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The Top Bananas are a group of stilt-walking musicians who have brought all of our experience in performing as part of other companies (Neighbourhood Watch, Poles Apart, Stomp!) into our own stilt-walking band.

This costumed band on stilts sound great and pack an impressive visual impact which is perfect for meet & greet, street and walkabout performances. Featuring an oil-can guitar, harmony vocals, a horn section, and a rhythm section, the band is all about fun and plays a selection of Jazz, Funk, Disco, Rock’n’Roll & Ska classics. We have many striking costumes, including Old School Boaters, Colourful Characters, Jack Frosts & Classic Black Tie. Bespoke themes and costumes possible with enough notice!

Key Points
• Jazz, Funk, Rock’n’Roll, Disco & Ska Classics all get The Top Banana treatment
• Our musicians have many years of professional and international live music and stilt experience at all kinds of festivals, events and openings
• Five-piece band of harmony vocals, oil-can guitar, horns, bass instrument & percussion (with smaller groupings available)
• Self-contained, electro-acoustic (no PA required)
• Based in Brighton and able to travel anywhere
• Outdoor or indoor, walkabout or stage
• MU/Equity members
• Public liability insured

Past Clients include:

Comic Relief
Virgin Media
UKTV
Big Chill Festival
Dubai Summer Surprises Festival
Qatar Football Association
Bahrain International Circuit
Marina Mall - Abu Dhabi
Xscape
Barclays
Marks & Spencer
Chobham Carnival Association
St Christopher's Place
Walkers Snacks
Brighton & Hove Council
First Cut Films, Brighton
Halifax Regional Council
Maidstone Borough Council
Liverpool City Council
Beyond Church
Chelsea Physic Garden, London
Laithwaites Wines
ESK Plants, Eastbourne
Oban Multilingual, Brighton
Thomson Snell & Passmore, Kent
Observatory Shopping Centre, Slough
International Animal Rescue, Uckfield
Debenhams, Brighton
Comm:Unity, Brighton
Cromwells At Golding Barn, Sussex
Richard Rogers Architects, London
Festival Leisure, Basildon
Surrey Quay, London

"...the band went down a storm - they were fab and it would be great to work together again." - Julia Restall, UKTV (re: Edinburgh event)

"Thank you SO much for yesterday - you were fantastic! Really looking forward to seeing you again." - Zoë Clapp, UKTV (re: London event)

"Thanks for being a part of people's day, it was great having you tall guys wandering around playing your tunes, really added to the feel of the day!" - Tessa Brechin, Brighton & Hove Council

"They are absolutely brilliant and I recommend them highly! We held a multicultural celebration in Hove Town Hall with over 3 and a half thousand people visiting throughout the day. Our performers were a very diverse group from many cultural backgrounds and there were children and families taking part too. The Mayor opened the event and it was also attended by Councillors and MPs.

We were somewhat constricted by budget and so I asked Jim to play as part of a duo ( I believe they are usually a five piece). They were exceptionally professional, performed three half hour slots and stayed all day to do this. They performed in the foyer and later when we had a mix up of times up on the main stage they went upstairs and did an impromptu set up there too. They were a real hit and very easy going on what was a hectic day.

I cannot recommend them enough." - Lucy Yallop, Brighton & Hove Council

"Everyone I spoke to said both that the band was just the perfect choice for the party and thoroughly enjoyed the performances. I will certainly recommend the band for other events. Thanks to you and all members of the band for helping to make the event so memorable." - Martin Varley, Partner at Thomson Snell & Passmore Solicitors

"You pitched the music perfectly and created just the right atmosphere for the event. The Top Bananas are mentioned a lot on the feedback forms we've received with people saying you were a highlight of the day. On top of that, I was grateful that you all just 'got on with it' whilst I ran around dealing with car parks and three legged races!" - Roxie Curry, Rochford Council, Essex