeing you at a friend’s wedding we knew you were the band for us and have had people asking for your details a number of times since. Thank you so much for making our wedding even more incredible!”

 

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Marcia and Daniel’s wedding.

Hi Chris,

Thank you for your email.  It’s quite bonkers to think that our wedding was over 3 months ago now; we’ve actually only just got our photos and video back this week, so have had a lovely time reliving the day.
We were so SO pleased we booked you guys – you made everything so easy for us, and absolutely everyone commented on how amazing it was to have a live big band sound to listen and throw ourselves around to!  Thank you for making our day extra special, and for coming all the way down to perform –  it was a long trip for you all, but you’d never have known, as your energy and fresh musical performances made it seem like you’d just travelled from round the corner, and your singer’s voice was quite spectacular.  Thank you also for fulfilling a long-held ambition of mine – singing with a big band.  It was just the most fun, and if you’re ever in need of a lady croonette to add to your band, you know where I am.
In my husband’s words, you were the icing on an extraordinary cake of a day.  Thank you.
With very best wishes to you all,
Marcia and Daniel
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