Floodgate

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Highlights

Great credentials
Extensive repertoire
Reliable & professional

Act profile

Floodgate are talented, experienced musicians and their professional attitude and reliability makes them the first choice for many bookers & agents. They are a very popular band on the London scene because of their impeccable presentation, their energy, versatility and professionalism as well as their ability to put on a fantastic party.

Between them, Floodgate have played at the country’s top venues including The Royal Albert Hall, The Astoria, Shepherds Bush Empire, Jazzcafé, Ronnie Scotts, Birmingham NEC & Manchester Apollo and have toured & worked with Leona Lewis, Enrique Iglesias, Jennifer Lopez, Il Divo, The Human League, Will Young, Girls Aloud, Mika, Leon Jackson & Ray Quinn.

The band usually plays as a 5-piece, but can expand to include a horn section and/or keyboards if required. Floodgate have a large repertoire of songs ranging from Pop, Soul & Rock to Funk, Disco & Motown.


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Line-up

Lead Vocals/Keyboards
Guitar/Backing Vocals
Keyboards/Backing Vocals
Electric & Upright Bass/Backing Vocals
Drums

Floodgate can expand to include a horn section and/or keyboards and/or extra vocalists.
Also able to provide jazz trio or jazz quartet for background music during dinner/reception.

Also included

Floodgate will supply the PA & speaker system – a 2.6 Kw front of house system that can expand up to 4.6Kw – sufficient for venues of up to 800 people, as well as lighting – motion lights, stage lighting & smoke if required.

Location

South East based and will travel to these areas: South East, South West, Midlands, North West, Wales, Ireland.

Testimonials

Floodgate were simply excellent. Their performances during my daughters wedding really made the day a memorable one. Highly recommended, we'll definitely use them again.

“I just want to say a big thank you to all of Floodgate for your part in making my 50th birthday party such a great & enjoyable success.

Your music was excellent, your enthusiasm, positive attitude & friendly approach to the whole event made things flow & was greatly appreciated by everyone.

You will be remembered & remarked upon for a long time”

Neil Gubbins - Birthday Party


“Thank you so much for all your efforts; the energy you put into your performance was phenomenal – you’re great performers and an absolute pleasure to work with”

Katherine Simpson - Events Manager, PruHealth

“I just wanted to say a huge thank you for making the evening such a success. I’ve had nothing but compliments about the music and several guests have asked for your details for future events.

I found you to be reliable & professional and would not hesitate in recommending you”

Barney Joy, Development Director - Dubai World Trade Centre


“Just wanted to say thanks again for a great gig. It was exactly what we had hoped for - a great party atmosphere and all the different generations up and dancing.

Hopefully see you again at some of our friends’ weddings in the future!”

Tom & Emma - Wedding Reception


“10/10 - My 40th birthday party was made perfect by Floodgate. Their musicianship, the way they interacted with all ages (including the 20 kids) and their friendly personality made for a truly memorable experience. Everyone who attended has at some point commented on how good they were….

We will book them again in the future.”

Mark Flanagan - Birthday Party


“Many thanks for playing at our wedding. The music was excellent and got everyone, old & even the very young onto the dance floor. We’ve had so many people complimenting the music & your professionalism”

Martin & Sharon - Wedding Reception


“Please pass on our thanks to the band, you guys were fantastic!! It was great to see so many of our guests on the dance floor enjoying themselves.”

David Morrissey - Wedding Reception


“What an amazing night. And the 'dance off' too! I think the video footage could be another youtube hit! Seriously guys thanks for an amazing evening event - you were awesome. We won't ever forget it. The perfect compliment to a fantastic day.

Thanks for the great music and interaction!”

Alex & Liz Tait - Wedding Reception


“These guys were great! They really contributed a great deal to the success of my event. Everybody loved their music & they were such nice people to deal with.”

Ms J Collins - Tinker Tailor Events


“Thank you so much guys – you were fab! You certainly know how to work a crowd!”

Ben & Kirsty - Wedding Reception

“Thanks very much for the great evenings entertainment. The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive & everyone thinks you are a great band”

Debbie Evans - Wedding Reception


“Thank you for a fantastic evening of music. You did an amazing job getting everyone up & dancing”

Laura Down - Rockhopper TV 10th Anniversary Party

Previous clients

Barclays, BP, Courvoisier, Eventia, Hamptons International, Haymarket,HSBC, Mango Pie Events, Marks & Spencer, Praxis, PruHealth, Rockhopper TV, Selfridges, Shell, Square Mile Magazine & The Admirable Crichton as well as numerous private parties & weddings.

Aston Villa Football Club
Mandarin Oriental Hotel
Bailbrook House Bath
Millennium Gloucester Hotel
Blenheim Palace
Millennium Hotel Mayfair
Four Seasons Hotel London
National Portrait Gallery
Gherkin Building
Natural History Museum
Goodwood House
Palace Hotel Manchester
Hampton Court House
Royal Albert Hall
Home House London
Royal Lancaster Hotel London
Jumeriah Hotel London
Royal Naval College Greenwich
Leez Priory
Science Museum London
London Hilton
The Brewery London
Loop Bar London
Villa Cimbrone Amalfi Coast Italy
Loughborough University
Watford Colosseum

£1600 and above

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Extra Costs

The price brackets above should be used as a guide only as all quotes are bespoke.

Performance times for most acts except Tributes and some other Unique performers are usually 2 x 60 minute sets or 3 x 40 min sets.

(If you require the act to perform longer than these times you may incur extra costs.)

Travel costs vary depending on the act and will be included to the quote given to you by our agents.

Our acts would usually expect to arrive around 5.30pm and to be finished around midnight.

(If you need the act to arrive earlier or finish later there may be extra costs but these can be negotiated.)