Blue Lion Band Reviews
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Kasia M. Sent on 10/11/2024Mixed experience
We decided quite late into our wedding planning that we wanted a band - it was obviously a lot of money but we decided it would be worth it.
The actual planning was great - Blue Lion were very responsiveness and they have a dashboard for planning which was fantastic. I especially liked this as myself and my husband are huge music lovers - music was always going to be a really big part of our day, and we really enjoyed writing down our favourite artists and important songs to help Blue Lion come up with a great setlist.
We had a positive phone call with Simon and went through timings and layout which was great to help us understand what the evening would look like, and definitely made us very excited.
It started well - our day was running a bit late and the band had to wait to set up, which wasn’t fair on them. They set up really quickly which was very appreciated and had our first dance song set up. The first live section went well.
When the band went to have their break and it was the DJ section, the music was very random - nothing at all like what we’d discussed, and very much not our kind of music. We kept giving them the benefit of the doubt but the music got worse.
They also didn’t stick to the timings we’d agreed, meaning there was a really long DJ section at the end, again, with music that just didn’t fit our vibe.
One of the hotel workers went and spoke with the band and they blamed the music on not having any internet. This didn’t make any sense as the hotel has free, unlimited WiFi and at the end of the night (as explained later in our review) we played music we wanted very easily from their iPad.
They also played a song by Michael Jackson during the DJ portion which was specifically on our do not play list.
In the end, one of my friends just sat down with their iPad and played our kind of music to redeem the evening. That was the best part which was very frustrating considering how much we’d paid - we could have just rented a speaker.
The live music song choices were definitely much better, but even still there were lots of missed cues, different lyrics - it felt like the band didn’t know half the songs they were playing and were scrambling to learn how to play it whilst performing. There was one moment in particular where they played Shake it Off and it was like hearing a different song - my bridesmaids and I kept trying to dance to it but we couldn’t.
Obviously we paid a lot of money for this and I also put a lot of effort into writing down all the bands and singers we like to make the music as catered to us as possible. We also discussed this on the phone, so I’m not sure what went wrong.
There were lots of positives as I have mentioned - quick set up, the setlist itself for the live music was wonderful and just what we'd asked for. There were frustrations however with the DJ music played in-between which did affect how we felt throughout the evening. -
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Cally B. Sent on 20/10/2024They were perfect!
We knew we wanted a band at our wedding and had heard of Blue Lion Band before. We went to one of their showcases and from then on we knew they were right for us. Communication with Dessie was great from the start - the process was very straightforward and everything you needed was online.
What can we say about the band on the day?! They were PERFECT. Better than we could have imagined. Every single one of our guests loved them and complimented them. We even have people asking for their details now.
They were one of the best investments for our wedding day and were worth every penny. Special shoutouts to the singers Marlon & Denquar - they were both superb.
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Zoe H. Sent on 06/10/2024Great wedding band!
Blue Lion Band performed at our wedding and were brilliant! Simon was so helpful in the build up, making sure we had everything planned out and was really flexible on the day. We had lots of comments on how great the band were, and they really made our night! -
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Amy F. Sent on 29/09/2024Would 100%! Recommend!!
We loved this band!
We had the Blue Lion band for our wedding band in August. The whole thing was great, the communication in terms of planning the day was pretty seamless. Having a portal in order to put in the useful information and then a call to plan every detail was really helpful.
The band itself on the day were great. They arrived early and set everything up on time. The sets were great and everyone loved them. All of our guests commented on how good they were!
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Maddie H. Sent on 14/09/2024Brilliant band and super easy communication
Cannot speak more highly of our experience with Blue Lion Band.
Not only are the musicians themselves incredibly talented, but all of the planning in the lead up to our wedding was seamless.
Having a dedicated producer and the comprehensive planning page meant we were able to specify exactly what we envisaged for our day, and Blue Lion Band then delivered exactly that.
We had so many comments about how good the band were and the dance floor was packed all evening.
Cannot recommend enough!
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