Weddings and Smaller Events :

If you want a live band to perform at your wedding, birthday party or staff Christmas party, our 5-piece band are the perfect option. Available for all budgets, this 5-piece create a huge and energetic sound to keep your guests dancing all night long.

Corporate Events :

The Collective also offer the option of a 6, 7 or 8 piece band for those on a slightly bigger budget, perfect for corporate events, university balls or larger weddings. This includes the options for extra brass sections and additional vocals to really wow your guests or clients.

Biography

The Collective are an amazing group of professional musicians hailing from Leeds. Each member is a graduate of Leeds College of Music and has performed together for the last 9 years.

Their repertoire covers a huge range, including: 60's Rock'n'Roll, 70's Funk and Motown, 80's Disco and Ballads through to modern day Rock and Pop classics. Their performance skills match the high quality music they provide and guarantee a full dance floor all night long.

As a band, The Collective provide the professionalism you should expect; highly reliable, smartly dressed and punctual, with the ability to cater for every audience. Whether reminiscing to our 60's classics, or partying to the current chart smash-hits, The Collective can provide the perfect musical backdrop to any occasion. From Stevie Wonder to The Killers, Aretha Franklin to Zara Larsson, Michael Jackson to Kings Of Leon, The Collective really do provide something for everyone.

A wealth of experience is contributed from each member of the band, and in addition to their outstanding musical ability, a great lighting system and high quality PA support every gig. The Collective have played at hundreds of venues up and down the country, recently including Edgebaston Cricket Ground, St James Park, Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Newburgh Priory, Goldsbrough Hall and Swinton Park, among many others.

Your Event Customers get the choice of 2 x 1 Hour Sets or 3 x 40 Minute Sets. The Collecitve also offer a range of pre-band reception warm ups at varying prices, including:

-Soulful melodies from our piano and vocal duet: Covering a range of jazz standards and pop classics, BackBeat's Piano and Vocal Duet are the perfect warm up to your event, ready for the full band extravaganza!

-Solo Piano: You might want to hear the distant sound of smooth piano playing whilst you're eating your dinner, or maybe you want something a little different as you walk down the aisle? A beautiful lounge piano playing that will remain unobtrusive yet entertaining could be the perfect backdrop.

-Smooth grooves from Acoustic Beats: Sometimes less is more, so if you're in need of a little less for your night's entertainment, then why not use The Acoustic Beats. Three members of BackBeat combine to create a groovy, cool alternative on Acoustic Guitar, Cajon and Vocals.

-Solo Classical Guitar. A beautiful and melodic classical guitar provides the perfect Backdrop for your wedding breakfast. A combination of Classical, Baroc, Spanish or Modern Popular hits can be offered by our highly talented and experienced Classical Guitarist.