For nearly a decade as a professional wedding band The CoverUps have been performing live pop and rock shows in a wide variety of settings: as a professional wedding band at top 5 UK wedding venues to corporate parties at the Emirates stadium and on to the French Alps! Whether in the wedding band’s West Midlands home, or across the UK and Europe audiences are impressed by the musical skills and level of professionalism from a band still bursting with excitement for live performance. If you’re looking for a live band to give your guests a night to remember, The CoverUps could be the wedding band you’re looking for!

RT @RichthePatt: Slowing down at the end of a song... that's the way I rall. 8 days ago

… but if they did, they’d probably be a lot like this one! Only 10 mins from the Band’s Coventry HQ, the Windmill Village provided a great venue for tonight’s Nurses Graduation Ball. The audience was an excitable and fun group of guys and girls who were ready to let their hair down after a ... (read more » )

Welcome to the New Year – Wedding Band in London Show Shenanigans!

The first show of the new year saw us making another trip into central London; between Marylebone and Mayfair to be precise! It always feels like being on a monopoly board playing these sorts of venues – but perhaps that’s just us being a West Midlands wedding band, rather than one based in the nation’s ... (read more » )

Wedding Bands and First Dances

Having a wedding band play your first dance live can add a spark to what is already a special moment in any wedding day. The CoverUps have a large repertoire of songs which may be used as first dances; in this section you’ll find some information about choosing a first dance.

Where we've
played

Cities:

Abergavenny / Banbury / Bath / Bicester / Birmingham / Bristol / Burton Upon Trent / Cambridge / Cheltenham / Chester / Chippenham / Cirencester / Coventry / Derby / Gloucester / Godmanchester / Leamington Spa / London / Milton Keynes / Northwich / Nottingham / Oxford / Redditch / Stow-on-the-Wold / Stratford-Upon-Avon / Welwyn Garden City

Areas:

Cotswolds / East Midlands / Kent / North West / Nottinghamshire / Oxfordshire / South East / South West / Staffordshire / Wales / Warwickshire / West Midlands

What we can
play

... and much more!

Featured venues

Ettington Park

Quirky and elegant in equal measure, on of our favourite venues to play as a wedding band is Ettington Park. Its grand visage creates the perfect backdrop for your wedding day. The venue's Long Gallery usually hosts the evening entertainment, and makes the long load into the room worth while!

Nunsmere Hall

Ideally located for the CoverUps, Nunsmere Hall makes a great venue for a live wedding band in Cheshire. "Nunsmere is the classic English country house based in the Cheshire countryside. In this grand Victorian mansion you can enjoy old world hospitality of the highest order. Set in the heart of the Cheshire countryside, with beautiful gardens a ... (read more » )

The Tythe Barn

One of our favourite wedding venues in the Midlands is The Tythe Barn. Over the years we've played at the Tythe Barn more times than we can remember, and each and every time they put on a marvellous and unique day. It's perfectly suited to a live wedding band like ours too - with a sound limit that allows for a great volume on the dance floor, and ... (read more » )

Professional Wedding Band

The CoverUps are, first and foremost, a professional wedding band. When searching for the evening entertainment for your wedding it’s important to put your trust in professionals: be it dj, magician, or a professional wedding band. Many people have enjoyed a good night out at a pub or club with an entertaining live band; but in their years of experience the CoverUps have learnt more than just how to play a great and diverse repertoire. The band have learnt sensitivity, professionalism; how to entertain while not demanding the centre of attention. For more information on the importance of hiring a professional wedding band, see our guide: Hiring a Professional Wedding Band.

Band for A Party

If you’re looking for a band for a party, then you’ve come to the right place. The CoverUps have years of experience playing everything from 16th Birthday Parties to Corporate Christmas Parties – even Apres Ski Parties! There are a lot of things to consider when hiring a band for a party: the style, the cost, the sensibilities of the guests… the sheer desire to see all your guests dancing the night away to a night you’ve hosted! You can find loads more information about this at our page dedicated to: Hiring a Band for A Party.

Playing Your Favourite Music: Bands for Weddings

If anything will leave you floating on air at the end of one of the longest, happiest days of your life, it’ll be your favourite music played by your band at your wedding. Nothing is left to chance on your wedding day – the venue have hot and cold weather contingency, the coordinator will know exactly how to make sure everything runs smoothly; and the day ends with music, so it’s absolutely key to choose the right music. Bands for weddings will always be best placed to choose this music expertly, and execute it in a skilled and slick way to keep the dance floor busy all night. For more details about getting the music right visit our page: Playing Your Favourite Music; Bands for Weddings

DJs vs Live Wedding Bands

What could be a more special way to kick of the evening’s entertainment than your first dance performed live? Wedding bands add a personal touch that recordings just can’t match. But with their huge repertoires and impressive lighting rigs, should DJs be forgotten so easily? We hope you’ll find your answer here: DJs vs Live Wedding Bands.