About The Score – professional covers band based in Birmingham
Playing literally hundreds of gigs throughout the UK per year, The Score function band can be relied on to provide top class live entertainment for your special evening.
So let The Score 3-piece band take the stress out of booking the live music for your party, wedding or corporate event!
The Score are perfect for festival-themed wedding receptions and just about any other private hire function.
Please take a look at our 2024 SET LIST
We offer a free DJ set after the live band with every booking!
We're regularly booked to perform for weddings and events at Chateau St. Julien in France, Elmhay Park in Somerset and Allerton Castle in Knaresborough.
We have an extremely broad repertoire as you will see from our sample song list below.
With hits from the 1960s through to today, you’re sure to be on the dance floor from the first song!
You might be surprised to discover that we can also provide a DJ service to complement the live music.
As a professional, hard-working wedding reception band, you can be assured that The Score band use only top of the range equipment.
This includes instruments, amplifiers, a sound system and lights – all the equipment a top wedding music band needs to perform.
We can perform for approximately two hours, and this is usually broken into two sets. We can set up our equipment in a compact space that will allow you and your guests plenty of space to dance in.
We will work with the space available and will set up in a convenient and unobtrusive way.
We usually take approximately one hour to set up. All equipment will be checked and the band will be ready to perform within this time.
We perform at weddings and functions throughout the Midlands.
We hold public liability insurance (a requirement of most wedding venues) and all our equipment is PAT certified at regular intervals.
Here are just some of the locations where we have been booked by clients on FixTheMusic for weddings and events...
- Chateau St. Julien, Poitiers, France
- 4th Floor Studios, Commercial Road
- Nonsuch Park, Ewell Road, Sutton
- Coombe Lodge, Blagdon, Bristol
- The Grand Lodge, East Yorkshire
- Meadway Hall, Somerton
- Wood Farm, Daventry
- Combe House Hotel & Restaurant
- Dovecliff Hall Hotel, Burton-on-Trent
- Newton Blossomville, Bedford
- Allerton Castle, Knaresborough
- The Glyn Clydach, Neath
- Aldwick Estate, Blagdon
- Caswell House, Brize Norton
- Llanerch Vineyard Hotel, Pontyclun
- Elmhay Park, Frome, UK
- Portland House, Cardiff Bay
- The Alma Tavern & Theatre
- Rodway Hill Golf Club, Gloucestershire
- Llety Cynin, Carmarthen
- The Dreys Wedding Venue
- Quantock Lakes Wedding Venue
- Lapstone Barn, Chipping Campden
- Priston Mill, Bath, UK
- Newbald Village Hall, York, UK
- Broad Hinton Village Hall, Swindon
- Nunsmere Hall Hotel, Northwich
- The Oakwood at Ryther
- Girton College, Cambridge
- King Arthur Hotel, Gower
- Vaulty Manor, Maldon
- Cain Manor, Bordon
- Clearwell Castle, Gloucestershire
- Woodford Farm, Wells
- Aldwick Estate, Redhill, Bristol, UK
- Manor House Hotel, Gloucestershire
- St Audries Park, Somerset, UK
- Pulborough, West Sussex
- Combermere Abbey, Whitchurch, UK
- Cliddesden
- Luton
- Stockport
- Findon, Worthing
- Richmond, London, UK
- Ampthill, Bedford
- Sunninghill, Ascot
- Farnham
- Matlock
- Blunsdon, Swindon, UK
- Stafford, UK
So if you're looking to hire the finest pop covers band Birmingham has to offer for your wedding or event, get in touch with The Score.
Real questions from clients
Do we need a stage? (asked by Harriet on 31 August 2020)
Response from Kester: No you don't need to hire a stage; we're happy to perform on the floor.
In terms of the two sets you do, do we pick from a list from your repertoire or do you chose that? (asked by Harriet on 31 August 2020)
Response from Kester: You are more than welcome to choose songs from the setlist on the website. If you want to choose songs that aren't on our set list, we can certainly learn them for you but please give as much notice as possible, or at least two months. In 2 hours of live music there will be approximately 34 songs, but feel free to choose as many or as few as you like.
Do you bring lights? (asked by Harriet on 31 August 2020)
Response from Kester: We provide a PA and lights which cover both the dance floor and stage.
