California Waiting

California Waiting

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Location Nottinghamshire
Starting from £1716
19 Reviews

Feel-good vibes, party-starting tunes and sax solos galore - California Waiting have it all!

  • Highlights
  • Pop & Rock 4-Piece Band
  • Sensational Male Lead Vocals, Guitar, Sax, Bass and Drums
  • Happy to learn Special Request
  • Playlist DJ service (Can be uprgraded to Manned DJ Service)
  • 2x60 or 3x40 minute sets
  • Range of Afternoon Acoustic Options
  • Upgrade to Manned DJ Service
  • PA and Lighting included

We booked California Waiting for our wedding. Absolutely superb band!

Daniel and Kara - Wedding

About


If you’re on the hunt for a band that’ll pack the dance floor with epic party tunes, an incredible vibe, and all your guests rocking out together, look no further than California Waiting!

This high-energy 4-piece rock and pop band brings you non-stop hits, from The Kinks to Harry Styles and The Beatles to George Ezra. With such a diverse repertoire, they know just how to pull guests of every generation onto the dance floor, and keep them there all night long!

Why not give your daytime celebrations a glow-up with California Waiting’s acoustic options? Choose a relaxed trio or go all-in with the full band to create that perfect chilled atmosphere. It's the ultimate musical backdrop for your guests to unwind to and enjoy.

California Waiting bring serious experience to the stage, having performed at Y Not Festival, Dot 2 Dot and O2 Academies nationwide. These seasoned performers are known for delivering energy, precision and unforgettable moments, so get ready for an incredible night of entertainment.

Your booking includes all PA and lighting equipment and California Waiting will even learn a special request for you free of charge — even if it’s not in their setlist! And while they’re offstage, they’ve got you covered with a DJ playlist to keep the party going all night… until 1am if you like!

This in-demand band books up fast, so secure your date now!

Repertoire


A-H

  • 500 Miles - The Proclaimers
  • 9-5 - Dolly Parton
  • A Little Less Conversation - Elvis Presley
  • A-Punk - Vampire Weekend
  • All The Small Things - Blink 182
  • American Idiot - Green Day
  • Are You Gonna Be My Girl - JET
  • Back Streets Back - Back Street Boys
  • Basketcase - Green Day
  • Blinding Lights - Weekend
  • Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
  • Budapest - George Ezra
  • Candy - Paolo Nutini
  • Castle On The Hill - Ed Sheeran
  • Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis
  • Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
  • Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
  • Dakota - Stereophonics
  • Dancing in the Moonlight - Toploader
  • Disco 2000- Pulp
  • Does Your Mother Know – ABBA
  • Don’t Look Back In Anger - Oasis
  • Dream Catch Me - Newton Faulkner
  • Feeder - Buck Rogers
  • Forget You - Cee Lo Green
  • Free Falling - Tom Petty
  • Get Lucky - Daft Punk
  • Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) - Green Day
  • Happy - Pharrell Williams
  • Hey Jude - The Beatles
  • Hey Ya – Outkast
  • Higher & Higher - Jackie Wilson
  • Ho Hey - The Lumineer
  • Hound Dog - Elvis

I-P

  • I Bet That You Look Good on the Dancefloor - Arctic Monkeys
  • I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown
  • I Predict a Riot - Kaiser Chiefs
  • I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles
  • I’m a Believer - The Monkees
  • I’m Yours - Jason Mraz
  • Iris - The Goo Goo Dolls
  • Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
  • Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
  • Last Nite - The Strokes
  • Let Me Entertain You - Robbie Williams
  • Levitating - Dua Lipa
  • Little Lion Man - Mumford & Sons
  • Livin’ On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
  • Mamma Mia - ABBA
  • Mardy Bum - Arctic Monkeys
  • Mmmbop - Hanson
  • Mr Brightside - The Killers
  • My Sharona - The Knack
  • Naive - The Kooks
  • No Scrubs - TLC
  • Paradise - George Ezra
  • Pencil Full Of Lead - Paolo Nutini
  • Perfect - Ed Sheeran
  • Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
  • Pumped Up Kicks - Foster And The People

