90's Cover Band, Author at Britpop Tribute Band & 90s Covers

22nd June 202224th October 2023

UK Britpop Cover Band

You want to book a UK Britpop Cover Band to provide you with live entertainment. ‘Britpop Reunion‘ are available to book for your 90’s event throughout the United Kingdom, Europe and the rest of the world. All over England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Our Brit pop group perform huge hits from Oasis, Blur, Supergrass, The Verve, Pulp. Continuing through James, Ocean Colour Scene, Reef and more. Book a Britpop cover band who perform classic 90’s songs written by nineties superstars. Artists like Britpop Legends Noel Gallagher, Damon Albarn, Richard Ashcroft, Gaz Coombes, Liam Gallagher, Jarvis Cocker, Graham Coxon and more. Contact leader member Andy Starkey to check on price and availability for your britpop festival band, britpop party band, britpop wedding band, corporate entertainment band, charity event entertainment band and more. This is a booking you’ll never regret making when you hire professional musicians for your event.

Book a UK Britpop Cover Band

As the United Kingdom’s best and only professional Brit pop cover band our 90’s tribute band will take you back to the best decade in music featuring the biggest and boldest nineties musicians. Britpop musician Andy Starkey from ‘Britpop Reunion‘ will have you thinking it’s the 1990’s all over again. Period guitars, amplifiers and drum kits mixed with retro 90’s clothing and nineties swagger. Established in 2014 Britpop Reunion instantly upped the game of what you should expect when you book a Britpop covers band. Massively entertaining performances and musicians engaging with the crowd. Therefore getting everyone to sing along and throw their hands in the air. Couple that with the best Britpop musicians around and you can be assured of one heck of a premium 90’s party.

You’ll be singing along to Britpop with us:

All the people so many people and they all go hand in hand, hand in hand through their Parklife.
So Sally can wait she knows it’s too late as she’s walking on by. Her soul slides away, but don’t look back in anger, I heard you say.
We are young, we run green, keep our teeth, nice and clean, see our friends, see the sights, feel Alright.
I wanna live like Common People, I wanna see whatever Common People see.
Sometimes I, fantasise, when the streets are cold and lonely and the cars they burn below me.

All these exciting live performances you can see in our high end videos. We’re not just filming a local pub performance on a smart phone…. With terrible audio and video quality. We’re shooting on multiple DSLR and mirrorless cameras. With live audio expertly recorded from a mixing desk at high end bookings. ‘Britpop Reunion‘ put in all this extra effort to prove to your what we’re capable of. Read reviews and you’ll soon see how every single client who has ever booked Britpop cover band ‘Britpop Reunion‘ has given us a 100% positive rating.

What you get when you hire a UK brit pop covers group

Depending on the size of your event will depend on whether we bring along our state of the art PA & lighting system. For parties with under approx 150 guests its no problem for us to handle all the events audio for you. For events larger than approx 150 guests read more on what you get when you hire a britpop band.

Britpop singer Andy Starkey and our Britpop tribute band will give you the sights and sounds of a real nineteen nineties live band. There’s no other britpop band out there who are capable of reproducing the 90’s exactly as it was as we do. Contact Britpop artist Andrew Starkey to check on price and availability of his fantastic 1990’s tribute band for your event. Or come and find us on Facebook for a chat.

3rd June 20223rd April 2023

Ready To Go by Republica Cover Version

A live performance of Ready To Go by Republica cover version at Silverstone Classic festival to 10,000+ festival goers. This classic 90’s song has lived on over the years having been used on television adverts for many many years since its release including companies such as Halfords. Everyone enjoys singing along to the chorus with us massively “Baby I’m Ready To Go” screaming it back to Andy Starkey on stage. Hire a Britpop band for an event such as a wedding, birthday party, festival or corporate event. Contact band leader Andrew Starkey to check price and availability to hire a 90’s cover band for a live event.

Ready To Go by Republica Cover Version

Ready To Go was released in the UK on 15th April 1996. Then again in 1997, 2007 and 2020. There are currently 5 different versions of the song.

Ready To Go was written by:

Saffron
Tim Dorney
Andy Todd
Johnny Male

Trivia about the band.

