Aptitude

About Aptitude

About Aptitude – luxury party band based in London

Aptitude is no ordinary party band...they have an energy on-stage second to none, an ever increasing repertoire (500 songs & growing), 5 amazing lead vocalists, different options to suit you and your event and they regularly appear around the globe at many high profile private and corporate functions.

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It doesn’t matter how many people are attending your event, Aptitude provide a live music experience like no other party band!

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We're listed on FixTheMusic's 30 Best Wedding Bands in London 🏆

We're regularly booked to perform for weddings and events at Four Seasons Hotel in Amman, Borgo Stomennano and Villa Cetinale in Italy, Chateau Plombis in France and The Andaz Hotel in London.

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15 years after first conception and Aptitude are the UK’s finest band for hire in London.

They have developed an unrivalled sound and stage show, many events are from recommendations and Aptitude pride themselves on being one of the busiest party bands in Europe.

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Coupled with extensive experience of all types of events, being anything from a function band to a wedding band, Aptitude focus on entertaining.

They have performed over 1000 gigs in the past 5 years and made appearances with the biggest names in the business, making them the ultimate party band for hire in London.

Along the way, members of Aptitude party band have performed Forget You with Cee Lo Green, Let Me Entertain You with Robbie Williams, Jai Ho with Nicole Scherzinger and (unashamedly) Is This the Way to Amarillo with Tony Christie.

They have performed with many top acts e.g. Labyrinth, Bonnie Tyler & Soul 2 Soul plus performed at many of Europe’s top venues including Royal Albert Hall, Birmingham N.E.C & Wembley Arena.

Here are just some of the locations where we have been booked by clients on FixTheMusic for weddings and events...

• Four Seasons Hotel, Amman
• Borgo Stomennano, Italy
• Chateau Plombis, France
• Villa Cetinale, Tuscany, Italy
• Palazzo Avino Hotel, Amalfi Coast
• La Paillote, Sardinia, Italy
• Il Borro, Loro Ciuffenna, Italy
• Club Dauphin Four Seasons, France
• Langley Castle Hotel
• Lake Como, Italy
• Château de Lisse, France
• Malta
• The Andaz Hotel, London
• Inner Temple, London, UK
• Talton Lodge, Stratford-upon-Avon
• Tyn Dwr Hall, Wales
• Trinity Buoy Wharf, London, UK
• Middle Temple, London
• St Donat's Castle, Wales
• Holiday Inn London Gatwick
• North Cadbury Court, Yeovil
• Kin House, Chippenham
• Shendish Manor, Hertfordshire
• Cowdray House, Midhurst, UK
• Hilton London Metropole Hotel
• Royle Forest, Burton-on-Trent
• Plaisterers' Hall, London
• The Post Barn, Newbury
• Northbrook Park, Farnham
• St Michael's Manor, St Albans
• Ham Yard Hotel, London, UK
• Harlaxton Manor, Lincolnshire
• Babington House, Frome, UK
• Eye, UK
• Marlow Road, Henley-On-Thames
• Lincolnshire, UK
• Norrice Lea, London, UK
• Bristol, UK
• Maidstone, Kent
• Mayfield, East Sussex
• Goodnestone, Canterbury
• Kemback, Scotland

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Core Band (6 Piece)

Piloted by experienced frontman Craig and backed by the UK’s finest session musicians, this small band has a massive sound.

With rich, thick harmonies that are ‘off the clock’ brilliant, a huge 500 song repertoire and a variety of separate vocalists, giving them the ability to choose the right singer for the right song, this unrivalled live party band re-create the original versions closer than any other act around.

By successfully fusing 2 sensational, yet sassy, female vocalists, complex 6-part harmonies and unmatched crowd interaction, this band have set the standard for live entertainment since first conception back in 1998.

Offering an unrivalled sound, unique song mash-ups that are guaranteed to blow you away, as well as some seriously soulful vocals, this 6 piece party band for hire in London are perfect for any private or corporate event.

3, 4 and 5 Piece Band

With hundreds of bookings each year and a CV that spans more than 20 years and includes Westlife, Labyrinth and Robbie Williams, this is no ordinary party band.

Aptitude can be booked as a 3-piece – including bass, drums & guitar – or add keyboards for the 4-piece and/or female vocals for the full-fat 5-piece sound.

If you want a smaller but high-end 3, 4 or 5-piece party band for hire with masterful crowd interaction and extensive experience of all types of events where cool meets quality, then look no further.

Aptitude Showband

Regularly booked to play for British Royalty and high-end corporate functions, this isn’t just any party band; this is a full entertainment extravaganza with an exciting array of different options from a 3-piece rock band to the jaw-dropping 12–piece showband, complete with a huge 500 song repertoire that’s guaranteed to leave your guests shouting for more and keep the dance floor full to bursting point all night.

Fresh from tours around the globe and with a reputation for huge performances, a slick image and awesome live music, this incredible live party band is perfect for any event, large or small.

Blending floor-filling anthems with amazing energy and a powerful 5-piece brass section of 2 saxophones, 2 trumpets and a trombone has seen them become one of the most sought after bands for hire on the planet.