R-Z

  • Ruby - Kaiser Chiefs
  • Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes
  • Sex On Fire - Kings Of Leon
  • Shape Of You – Ed Sheeran
  • She’s Electric - Oasis
  • Shotgun - George Ezra
  • Shut Up and Dance - Walk The Moon
  • Signed Sealed Delivered - Stevie Wonder
  • Sk8er Boi - Avril Lavigne
  • Somebody Told Me - the Killers
  • Song 2 - Blur
  • Stacy’s Mom - Fountains of Wayne
  • Stand By Me - Ben E. King
  • Stuck In The Middle With You - Stealers Wheel
  • Summer Of 69 - Bryan Adams
  • Sunday Morning - Maroon 5
  • Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks
  • Supersonic - Oasis
  • Superstition - Stevie Wonder
  • Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
  • Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus
  • Teenage Kicks - The Undertones
  • The Cave - Mumford & Sons
  • Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran
  • This Love - Maroon 5
  • Twist & Shout - The Beatles
  • Under The Bridge- RHCP
  • Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson
  • Use Somebody - Kings of Leon
  • Valerie - Amy Winehouse
  • Viva La Vida - Coldplay
  • Wake Me Up Before You Go Go - Wham
  • Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles
  • When The sun Goes down - Arctic Monkeys
  • Wherever You Will Go - The Calling
  • Wonderwall - Oasis
  • Year 3000 - Busted
  • You Really Got Me - The Kinks
Line-Up

4-Piece Band:

  • Male Lead Vocals and Guitar
  • Saxophone
  • Bass and Backing Vocals
  • Drums

19 Reviews

Top reviews

Luke

Event: Wedding
Location: Norfolk
5/5

California Waiting absolutely brought the vibe we wanted to our wedding evening. Both myself and my partner had an amazing evening, with multiple guests mentioning how amazing the band are, getting everyone up dancing and having fun and singing along. They were exceptionally accommodating, playing the songs that we requested from their set list. We would absolutely recommend anyone to have California Waiting at their event. Thank you for helping make our day so special!


Harry

Event: Wedding
Location: Essex
5/5

We booked California Waiting for our September wedding in Essex. Not only were they very easy to deal with in the lead up, they were phenomenal on the day including a relatively niche first dance! The band did an acoustic set during our cocktail reception before three live sets throughout the evening and managed to keep the dance floor packed all night long! Nearly every single guest commented to us on how exceptional the band were! On top of this, it was clear that the band were very friendly and made our day the best day ever!


Lauren

Event: Wedding
Location: Staffordshire
5/5

If we could give California Waiting 6 stars out of 5, we would. The band were incredible from start to finish and the dance floor was completely packed all night. The guys allowed guests to request songs and brought the energy all evening. California Waiting made our wedding day truly special and one to remember for all of our guests. Everyone who attended commented on how good the band was and if we ever need a band again we will definitely be using California Waiting as we could not recommend them highly enough. Thank you so much again for being great, we are eternally grateful! Lauren & Dan x


Lisa

Event: Wedding
Location: Durham
5/5

An outstanding performance from the guys from 11-1am!! California Waiting's singer was amazing during the walking down the aisle and through the day! People kept asking who's that guy! The band was amazing on the evening the comments were extremely positive all day and night great with the kids too would absolutely recommend you guys


Zac

Event: Party
Location: Buckinghamshire
5/5

For our 25th wedding anniversary we hired California Waiting - they were absolutely superb, in the lead up to the event keeping in touch as well as on the night - thank you so very much for helping make a memorable evening for us.


Matthew

Event: Wedding
Location: Derbyshire
5/5

Only rating we can give the guys is 5 out of 5. They were unbelievable and everyone loved them. They seemed to set everything up with minimal fuss and then the performance and vocals were top notch. Better than the promo vids or anything I had expected above the music, which was superb, they are 3 genuine guys and very accommodating. Would recommend to absolutely everyone considering getting a band for a wedding or any other event for that matter. Unreal.


Ryan

Event: Wedding
Location: South Yorkshire
5/5

We booked California Waiting for our wedding just gone, and all our guests were highly complimentary about the band and how good the evening had been.


Madeleine

Event: Wedding
Location: North Yorkshire
5/5

California Waiting got the party started and kept it going all night long, our guests are still talking about how good they were even now, weeks later! We wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to other couples looking for a band to play at their wedding or for anyone looking to hire a band!


Hannah

Event: Wedding
Location: Powys
5/5

We booked California Waiting for our wedding and they were absolutely wonderful - they really made our night! The dance floor was constantly full with everyone dancing as they pulled out awesome tune after awesome tune. There was huge demand for 'ONE MORE SONG' from the entire dance floor at the end of the night, which I've never seen at a wedding before. We really cannot thank them enough!


Matthew

Event: Wedding
Location: Oxfordshire
5/5

We booked California Waiting for our wedding and the was absolutely amazing. All our guests loved them the variation of music was great and the guys were very friendly and great fun and definitely made our day extra special! Thank you! Definitely recommend you to anyone and would definitely book you again in the future


Ibon

Event: Wedding
Location: London
5/5

We had an absolutely fabulous party for our wedding which was made even better by California Waiting. The booking process was very easy and clear and the band themselves were very flexible, friendly and generally awesome!! They really engaged with our wedding party and everyone loved them. We would highly recommend California Waiting for any event.


