The Rusty Nails Live band playing the music of today on the instruments of yesterday!

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Price Guide

The guide prices below are for events within 100 miles of Brighton, East Sussex. Outside this area extra travel expenses will apply. Please get in touch for an accurate quote.
2 x 40 minute sets:
3 piece band: £1755
4 piece band: £2015
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About / Biography

Using the trad jazz instrumentation of sousaphone, banjo, sax and percussion we seek to do what the trad jazzers were doing way back when, ie play the popular music of the day. Why have such stomping instrumentation and then play tunes that are almost 70, or more years old? We will tackle all form and genres, such as Heavy Metal, disco, soul, grunge and regular cheesy pop tunes. This is what we love doing, and all with beautiful 3 part singing harmonies!

We seem to be a favourite, with many couples, as a weddings function band. To get your dancing going, after the wedding meal, most couples opt for a kick-ass band playing all the regular pop/rock/dance covers; with The Rusty Nails you have that, but with a little more individuality than the regular band that slavishly follows the exact moves of the original hit tunes.

Prestigious Venues:
The Athens Olympics, Eastenders, Hammersmith Apollo, Dubai Shopping Festival, Henley and Cowes Regatta, Commonwealth Games, Earls Court, Wembley Stadium, Blenheim Place, Royal Courts of Justice, Grays Inn, The Savoy Hotel, Natural History and Science Museums, National Portrait Gallery, HAC (Honourable Artillary Company), Glastonbury Festival and Epsom, Kempton, Windsor and Brighton Racecourses.

Town Festivals:
Norwich, Worcester, Leicester, Cardiff, Swansea, Brighton, Hastings, Havant, Portsmouth, Inverness, Dublin, Liverpool, Manchester, Canary Wharf, Bracknell, Bournemouth, Isle of Wight, Devizes, Arundel, Burgess Hill, Harrogate, Aylesbury, Chelmsford, Portsmouth, Sheffield, Maidstone, High Wycombe, and Southport.

Countries we have performed in:
India, Egypt, Romania, Holland, Turkey, Greece, China, Portugal, France, Dubai, Republic of Ireland, and, of course, England, Scotland and Wales.

Reviews (11)

There are currently 11 user ratings for The Rusty Nails

AVERAGE RATING

10 / 101

Location

Based in Brighton, East Sussex

Will travel up to 500 miles
green circle = areas covered (up to 500 miles)
pink circle = free travel (up to 100 miles)
Please note that the circles shown on the map are calculated "as the crow flies". By road distances may vary, so please get in touch for an accurate quote.

Laura (Scissor Sisters)

Mr Blue Sky (ELO)

I’m a believer (The Monkees)

I want you back (Jacson 5)

Shine (Take that)

Bad Romance (Lady Gaga)

Don’t you want me baby (Human League)

Word Up (Cameo)

I’m sexy and I know it (LMFAO)

Everybody-Backstreet’s back (Backstreet boys)

Kiss (Prince)

I’ll be there for you/Friends theme (Rembrandts)

Shake it off (Taylor Swift)

Titanium (Sia)

Never gonna give you up (Rick Astley)

Beatles

I saw her standing there

Twist and shout

I feel fine.

Rock

Lithium (Nirvana)

Enter Sandman (Metallica)

Plug in Baby (Muse)

Sex on Fire (Kings of Leon)

Gay Bar (Electric Six)

Miserlou (Dick Dale)

No one knows (Queens of the Stone Age)

Hate to say I told you so (The Hives)

Song 2 (Blur)

Pretty fly for a white guy (Offspring)

Bohemian like you (Dandy Warhols)

Chelsea Dagger (Frattelis)

Friday I fall in love (The Cure)

My Sharona (The Knack)

All the small things (Blink 182)

Mr Brightside (Killers)

Take me out (Franz Ferdinand)

Creep (Radiohead)

Dakota (Stereophonics)

Killing in the name (Rage against the machine)

Take it easy (The Eagles)

She Sells Sanctuary (The Cult)

So What (P!nk)

Rock ‘n’ Roll

A little less conversation (Elvis Presley)

Rap

The Bad Touch (Bloodhound Gang)

Country

Fat Bottomed Girls (Queen)

9 to 5 (Dolly Parton)

Punk

Fight for the right to party (Beastie Boys)

Teenage Kicks (Undertones)

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

Access to performance area with our vehicle, plug sockets, small table (card table size) for mixer.


Do you provide sound and lighting equipment?

yes


What information do you require about a venue?

parking.


Can you provide a Spotify/DJ service before and between your sets?

yes

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best gig you've ever done and the best venue you've ever played at?

My 'best' and favourite gigs are village halls, however we have played stately houses and many stadiums.
I love the intimate feel.


Which artists have you been most influenced by, who is your favourite artist and what is the greatest song of all time?

We play what the will most rock the audiences night. Our specific tastes aren't important.
We're here to please


What's your previous experience and how did you start gigging?

Always had this job, by and large. Never had a 'proper' job. Started gigging when I was 19 essentially. Played internationally, to Royals, Stately homes, and village halls


What's your favourite type of event to play at?

The next one.

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

45 minutes to load in & set up.


Are you happy to perform outside?

yes


Do the clients have a say in what you play or is it a set repertoire list only?

within reason.


How do previous clients most commonly describe your performances?

'Made their special day even more special!'

Recent Clients

The Rusty Nails has performed for these clients:

The British and Dubai Royal Family

Eastenders

Romania's B'estfest Rock Festival

GlaxosmithKline

Andrew Lloyd Webber

K T Tunstall

Microsoft

Harry Enfield

Paul Whitehouse

Ken Dod

'Suggs' from Madness

The Queen

Cilla Black

Richard E Grant

Nicholas Parsons

Judith Chalmers Jasper Carrot

Richard Branson and the architect Richard Rogers

Venues

The Rusty Nails has performed at these venues:

Savoy London

Wembley

Cardiff Principality Statium

So many stately homes and venues it'd be hard to list.

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