Gigs & Functions
Kit & Other Instruments
July 2017
Saturday 15th: Hustler Band, London
Saturday 22rd: Hustler Band, Devon
April 2017
Friday 28th: The Honeymoon Sweets, Dorking
July 2016
Saturday 16th: Hustler Band, Twickenham
Saturday 23rd: Hustler Band, Yeovil
June 2016
Saturday 11th: Juicebox, Bourne End
Saturday 25th: 29 Fingers, Wiltshire
May 2016
Saturday 14th: God Save The Queen, Hungerford
January 2016
Friday 15th: 29 Fingers, The Halfmoon, Putney
December 2015
Saturday 19th: 29 Fingers, Buckinghamshire
November 2015
Saturday 21st: 29 Fingers, Dorset
October 2015
Saturday 31st: Juicebox - Charity Ball, Blackheath Halls
Friday 9th: Tom Wardle - The Troubadour, London
September 2015
Saturday 26th: 29 Fingers - Private Function
Tuesday 22nd: Toya Delazy - Sofar Sounds, London
Thursday 17th: Toya Delazy - RichMix, London
Tuesday 15th: Tom Wardle - O2 Academy, Oxford
Saturday 12th: 29 Fingers - Private Function
Thursday 10th: Toya Delazy - The Halfmoon, Putney
Tuesday 8th: Tom Wardle - The Bedford, Balham
August 2015
Saturday 22nd: 29 Fingers - Private Function, Marlow, Bucks
July 2015
Saturday 25th: Tom Wardle - Private Function, St Albans
June 2015
Saturday 13th: Juicebox - Private Function, Bourne End
May 2015
Saturday 30th: Tom Wardle - Private Function, Nottingham
Saturday 23rd: Tom Wardle - Private Function, Nottingham
April 2015
Saturday 25th: Juicebox - Private Function, Kingston
March 2015
Wednesday 25th: Juicebox - Private Function, The 100 Club
December 2014
Saturday 20th: Retrospectacular 1989 - Windmill, Brixton
Thursday 18th: Juicebox - Private Function
Sunday 14th: Tom Wardle - The Ship, Wandsworth
Thursday 4th: Tom Wardle - The Ship, Wandsworth
November 2014
Sunday 30th: Tom Wardle - The Ship, Wandsworth
Sunday 23rd: Tom Wardle - The Ship, Wandsworth
Sunday 23rd: Sproutless - Recording session
October 2014
Friday 17th: Juicebox - Private Function, Dartmouth House, Mayfair
Saturday 11th: Juicebox - Charity event at Billericay RFC, Essex
September 2014
Sunday 28th: Tom Wardle - The Ship, Wandsworth
Sunday 14th: Tom Wardle - The Ship, Wandsworth
August 2014
Saturday 16th: A Prefab Day Out - Black Swan, Newcastle
Friday 8th: Juicebox - Private Function, Kew Gardens
Wednesday 6th: Cars and Girls, The Halfmoon, Putney
July 2014
Saturday 5th: Juicebox - Private Function, Whitstable Harbour, Kent
June 2014
Friday 27th: Juicebox - Private Function, Kew Gardens
Saturday 14th: Juicebox - Private Function, Bourne End, Bucks
Drumkit:
Tama Superstar 22"x18" bass drum, 10", 13", 16", 18" toms
Snares:
Ludwig Black Beauty 14"x5" brass on brass
Ludwig Supraphonic 14"x5" 1964
Ludwig Pioneer Mahogany 14"x4.5" 1929
Tama Hammered Steel 12"x5.5" funk piccolo
Cymbals:
Zildjian 20" A Custom Ride, 18" Z Heavy Crash, 18" A Custom Crash, 17" Dark Crash, 16" Z heavy Crash, 16" A Custom Projection Crash, 14" K Hi-hats, 8" & 10" Splash, 18" China
Other drums:
Cajon
Djembe
Doumbek
Octobans
Rototoms
Percussion:
Claves
Shakers
Guiro
Maraccas
Tambourines
Triangle
Windchimes
Function Band Repertoire
I'm able to play any popular song performed by functions and cover bands but here's a list of the ones I can play with my eyes closed...
The Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There ● The Beatles - Drive My Car ● Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock ● Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode ● The Beatles - Twist & Shout ● The Kinks - You Really Got Me ● The Kinks - Lola ● The Kinks - Sunny Afternoon ● Rolling Stones - Jumping Jack Flash ● Chuck Berry - You Never Can Tell ● Black Crowes - Hard To Handle ● Sam & Dave - Soul Man ● Wilson Pickett - Midnight Hour ● Eddie Floyd - Knock On Wood ● Stevie Wonder - Signed Sealed Delivered ● Arthur Conley - Sweet Soul Music ● The Contours - Do You Love Me ● Wilson Pickett - Mustang Sally ● David Bowie - Jean Genie ● Iggy Pop - Passenger ● Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love ● The Knack - My Sharona ● Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar ● The Doobie Brothers - Long Train Runnin’ ● Lynyrd Skynard - Sweet Home Alabama ● TRex - 20th Century Boy ● Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild ● The Animals - House of the Rising Sun ● Free - All Right Now ● Prince - Kiss ● FYC - She Drives Me Crazy ● Dire Straits - Money For Nothing ● Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark ● Wham! - Club Tropicana ● Robert Palmer - Addicted to Love ● The Jam - Town Called Malice ● The Undertones - Teenage Kicks ● Steve Harley - Come Up And See Me ● Steve Miller - The Joker ● Aha - Take On Me ● Katrina and The Waves - Walking On Sunshine ● Kula Shaker - Hush ● Squeeze - Up The Junction ● Primal Scream - Rocks ● Spin Doctors - Two Princes ● Lenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My Way ● Aerosmith - Walk This Way ● Bryan Adams - Summer of ‘69 ● The Proclaimers - 500 Miles ● Counting Crows - Mr Jones ● Reef - Place Your Hands ● Travis - Sing ● The Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You ● Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl ● Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger ● Black Eyed Peas - I've Got A Feeling ● Scouting For Girls - She’s So Lovely ● The Strokes - Last Nite ● Green Day - Boulevard Of Broken Dreams ● Oasis - Wonderwall ● Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger ● Fun Lovin' Crimnals - Scooby Snacks ● Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out ● The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger ● Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict A Riot ● Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor ● Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire ● Foo Fighters - Everlong ● Kasabian - Fire ● Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict A Riot ● Kings of Leon - Use Somebody ● The Killers - Mr Brightside