Daniel and Kara

Event: Wedding
Location: Oxfordshire
5/5

We booked California Waiting for our wedding. Absolutely superb band! Talented (the lead singer has an incredible voice), versatile and loads of fun! Would highly recommend these guys to anyone!!


Hannah

Event: Wedding
Location: Derbyshire
5/5

California Waiting played at our wedding and myself and my new husband, and all our guests absolutely loved them. I only heard complimentary comments about them all night. Everyone danced and partied all night. THANK YOU !!! You made the end to our special day really amazing.


Carl and Michelle

Event: Wedding
Location: North Yorkshire
5/5

My wife and I booked California Waiting for our wedding in York. The communication with them was good from the start and they also sent us samples of the music we wanted for our first dance. They were absolutely brilliant and kept the room rocking all night. All the guests commented on how energetic they were. Thanks again guys, you made our wedding very special.


Nicola and Matt

Event: Wedding
Location: London
5/5

Just a quick message to thank you so much for playing at our wedding yesterday. You were fantastic from the first dance to the last. So many of our friends and family commented on how they enjoyed the band and you really did complete our day in style. We hope we can come and see you again, so if you have any gigs going on please do let us know. We will be writing a glowing review and putting the word out California Waiting!


India and Joe

Event: Wedding
Location: Nottinghamshire
5/5

California Waiting were such a friendly and professional band at our wedding. The staff at our venue commented on how polite and accommodating they were on the evening when our meal ran over which we're very thankful for. You guys made our day!


Jeremy

Event: Corporate
Location: London
5/5

Big thanks to California Waiting for entertaining our staff at our work Christmas party. We've all had such a strange year so it was so good to have live music again and see the staff dancing. We'll definitely be wanting them back for our do next year.


Alastair and Heather

Event: Wedding
Location: Cumbria
5/5

We booked California Waiting to play at our wedding and couldn't be happier with our choice. The band had a great range of songs in their repertoire and even learnt a special request for our Scottish guest which was a great surprise!


Jane and Tim

Event: Wedding
Location: Oxfordshire
5/5

Once again a huge thanks to California Waiting for performing at our wedding, we've had so many comments from our guests about how good you guys were. Thanks for learning our first dance as well, it made our evening that extra bit special.


    Pricing

    We give you a bespoke price based on the exact location of your event. The pricing below is based on a central location for your area so you have an idea of what your price will be. The exact price will be given in the booking process after you’ve provided the location details.

    East
    • Cambridgeshire £2208
    • Norfolk £2208
    • Norwich £2208
    East Midlands
    • Derbyshire £1995
    • Leicestershire £1995
    • Lincolnshire £2155
    • Northamptonshire £2035
    • Nottinghamshire £1716
    • Rutland £2008
    North East
    • Durham £2248
    • North Yorkshire £2181
    • South Yorkshire £2022
    • West Yorkshire £2048
    • Yorkshire £2048
    North West
    • Cheshire £2181
    • Lancashire £2221
    • Liverpool £2208
    • Manchester £2181
    • Merseyside £2208
    South East
    • Bedfordshire £2062
    • Berkshire £2221
    • Buckinghamshire £2195
    • Essex £2248
    • Hampshire £2248
    • Hertfordshire £2208
    • Middlesex £2221
    • Oxfordshire £2195
    • Surrey £2234
    Wales
    • Monmouth £2221
    • Powys £2208
    • Wrexham £2195
    West Midlands
    • Birmingham £2022
    • Cotswolds £2208
    • Gloucestershire £2208
    • Herefordshire £2208
    • Shropshire £2048
    • Staffordshire £2022
    • Warwickshire £2035
    • Worcestershire £2048

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    FAQs

    How long will California Waiting perform for?
    As standard, the band perform 2x60 or 3x40 minute sets.

    Do the band provide their own equipment?
    The band will arrive at your event complete with a PA system and lighting equipment - all included in their standard fee.

    Will the band provide a DJ service?
    Yes! California Waiting provide a playlist DJ service included in their standard fee, which means music will play between sets to keep everyone dancing the night away. You can upgrade to their manned DJ service if you'd like to be able to make requests.

    Will the band learn our first dance song?
    Absolutely! Wherever possible, California Waiting will learn and perform one song request for your first dance, even if it's not in their repertoire!

    Do the band offer any optional extras?
    Yes - California Waiting offer a range of optional extras. There is an acoustic trio or 4-piece set available for your drinks reception, a manned DJ upgrade and a 1am finish for their playlist DJ option.

    How long do the band need to set up their equipment?
    The band will need approximately 60 minutes to set up and sound check once they have arrived at the venue (depending on access to the performance area), followed by an additional 15 minutes to get changed before taking to the stage!

    My venue has a sound limiter - will this be ok?
    The band are very flexible and will do everything they can to work around any sound limitations at your venue. Please let the band know regarding this as soon as possible and they will advise.

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