Skaville

Skaville

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Location West Yorkshire
Starting from £1488
3 Reviews

With a charismatic front man and energetic band, Skaville never fail to get the audience up and moving!

  • Highlights
  • Upgrade to a larger line-up with an additional brass player or vocalist
  • Performance schedule can be tailored to suit the format of your event
  • Fully insured and all equipment PAT-tested

These guys played at our wedding and they were fantastic! Everyone was dancing and the lead singer gave it everything he had! Amazing talent, amazing atmosphere, I can't fault them.

Sam Hunt

About


Playing the 2-tone classics by the likes of the Specials, Madness, Bad Manners and the Selector, Skaville also pay homage to the birth of Ska with tracks by artists such as Toots and the Maytals, Desmond Dekker and Jimmy Cliff.

Skaville is an established 6-piece band made up of a bunch of fun-loving musicians whose energy knows no bounds. Skaville have been playing the national circuit for 15 years providing reliably enthusiastic performances. They have played several hundred shows in that time ranging from small local venues to larger corporate events and weddings to national outdoor festivals.

Repertoire


Sample Repertoire

  • A Message To You Rudi - The Specials’ Version
  • Baggy Trousers - Madness
  • Can’t Take My Eyes Off You - Andy Williams / Bad Manners
  • Chase The Devil - Max Romeo And The Upsetters
  • Embarrasment - Madness
  • Enjoy Yourself - The Specials’ Version
  • Fatty Fatty - Bad Manners
  • Gangsters - The Specials’ Version
  • Ghost Town - The Specials
  • The Harder They Come - Jimmy Cliff
  • House Of Fun - Madness
  • Israelites - Desmond Dekker
  • It Must Be Love - Madness
  • Lip Up Fatty - Bad Manners
  • Little Bitch - The Specials
  • Liquidator - Harry J All Stars
  • Longshot Kick De Bucket - The Pioneers
  • Madness - Madness
  • Mirror In Bathroom - The Beat
  • Monkey Man - The Specials’ Version
  • Nite Club - The Specials
  • On My Radio - The Selecter
  • One Step Beyond - Madness
  • Pressure Drop - Toots And The Maytals
  • Ska Wars Theme - Skaville/john Williams/lucasfilm
  • Nightboat To Cairo - Madness
  • Pass The Duchie - Musical Youth
  • Shame And Scandal - Peter Tosh
  • Skinhead Moonstomp - Symarip
  • Special Brew - Bad Manners
  • Tears Of A Clown - The Beat’s Version
  • The Death March - Skaville/john Williams/lucasfilm
  • Too Much Pressure - The Selecter
  • Too Much Too Young - Specials
  • You Can Get It If You Really Want - Jimmy Cliff
  • 54 – 46 - Toots And The Maytals
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey - Skaville/richard Strauss/stanley Kubrick
Line-Up

Standard

  • Drums
  • Bass
  • Guitar
  • Keyboards
  • Tenor sax
  • Lead vocals with band backing vocals.

Skaville also offer other line up options which would include either an extra brass player for the full 'Specials' sound, or an additional singer/front man which gives the performance an extra dimension.

3 Reviews

Top reviews

Sam Hunt

Event: Wedding
Location: Bristol
5/5

These guys played at our wedding and they were fantastic! Everyone was dancing and the lead singer gave it everything he had! Amazing talent, amazing atmosphere, I can't fault them.


Orlando Crowcroft

Event: Wedding
Location: London
5/5

Skaville were one of the high-points of our wedding reception, a week or so on and people are still talking about their set. They were incredibly organised and professional, arriving with all their gear, setting up and managing to sound check very quickly to allow a seamless transition from the meal at what was a very small venue. Once on stage the band were consummate performers. The sound quality was amazing, and they were fun and energetic. Everyone from the bride's 70 year old father to the groom's 14 year old sister were on the dance floor. It is also worth mentioning that the band learned at least two special requests from us in the weeks before the wedding, which they performed faultlessly on the night. Bob was a pleasure to deal with in the run up to the event. Do yourself a favour and hire these guys.


Mick Neary

Event: Private Party
Location: Yorkshire
5/5

Thanks for a brilliant night last night, everybody said how much they enjoyed themselves. Hope it’s not too long before I can go to another of your gigs. Thanks you were well worth it.


    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 £1,488
    • Norfolk £1,736
    • Norwich £1,736
    • Suffolk £1,736
    East Midlands
    • Derbyshire £1,488
    • Leicestershire £1,488
    • Lincolnshire £1,488
    • Northamptonshire £1,488
    • Nottinghamshire £1,488
    • Rutland £1,488
    North East
    • Durham £1,488
    • East Yorkshire £1,488
    • Leeds £1,488
    • North Yorkshire £1,488
    • Northumberland £1,488
    • South Yorkshire £1,488
    • Tyne and Wear £1,488
    • West Yorkshire £1,488
    • Yorkshire £1,488
    North West
    • Cheshire £1,488
    • Cumbria £1,488
    • Lancashire £1,488
    • Liverpool £1,488
    • Manchester £1,488
    • Merseyside £1,488
    Scotland
    • Aberdeen £1,736
    • Ayrshire £1,736
    • Dumfriesshire £1,736
    • East Lothian £1,736
    • Edinburgh £1,488
    • Fife £1,736
    • Glasgow £1,488
    • Inverness £1,736
    • Lanarkshire £1,736
    • Midlothian £1,736
    • Perth £1,736
    • Stirlingshire £1,736
    • Sutherland £1,736
    • West Lothian £1,736
    South East
    • Bedfordshire £1,488
    • Berkshire £1,488
    • Buckinghamshire £1,488
    • East Sussex £1,488
    • Essex £1,488
    • Hampshire £1,488
    • Hertfordshire £1,488
    • Isle of Wight £1,736
    • Kent £1,736
    • London £1,488
    • Middlesex £1,488
    • Oxfordshire £1,488
    • Surrey £1,488
    • Sussex £1,736
    • West Sussex £1,736
    South West
    • Bath £1,488
    • Bristol £1,488
    • Cornwall £1,736
    • Devon £1,736
    • Dorset £1,736
    • Somerset £1,736
    • Wiltshire £1,488
    Wales
    • Anglesey £1,736
    • Brecon £1,736
    • Caernarvonshire £1,736
    • Cardiff £1,488
    • Cardigan £1,736
    • Carmarthen £1,736
    • Denbigh £1,736
    • Flint £1,736
    • Glamorgan £1,736
    • Monmouth £1,736
    • Pembroke £1,488
    • Wrexham £1,488
    West Midlands
    • Birmingham £1,488
    • Gloucestershire £1,488
    • Herefordshire £1,488
    • Shropshire £1,488
    • Staffordshire £1,488
    • Warwickshire £1,488
    • Worcestershire £1,488

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    FAQs

    Skaville is a fully live band and insists on performing without the use of backing tracks. The standard ‘Madness’ line-up consists of kit drums, bass, guitar, keyboards, tenor sax and lead vocals with band backing vocals.The band also offer other line up options which would include either an extra brass player for the full 'Specials' sound, or an additional singer/front man which gives the performance an extra dimension.

    Skaville are happy to negotiate with clients to accommodate their requests and previous gigs have seen us perform as all the above-mentioned line-ups as well as with a three-piece brass section. Typically, sets range from 2 x 45 minutes to 2 x 60 minutes, but again, they try to be flexible catering to the needs of the client.

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