23 Verified Reviews
"We had The Score play our wedding and they were absolutely exceptional. The variety of music in their repertoire and the quality they played to was fantastic. We had an English/Irish wedding and they really smashed the brief playing a great variety of all the songs we wanted and some Irish classics in there too. They brought great energy and the dancefloor was full until the end of the night. Cannot recommend them highly enough! Thanks again to Kester and the lads, Sam and Elaine."
Verified booking on FixTheMusic"The band were really good on Saturday night. The atmosphere was great and the dance floor was full! I have employed the band on a few occasions and each time they have delivered. I will have no hesitation in using the guys again in the future. Many thanks!"
Verified booking on FixTheMusic"The music was fantastic; we had a lovely time and lots of comments about how good the music was. We are so pleased we chose your band!"
Verified booking on FixTheMusic"Absolutely amazing! We hired The Score for our wedding and they provided outstanding entertainment throughout the evening. They were professional, talented and the perfect band to keep our guests up dancing. Would highly recommend!"
Verified booking on FixTheMusic"The Score is an incredibly talented band that knows how to captivate an audience with their unique sound and energetic performances. I had the pleasure of experiencing their live show recently for our Christmas party and I must say, they exceeded all my expectations. From the moment they stepped on stage, The Score had the staff hooked. Their powerful vocals, catchy melodies, and infectious energy had everyone dancing and singing along. They have a way of connecting with the audience that makes you feel like you're a part of something special. One thing that stood out to me about The Score is their ability to blend different genres seamlessly. They effortlessly fuse elements of rock, pop, and alternative music. Not only are they talented musicians, but The Score also knows how to put on a visually stunning show. The stage setup, lighting, and visuals added another layer of excitement to their performance. It was clear that they put a lot of thought and effort into creating a memorable experience for their audience. Overall, I highly recommend checking out The Score if you have the chance. Whether it's their live show or their recorded music, they are a band that delivers on all fronts. Their talent, passion, and ability to connect with their audience make them a force to be reckoned with in the music industry."
Verified booking on FixTheMusic"Hi Kester, I just wanted to say how amazing you were last night. You certainly got the party started! The atmosphere was buzzing and all the guests had such an amazing time...Thank you again, Claire & Jamie."
Verified booking on FixTheMusic"A massive thanks to Kester and the boys in The Score band for performing at our wedding recently. Brilliant musicians, excellent set list and just really nice blokes! It was a pleasure to have you along for the evening to entertain our guests, everyone commented upon how much they enjoyed your set. Thanks so much for helping to make our day special."
Verified booking on FixTheMusic"Hi Kester, Wanted to email and say the score band were amazing, everyone loved them and they were really talented. Thank you for all your help. Best wishes, Rosie and Helen."
Verified booking on FixTheMusic"We just wanted to say thank you for playing at our wedding at Rothley Court. Everybody loved the music, we had so much fun dancing (including those that tell us they don't usually dance at weddings!) and you helped to make the day even more special. We would definitely recommend The Score!"
Verified booking on FixTheMusic"You guys were just flipping amazing; we were still talking about the party the next day. Lots of really positive feedback from our bosses and from our overseas friends! Once again, thank you all so much for such a fantastic evening."
Verified booking on FixTheMusic"The Score were incredibly professional. Kept me updated and were proactive in contacting me to reassure me everything was ready. Contacted the venue to ensure the set up could be done so I didn’t have to worry about the technical side. They were fab on the night. A really good band and great music. Everyone commented on how good they were, including the musicians at my party. I danced all night! Thank you so much! Sharon Philpott."
Verified booking on FixTheMusic"The Score were absolutely brilliant and made our night! Everyone loved them - the dance floor was packed with some very sweaty, happy people, dancing their socks off. Dylan and I couldn’t recommend Kester and co highly enough, they were awesome."
Verified booking on FixTheMusic"Just what we wanted. We loved our first dance and every song after! I was a sweaty mess by the end because of all the dancing. We got lots of compliments from guests about the band and at least one couple are planning on booking for an upcoming 40th birthday party. They were great guys and hope they enjoyed playing half as much as we enjoyed listening!"
Verified booking on FixTheMusic"The band had such great energy and every song made you want to get up and dance - we don't remember one song that made us think 'time to get a drink or pop outside'. The dance floor was always full and so many people told us what a great time they had. We wouldn't hesitate to recommend you or book you again. Thank you for giving us and our guests such a fun night which we'll always remember."
Verified booking on FixTheMusic"Awesome Night. You guys were AMAZING! We had such a brilliant time, thank you so much!"
