West Midlands

With great access to the whole country the West Midlands is home of the CoverUps Function and Wedding band. West Midlands venues range from the most elegant manor houses and castles to contemporary city centre hotels that match the calibre of the finest in the nation’s capital. If you’re in search of a band for your wedding, or professional entertainment for a corporate event in the West Midlands, your search may very nearly be over!

Carlsberg Don’t Plan Gigs…

… 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 » )

The Band Play a Wedding at Wethele Manor

December got off to a great start with the band playing a wedding at Wethele Manor on the first Saturday of the month. Wethele Manor is one of the closest wedding venues to the CoverUps’ HQ in Coventry, so playing there was met by the band with lively anticipation! The ‘Live Room’ for Bands The … (read more » )

National Event in Birmingham for the Association of Air Ambulances

Tonight’s performance was as the evening entertainment for the AGM of the Association of Air Ambulances. The night was hosted by the excellent staff at the Abbey Hotel in Redditch. It’s a great venue, and one we’ve visited for a number of weddings in the last few years. Setup and soundcheck went smoothly – though … (read more » )

An Elegant, Alternative Wedding At Ettington Park

Tonight’s couple were not quite what we’d imagined during our communications. Their particular, alternative musical preferences, loving as they do the Indie-stylings (and proper indie), we had imagined a slightly off the wall couple. Suffice to say they were a delightful, kookie pair with great taste! Their first dance was Lovesong by the Cure. A … (read more » )

Back To School: A Wedding At Arden House, Warwick University

Tonight’s wedding venue was none other than the CoverUps’ former ‘stomping ground’, Warwick University. Having cut our teeth on the functions circuit while attending Warwick University, it was great to return with several years’ more experience to play for a young couple with strong ties to the establishment too! The bridal party had been heavily … (read more » )

Elegant Garden Wedding near Coventry

Just home from a fabulous wedding tonight in Bubbenhall, near Coventry. The couple decided, after visiting a few of the excellent wedding venues in the Coventry area, that having their wedding on the grounds of the Groom’s parents’ house was the option for them. Speaking to them during the evening they mentioned that, while costs … (read more » )