Last week we enjoyed a fabulous night up at good old Wembley Stadium! We performed for the Easyjet Spirit Awards – always such an honour that they ask us back. We were in The Great Hall at Wembley which is a great party venue. It was in Berlin last year and apparently will be in a […]
December was busy for Coco our DJ live contingency. And we had a fantastic night at one of the hottest clubs in London, Heaven, near Embankment. Our night was set to entertain about 800 River Island staff for their Christmas party. And what a night! We were made up of Angela and Jai up front […]
Sway Allstars were so busy in December. And this was just one of the many events we performed at. It was an amazing Christmas party in London and we loved it! This particular night was for the House Builder Federation’s Christmas party at the amazing Intercontinental Hotel in Park Lane. Along with Angela and Jai, […]
We we extremely privileged to be asked to perform at the Virgin Trains Incrediball 2019. This was 19 November and held at the Birmingham Metropole Hotel. This event is always for the high achievers of Virgin Trains and it is always such an honour for us. Especially as they have invited us back year after year […]
Sway Allstars are very fortunate. Not only do we get to visit the most amazing places. But we get to do that with many people who we love! As a band, we have performed together for quite some time now. Creating a fabulous sound and performance for those who come to see us. So how […]
Sway Allstars have been pretty busy recently. This was another amazing gig that we performed at. Corporate entertainment in Cannes! This event was at the Palais Des Festivals and was for big brand – FedEx. The 10 piece line up was : Emmanuel Antwi on drums Steve Davis on bass Lee Burnett on guitar Rob […]
Having worked with the guys at Virgin for a while now, we were very pleased to be invited to perform at the party to launch the new Virgin Atlantic flight between London & Tel Aviv. This corporate event was held at the amazing Arca, which is a stunning venue in Tel Aviv. As always, Richard Branson […]
Sway Allstars just love a party and when it is incorporated with Christmas as well, then it makes it even more special! So if you want live music for your Christmas party then there is still time to book us. Working as we do, means that we can mix up our many talented band members […]
Last week saw Sway Allstars a little busy. With Angela and David away touring with Gary Numan and WIll Young, it fell on the rest of our amazing “Sway family” to perform. Birmingham – Huddersfield – Harlow – Henfield This was our Sway Mini UK Tour! It just so happened that all these gigs were […]
At the end of September Sway Allstars popped over to Ireland to perform at a wedding. Now normally we can shout about what we did, who it was for and take some fabulous photos…but this celebrity wanted their wedding to be private and exclusive. So sadly we are not able to talk about it. No […]
And this year, we will be also enjoying the voice of Angela Brooks on tour across the UK. As well as David Brooks touring with Gary Numan, she is touring with Will Young! Will Young, of original Pop Idol fame has been at the top of the charts for many years, as well as tripping […]
And it’s that time again…the legend that is Gary Numan is touring again. Starting in the UK he will be travelling around, starting in Dublin on 22 September and then finishing the UK leg at The Roundhouse in London on 25 October. Then the band will be heading over to Los Angeles for The Substance […]
Once again, we performed at the amazing Study Travel Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel. We feel very privileged as this is about the 10th year running, we have been invited to join in. Firstly there were the award ceremony stings. They requested a Bond theme this year (very current with all the new Bond publicity!). So […]
We had two fantastic gigs last weekend. One was in Tuscany and the other was birthday party entertainment in Devon! We’ve been lucky enough to play all over the world – Monaco, Las Vegas, St Moritz, Dubai. For the fabulous, rich and famous, but this birthday party in Devon was up there with the best. It […]
What a fantastic night we all had at The Banqueting House in London. For the Virgin Atlantic Red Hot 100 awards dinner and ceremony. This awards night is for Virgin staff. They are awards for the top 100 employees – an amazing meal, awards and a party in the heart of London. Sway Allstars played live music […]
Sway Allstars Orchestra have just attended and performed at The Rugby Players Association Awards Dinner for the 15th year. It was presented as usual by Martin Bayfield but this year it was held at the home of English rugby – Twickenham. We were delighted to perform as a 7 piece band – David Brooks on […]
We felt privileged to attend the League Managers Association awards evening last week. Held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. They didn’t need a full evening’s entertainment from us, so we just performed live stings (no party set) as the Managers walked on stage. So there were no singers. Just David on the keyboard, […]
So in April Sway Allstars travelled to Jaipur. A fantastic experience was had by all and we hope that all the guests enjoyed it as much as we did. These photos are great, but they really don’t do the event justice. It was a really magical event and we all felt really privileged to attend […]
There really is nothing better than having live music at any event. And to book live music for your wedding will be the ultimate end to an already amazing day. If you are having a civil ceremony at the same venue, then you could book our pianist or guitar player to introduce the bride. Having […]
Are you in charge of creating an amazing event? Are you at a loss to know what entertainment to book and who to get in touch with? If you really want to wow your guests, then live music would be a great choice and if you book a showband like Sway Allstars, then you will […]
Wow wow wow! What an amazing trip Sway Allstars have just travelled. This really does warrant two blogs. One for the first part of our journey and then we will be posting another for the actual event itself. We flew out to Jaipur the day before the show, so after we checked into our hotel, […]
The Virgin Trains Incrediball was held this year at the Blackpool Tower Ballroom. Saved for the likes of Strictly Come Dancing, where one week each year the show ventures up to Blackpool and is the ultimate week for contestants! So Sway Allstars were privileged to perform at this iconic north west traditionally English venue. The […]
Having any sort of entertainment at an event can take planning and organising. But the benefits of having live music over a DJ or even a tablet with music on, we think, is the best option! So what would we say are the benefits? It makes it a much more sociable evening for you and […]
We love our work! Not only do we entertain so many people and see them having so much fun, but we also get to visit some amazing venues! And one of our January events was Disneyland Paris! Just a quick trip over to Paris for this corporate event and we loved every minute of it. We […]
Well as you know, pretty much all of the members of Sway Allstars loves a bit of dress up! So when we were invited to play for Civica in Manchester we jumped at the chance of joining in with the staff! Civica were having a disco themed party. So we did a Carwash 70s set […]
Well what can we say about December…it absolutely flew by in a whirl of glitterballs, cocktails, party dresses and lots of fantastic music!
