Apologies for the delay... after absorbing myself in Hangar Party organisation in the weeks before our event I have had to spend the week or so since catching up on what they actually pay me for in my primary duty! The night was a resounding success and that is evident by the fact that 2 weeks has past and there is still a real buzz on Stn about it. The band was simply superb (which I was very relieved about having 'bigged' them up based on zero knowledge since May!!) A selection of comments follow: "My daughter now thinks she's been to a Summer Ball (notwithstanding the weather), and as a self-proclaimed live-band critic I thought that the band were first class", "Please book the band again for future Officers Mess functions, totally loved their energy and they kept the crowd dancing all night with a brilliant repertoire", "The band were such great performers encouraging the dance floor to be rammed all night, we walked in sober at 11pm and easily got caught up in the brilliant atmosphere", "The band was the best I've heard at any function and my girls loved the inflatable guitars!", "Where did you find such an excellent band... the busy dance-floor certainly provided proof of the (musical) pudding!!!", and "Two words - band, awesome"! The committee worked really hard up until and on the night and we were absolutely made up when the band played '21st Century Breakdown' which they had learned especially for us... although it seems such a small thing the effort that they put in to learn it in time really did make our night. They were an absolute delight to host and their interaction on the dance floor, rather than being stage bound, really added to the performance. They without doubt lived up to expectations and I would go as far as saying they bettered it and were key contributors to the event going down a storm. Dealings with yourselves were equally excellent and as the Officer in charge of the Entertainments team in the Officers Mess I am more than happy to add you to the 'regular use agency' recommendation on our file... generally we don't use agencies that we haven't tried and tested so this should attract some business your way (although sometimes we pull the mates rates cards on military bands and use them as an alternative). I was really impressed with how quickly my booking query and quote email was answered, and really appreciated the fact that even when we had the cheque payment issue you gave me no grief! We requested quotes from 5 sources for different bands and the price quoted and speedy response received is pretty much what sent the business your way. Hope the comments help. Many thanks for assisting in pulling off a great evening, military personnel really appreciate good nights like this to break up the routine of Operations - your support ws much appreciated. Look forward to doing business with you again.
Sonia Nevin - RAF Benson, Military Event in Oxfordshire