Britpop Artist Andy Starkey has seen it all and done it. All the way through the 90’s and also into the modern day Andy has been pushing live nineties Britpop out to mass audiences. He performed in original Britpop bands throughout the nineteen nineties in Camden Town, London. As an accomplished Britpop musician Andy Starkey then moved onto the professional tribute scene. He now fronts the UK’s only professional Britpop tribute band ‘Britpop Reunion‘. Contact Andy to check on price and availability to hire a Britpop artist for your next live event and relive some 90’s nostalgia.
Britpop Artist Andy Starkey
Andrew Starkey and his band ‘Britpop Reunion‘ capture exactly what it is to be Britpop artists. You’ll hear live performances of songs by Britpop bands like:
But more than just the music you’ve also got the indie image, the original period guitars, amps and clothing too. Also with the bands Britpop 90’s swagger you’ve got one heck of a live performance too. Britpop Artist Andy Starkey knows how to handle crowds of all sizes and has been doing so for the past 30 years. Whether you’ve got 20 guests or 60,000 Andrew will have them eating out of the palms of his hands. He’ll make sure everyone’s singing and dancing along to his britpop band. “Hand in hand, through their, Parklife“. “And after all you’re my Wonderwall“. “Lets all meet up in the year 2000“. Yep, you know them all don’t you so you’ll be singing along too.
Andrew Starkey Britpop Artist performs live songs like:
Don’t Look Back In Anger, Roll With It & Wonderwall
Britpop Musician Andy Starkey is pictured below with his 1994 Fender Precision bass guitar on Top Of The Pops. Andrew Starkey has a wealth of knowledge in all things Britpop and the 1990’s. He lived through the British music based culture genre of the 90’s performing in various indie bands. Andy’s Britpop bass guitar heroes are Alex James from Blur, Mick Quinn from Supergrass. Also Mat Osman from Suede and Steve Mackey from Pulp. Additionally as a lead singer Andy Starkey’s Britpop vocal influences include Liam Gallagher from Oasis, Damon Albarn from Blur and Jarvis Cocker from Pulp. Also Richard Ashcroft from The Verve and Gaz Coombes from Supergrass brit pop singer.
If you’re holding a smaller britpop event up to approx 150 guests then you can book Britpop musicians with our full PA system and lighting rig. To book a band for a larger scale event (Such as a festival or with more than approx 150 guests) then you will usually need to provide your own PA system, stage and lighting. Find out more about what you get when you book brit pop musicians.
Britpop frontman Andy Starkey
Andrew Starkey is a fantastic Britpop frontman. He has the skills to make sure all your guests and festival crowd sing the entire night away with him and his Brit pop cover band. Contact to check on price and availability to book a brit pop musician for your party.
How many Britpop artists and Britpop songs can you name in this Britpop Quiz? How well do you know your Brit pop and nineties indie? There are 12 Britpop artists with twelve Brit pop songs featured in this Britpop music quiz video. Some you may find easy, some you may find incredibly hard. Why not test your friends too? We’ll even give you the first one as its obvious. It’s Wonderwall, by Oasis. A massive 90’s banger written by Noel Gallagher and sung by his brother Liam Gallagher. Hire a britpop tribute band for an event, wedding, birthday, party, festival or corporate event. Afterwards contactBritpop artist Andy Starkey for price and availability of Britpop Reunion.
Britpop Music Quiz
Britpop artist Andy Starkey created this Britpop Quiz for you to play along with at home. Which Britpop bands sung about what time periods and days of the week? Also what is the title of each Britpop song/track? This is some serious trivia to challenge your brain with. Examine the video closely as you might miss one or two answers.
If you’re looking for the best UK Britpop Cover Band then our Britpop band established in 2014 is the indie band for you. You can book a Britpop tribute band Britpop Reunion for any type of live event you are holding. If it’s a smaller sized event and you want to hire a Britpop wedding band then we can provide you with all sound and lighting. Anything up to about 150 guests we come as a fully self contained live band. If it’s a larger sized event and you want to book a britpop festival band. Or you want to book a britpop Corporate entertainment band. Then we can also be hired for your larger live event but you will need to provide sound and lighting. Also check out What You Get page for further info. Contact to check on price and costings for your area to hire a Britpop band.
If you’re looking to book a professional Pulp tribute band then I’m afraid you’re out of luck. Because such a Pulp cover band doesn’t exist. Not to worry though. In 2014 something changed when ‘Britpop Reunion‘ formed and we’re the next best thing. We’ll play some of Pulp’s biggest hits at your festival, wedding, birthday party, corporate event or party. As well as Pulp’s songs we’ll also play the biggest Britpop & 90s hits for you and all your guests. Book a Different Class of tribute band for your event when you hire our Pulp band. Contact a Pulp tribute band to check on price and availability. Even though it’s great news that Pulp have reformed are touring in 2023 the tickets are very expensive and they’re probably not playing live anywhere near you. So Britpop Reunion are here for you with all their classics.
As your Pulp tribute band we’ll perform:
Common People released May 1995 which reached No 2 in the UK singles charts.
Disco 2000 released November 1995 and reaching (Very unfairly only) no 7 in the UK charts
Both of these Pulp singles come from Pulp’s chart topping 1995 album ‘Different Class‘ written by Jarvis Cocker, Russell Senior, Steve Mackey, Nick Banks, Candida Doyle and Mark Webber. Have we missed your favourite song by Pulp? Let us know when you contact us and you never know your luck we may even perform it live for you.
Can any other band pull off Common People to a small private festival crowd like we did below? We think not.
