Booking a Band for your Wedding
There are lots of bands to choose from when it comes to wedding entertainment/music and searching for the right band for your wedding can be a bit of a minefield. You will no doubt end up spending hours looking on line for a band and still be none the wiser after hours of searching. Visit our main website!
Added to the fact that weddings are expensive you may not want to “splash out” on a live band and only have a small budget available which will be restricting your choice. However, it is worth considering that the next biggest item that will be on view to your guests on the day of your wedding (after the venue, bridal dress, ceremony and reception) will be the evenings entertainment.
Bearing this in mind, it is worth spending a little extra on a live band for your evening celebrations, especially as there isn’t anything that can compete with a lively, interactive, professional, experienced and reliable band that really know how to get your guests involved in your wedding celebrations! You will have a fantastic time! Your guests will have a great night! Your wedding will be the talking point for weeks, months and years afterwards!
As Doctor Chocolate are a 9-piece (10 including our sound engineer) the price for the band isn’t going to appeal to those with a small budget available. However, the cost for the band isn’t huge either or unrealistic either and we work really hard to keep our costs to the absolute minimum so the savings can be passed back to you.
Sometimes hiring a cheaper band who are not as experienced or reliable can fit your budget better but in the long run turn out to be more expensive – as they may not play as well on the night, they may not actually turn up or they may arrive with equipment that just isn’t up to the job and sounds awful. If you’ve seen a band in a pub, they may sound great and look as if they would suit your event, but your wedding day will have a mix of generations attending, may turn up and play in jeans and a t-shirt and may not actually know how to interact with your guests.
Doctor Chocolate are not expensive by any means – the band are actually the same price as some 4-5 piece bands on the circuit – but… we are extremely good at what we do and we really know how to get any crowd on the dance floor and having a great night! As professionals we also turn up on time, set up and sound check on time, are respectful and polite to the venue, staff, guests etc and we always give 100% every performance and our only aim is ensuring you and your guests have an amazing evening.
Doctor Chocolate are an established, experienced, professional, reliable and lively 9-piece band with an excellent reputation. We only ever perform as a 9-piece band – and we have our own sound engineer making 10 of us in total. By only ever performing as a 9-piece we can ensure our performance is always the very best it can be. All songs are performed with the same musicians ensuring a tight and professional performance.
Don’t take our word for it – you can see some of our 100% LIVE videos on our website – these were not recorded in a controlled studio with sound engineer and gizmos – the videos were recorded 100% live whilst we were performing for a charity event in November 2013. On some of the videos you can even see some of the guests bopping about in front of the stage having a fab time!
Doctor Chocolate – cover, wedding, party band come with an excellent PA system – a QSC, that is clear and has a warm and vibrant sound but we also come with our own experienced sound engineer – you’ll see him at the back of the room tweaking and twisting different knobs on the desk or adjusting levels via his ipad! This ensures our sound is great all night long and keeps us within any sound limiters or noise restrictions there may be at the venue.
Doctor Chocolate also come with our own stage lighting. We have two par bars on either side of the stage (4 LED lights on each side), four colour flood lights on top of the speakers facing the stage and four scanners around either the drum kit or from our lighting frame at the rear of the stage. Where venues permit, we also bring along our smoke machine.
Whatever the occasion, wherever the event – you can be sure that if you book Doctor Chocolate for your wedding – we will be an awesome addition to your event and give the WOW factor with lots of audience interaction, stage movement and crowd pleasing hit songs from the 1960’s to present day chart hits!
Give us a call! Contact us by email! Check out our Facebook Page! See the website for reviews and latest news!
Come and see Doctor Chocolate
Looking for a wedding, covers, party, function band for your event? Doctor Chocolate have many years experience at playing for all events all over the UK.
We are often asked if it’s possible to come and see/hear us perform live. And – the answer is: Yes of course you can!
This may be the only time you have to book a live band for your event and you want to be sure you book wisely! If you haven’t been recommended a band then you MUST go and see/hear them! So we try and book in open/public events throughout the year and there’s a few in 2014 that you are more than welcome to come along to.
21st June – Burtle Village Hall for their Midsummer Ball – Tickets £10 and include a ploughmans
25th July – The Thunderbolt Public House, Bath Road, Bristol – tickets £5 on the door
31st October – Royal Hotel, WSM, Halloween Ball
1st November – Charity Fundraiser for Weston Hospicecare – £35 to include 3 course meal.
All our other fabulous events are private events such as weddings and corporate so it won’t be possible to come along to any of those and heckle the band. However you can be assured that if you book us for your private event we won’t bring anyone along to your event either!
If you can’t make any of these dates then check our website – we’ve 22 videos on there that are 100% Fully LIVE! They were recorded at a charity event in 2013 – this is how we look/sound for each event. These videos were not recorded in a studio – they were fully live.
So, get in contact and find out more about how you can book Doctor Chocolate! We’d love to hear from you!