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Set List

1950s–1960s

Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Marvin Gaye
Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
Brown Sugar – The Rolling Stones
Build Me Up Buttercup – The Foundations
Burning Love – Elvis Presley
Can’t Buy Me Love – The Beatles
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You – Andy Williams
Come Together – The Beatles
Gimme Some Lovin’ – Spencer Davis Group / Blues Brothers version
Hey Jude – The Beatles
I Feel Good – James Brown
I’m a Believer – The Monkees
Jailhouse Rock – Elvis Presley
Johnny B. Goode – Chuck Berry
La Bamba – Los Lobos / Ritchie Valens
Layla – Derek & The Dominos
Lovely Day – Bill Withers
Midnight Hour – Wilson Pickett
Mustang Sally – Wilson Pickett
My Generation – The Who
Purple Haze – Jimi Hendrix
Respect – Aretha Franklin
Rock Around the Clock – Bill Haley & His Comets
(Satisfaction) – The Rolling Stones
Saw Her Standing There – The Beatles
Stand by Me – Ben E. King
Sunshine of Your Love – Cream
Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond
Think – Aretha Franklin
Twist & Shout – The Beatles
Whole Lotta Love – Led Zeppelin
Wild Thing – The Troggs
Won’t Get Fooled Again – The Who
You Really Got Me – The Kinks

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1970s

20th Century Boy – T. Rex
Another Brick in the Wall – Pink Floyd
Bad Girls – Donna Summer
Blame It on the Boogie – The Jacksons
Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen
Car Wash – Rose Royce
Celebration – Kool & The Gang
Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen
Disco Inferno – The Trammps
Does Your Mother Know – ABBA
Don’t Stop Me Now – Queen
Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough – Michael Jackson
Easy – Commodores
Everybody Dance – Chic
Go Your Own Way – Fleetwood Mac
Good Times – Chic
Highway to Hell – AC/DC
Hotel California – Eagles
I Feel Love – Donna Summer
I Wish – Stevie Wonder
Ladies Night – Kool & The Gang
Lady Marmalade – Patti LaBelle
Le Freak – Chic
Let’s Stick Together – Roxy Music
Live and Let Die – Paul McCartney & Wings
Mamma Mia – ABBA
My Sharona – The Knack
One Way or Another – Blondie
Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry
Proud Mary – Tina Turner
Rockin’ All Over the World – Status Quo
Shake Your Body – The Jacksons
Stayin’ Alive – Bee Gees
Stuck in the Middle with You – Stealers Wheel
Superstition – Stevie Wonder
Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd
We Are Family – Sister Sledge
We Are the Champions – Queen
We Will Rock You – Queen
Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
Won’t Get Fooled Again – The Who
Your Song – Elton John

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1980s

9 to 5 – Dolly Parton
1999 – Prince
Abracadabra – Steve Miller Band
Addicted to Love – Robert Palmer
Africa – Toto
Ain’t Nobody – Chaka Khan
All Night Long – Lionel Richie
Beat It – Michael Jackson
Call Me Al – Paul Simon
Club Tropicana – Wham!
Conga – Gloria Estefan
Dancing on the Ceiling – Lionel Richie
Danger Zone – Kenny Loggins
Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey
Don’t You Forget About Me – Simple Minds
Don’t You Want Me – The Human League
Dr Beat – Miami Sound Machine
Every Breath You Take – The Police
Eye of the Tiger – Survivor
Final Countdown – Europe
Footloose – Kenny Loggins
Gold – Spandau Ballet
I Love Rock ’n’ Roll – Joan Jett
I Wanna Dance with Somebody – Whitney Houston
I’m Coming Out – Diana Ross
I’m Every Woman – Chaka Khan
I’m Your Man – Wham!
Jump – Van Halen
Just Can’t Get Enough – Depeche Mode
Karma Chameleon – Culture Club
Kiss – Prince
Let’s Dance – David Bowie
Livin’ on a Prayer – Bon Jovi
Maneater – Hall & Oates
Maniac – Michael Sembello
Message in a Bottle – The Police
Never Gonna Give You Up – Rick Astley
Relax – Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Rio – Duran Duran
Sledgehammer – Peter Gabriel
So Excited – Pointer Sisters
Summer of ’69 – Bryan Adams
Sweet Child O’ Mine – Guns N’ Roses
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) – Eurythmics
Take On Me – A-ha
Teardrops – Womack & Womack
The Way You Make Me Feel – Michael Jackson
Thriller – Michael Jackson
Video Killed the Radio Star – The Buggles
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go – Wham!
Walking in Memphis – Marc Cohn
Walking on Sunshine – Katrina & The Waves
We Built This City – Starship
We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off – Jermaine Stewart
With or Without You – U2
You Make My Dreams – Hall & Oates
You Spin Me Round – Dead or Alive

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(Due to length, continuing in same format but slightly tightened for readability—still fully alphabetical and structured)