Saffron’s real name is Samantha Marie Sprackling. Prior to being a musician she appeared in the music video of ‘The One And Only’ by Chesney Hawkes (Released 1991) and also as the singer/dancer in British Dance group “N-Joi’s” single ‘Mindflux’. Although it’s doubtful she provided the actual vocals for that dance track. Saffron sings about a “Craic” in the song, but what is a craic exactly? It is an Irish terms pronounced “Crack” that means to enjoy yourself / to have a good time.

Lyrics to Ready To Go by Republica

Verse
You’re weird, in tears, too near and too far away.
He said, saw red, went home stayed in bed all day.

Bridge
Your t-shirt, dish dirt, always love the one you hurt.

Chorus
It’s a craic, I’m back yeah I’m standing on the rooftops shouting out.
Baby I’m ready to go, I’m back and ready to go.
From the rooftops shout it out, shout it out.

Verse
You sleep, too deep, one week is another world.
Big mouth, drop out, you get what you deserve.

Bridge
You’re strange, insane, one thing you can never change.

Chorus
It’s a craic, I’m back yeah I’m standing on the rooftops shouting out.
Baby I’m ready to go, I’m back and ready to go.
From the rooftops shout it out, shout it out.

Bridge
Abused, confused, always love the one that hurt ya, hurt ya, hurt ya, hurt ya.

Chorus
It’s a craic, I’m back yeah I’m standing on the rooftops shouting out.
Baby I’m ready to go, I’m back and ready to go.
From the rooftops shout it out, shout it out.

Ending
It’s a craic, baby I’m ready to go, baby I’m ready to go.
Baby I’m ready to go, Baby I’m ready to go.

Contact to book a britpop cover band your event and have ‘Britpop Reunion‘ take care of all your live music all night long.

26th May 20222nd January 2025

Brit Pop Tribute Band

Why not book a Brit Pop Tribute Band for a Festival, Party, Wedding, Birthday, Corporate Event? You know the 90’s were the decade of partying. By booking Brit pop Reunion you’re be hiring a live band performing 90’s indie by artists like Oasis, Blur, Pulp, Supergrass, Verve and more. ‘Britpop Reunion‘ are the UK’s very best live brit pop band for your live event. We can handle and perform at any size event large or small. Brit pop Reunion have performed at festivals to 20,000 people to house parties to 20 people since we formed in 2014. And we’ve played live at everything in between too like weddings, school reunions, private parties, birthdays, corporate events and much more. Contact band leader Andy Starkey to check on price and availability of a brit pop cover band as soon as you can. We’re sure you probably only have one date in mind, but we have lots of customers wanting to book us for your one date.

Hire a Brit Pop Tribute Band

Relive the decade known as the 90’s when Cool Britannia meant something to a heck of a lot people. Indie pop bands where what every musician wanted to be in. Writing songs about every day life and every day folks or the “Common People” as Pulp sang. All the best British pop songs from the 1990’s performed live for your party. “Johns’ got brewers droop he gets intimidated by the dirty pigeons. They love a bit of him, PARKLIFE“. “Slip inside the eye of your mind, don’t you know you might find, a better place to play”. Also “See our friends, see the sights, feel ALRIGHT“. Britpop Reunion have the musicianship, the knowledge and a fantastic stage show to entertain guests of all sizes and ages. Singalong with us “And after all, you’re my Wonderwall“, “All sit down, all sit down“.

Contact to book a Brit pop Reunion for a live event and have professional musicians wow all your party goers. You can even check out what we’ve been up to on Facebook too. This will further support our credentials. No tribute works harder to prove to you what they do week in week out.

20th May 202219th December 2024

Tubthumping by Chumbawamba Cover Version Video

Performed to thousands of festival goers here is Britpop Reunion performing Tubthumping by Chumbawamba cover version video. Also known as “I get knocked down, but I get up again, you ain’t never going to keep me down“. This songs always gets the festival or party going instantly. Hire a nineties tribute group for a festival, birthday, corporate event, party or any live event. Don’t leave it up to chance, book professional musicians for your live event and have a 90’s tribute group entertain you. See how we can handle crowds of any size. Contact band leader Andy Starkey from Britpop Reunion to check on price and availability to hire a Brit pop party band as soon as possible.

