I just wanted to say a huge thank you to Dessie and the rest of the band for such an amazing performance for our wedding. From the ceremony music, the drinks reception and the evening reception - everything was perfect!

You guys brought the vibe and we definitely tried to match it! You made our day so special, thank you!

I can't tell you how many people came up to me saying how amazing the band was.

Thank you again Dessie, from all the planning to the actual day, you've been amazing! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts 😚

Bond was absolutely amazing. They dealt with all our requests immediately, they were on time on the day and the life of the party.

Blue Lion played at our NYE wedding and they were superb!! They had the dance floor pumping from start to finish! They even learned and played two specific song requests which was hugely appreciated. A massive thanks to a very talented group of musicians and those that helped coordinate the event.

We decided quite late into our wedding planning that we wanted a band - it was obviously a lot of money but we decided it would be worth it.

The actual planning was great - Blue Lion were very responsiveness and they have a dashboard for planning which was fantastic. I especially liked this as myself and my husband are huge music lovers - music was always going to be a really big part of our day, and we really enjoyed writing down our favourite artists and important songs to help Blue Lion come up with a great setlist.

We had a positive phone call with Simon and went through timings and layout which was great to help us understand what the evening would look like, and definitely made us very excited.

It started well - our day was running a bit late and the band had to wait to set up, which wasn’t fair on them. They set up really quickly which was very appreciated and had our first dance song set up. The first live section went well.

When the band went to have their break and it was the DJ section, the music was very random - nothing at all like what we’d discussed, and very much not our kind of music. We kept giving them the benefit of the doubt but the music got worse.

They also didn’t stick to the timings we’d agreed, meaning there was a really long DJ section at the end, again, with music that just didn’t fit our vibe.

One of the hotel workers went and spoke with the band and they blamed the music on not having any internet. This didn’t make any sense as the hotel has free, unlimited WiFi and at the end of the night (as explained later in our review) we played music we wanted very easily from their iPad.

They also played a song by Michael Jackson during the DJ portion which was specifically on our do not play list.

In the end, one of my friends just sat down with their iPad and played our kind of music to redeem the evening. That was the best part which was very frustrating considering how much we’d paid - we could have just rented a speaker.

The live music song choices were definitely much better, but even still there were lots of missed cues, different lyrics - it felt like the band didn’t know half the songs they were playing and were scrambling to learn how to play it whilst performing. There was one moment in particular where they played Shake it Off and it was like hearing a different song - my bridesmaids and I kept trying to dance to it but we couldn’t.

Obviously we paid a lot of money for this and I also put a lot of effort into writing down all the bands and singers we like to make the music as catered to us as possible. We also discussed this on the phone, so I’m not sure what went wrong.

There were lots of positives as I have mentioned - quick set up, the setlist itself for the live music was wonderful and just what we'd asked for. There were frustrations however with the DJ music played in-between which did affect how we felt throughout the evening.

We knew we wanted a band at our wedding and had heard of Blue Lion Band before. We went to one of their showcases and from then on we knew they were right for us. Communication with Dessie was great from the start - the process was very straightforward and everything you needed was online.
What can we say about the band on the day?! They were PERFECT. Better than we could have imagined. Every single one of our guests loved them and complimented them. We even have people asking for their details now.
They were one of the best investments for our wedding day and were worth every penny. Special shoutouts to the singers Marlon & Denquar - they were both superb.

Blue Lion Band performed at our wedding and were brilliant! Simon was so helpful in the build up, making sure we had everything planned out and was really flexible on the day. We had lots of comments on how great the band were, and they really made our night!

We loved this band!
We had the Blue Lion band for our wedding band in August. The whole thing was great, the communication in terms of planning the day was pretty seamless. Having a portal in order to put in the useful information and then a call to plan every detail was really helpful.
The band itself on the day were great. They arrived early and set everything up on time. The sets were great and everyone loved them. All of our guests commented on how good they were!
Would definitely recommend them!

If I had a pound for every time someone had told me that this band was the best they had ever seen, we’d be a very wealthy couple. Professional and welcoming throughout the whole process and unbelievably good on the night.

This is the band for you, trust us!

Cannot speak more highly of our experience with Blue Lion Band.

Not only are the musicians themselves incredibly talented, but all of the planning in the lead up to our wedding was seamless.

Having a dedicated producer and the comprehensive planning page meant we were able to specify exactly what we envisaged for our day, and Blue Lion Band then delivered exactly that.

We had so many comments about how good the band were and the dance floor was packed all evening.

Cannot recommend enough!

Dessie and his team are brilliant. They really listened to the brief and played incredible sets!! Wish we could do it all over again. Thanks guys!

The 6-person version of Blue Lion Band played at our wedding earlier this year and were brilliant! The dancefloor was packed with people of all ages, and they were communicative and flexible throughout the booking process, from band configuration, to first dance, to setlist. We also had great feedback from our guests. Strongly recommend!

We hired the blue lion band for our wedding. They were fantastic!!! Simon did a great job explaining options and arranging things. They were great at customising the music to our preferences.

On the day we went for a simple keyboard for our ceremony and added a saxophone for cocktail hour. These were exactly the relaxed vibes we were after.

For the evening we had an 8 piece band which was amazing. I definitely recommend having a female singer and brass section! Everyone was up and dancing from the first song to the last. They crushed it and we got so many complements on how awesome they were. Thank you so much for making our special day such a blast!

Excellent band. All very skilled and added a great touch. Everyone was on the dance floor when they played. Reccomend!

The Birmingham blue tlliom team were absolutely amazing!!
We went with the 8 piece jazz band and dj set up and im so glad we did, it's the most talked about thing at our wedding

It was a pleasure working with Dessie and the band. Very good communication leading up to the day, and the band absolutely rocked on the day! They were very accommodating with our special requests, including the first dance which was cut down from the original.