Britpop singer Andy Starkey is a massive Jarvis Cocker and Pulp fan and always has been. Andy owns a replica suit of Jarvis Cocker’s featured in the video to ‘Common People‘ which he’ll wear on stage at your event. Bride Natalie is a huge Jarvis Cocker & Pulp fan too which was exactly why she hired ‘Britpop Reunion‘ as her Britpop wedding reception band. “It was literally like having Pulp perform at my wedding” was what she said in her review of us below. Watch Natalie and her husband as they join us on stage. Natalie even made a dance routine up on the spot for Disco 2000. She thought we were the world’s number 1 tribute to Pulp.
Pulp Wedding Band
Although Pulp started in the late 1970’s (Then called ‘Arabicus’) they finally reached commercial success during the nineteen nineties. Writing and Performing amazing songs such as Babies, Do You Remember the First Time and Razzmatazz from the album His ‘n’ Hers. Also Brit pop songs like Lipgloss, Mis-Shapes, Something Changed and Sorted for E’s & Wizz.
Disco 2000 lyrics:
“Let’s all meet up in the year 2000.
Won’t it be strange when we’re all fully grown?
Be there 2 o’clock by the fountain down the road.
I never knew that you’d get married.
I would be living down here on my own.
On that damp and lonely Thursday years ago.”
Jarvis Cocker Tribute Band
Common People lyrics:
“Sing along with the common people,
Sing along and it might just get you through,
Laugh along with the common people,
Laugh along even though they’re laughing at you,
And the stupid things that you do,
Because you think that poor is cool.”
Book a Pulp wedding band with someone who loves the band as much as you just like Britpop musician Andy Starkey does. Still paying this much attention to detail on the Pulp and Jarvis Cocker front here’s some of Andy’s Pulp Promo from 1995. Just a small part of Andy’s huge Britpop promotional material collection from Being Britpop.
Pulp Mis-Shapes & Sorted Promo Sewing Pattern
Watch Britpop band leader Andrew Starkey chat with Pulp drummer Nick Banks on BBC Radio 4 The Today program. They discuss the crazy world of tribute bands. Do you know of any other Pulp tribute that have had the opportunity to discuss what they do for a living direct with a member of the actual band on national radio?
Book a Pulp’d tribute band for your event. Contact band leader Andy Starkey to check on price and availability and check our professional credentials on Facebook. All you mis-shapes can party hard with us whether your based in Mile End or Sheffield. We’ll come to you for incredible and special performances. We love life and we also we love performing live. We’ll make sure you get fully Pulped.
Pulp bass player Steve Mackey dies aged 56
Unfortunately Pulp bass player Steve Mackey died on 2nd March 2023 aged 56. He performed with Pulp from 1989 until the band split in 2002. He then joined them again on the 2011/2012 reunion tour. Steve wasn’t due to perform live with Pulp during the 2023 reunion and is replaced by Andrew McKinney who has previously performed with Jarvis on his new band the “Jarv Is” project. He stated that he was too busy with other work. No cause of death has still been announced for Steve Mackey. He is best known for playing Fender Jazz bass guitars with Pulp.
Britpop singer Andy Starkey has a wealth of experience in performing live with britpop bands throughout the nineteen nineties all the way through to modern day. From 1993 to 1999 Andrew Starkey spent his time in original Brit pop groups. Andrew wrote songs along the lines of other Britpop bands. Like Oasis, Blur, Supergrass, Suede, Pulp and The Verve. Britpop musician Andrew Starkey is massively influenced by the Manchester greats like Liam Gallagher & Noel Gallagher. Also London indie bands like Damon Albarn & Graham Coxon. Furthermore britpop artists Brett Anderson, Jarvis Cocker, Gaz Coombes and Richard Ashcroft. His Britpop tribute band ‘Britpop Reunion‘ are available to hire for festivals, weddings, corporate events and parties. Contact Andy to check price and availability for your event.
Britpop Singer Andy Starkey
About Britpop Singer Andy Starkey.
When you’ve been around as long as Britpop artist Andy Starkey you end up with a great many stories to tell. Throughout the 90s Andys bands toured extensively supporting bands like Sleeper, The Bluetones. Also indie bands Shed Seven and Echobelly. Britpop Singer Andrew Starkey used to drink in The Good Mixer, Camden chatting with Dave Rowntree and Alex James from Blur. As well as various members of Menswear and other Britpop heroes. Back in the day Andy was always seen sporting Fred Perry polo shirts, Adidas Gazelle trainers and tracksuit tops. Similarly he still does to this very day. Britpop bass player Andy Starkey plays a number of Fender Precision bass guitars live. Including his famous 1994 Foto Flame period guitar. Yes, Andy really is still living in the 90s a few decades later.
Britpop frontman Andrew Starkey (Who fronts Britpop Reunion) previous guitar based indie bands came close to being signed to Creation Records. As well as Nude records and EMI Food Records. Brit pop Artist Andy Starkey was regularly written about in the NME and Melody Maker music newspapers. Furthermore Andy Starkey attended release parties of (What’s the Story) Morning Glory by Oasis, The Bends by Radiohead featuring Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood. Britpop musician Andy Starkey spent time in the 90’s living in Moseley Shoals Birmingham famous for the Ocean Colour Scene album of the same name.
Britpop Artist Andy Starkey
Brit pop artist Andrew Starkey
Britpop Artist Andrew Starkey performed on Top Of The Pops, The Word, CD:UK, The Chart Show. Also The O-Zone and The White Room TV shows. Today he fronts indie Britpop band ‘Britpop Reunion’. Find out more about Andy on the ‘Britpop Reunion‘ Facebook page and book a Britpop Musician for your live event.