Tubthumping by Chumbawamba Cover Version

The song “Tubthumping” was released in August 1997 from Chumbawamba’s eight studio album album “Tubthumper”. Reaching number two in the UK charts it is in the key of D Major.
Thought of as a throw away song to some this is a massive favourite of all our clients as you will see in the above video with everyone pitching in to chant and sing-along in the chorus. Some folks even make up their own dance routines too at our live performances.

For most people this is probably the only song they’d know by Chumbawamba, yet the follow up single “Amnesia” faired well in the UK charts too hitting the top ten. Do you remember it though? No, us neither 🙂 ….Get it, remember amnesia? Ha-ha…..

Here’s another video of us performing this massive 90’s song

Tubthumping Lyrics

We’ll be singing, when we’re winning, we’ll be singing

I get knocked down, but I get up again,
You ain’t never gonna keep me down

Pissing the night away

He drinks a whiskey drink, he drinks a vodka drink, he drinks a lager drink, he drinks a cider drink.
Sings the songs that remind him of the good times.
He sings the songs that remind him of the better times.

Oh, Danny Boy, Danny Boy, Danny Boy

I get knocked down, but I get up again,
You ain’t never gonna keep me down

Pissing the night away

Don’t cry for me, next door neighbour

I get knocked down, but I get up again,
You ain’t never gonna keep me down

Chords to Thumthumping are:

Chorus – D G D G D G A

Verse – Em G D A

Hire a band performing Britpop and the 90’s.

Phone footage of the classic 90’s tune

20th May 20228th August 2024

Country House by Blur Cover

Below you can view number one 90’s tribute Britpop Reunion live rendition of Country House by Blur cover version video to a few thousand guests at a large music festival. To book a Britpop tribute band contact band leader Andy Starkey to check on price and availability to hire a band for a live event. We’d love to perform britpop and 90’s covers for you and all your guests. And we know they’ll love to hear music from the “Last sane decade” too.

Watch Country House by Blur Cover Version Video

City dweller successful fella, thought to himself whoops I’ve got a lot of money. Caught in a rat race terminally…..He lives in a house, very big house in the country.

This song reached number one in the UK charts during the “Battle Of Britpop” beating Oasis “Roll With It” on 20th August 1995.

The single was released on 14th August 1995 by Food Records. The front cover of the song features a photo of Neuschwanstein Castle in Southern Bavaria, Germany.

Below is a live performance of Country House by Blur at Silverstone Festival by Britpop Reunion.

and then another live version at one of our many 90s Party Night events

B-Sides for Country House over cassette singles and various CD singles are:

One Born Every Minute
To The End (la comedie) featuring Françoise Hardy
Girls & Boys – Live at Mile End Stadium
Parklife – Live at Mile End Stadium
For Tomorrow – Live at Mile End Stadium
Charmless Man (Japan CD single only)

13th May 20222nd January 2025

The Day We Caught The Train by Ocean Colour Scene Cover Version Live Video

Watch our live cover version of The Day We Caught The Train by Ocean Colour Scene filmed live at Silverstone festival. Everyone loves singing along to the chorus with us “Ooh la-la, Ooh la-la, Ooh la-la, Ooh la” with their hands in the air. ‘Britpop Reunion‘ are a Britpop and 90’s cover band. To book a Brit pop tribute band for your live event contact bass player Andrew Starkey to check on price and availability. We’ll perform this song and many more nineties bangers too.

B-Sides of the various singles:

The Clock Struck 15 Hours Ago
I Need a Love Song
Chicken Bones and Stones
Travellers Tune
Justine

The Day We Caught The Train by Ocean Colour Scene Cover Version Live Video

Live at Silverstone Festival

Live at a festival in leeds in 2024

Lyrics to The Day We Caught The Train

I never saw it as the start, it’s more a change of heart.
Rapping on the windows, whistling down the chimney pot.
Blowing off the dust in the room where I forgot.
I laid my plans in solid rock.

Stepping through the door like a troubadour,
whiling just an hour away.
Looking at the trees on the roadside, feeling it’s a holiday.