Here is a quick round up of what Sway Allstars were up to
Sway Allstars are always very excited to be invited to play at the Easyjet Awards Night. An amazing crowd to perform for, with an electric atmosphere – just how Sway love it! The 2019 event took place in Berlin this year, which was an incredible event. The new CEO Johan Lungren is Swedish, so the […]
Wow wow wow! What a year it has been… From many gigs and events in London and across the UK, to working loads abroad, on land as well as on sea! Sway Allstars look back at 2018 with a mixture of fun, “busyness” and loads of performances! Our professional attitude off stage, as well as […]
Last Friday saw Sway Allstars heading up to Aberdeen, to perform at the Killer Heels and Cocktails charity ball, at The Beach Ballroom, in aid of Action Medical Research. A “ladies lunch” if you like, but that’s only because it is during the day! An amazing group of women who in 2016 alone, raised the […]
Having worked at events across the world, large and small, we know what gets a crowd up on the dancefloor. So we ask you now…what’s your event? Do you want a great night where it’s all happening? Where everyone talks about it for ages afterwards? And where everyone asks who the band is and how […]
Well what a fun few days this was! Everyone always loves an 80s themed concert and Throwback 2018 was no exception. The difference with this was it was at sea, on a cruise ship, sailing from Southampton to Le Havre, France and back again. During this time, some amazing 80s bands were playing and […]
Monte Carlo in September is really beautiful. And the band were privileged to recently be asked to perform, for Sun Life Insurance, at the Sporting Club. We played some beautiful classic background music through dinner and then did a long party set right through till midnight. It was the amazing vocals of Angela Brooks, […]
Sway Allstars Orchestra were lucky enough to be asked to perform, once again, at the Study Travel Awards 2018. In The Great Room, at the Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane, London, to honour it’s stars. The ST Star Awards have honoured top class performance across the study travel industry for 14 years. These are the […]
Angela Brooks, one of the lead vocalists for Sway Allstars Orchestra was privileged enough to perform at the closing ceremony for the Press/VIP day at the Hampton Court Flower Show 2018. They’d asked for a female soul singer to sing songs with a female empowerment theme. We gave them a list and they chose: You Got […]
Sway Allstars spent another amazing evening with everyone at the Regent’s College Graduation Ball at the London Hilton at Park Lane. They must quite like our music as we have been asked back to perform on many occasions now! We performed two sets of dance music – you can see the costume changes! In between there […]
We were very privileged to perform at the wedding of Middlesbrough FC footballer Adam Clayton and his lovely wife Amanda, at Merrydale Manor this month. A wonderful day and we have been allowed to share some of the fabulous photos from the day, courtesy of Leslie Meredith Photography. We have chosen a summary of the […]
Friday night saw Sway Allstars at the Guildford Freedom Leisure Lido. We did this event 2 years ago; it’s a public ticketed event. The grounds of the freedom leisure in Guildford are really extensive, with a massive outdoor pool and a natural tree-lined amphitheatre, perfect for live music. They have this party every year with […]
16th June was the wedding of Amanda Colley to the Premiership player of Middlesborough FC, Adam Clayton. Their wedding took place at the beautiful Merrydale Manor in Cheshire. It was a fabulous event with lots of glamorous guests! Sway Allstars were a 10 piece band and we played a set of mainly requests. It’s always […]
If you are looking for an amazing cover band for corporate events, then Sway Allstars Orchestra are definitely worth a look. We try and write on the blog about the gigs we do. They don’t all get up there and there are some that we can’t actually talk about…but you will be able to see […]
And here we go again…entertaining everyone at the Rugby Player Awards Night 2018. Again at Battersea, this night is always a great success and everyone leaves feeling absolutely fantastic. The RPA have an amazing black tie dinner and awards ceremony that goes on from early evening until 11:30pm. We were the house band playing the presenters […]