All quotes are fully inclusive, with no hidden charges or extras to pay!
All our other events throughout the year are private: weddings, corporate, charity events and it’s not possible to invite you along to these events. However, you can be assured that, when you book Doctor Chocolate for your event – we won’t be inviting anyone along to listen on that night either. We only bring along band members!
Wedding Band at Forde Abbey
Wow! What a venue. Party, covers and wedding band Doctor Chocolate had the pleasure of playing here at the weekend and it is simply stunning for weddings!
Beautiful grounds, beautiful building and lovely staff! It was an absolute pleasure to perform here!
If you have a wedding, party or celebration of any kind coming up then you need Doctor Chocolate! We are a fantastic band based in the South West of England and are available for any and all events.
We play music for all generations from all generations. With music from the sixties to present day chart hits there will be something we play that you just HAVE to get on the dance floor and boogie along with. If you are looking for a covers band, a party band, a wedding band, a corporate band, a charity fundraising band then you need Doctor Chocolate! We have many years experience of performing for all types of events and celebrations and we know how to interact with different crowds and age groups.
So whatever event you are planning – get in contact for a free, no obligation, fully inclusive and highly competitive quote today! We’d love to hear from you.
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This is the Thunderbolt Calling
Doctor Chocolate will be performing at the Thunderbolt Public House on Friday 25th July! Tickets will be £5 on the door!
Come along and heckle the band, dance like a loon to hit numbers from the 1960’s to present day chart numbers and sing to your hearts content. We’d love to see you all there! Music starts about 9pm (ish).
This event is open to all and everyone is welcome. So if you are thinking about booking the band for your wedding, fundraiser, charity event, prom, party, celebrations or just after a band for a blimmin good shin dig – the come along and see us performing live so you can see what you can expect for your event.
If you can’t make it – then check out our 100% live videos on the website – this is what we look/sound like for events so you can be sure of a quality, fun and interactive band EVERY TIME! Guaranteed!
So what’s on on the 25th July? Doctor Chocolate are at the Thunderbolt! See you there! You can find it on the main Bath Road (A38) in Bristol between Bristol Temple Meads and The Paintworks.
Public Event! Come and See us!
We have lots of enquiries for Doctor Chocolate to perform at events. Many of our events are private so we can’t invite anyone along to come and hear/see us before they book. However, 2014 sees a run of public events where you can come along, dance, sing or heckle the band!
On 21st June Doctor Chocolate will be playing at Burtle Village Hall for their summer celebrations. Tickets are only £10 and include a ploughmans. This promises to be an excellent event and we’d love to see you all there! For tickets please contact Burtle Village Hall 01278 722395.
More informaton is available on the Doctor Chocolate Facebook page or the Doctor Chocolate main Website!
A few venues!
Doctor Chocolate have performed in some amazing and unique venues all over the UK and abroad. Visit our website for more information. Follow us on Facebook to keep updated on news and events.
We performed for the Sponsors of the Champions League Cup Final in 2003 at Manchester United Football Ground, but here’s a few other venues more locally that you may recognise:
Berkeley Castle, The Salthouse, Walton Castle in Clevedon, Clevedon Hall, 
St Audries Park in Minehead, The Brewery in London, Coombe Lodge, Celtic Manor in Cardiff, Winter Gardens WSM, The Pier WSM, Grand Atlantic WSM, Ashton Court Mansion House, Leigh Court, Double Tree Hilton, Priston Mill, Great Tythe Barn in Tetbury, Rookery Manor, Stowberry Park, Private Houses all over the UK in marquees, Davenport House in Shropshire, Kings School in Bruton, Clifton College, Clifton High School, Fairfield School, Wells Cathedral School, Kings College Taunton, The Webbington Hotel, Axmouth Village Show, Jubilee Celebrations on Weston beach, Batch Farm, Grand Hotel in Bristol, Clifton Club, Centreparcs Longleat, Woolacoombe Holiday Centres, The Mansion House Bristol, Thatchers Cider, Cutlers Hall in Bristol, Village Hotel in Dudley, Shapwick House, Haslebury Mill, Hornsbury Mill, The Grange Hotel, Royal Hotel Weston, Bawa Club, Brean Leisure Park, Marsh Farm Hotel in Wootten Bassett, Corn Barn in Collumpton, Bath Hilton Hotel, Tortworth Court, Wick Farm, Winford Manor, Halsway Manor, Miskin Manor in Cardiff, Glyn Yr Afon in Usk, Grittleton House, Bridgwater Cricket Club, The Grand Atlantic, Worlebury Golf Club, Weston Golf Club, Tracy Park, Royal Marriott in Bristol, Roehampton Club London, Court Farm, Clifton Hotel, Orchardleigh House in Frome, Kingscote Barn in Tetbury, Thurlstone Hotel in Kingsbridge, Halswell House, The Vale in Cardiff, RNAS Yeovilton, Parkfields Country House in Ross on Wye, RAF Yeovilton, Redwood Lodge, Hare & Hounds Hotel Tetbury and so many more venues all over the UK.