Verified booking on FixTheMusic"Thanks so much to you and your fantastic band - you helped us have a brilliant day and we will be sure to recommend you to others! I hope you enjoyed it too!"
Verified booking on FixTheMusic"Just wanted to say a massive thank you to the whole band for Saturday night. You guys were brilliant and everyone was saying what a great band you were!"
Verified booking on FixTheMusic"Myself and my new wife Becky hired The Score to play at our wedding in July 2021. Ed & the band were absolutely fantastic! Every song we asked for was performed perfectly, and the comments from our wedding guests were all beyond positive. They even played a few impromptu songs to fit the feel of the night, which went down a storm! Kester was great at keeping in touch, which really helped with ensuring everything went to plan on the night. Would highly recommend these guys for any event, they're a brilliant band. Cheers, Richard."
Verified booking on FixTheMusic"Angelica and I want to thank you so much for being brilliant! Everyone said how great you were...thank you!"
Verified booking on FixTheMusic"The Score really made our wedding night one to remember! Their music created exactly the atmosphere we were after and kept the party buzzing from start to finish. The dance floor was packed all night and they really brought everyone together with some big anthems at the end! The guys were really lovely, it was an absolute pleasure to have them at our wedding and we cannot recommend them enough if you're up for dancing all night!"
Verified booking on FixTheMusic"Thank you so much for putting on such an amazing performance at our wedding reception. Our guests thought you were fantastic, and so did we. It was fabulous to look around the dancefloor and see my grandma (aged 84) and my niece (aged 13) dancing their hearts out! We'll definitely be recommending you to all our friends and family!"
Verified booking on FixTheMusic"We booked The Score for our wedding at Elmore Court. From the beginning, we had excellent communication from the band regarding timings, playlist etc. On the day everything was seamless and we had rave reviews from our guests! They really know how to read the room and kept the dance floor full. Thanks guys :)"
Verified booking on FixTheMusic"We hired The Score to play at our wedding and were not disappointed. They arrived at our venue nice and early (a weight off any bride's mind!) and from start to finish were incredible. The music quality was fantastic with a great variation and they even learned our first dance song for us. They even had a personalised sign at the front with our names and date which was very touching and made it seem very personal! Would highly recommend this band for anyone considering these guys for their wedding band!"
Verified booking on FixTheMusicSet List
CHARTS 2010 – 2024
Pompeii – Bastille
Flowers – Miley Cyrus
Watermelon Sugar – Harry Styles
Blinding lights - The Weeknd
Breathin' - Arianna Grande
Old Town Road - Nas/Billy Ray Cyrus
Shotgun - George Ezra
Happy - Pharrell Williams
Get Lucky - Daft Punk
Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5
Shut Up & Dance - Walk The moon
I will wait - Mumford & Sons
The greatest show - Panic at the disco
Rise - Jonas Blue
Rude – Magic
Blame It On Me - George Ezra
Human – Rag ‘n’ Bone Man
These days – Take That
Can’t stop the feeling – Justin Timberlake
Shake it off – Taylor Swift
Treasure - Bruno Mars
Price Tag - Jessie J
Candy – Robbie Williams
Ollie Murs - Troublemaker
We Are Young - Fun
Locked Out of Heaven - Bruno Mars
Rolling in the deep - Adele
Cake by the ocean - DNCE
Dance with me – Ollie Murs
INDIE ANTHEMS
Sex On Fire - Kings Of Leon
Teenage dirtbag - Wheatus
Mr. Brightside - The Killers
All The Small Things - Blink 182
Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis
Kasabian – Fire
I Predict A Riot - Kaiser Chiefs
Don’t look back in anger – Oasis
Seven Nation Army - The White Stipes
Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor - Arctic Monkeys
Use somebody – Kings of Leon
Gay bar - Electric six
She moves in her own way – The Kooks
Fix you - Coldplay
Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Jet
Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand
Sing - Travis
Somebody told me – The Killers
Last night – The Strokes
Plug in baby - Muse
Smells like teen spirit - Nirvana
Whistle for the choir – The Fratellis
In the morning –Razorlight
You got the love – Florence and the machine
Yellow - Coldplay
1990s / 2000s BEST OF
5ive - Everybody get up
Dancing in the moonlight – Toploader
Learn to fly - Foo Fighters
Give it away - Red hot chilli peppers
Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
You oughta know - Alanis Morrisette
Fresh prince of Bel Air - Will Smith
All star - Smash mouth
I'm yours - Jason Mraz
Here comes the hotstepper - Ini Kamoze
Killing me softly - Fugees
I'll be there for you - The Rembrandts
Angels - Robbie Williams
Praise you - Fatboy Slim
Cigarettes and alcohol - Oasis
Song 2 - Blur
Black or white - Michael Jackson
Who do you thnk you are - Spice girls
Rock your body - Justin Timberlake
Can't get you out of my head - Kylie Minogue
Pokerface - Lady Gaga
Hot in here - Nelly
Get the party started - Pink
Nickelback - Nobody
Greatest day – Take That
BRITPOP
Wonderwall – Oasis
Place Your Hands – Reef
Song 2 - Blur
Common People – Pulp
Dakota – Stereophonics
This charming man – The Smiths
There she goes – The Las
Hush – Kula Shaker
Park Life – Blur
Alright – Supergrass
If I had a gun – Noel Gallagher
The Riverboat song – Ocean Colour Scene
Staying out for the summer – Dodgy
A design for life – Manic street preachers
Hey dude – Kula Shaker
I’ve got you – McFly
Connection - Elastica
Girl from Mars – Ash
Chasing rainbows – Shed Seven
Love is the law – The Seahorses
Why does it always rain on me – Travis
Girls and boys - Blur
Don’t look back into the sun – The Libertines
I am the resurrection – The Stone Roses
Trash - Suede
1970s HITS
Ever Fallen In Love - The Buzzocks
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
My Sharona – The Knack
Whole lot of love – Led Zeppelin
Listen to the music – Doobie brothers
Teenage Kicks - The Undertones
Alright Now – Free
Le Freak - Chic
Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
Highway To Hell - AC/DC
Dancing In The Moonlight - Thin Lizzy
Down in the tube station – The Jam
Long train runnin’ – Doobie brothers
Maggie May – Rod Stewart
One way or another - Blondie
Go your own way – Fleetwood Mac
Gene Genie – David Bowie
20th Century Boy - T Rex
Stuck in the middle – Stealers’ wheel
Don’t stop – Fleetwood Mac
Don’t stop me now - Queen
Play that funky music – Wild cherry
Down down – Status Quo
Slade - Come on feel the noise
Rebel rebel – David Bowie
ROCK CLASSICS
Living On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
Summer Of 69 - Bryan Adams
I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles
Everlong – Foo Fighters
Another one bites the dust – Queen
Satisfaction – The Rolling stones
Are you gonna go my way – Lenny Kravitz
Beautiful day – U2
Gotta be somebody - Nickelback
Can’t buy me love – The Beatles
You Really Got Me - The Kinks
Wild thing – The Troggs
Free falling – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Basket case – Green day
Hound dog – Elvis Presley
Jumpin’ Jack flash – The Rolling stones
Daytripper – The Beatles
Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
My generation – The Who
Wild thing – The Troggs
You never can tell – Chuck Berry
All Day And All Of The Night - The Kinks
Pinball wizard – The Who
Gimme some lovin’ – The Spencer Davis group
Ace of Spades – Motorhead
1980s MIX
Town Called Malice - The Jam
Freedom - Wham
Should I stay or should I go – The Clash
We built this city – Starship
The power of love – Huey Lewis and the news
I love rock ‘n’ roll – Joan Jett
You make my dreams come true – Hall and Oates
Got my mind set on you – George Harrison
Sweet Child Of Mine - Guns N Roses
Dancing in the dark – Bruce Springsteen
Message In A Bottle - The Police
Fight for your right to party – Beastie Boys
I’m your man – Wham
Hungry like the wolf – Duran Duran
Easy lover – Phil Collins and Philip Bailey
Brass in pocket – The Pretenders
Don’t you want me – Human league
Word up – Cameo
Beat it – Michael Jackson
Friday I’m in love – The Cure
Addicted to love – Robert Palmer
Land down under – Men at work