You and I should ride the coast and wind up in our favourite coats
just miles away.
Roll a number, write another song like, Jimmy heard the day he caught the train.

Ooh lala, ooh lala.

He sips another rum and coke, told a dirty joke.
Walking like Groucho, sucking on a number 10.
Rolling on the floor with the cigarette burns walked in.
I’ll miss the crush and I’m home again.

Stepping through the door with the night in store,
whiling just an hour away.
Step into the sky in the starbright, feeling it’s a brighter day.

You and I should ride the coast and wind up in our favourite coats just miles away.
Roll a number, write another song like, Jimmy heard the day he caught the train.

Ooh lala, ooh lala

You and I should ride the tracks and find ourselves just wading through tomorrow.
And you and I, when we’re coming down, we’re only getting back
And you know I feel no sorrow.

Ooh lala, ooh lala.
When you find that things are getting wild, don’t you want days like these.
Ooh lala, ooh lala.

Most of the songs lyrics are inspired by the 1973 rock opera Quadrophenia written by rock band The Who. Which then became a film in 1979 starring Phil Daniels (Later of Blur Parklife fame) in the lead roll as Mod ‘Jimmy Cooper’. Lyrics like “Jimmy heard the day he caught the train” and “Ride the coast” (referring to Jimmy riding his Lambretta mod scooter to Brighton at weekends to get into fights with Rockers) make this obviously so.

Even the official video for the single features Quadrophenia esque mod scooters being driven around paying homage back once again.

Ocean Colour Scene were based in Moseley Birmingham (B13 postcode) and even named their second album “Moseley Shoals”

Moseley Shoals singles:

You’ve Got It Bad
The Riverboat Song
The Day We Caught the Train
The Circle

The Day We Caught the Train was released 3rd June 1996 and entered the charts at number 4 in the UK charts on 9th June 1996 which was its highest position. Ocean Colour Scene were a part of the mod revival and Britpop scene in the mid 1990’s along side Oasis, Blur, Supergrass, Pulp, Sleeper, Elastica etc.

The band supported Oasis on part of their 1995 tour. OCS performed at Balloch Castle Country Park in August 1996 with Oasis, Cast (Featuring John Power from The La’s), Heavy Stereo (Gem Archer would later go on to join Oasis as guitarist) Black Grape (Featuring Shaun Ryder from The Happy Mondays, Manic Street Preachers and The Bootleg Beatles.

Ocean Colour Scene became a household name in the mid 90’s when their song ‘The Riverboat Song’ was used whenever celebrities walked through the audience on ‘TFI Friday’ to be interviewed by Chris Evans

11th May 202231st March 2023

90s Tribute Band

What could be better than having a 90s tribute band perform live for you at your event? Huge 90’s hits played live from Oasis, Blur, Supergrass, Pulp, James & Chesney Hawkes. Massive hits like Don’t Look Back In Anger, Sit Down, Alright, Common People, The One & Only and more. Britpop Reunion are the only professional choice for your 90’s party, 90’s festival, 90’s wedding or corporate event. Our 90’s band formed way back in 2014 and were an instant success with clients all over the country. Widely considered to be the U.K.’s best 90s tribute band you can book with the clear confidence that your event will be handled by professional musicians putting on a true to life 90’s performance. Contact lead singer Andrew Starkey to check on price and availability to book a 90s tribute band for an event.

What happens when you hire a 90’s tribute band.

When you hire a 90’s tribute band your guests really will feel they’re right back in the nineties all over again. We’ve got the 90’s look, the 1990’s sound and the nineties swagger you want. You’ll be spouting off 90’s sayings like “As if….Talk to the Hand….Boo-ya…Sweet…Word” when we perform live for you. Get your Adidas Gazelle trainers on, slip into your Naf-Naf (or Naf Co. ’54 if you weren’t super rich) puffa jacket and come dance with us. Also why not grab that twin tipped Fred Perry polo shirt too?

