Stilt Band

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Stilt Band

The Stilt Band the UK's only professional band on stilts!
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As well as providing the spectacle of long legged performers, The Top Bananas band play a wide variety of classic pop tunes both old and new, in their own unique style. The Top Bananas have been wowing their audiences for over 10 years with their high energy and eccentric performances and are suitable for all occasions, and age groups.

The band use self contained battery powered amplification so are free to roam around your event. We also provide off-stilts (ground based) performances where headroom is limited.

Over the years we've played at a huge variety of events in the UK and internationally, for both private and corporate clients, so if you're looking for a band for your wedding, party, company promotion, or organising an F1 race in Bahrain we've got it covered!

The band is all about fun and plays a selection of Jazz, Funk, Disco, Rock'n'Roll and Ska classics. We have many striking costumes, including Old School Boaters, Colourful Characters, Jack Frosts and Classic Black Tie. Bespoke themes and costumes possible with enough notice!

We always strive to keep our set-list fresh by adding songs that people request or suggest. If you are interested in having us play any songs (whether they are on this list or not), just let us know in advance.

Key Points:

Jazz, Funk, Disco & Ska Classics all get The Top Banana treatment

Our musicians have many years of professional and international live music and stilt experience at all kinds of festivals, events and openings

Line-up

The band usually consists of Guitar, Sousaphone (bass instrument, like Tuba), Drums, Alto Sax & Trombone (or Tenor Sax, Trumpet or other horn).

Also included

We use all battery-powered amplification and wireless microphone equipment, on a small trolley, so we are mobile and versatile for static or walkabout performances. We even have smaller amps that we can wear, for parades.

Location

South East based and will travel to these areas: South East, South West, Midlands, North East, North West, Scotland, Wales, Ireland.

Previous Clients

Google
Coca Cola
Visa
Amazon
Barclays
BMW
ITV
Comic Relief
Virgin Media
UKTV
Big Chill Festival
Dubai Summer Surprises Festival
Qatar Football Association
Bahrain International Circuit
Marina Mall - Abu Dhabi
Xscape
Barclays
Marks & Spencer
Chobham Carnival Association
St Christopher's Place
Walkers Snacks
Brighton & Hove Council
First Cut Films, Brighton
Halifax Regional Council
Maidstone Borough Council
Liverpool City Council
Beyond Church
Chelsea Physic Garden, London
Laithwaites Wines
ESK Plants, Eastbourne
Oban Multilingual, Brighton
Thomson Snell & Passmore, Kent
Observatory Shopping Centre, Slough
International Animal Rescue, Uckfield
Debenhams, Brighton
Comm:Unity, Brighton
Cromwells At Golding Barn, Sussex
Richard Rogers Architects, London
Festival Leisure, Basildon
Surrey Quay, London

Many thanks to all of you for making our day incredible! Your performances were amazing and all of our guests were so impressed!

You guys really did a great job, and thank you for signing our guest book!

We hope to see you perform again at some point in the future.

-James Drabble

Really great feedback again. They were pleased with the event and got some got tv coverage.
The organisers really love the band.

-Park Resorts May 2016

Just a quick one to say thank you for recommending the Stilt Band they were fantastic with the children and the home residence.

-Bupa Care Services July 2013

Absolutely LOVE these guys! Performed for 2 company events now and would happily book them again. Cannot fault them - great fun & got the crowd going. Our guests were WOWWED!

-Sarah

This band played at a circus 40th birthday party and were absolutely fabulous. They wowed guests of all ages from 9 months to 90 years. I cannot recommend them highly enough.

-J King

they are amazing!

Amazing performance - caught at Brighton, their performance of I Wan'na be like you got my 2 year old son boogeying happily

-Clare

"...the band went down a storm - they were fab and it would be great to work together again." - Julia Restall, UKTV (re: Edinburgh event)

"Thank you SO much for yesterday - you were fantastic! Really looking forward to seeing you again." - Zo Clapp, UKTV (re: London event)

"Thanks for being a part of people's day, it was great having you tall guys wandering around playing your tunes, really added to the feel of the day!" - Tessa Brechin, Brighton & Hove Council

"They are absolutely brilliant and I recommend them highly! We held a multicultural celebration in Hove Town Hall with over 3 and a half thousand people visiting throughout the day. Our performers were a very diverse group from many cultural backgrounds and there were children and families taking part too. The Mayor opened the event and it was also attended by Councillors and MPs.

We were somewhat constricted by budget and so I asked Jim to play as part of a duo ( I believe they are usually a five piece). They were exceptionally professional, performed three half hour slots and stayed all day to do this. They performed in the foyer and later when we had a mix up of times up on the main stage they went upstairs and did an impromptu set up there too. They were a real hit and very easy going on what was a hectic day.

I cannot recommend them enough." - Lucy Yallop, Brighton & Hove Council

"Everyone I spoke to said both that the band was just the perfect choice for the party and thoroughly enjoyed the performances. I will certainly recommend the band for other events. Thanks to you and all members of the band for helping to make the event so memorable." - Martin Varley, Partner at Thomson Snell & Passmore Solicitors

"Thanks very much. You guys were great fun!" T Khalfa

"It was a very enjoyable evening. Thanks" Cliff @ Neptune