Tainted love – Soft cell
Hey Mickey – Toni Basil
I’m still standing – Elton John
POP AND PARTY
I Gotta Feelin - Black Eyed Peas
A little respect – Erasure
Valerie - Amy Winehouse
Walking on sunshine – Katrina and the waves
Love machine – Girls aloud
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
Angel – Shaggy
I'm A Believer - The Monkees
Faith – George Michael
Rock your body – Justin Timberlake
Mamma told me not to come – Stereophonics and Tom Jones
Losing my religion - REM
All night long – Lionel Richie
Dancing in the moonlight - Toploader
Mercy – Duffy
On top of the world – Imagine Dragons
500 Miles - The Proclaimers
Dancing on the ceiling – Lionel Richie
Twist And Shout - The Beatles
Brown eyed girl – Van Morrison
Suspicious minds – Elvis Presley
The Joker – Steve Miller
Country Roads – John Denver
Does your mother know – ABBA
Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Frankie Valli
SOUL / REGGAE
Proud Mary (Rolling on the river) – Tina Turner
You can’t hurry love – Phil Collins
Higher and higher – Jackie Wilson
Sex machine – James Brown
Superstition – Stevie Wonder
Respect – Aretha Frankin
Midnight hour – Wilson Pickett
I feel good – James Brown
Soul man – Sam and Dave
Get ready – The Temptations
Signed, sealed, delivered – Stevie Wonder
Three little birds – Bob Marley
Baby I love you way – Big mountain
Sweet soul music – Arthur Conley Jnr
Land of a thousand dances – Wilson Pickett
Hard To Handle - Otis Redding
I heard it through the grapevine – Marvin Gaye
Band of gold – Freda Payne
Shake a tailfeather – Ray Charles
Mustang Sally – Wilson Pickett
Sweetest feeling – Jackie Wilson
My girl - The Temptations
Red red wine – UB40
Walking on the moon – The Police
Everybody – Blues brothers
FIRST DANCES
Just you and I - Tom Walker
All of me – John Legend
Thinking out Loud – Ed Sheeran
Amazed - Lonestar
Better together – Jack Jonson
Rule the world – Take That
Stay with me – Sam Smith
Heaven - Bryan Adams
Wild Horses – The Rolling Stones
I’m yours – Jason Mraz
Your Song - Elton John
Days – The Kinks
You Do Something To Me - Paul Weller
All you need is love – The Beatles
Lets Stay Together - Al Green
Stand by me – Ben E King
1000 years – Christina Perri
How long will I love you - Ellie Goulding
Weathered - Jack Garratt
Dream catch me - Newton Faulkner
Greatest day – Take That
One – U2
I Won't Give Up - Jason Mraz
All my life - Kaci and Jo Jo
Yellow – Coldplay
Memories – Dean Martin
Nothing else matters – Metallica
I Can't Help Falling In Love With You – Elvis
Truly madly deeply - Savage Garden
She’s like a star – Taio Cruz
At last – Etta James
Grow old with me – Tom O’Dell
Only love – Ben Howard
Tenerife sea – Ed Sheeran
Let it go – James Bay
The One- Kodaline
Ho hey – Lumineers
Unchained melody – The Righteous brothers
You are the best thing - Ray la Montagne
Wonderful tonight – Eric Clapton
Last of the ladies - The Courteeners
Chasing cars – Snow Patrol
Have I told you lately – Van Morrison
Earth angel – Marvin Berry (The song from Back to the Future!)
Need your love so bad – Fleetwood Mac
Time of your life – Green Day
I wanna marry you – Bruno Mars
In my life – The Beatles
The you and me song – The Wannadies
Your love gets sweeter – Finlay Quaye
Never gonna be alone – Nickelback
Better – Tom Baxter
God only knows – The Beach Boys
Stuck on you – Lionel Richie
You got it – Roy Orbison
IRISH
Galway girl – Steve Earl
Wild rover – The Dubliners
I’ll tell me ma – Shamrock
Fields of Athenry – traditional
JEWISH
Hava Nagila / The Horah
Mazal Tov
Mashiach
AUSSIE / KIWI
You got nothing I want – Cold Chisel
Suicide Blonde – INXS
Something so strong – Crowded House
Scar – Missy Higgins
Working class man – Jimmy Barnes
Victoria – Dance Exponents
Slice of heaven – Dave Dobbyn
Who could it be – Men at work
Live it up – Mental as anything
Back in black – AC/DC
I see red – Split Enz
Black Betty – Spiderrbait
Khe Sahn – Cold Chisel
Bliss – Th’Dudes
April sun in Cuba – Dragon
Sway – Bic Runga
I got you – Split Enz
Need you tonight - INXS
Lydia – Julia Deans
Home again – Shihad
Weather with you – Crowded House
Prisoner of society – The living end
My happiness – Powderfinger
Fade away – Che Fu
I should be so lucky – Kylie Minogue