All the nostalgia of the nineteen nineties will come flooding back you….Remember Furby? Remember Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles (Do you even remember they WEREN’T called NINJAS in the UK?) Did you own a Tamagotchi or a Nintendo 64? We had so many original toys and computer games systems come and go from 1990 to 1999. What about Beavis and Butt-Head with their mayhem and music video reviews? Stereograms? Remember them? Visual illusions of a 3D scene from a 2D image with odd dots and shapes that was all a bit trippy. Also known as Magic Eye or Autostereogram. Can you view our own custom magic eye image below designed by our very own Britpop musician Andy Starkey?

The 90s were the decade of Supermodels. Stunners like Kate Moss, Linda Evangelista, Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, and Christy Turlington. All of which earned yearly million pound contracts. Also it was also the decade of the ‘Wonderbra’ with the fantastic “Hello Boys” poster campaign featuring Eva Herzigová.

The 90s Decade – Singalong with the Common People

But mostly you remember the 90’s music don’t you. It’s still very prominent played all over the radio, TV and online to this very day. Some songs have even made it into commercials over the years (‘Ready To Go’ by Republica, Alright by Supergrass, Parklife by Blur for instance).

So singalong with the common people tribute band, dance-along and Get Your Rocks Off with us. Find out what we’ll provide you with and what you get when you book a 90’s tribute group. Then contact Andy Starkey for more information.

10th May 202231st March 2023

90s Cover Band

Hire a 90s cover band for your nineteen nineties themed event such as a 90’s wedding, 90’s festival, 90’s birthday party. And have the UK’s best and most authentic 90’s cover band handle all your 1990’s live entertainment. If your after massive 90’s music numbers by bands like Oasis, Blur, Pulp, Supergrass, The Rembrandts, EMF, The Stone Roses, Alanis Morissette and more then ‘Britpop Reunion‘ are the 90s covers band for you. Don’t be shy, get in contact with band leader Andy Starkey to check on availability and price.

Book a 90s Cover Band

Depending on how large an event you’re planning on holding can depend on whether we will supply our own PA system and lighting or whether you’ll need to supply it yourself. Read more about what you get. Generally for weddings and birthday parties up to about 150 people (Depending on room size) we can bring along everything required for live music at your event. Events with much larger numbers of guests, larger room sizes, corporate events and festivals you need to hire in your own professional sound company. We can put you in touch with other professional companies who can supply you with such things if you require. It’s all very simple to organise.

About ‘Britpop Reunion’

‘Britpop Reunion‘ set up shop in 2014 and instantly became the number one 90’s cover band in the UK. We play the types of gigs and venues other bands can only dream of. 90’s Festivals to 4000+ punters and lavish 90’s weddings in wonderfully posh tipi’s and country manors. Also we’ve supported huge bands from the 1990’s and performed at massive 90’s themed university parties. That said though, we do enjoy a nice little low key wedding or party too. They’re just as much fun for us and you. Whatever the size of your event if you want to book a nineties covers band then choose Britpop Reunion. Just like hundreds of previous clients have done previously.

90’s Cover Band Songs

We’ll perform covers of live 1990’s music like Don’t Look Back In Anger, Parklife, Alright, Disco 2000, Baby One More Time and more 90’s hits. Therefore all your guests, clients and ticket paying punters of all ages will enjoy our nostalgic 90’s performances. We’ll give you all one hell of a 90’s inspired show dressed in period 1990s clothing. Also with with a big nineties on-stage swagger. Contact Andrew Starkey to check on price and availability. If you love the ninties then book a professional 90’s cover band for an event.

9th May 20222nd January 2025

Last Minute Musicians Britpop Tribute Band

If you’re looking to hire Last Minute Musicians Britpop Tribute Band then 90’s cover band ‘Britpop Reunion’ might just be able to help you out. We’ll perform lots of Brit pop and 90’s songs as your wedding band, 90’s festival band, corporate entertainment live band, or 90’s birthday party band. In fact we can perform at any type of live music event you’re planning. Imagine dancing your heart out to such 90’s indie bangers like Don’t Look Back In Anger, Disco 2000, Parklife, Cigarettes & Alcohol, Song 2 and more. Formed in 2014 with oodles of live performances under our belts Britpop Reunion will give you the full on Brit pop experience you’ve been looking for. Contact band leader Andy Starkey to check on price and availability then book last minute musicians for an event.

