tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13017781838942566972011-09-03T11:04:36.479+01:00Live Entertainment Specialists, LondonThe Dark Blueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05149454090633958875noreply@blogger.comBlogger221100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1301778183894256697.post-84599000269133828152011-06-28T12:37:00.004+01:002011-06-28T15:36:38.865+01:00

What a treat our client had on Saturday evening! The Dark Blues singer, Annabelle Williams has been supporting Rumer during her current tour and was performing at Glastonbury on Saturday afternoon on the Pyramid stage. Annabelle was then due to perform the same night with The Dark Blues at a private party in Radlett, but due to difficulties with the shuttle bus getting out of Glastonbury was

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What a brilliant night we had at our 20th Dark Blues Picnic on Saturday 4th June at The Herts Showground. We had nearly 700 guests and raised £5000 for Grove House Hospice in St Albans. The band was in brilliant form and not only did we have the outstanding vocals of Annabel Williams but she was joined by another diva - Rietta Austin. No wonder everyone danced the night away with two such

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We are now into the busy Christmas period and had a hectic weekend with the Mistletoe Ball on Friday 3rd December at the Dorchester. This year the event was sold out and they even had a waiting list for tickets, maybe this is a sign that at long last the economy is beginning to improve. Interestingly we didn't play at this event last year and everyone who came up to talk to us all said the same

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November 20th saw a return to the newly refurbished Savoy when we played for our old friends at British Compressed Air. It was great to be back in the Lancaster Ballroom again and reassuring to find that the great Savoy had lost none of its charm and elegance. As well as The Dark Blues, Billy Smart's Circus were also on hand to entertain the guests so it was a fun packed evening.

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This was a really nice intimate 50th birthday party at Rothamsted Manor which is very local for us. Strangely enough it was the first time we had performed at Rothamsted and we all said what a super venue it was and the staff couldn't have been more helpful.

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At the end of September we performed at a great combined 100th Birthday Celebration for a husband and wife in Hampshire. It was a super party for over 200 guests with a hog roast in a marquee and the band played for dancing in a large converted barn. Everyone danced well into the night and we finished off with Sal our DJ playing until the last guests left the party.

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We had a great two day event in the Algarve in September when we went out to play for the MIDA Conference at the brand new Tivoli Victoria Hotel in the Algarve. After performing on the Friday night round the pool when we provided a mellow jazz trio we then performed with the full line-up on Saturday for a gala dinner to end the conference. The client had also booked the very funny and very

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The band played at lots of weddings during July and August as well as two 50th birthday parties in Sussex. There were memorable weddings at Stowe School where there was a Caribbean theme as the groom and his family came from Tobago so as well as our regular dance music we played lots of Bob Marley and reggae. We had two super weddings at the brand new Warren Weir complex at Luton Hoo and a Dark

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Following another hugely successful Dark Blues Picnic at the Herts Showground on Saturday night when we had over 600 guests attending our annual event we raised over £4,000 through our raffle for Grove House Hospice in St Albans which was a wonderful achievement.Please forward me details of next years Dark Blues picnic so I can host another table. Great success this year, thanks and Well Done!

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This was a truly lovely country wedding at the bride's home in Hurstpierpoint in a marquee where everything had been chosen with great care and the theming was all a little bit different. The colour scheme was blue and yellow and had a rustic feeling with checked table cloths and barrels and haybales scattered around the marquee. The Dark Blues started the dancing with Queen's 'Crazy Little

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A huge amount of money was raised for this worthy charity of in excess of £100,000 which was a fantastic achievement and the organisers were truly delighted. Celebrity guests included Phil Tuffnell, Salley Kettle, Ed Stewart, Jimmy White, John Virgo, Sophie Kinsella, Chris Cowdrey and Guy Portelli. Following the auction when Charlie Ross did a tremendous job of encouraging the guests to bid for

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You can always tell when spring is on the way with the start of the wedding season and the band have played at some lovely weddings just recently. There was a lovely one at the Sculpture Gallery at Woburn AbbeyKatie and Paul wanted continuous music throughout the day so as well as The Dark Blues playing for them we provided a DJ as well. The couple's first dance was to Louis Armstrong's 'All

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Throughout the last 25 years, The Children's Trust has worked hard to become the leading charity in the UK, providing specialist care, therapy and education to children with multiple disabilities and brain injury and support to their families. This means the children can lead as full lives as possible no matter how serious their disability.They are celebrating the wonderful achievement of 25

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This is the second year that the band have played at The Crystal Ball in Oman and what an amazing event this was! We received this email from their Publicity Co-ordinator today: Dear NigelMy thanks to you and your fellow band members for teh great musical entertainment you provided us with at the Crystal Ball here in Oman last night. Everywhere I went in the amphitheatre, our guests were raving

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The Dark Blues played at the Macmillan Ball on Thursday 19th November at the Intercontinental Hotel in London and it was a huge success. We received this lovely email from Peter Belchamber the Chairman of the Ball this morning:-Dear NigelWe very much appreciate the spirit, the verve and energy that you and The Dark Blues brought to the Macmillan Ball. You played and peformed great dance music for

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The 2009 Lymphoma Association Ball was held at The Grosvenor House, Park Lane on 3rd October and a great time was had by all. Over 200 guests enjoyed a delicious three-course dinner and then sang along to surprise entertainers ‘Waiters on Call’. The Dark Blues took over for dancing following dinner and everyone danced until 1.30 in the moring. DBM also organised the casino which was very popular

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Help the Hospices held their 25th Anniversary Ball at the prestigious Banqueting House on th 24th September when they raised a fantastic £35,000 through the raffle and auction as well as the casino which we supplied.Guests were welcomed by a champagne reception in the candle lit undercroft at Banqueting House, then proceeded upstairs to the grand hall where they were presented with a four course

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The Dark Blues have always been a popular choice for charity balls up and down the country. The fact that the band is so well known and respected invariably helps to increase ticket sales for the charity. This year is no exception and they will be playing at a number of prestigious charity events in the coming months. September 24th sees the band playing for Help the Hospices at The Banqueting

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Another August Saturday, another wedding for The Dark Blues - this time for farmer David and nurse Kirsty, in a lovely marquee in Hertfordshire. Naturally the audience was full of fellow farmers and nurses - always good for a party - David and Kirsty were having so much fun that they decided to stay till the midnight finish rather than do the traditional Bride & Groom departure. Annabel Williams

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The Dark Blues played for a wonderful Norfolk wedding in a charming barn near Bury St Edmunds on 8 August - the bride was the daugher of a fan who used to book us in the 1980's ! The floor was packed from the moment the bride and groom opened the ball to their chosen starter ("You're the First, the Last, my Everything" since you ask) - but it overflowed when the band struck up The Proclaimers' "

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We played at a very happy 60th birthday party near Reading a couple of weeks ago, and the client asked us to re-learn and play Steve Harley's "Come up and see me - Make me Smile" It went down really well - we think we'll keep it in the book !

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Welcome to our newly formed blog! Please visit to keep informed about the latest performances by our flagship band, The Dark Blues, and a whole host of live entertainers.Also this week, our new You Tube channel has been created, allowing you to watch some our performances so far, including highlights of an open-air concert in the main piazza of Greve in Chianti, Tuscany in 2008. Visit our channel

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