Understood Top London-based Party Band

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Price Guide

The guide prices below are for events within 20 miles of West London. Outside this area extra travel expenses will apply. Please get in touch for an accurate quote.
9-piece band (up to 2 hours): £3304
10-piece band (up to 2 hours): £3540
Background music from a playlist in between the sets free of charge.
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About / Biography

Understood have been playing top London venues such as Ronnie Scott's, The Jazz Café, The Hideaway and Dover Street Wine Bar for over 10 years. Along the way they have developed an enviable reputation within the music industry having been joined on stage by the likes of Girls Aloud, Kerry Katona and Roxy Music's Phil Manzanera. Their impressive client list includesBoyzone's Keith Duffy, Harlequins RFC and the cast of Coronation Street.

The band is available as a 9 or 10 piece outfit to suit your budget and venue size. They feature top London session players who between them have worked with Celine Dion, Seal, Barry Manilow, Robbie Williams, Athlete, Paul Weller, Bellowhead, Cliff Richard and David Soul. Understood members can frequently be heard in West End shows such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Chicago and with orchestras including the CBSO and the LSO. They appear regularly on TV shows The X-Factor and Strictly Come Dancing.

Understood is a real band; it's not run by one or two bandleaders plus hired help. The whole band is passionate about the music and it shows. Infectious grooves, the most exciting horn sectionaround and two fantastic singers ensure every performance is first class and every dancefloor is packed.

With more experience than almost any other band out there, Understood know exactly what is needed whether it be a wedding, charity ball, awards ceremony or corporate event. They work closely with clients to ensure that the bespoke package offered is perfectly matched to the occasion.

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AVERAGE RATING

10 / 101

Location

Based in West London

Will travel up to 400 miles
green circle = areas covered (up to 400 miles)
pink circle = free travel (up to 20 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.

Ain’t no stoppin us now – McFadden & Whitehead

Am I the same girl – Salena Jones

American Boy – Estelle

Back in love again – LTD

Bad Girls – Donna Summer

Between the lines – Charles Whitehead

Breakout – Swing out sister

Brickhouse – Commodores

Burn this disco out – Michael Jackson

Car Wash – Rose Royce

Celebration – Kool & the Gang

Clean Up Woman – Betty Wright

Cold Sweat – Syrup

Cramp Your Style – All The People

Crazy in love – Beyonce

Dance to the music – Sly & the Family Stone

Electric twist – Michael Jay

Forget you – Cee Lo Green

Funkin’ for Jamaica – Tom Browne

Get Lucky – Daft Punk

Good times – Chic

Got to be real – Cheryl Lynn

Grits ain’t groceries – Little Milton

Hang on in there – Stovell Sisters

Hang up your hang ups – Herbie Hancock

Hot in here – Nelly

I believe in miracles – Jackson Sisters

I wish – Stevie Wonder

I’m Coming Out – Diana Ross

Jungle boogie – Kool & the Gang

Labour of love – Hue & Cry

Ladies night – Kool & the Gang

Lady Marmalade – Labelle

Le Freak – Chic

Living In America – James Brown

Locked out of heaven – Bruno Mars

Mercy – The Third Degree

Mr Big Stuff – Jean Knight

Never too much – Luther Vandross

Only so much oil in the ground – Tower of Power

Rock me again – Lyn Collins

Rock Steady – Aretha Franklin

September – Earth Wind & Fire

Signed sealed delivered – Stevie Wonder

Sir Duke – Stevie Wonder

Somebody else’s guy – Jocelyn Brown

Soul Man – Blues Brothers

Streetlife – Crusaders

Superstition – Stevie Wonder

Things ain’t right – Esther Marrow

Think – Lyn Collins

Thinking Of you – Sister Sledge

Tightrope – Janelle Monae

Treasure – Bruno Mars

Tribute – Pasadenas

Upside down – Diana Ross

Valerie – Amy Winehouse

Watts Breakaway – Johnny Otis Show

What a man – Linda Lyndell

Wiggle Waggle – Herbie Hancock

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

Minimum of 4 x 13 amp sockets, 1 large dressing room.

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

Length of time required to set up: 2 hours

Lineups:
9 piece - 2 singers, 3 horns, keys, bass, drums, guitar.
10 piece - 2 singers, 4 horns, keys, bass, drums, guitar

Recent Clients

Understood has performed for these clients:

Wimbledon

Ronnie Scott's

Renault

Natural History Museum

Royal Opera House

Kew

Jazz Cafe (Camden)

ITV

Vodafone

Crystal Palace FC

Prudential

Four Seasons

Nestle

Barclays

Philips

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