The size of your event may dictate what sound and lighting equipment we’ll being with us. When you hire last minute musicians. Read our dedicated page of what you get, but in a nutshell for events smaller than approx 150 people we’ll bring everything needed to handle your whole party. Thats the entire state of the art PA system, lighting and full band backline. We’ll tune your room to perfection and you’ll never hear any screaming feedback with 1990’s cover band ‘Britpop Reunion’. We know exactly what we’re doing with live sound reproduction as we’ve been around since 2014. We can perform at any sized venue or outdoor festival. 90s band Britpop Reunion have the know-how to handle crowds from double figures to many thousands.

Hire Last Minute Musicians who can prove their credentials.

Our Britpop tribute band has masses of previous live experience and skills to make sure your event is enjoyed by all ages. Book last minute musicians who can bring the house down with huge singalong anthems. Massive hits like Wonderwall, Sit Down, There She Goes, Common People and more. As well as huge 90’s Britpop cover band songs we’ll also perform massive nineteen nineties numbers. Artists like Chumbawamba, The Cure, James, The La’s, The Stone Roses, The Wannadies and more. Everyone will be singing and dancing along when you book last minute musicians.

Need more proof of what we can bring to your live event? Firstly check out the below videos then contact Andy Starkey for a quote. Then do the right thing and book a professional live Britpop cover band for your event. Don’t leave it up to chance.

29th April 202214th February 2023

Wonderwall by Oasis Cover Version Live Brit Pop Cover Band

Watch our Wonderwall by Oasis Cover Version video filmed at Silverstone and see how everyone joins in with every single word of this 90’s indie classic. “And after all, you’re my Wonderwall”. This really is a firm crowd favourite at every single live performance we do. Who would have thought that an Oasis song would still stand the test of time 20 plus years later? It must be down to the shear fantastic writing of lyrics and chords by Noel Gallagher. Contact band leader Andy Starkey to book Britpop Reunion tribute band for an event that requires live music such as a wedding, festival or party.

Wonderwall by Oasis Cover

How many times do you think this Oasis song has been played on the radio and live since its release? A billion maybe? Two billion definitely maybe? Wonderwall is taken from the second Oasis studio album “(What’s the Story) Morning Glory” in October 1995 with “Don’t Look Back In Anger” as the follow up single.

Wonderwall Lyrics.

Verse 1
Today is gonna be the day, that they’re gonna throw it back to you.
By now you should’ve somehow realised what you gotta do.
I don’t believe that anybody feels the way I do about you now.

Backbeat the word is on the street that the fire in your heart is out.
I’m sure you’ve heard it all before, but you never really had a doubt.
I don’t believe that anybody feels the way I do about you now.

Bridge 1
And all the roads we have to walk are winding.
And all the lights that lead us there are blinding.
There are many things that I would like to say to you but I don’t know how.

Chorus 1
Because maybe, you’re gonna be the one that saves me.
And after all you’re my wonderwall.

Verse 2
Today was gonna be the day but they’ll never throw it back to you.
By now you should’ve somehow realised what you’re not to do.
I don’t believe that anybody, feels the way I do about you now

Bridge 2
And all the roads that lead you there were winding.
And all the lights that light the way are blinding.
There are many things that I would like to say to you, but I don’t know how.

Chorus 2
I said maybe, you’re gonna be the one that saves me.
And after all you’re my wonderwall.

I said maybe (I said maybe).
You’re gonna be the one that saves me.
And after all, you’re my wonderwall.

I said maybe (I said maybe)
You’re gonna be the one that saves me (saves me)

Facts about Wonder Wall.

The b-sides to Wonderwall were:

Round Are Way
The Swamp Song
The Masterplan

“Round Are Way” was sung by Trainspotting star Ewan McGregor in the 1997 Da film ‘A Life Less Ordinary’. The sound track to the film also features the Britpop band Ash

Noel Gallagher took the name of the song Wonderwall from George Harrison (from The Beatles) debut solo album title “Wonderwall Music”

Fran Healy from Scottish Post-Britpop band Travis questioned “and what’s a Wonderwall anyway” in their single “Writing To Reach You”

Did you know that this Oasis song is believed to be one of the most busked songs ever? It’s entirely possible don’t you think?