Come and See Doctor Chocolate Live
Doctor Chocolate would recommend that you go and see any band you want to book for your event! The entertainment on the evening is such an important part of the night and it’s easy to get it wrong. A pub band can be excellent in a pub environment but not all of them are quite so good when booked for a wedding or special occasion. They may not have their own equipment, pa, lighting and have to borrow it all in, they may not be used to such a diverse crowd and they may turn up and perform in jeans and a t-shirt!
You can be sure that Doctor Chocolate are an experienced and reliable band and we are fully self contained with our own top of the range PA system and lighting – and we certainly know how to get a crowd going!
It’s not always possible to come and see us live – most of our events are private bookings so we wouldn’t invite you along to come and see/listen to us in the same way you can be sure we wouldn’t invite anyone along to your event either! However, we do have some open events through the year that are open to the public to come along to – just keep an eye on our Facebook page for details!
Alternatively it may be possible for you to come along to a rehearsal. We get together once a month to run through new songs and ideas/structures for songs. This is where we get to the bare bones of the songs and really thrash them out, make lots of mistakes and run and re run the numbers until they are perfect and ready to be performed in public! If we are having a normal monthly rehearsal then it may be possible for you to pop along and meet us. Just ask for details when you make your enquiry.
Better still – if you want to see what we look and sound like then we’ve uploaded 22 videos to our website. These videos were filmed at a charity event in November 2013 – they are 100% fully live – there is no studio recording here – this is exactly what the band sound and look like at an event! This live recording is a lot better than some bands studio recordings! Have a look for yourself here!
Wedding Band in Bristol
Doctor Chocolate are looking forward to a season of weddings with some fantastic venues to perform in again for 2014! Doctor Chocolate love weddings and we’ve performed at hundreds over the years so we are very experienced in getting such a diverse crowd going. Having been asked to be the entertainment at weddings all over the South West and the UK we are always honored to be asked to be part of such a special day.
A wedding is probably the only time when you have everyone you care about in the one room altogether to help you celebrate such a special occasion. That means relatives, friends and work colleagues all in one room with different tastes and personalities. Doctor Chocolate are exceptional at getting any crowd going and we know EXACTLY what songs work and where in the evening so that we keep the dance-floor packed all night long. We have sets that appeal to every age group from 2-92!
The live band is also very lively as the majority of the band are wire free – so expect to find a brass instrument or two appear over your shoulder. So if you want to guarantee a fantastic band at your wedding that will appeal to all your guests then you know who to call! Contact us now for a competitive quote – but don’t be too long – we’ve had to disappoint many couples this year as the date they chose was already booked up long ago!
Reliable bands
Doctor Chocolate have been on the circuit for over 25 years. In all that time we have never double booked the band on the same night, we have never cancelled an event or turned up later than agreed and we have never ever let any client down. We have covered for many bands that have though and often receive a last minute phone call asking if we are available due to a client being let down by another band! Sadly this seems to happen a lot and it can be a distressing time for you, the client.
However, you can be confident that when you book Doctor Chocolate for your wedding, party, charity fundraiser, ball, prom, festival or celebration of any kind that we will be there on time and perform the very best sets with the best music from the 1960?s to date: disco, funk, soul, rock, rock and roll etc and we can pack that dance-floor all night long!
We have our own top of the range equipment and this is worth over £25,000, all fully pat tested, stage and dance-floor lighting and we also have public liability insurance. We are a fully contained, experienced and professional band. So if you want to guarantee the best entertainment for your event contact us now for a competitive quote!
Wedding and Party Band
Doctor Chocolate perform songs from all eras and genres so there is always something for everyone in our sets. Doctor Chocolate perform for two x one hour sets and provide recorded music via ipod for the times when the live band are not performing. Doctor Chocolate are experienced at events of all times, functions, parties, weddings, festivals, corporate events, fundraisers and proms to name a few.
Doctor Chocolate only ever perform as a 9-piece band and always fully live. Ideally we would need space of 12’x15′ to perform in but this is a very rare occurrence and we can fit into smaller spaces as needed – we just don’t fling our elbows out with the dance moves as much!
As an experienced and reliable band we have the knowledge of performing at different events for different age groups and know exactly what is required of us at events and how to get every crowd involved in the evening. As an experienced and professional band people are often surprised at how affordable we are. We are hugely competitive for a band of our size – sometimes a lot less than a 5/6 piece band would charge you! However, we are not “cheap”. We always say you get what you pay for – if you pay peanuts… well, you know the rest!
Book a reliable, experienced and excellent band for your event – book Doctor Chocolate for a vibrant, full and explosive performance that will leave the competition standing….! Visit our main website or like our Facebook page to keep updated on the latest news and events. Contact us for a quote or more information