Calvin and the Hipmonks

Calvin and the Hipmonks bring an authentic stadium rock/indie festival experience to any occasion!

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Highlights
Fully self-contained with PAT-tested PA system and lighting
Manned DJ service available
Add an acoustic set to accompany your daytime proceedings

About

When royalty, military, heads of state, business titans & the social elite want to lose their minds at a party … They call on Calvin and his Hipmonks! International Luxury Rock since 2009.

Over 1500 events conquered all over Europe. A multi award-winning, full time professional band for over 13 years, the band's electrifying live reputation has been earned on every stage imaginable. From billionaire birthdays to biker bars, galas to garages, no dancefloor has ever been able to resist!

Delivering a high energy mix of rock and indie anthems, totally unique guitar versions of pop and dance classics, guilty pleasures, and some of the slickest, genre-mashing medleys you never knew you needed! From Backstreet Boys to Rage Against The Machine, Little Mix to Green Day. Stage invasions, sweat & screamalongs are guaranteed!

Recent corporate clients include Amazon, The Army, RAF, Newcastle United, Blackburn Rovers, Police, Aldi, Butlins, William Hill, Danone, Unilever, PJ Cussing and many more!

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Repertoire

Poshpit @ Rockfest

In The End - Linkin Park
Last Resort – Papa Roach
Basket Case - Green Day
I Believe In A Thing Called Love - Darkness
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
Killing In The Name Of - RATM
Girl All The Bad Guys Want - Bowling for Soup
Dakota - Stereophonics
Livin’ On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
Buck Rogers - Feeder
Boys Of Summer - Don Henley/Ataris
All The Small Things - Blink 182
I Love Rock n Roll - Joan Jett
Chop Suey - System Of A Down

Bop @ Indie Disco

The Middle – Jimmy Eat World
Tribute - Tenacious D
Naive - Kooks
Sk8r Boi – Avril Lavigne
I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor - Arctics
Don’t Look Back Into The Sun - Libertines
Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus
Staceys Mom - Fountains of Wayne
All The Small Things - Blink 182
Don’t Look Back In Anger - Oasis
She Bangs The Drums - Stone Roses
Ever Fallen In Love - Buzzcocks

Screamalongs @ Pop Night

Torn - Natalie Imbruglia
Pink – Just Like a Pill
Dancing On My Own - Robyn
Simply The Best - Tina Turner
Livin’ La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin
Finally - CeCe Peniston
Everybody! Backstreets Back - Backstreet Boys
Don’t You Want Me Baby - Human League
I Think We’re Alone Now – Tiffany
Running Up That Hill – Kate Bush
Edge Of Seventeen – Stevie Nicks
A Little Respect - Erasure
Nothings Gonna’ Stop Us Now- Starship
Sweet Dreams - Eurythmic

Line-Up

3-Piece Band:

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

4 Reviews

Top reviews

Darren Telford

Event: Wedding
Location: Cumbria

5/5

Five out of five!

Jo Mitchell

Event: Wedding
Location: Derbyshire

5/5

Genuinely cannot sing the praises of these guys enough, easily the best money we spent on our Wedding! Communication in the build up was excellent, taking on board our requests throughout including learning a new song for our first dance, something that really meant a lot to us both. On the actual day the guys were brilliant, discrete in setting up and no fuss or stress whatsoever. A really nice bunch of guys who captured the atmosphere of our Wedding perfectly, the fact that all our guests sang their praises and said how good they were is testament to this. I would recommend this band to anyone as they really did make our day in the end. Thanks a lot guys. Neil & Jo x

Chris King

Event: Wedding
Location: Derbyshire

5/5

The band were terrific right from the off. They were very friendly and accommodating to our requirements. They played a wonderful acoustic set at the end of dinner then two one hour sets with DJ in between. Everyone loved the music they played and we would recommend them to anyone looking for a great band at there wedding. Everyone at the wedding commented how great they sounded and loved there sets. MANY THANKS.

Charlotte Matthews

Event: Wedding
Location: Shropshire

5/5

Calvin and the Hipmonks were absolutely amazing and really made our wedding reception brilliant. All our guests loved them and asked us about booking them for future events. I can't recommend them enough! They were the perfect band for our wedding and played a massive part in making our day what it was.

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 £1674
Norfolk £1674
Suffolk £1674

East Midlands

Derbyshire £1488
Leicestershire £1488
Lincolnshire £1488
Northamptonshire £1488
Nottinghamshire £1488
Rutland £1488

North East

Durham £1550
North Yorkshire £1550
Northumberland £1550
South Yorkshire £1550
Tyne and Wear £1674
West Yorkshire £1550
Yorkshire £1550

North West

Cheshire £1550
Cumbria £1550
Lancashire £1488
Liverpool £1488
Manchester £1449
Merseyside £1488

South East

Bedfordshire £1736
Berkshire £1736
Buckinghamshire £1736
East Sussex £1798
Essex £1798
Hampshire £1736
Hertfordshire £1736
Isle of Wight £1736
Kent £1736
London £1736
Middlesex £1736
Oxfordshire £1736
Surrey £1736
Sussex £1736
West Sussex £1736

Wales

Anglesey £1674
Brecon £1674
Caernarvonshire £1674
Cardiff £1674
Cardigan £1550
Carmarthen £1674
Denbigh £1550
Flint £1674
Glamorgan £1674
Monmouth £1674
Pembroke £1798
Wrexham £1550

West Midlands

Birmingham £1612
Cotswolds £1736
Gloucestershire £1736
Herefordshire £1736
Shropshire £1476
Staffordshire £1488
Warwickshire £1612
Worcestershire £1612

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FAQs

How is it best to time things?
Through our own extensive experience of catering for a huge amount of weddings, we have compiled an example order of events below. We have found that this is usually the best way to time things, using our most popular 2x45 minute set's format.

Remember that this is only a guideline and we are of course happy to go along with whatever timings you ultimately decide. Please bear in mind however that having the band perform during the evening buffet is NEVER a good idea and band set's should always be either side of, or after then.

The band's typical contracted hours are between 6pm – 12am. If your venue has a license that runs until 1am or 2am, you are more than welcome to hire the band for that additional time. We recommend only DJ sets after 12am.

6pm – Band arrives at venue
6pm – 7.30pm – Load into venue, setup and sound-check whilst the room is being turned around for the evening reception
7.30pm – 8pm – Light background music whilst evening guests arrive
8pm – 8.15pm – Cut cake, photos, first dance
8.15pm – 9pm – First Band Set
9pm – 9.45pm – Evening buffet with suitable background music
9.45pm – 10.30pm – Second DJ set
10.30pm – 11.15pm – Second Band Set
11.15pm – 12.00am – Final DJ Set

Does the band have PAT and PLI certification?
We always carry up to date PAT certification and have Public Liability Insurance cover up to £5,000,000. We are more than happy to forward the relevant documents to the event organiser at your venue if needed.

Can I come and see you play anywhere?
Due to the nature of what we do, the band play very few public shows. 99% of our gigs are private functions. However, there are occasions throughout the year where we will perform a public show. Get in touch and we'll let you know if we have any upcoming shows where you can watch the band perform.

How much space do you require?
The band ask for a minimum performance area of 3x5 metres or similar to be allocated. The band has played on big festival stages, right through to intimate cellar bars. They will make the best use of any given space they can.

Does the band have any requirements?
We ask that the band be provided with a room to get changed in (any room is fine as long as it is not the toilets!), a hot meal or to be included in the evening buffet, and for soft drinks to be made available to them. We also require a safe supply of electricity with at least two outlets.