Awards Ceremony Band
Incredible Live Entertainment
So you’ve been given the task to find an amazing live band for your awards evening.
Xcaliber are one of Londons best party bands that have lots of experience performing for large companies at awards evenings and corporate parties.
Our most popular line up is our 6 piece band which includes Female Vocals, Male Vocals, Saxophone, Guitar, Bass and Drums.
Check out our awards ceremony band on the video below!
Testimonials
“Xcaliber did an amazing job at the after party of our internal Colleague Awards. The band were great performers, hitting a range of genres and delivering something for everyone in the room. They worked with the energy of the crowd and everyone had a great time. Our interactions with them before the event were always pleasant – they remained professional at all times, liaised with the venue prior to arrival to ensure things ran smoothly, and were very flexible with timings, working to our schedule”
– Clare Sampson, corporate Event South Coast
“Xcaliber played at the Sussex Law Society Ball on 16th June at the Grand Hotel in Brighton. They were incredible and the dance floor was packed all night. Joe was extremely professional in the lead up to the event, which instills confidence, and they judged the audience just right with the set list. They certainly made a good night a great one!”
– Jeanette, Summer Ball Brighton
“We booked Xcaliber as the headline act for our ScareCON event and they went down a real treat!. All contact with the band before the event was professional and efficient and we loved the fact we could personalise our song choices from a massive setlist. The performances were amazing and they had everyone up and dancing all night – Would highly recommend!”
– Scarecon Events
A Typical Awards Evening Schedule
Here is a schedule you can expect from an awards ceremony band. Xcaliber are very flexible on the night so if timings run over it’s absolutely fine and we can accommodate.
- 4pm band arrival/ sound check
- 6pm band finishes set up/soundcheck
- 7:00pm – awards welcome reception
- 7:20pm – doors to open & guests to take seats
- 7:40pm – kick off & awards welcome (5 mins)
- 7:45pm – starters to be served
- 8:00pm – staff to clear starters plates
- 8:05pm – awards (12 mins) 3 x stings
- 8:20pm – mains to be served
- 8:50pm – staff to clear mains plates
- 8:55pm – awards (12 mins) 3 x stings
- 9:05pm – desserts to be served
- 9:20pm – desserts to be cleared
- 9:25pm – award (5 mins) 1 x stings
- 9:30pm – awards closing remarks
- 9:30pm – 9:45pm – band break
- 9:45pm – 11:15pm – live band to perform 1 x 90 minute set
- 11:15pm – DJ
- 11:30pm – close
An example Xcaliber set list after the awards ceremony (90 minutes)
Believe – Cher
Fascination – Alphabeat
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough -Marvin Gaye
Respect – Aretha
Kiss – Prince
Young Hearts Run Free
September – Earth Wind and Fire
Give It Up –KC and the Sunshine Band
All Night Long – Lionel Richie
Reach – S Club 7
I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Dancing On The Ceiling
Proud Mary -Tina Turner
Uptown Funk
Rather Be
Teenage Dirtbag – Wheatus
How Will I Know
Ain’t No Body – Chaka
Rock DJ – Robbie Williams
Crazy in love – Beyonce
Like A Prayer – Maddona
Hit Me Baby One More Time
Everybody – The Backstreet Boys
Shape Of You – Ed Sheeran
Don’t Stop Me Now – Queen
Simply The Best – Tina Turner
Living On A Prayer
Mr Brightside – The Killers
Angels – Robbie Williams
Sex on Fire – KOL (ENCORE)
Stings
Xcaliber can provide stings for awardees to walk on and off stage. These range from 10 – 30 seconds depending how long the walk to the stage is
Here are some of our favourite stings below.
- Back In Black (opening riff) – AC/DC
- There he/or she goes – The La’s
- Firework (chorus) – Katy Perry
- Beautiful Day (chorus) – U2
- Get The Party Started (intro) – Pink
- Are You Gonna Be My Girl – Jet
- Shut Up & Dance – Walk The Moon
- Long Way To The Top (if you want to rock and roll) (Chorus) – AC/DC
- Shake It Off (chorus) – Taylor Swift
- Bohemian Like You (intro)
Dinner Set
Some clients prefer to have background DJ music during dinner, Xcaliber can also perform a lounge acoustic set during starters and mains. Here is a video of our acoustic trio in action!
How To Confirm The Booking
Ok so you’ve decided you want to book Xcaliber for your awards ceremony (woohoo!) In order to confirm the booking we require the following info.
- Company address
- Best contact telephone number
- Full Venue Address
This will be added to a contract which will be issued via DocuSign for digital signature. We will also issue a BACS invoice for a deposit if the event is over a month away
In terms of payment we accept BACS as standard but if the booking is less than a month away we also accept credit card.