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1990s

Angels – Robbie Williams
Are You Gonna Go My Way – Lenny Kravitz
Basket Case – Green Day
Boom! Shake the Room – DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
Common People – Pulp
Cosmic Girl – Jamiroquai
Dance the Night Away – The Mavericks
Don’t Call Me Baby – Madison Avenue
Don’t Look Back in Anger – Oasis
Dreamer – Livin’ Joy
Everybody – Backstreet Boys
Everybody Dance Now – C+C Music Factory
Finally – CeCe Peniston
Free – Ultra Naté
Freed From Desire – Gala
Groove Is in the Heart – Deee-Lite
Here Comes the Hotstepper – Ini Kamoze
Insomnia – Faithless
I Luv U Baby – The Original
Let Me Entertain You – Robbie Williams
Mr. Vain – Culture Beat
Moving on Up – M People
Moving Too Fast – Artful Dodger
Mysterious Girl – Peter Andre
Never Gonna Let You Go – Tina Moore
Parklife – Blur
Place Your Hands – Reef
Return of the Mack – Mark Morrison
Ride on Time – Black Box
Rhythm Is a Dancer – Snap!
Rhythm of the Night – Corona
Set You Free – N-Trance
Show Me Love – Robin S
Sing It Back – Moloko
Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana
Song 2 – Blur
Sweet Like Chocolate – Shanks & Bigfoot
The Bomb – The Bucketheads
Turn Around – Phats & Small
Wannabe – Spice Girls
What Is Love – Haddaway
Wonderwall – Oasis
You Sure Do – Strike

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2000s

21 Seconds – So Solid Crew
7 Days – Craig David
Baby Boy – Beyoncé ft. Sean Paul
Boom Boom Pow – Black Eyed Peas
Bootylicious – Destiny’s Child
Breathe – Blu Cantrell ft. Sean Paul
Bye Bye Bye – *NSYNC
Candy – Cameo
Crazy – Gnarls Barkley
Crazy in Love – Beyoncé ft. Jay-Z
Dirrty – Christina Aguilera ft. Redman
Don’t Cha – Pussycat Dolls
Don’t Stop the Music – Rihanna
Dynamite – Taio Cruz
Family Affair – Mary J. Blige
Fill Me In – Craig David
Gasolina – Daddy Yankee
Get Busy – Sean Paul
Get Right – Jennifer Lopez
Gold Digger – Kanye West ft. Jamie Foxx
Heartbroken – T2
Hey Ya! – OutKast
Hips Don’t Lie – Shakira ft. Wyclef Jean
Hot in Herre – Nelly
I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas
In Da Club – 50 Cent
Independent Women – Destiny’s Child
It Wasn’t Me – Shaggy
Just Dance – Lady Gaga
Just a Little – Liberty X
Let Me Blow Ya Mind – Eve ft. Gwen Stefani
Let Me Love You – Mario
Low – Flo Rida ft. T-Pain
Milkshake – Kelis
Move Ya Body – Nina Sky
Mr. Boombastic – Shaggy
My Humps – Black Eyed Peas
No Scrubs – TLC
Pump It – Black Eyed Peas
Rewind – Craig David
Rude Boy – Rihanna
SexyBack – Justin Timberlake
Shackles (Praise You) – Mary Mary
Single Ladies – Beyoncé
Survivor – Destiny’s Child
Temperature – Sean Paul
The Boy Is Mine – Brandy & Monica
This Is How We Do It – Montell Jordan
Turn Me On – Kevin Lyttle
Umbrella – Rihanna ft. Jay-Z
Work It – Missy Elliott
Yeah! – Usher ft. Lil Jon & Ludacris

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2010s

24K Magic – Bruno Mars
All About That Bass – Meghan Trainor
All of Me – John Legend
Bang Bang – Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj
Beggin’ – Madcon
Blurred Lines – Robin Thicke
Born This Way – Lady Gaga
Cake by the Ocean – DNCE
Can’t Stop the Feeling – Justin Timberlake
Castle on the Hill – Ed Sheeran
Chandelier – Sia
Changing – Sigma ft. Paloma Faith
Closer – The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey
Counting Stars – OneRepublic
Despacito – Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee / Justin Bieber
Diamonds – Rihanna
Don’t Start Now – Dua Lipa
Don’t Stop the Party – Pitbull
Don’t You Worry Child – Swedish House Mafia
Feel So Close – Calvin Harris
Forget You – CeeLo Green
Gangsta’s Paradise – Coolio
Get Lucky – Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams
Happy – Pharrell Williams
Higher Love – Kygo & Whitney Houston
Hold Back the River – James Bay
Hold My Hand – Jess Glynne
I Don’t Care – Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber
I Need a Dollar – Aloe Blacc
I Will Wait – Mumford & Sons
Just the Way You Are – Bruno Mars
Lush Life – Zara Larsson
Moves Like Jagger – Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera
Mr Saxobeat – Alexandra Stan
One – Swedish House Mafia
One Kiss – Dua Lipa & Calvin Harris
Party Rock Anthem – LMFAO
Perfect – Ed Sheeran
Rather Be – Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne
Ready for Your Love – Gorgon City
Sax – Fleur East
Señorita – Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
Sexy and I Know It – LMFAO
Shake It Off – Taylor Swift
Shape of You – Ed Sheeran
Shallow – Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
Shut Up and Dance – Walk the Moon
Sing – Ed Sheeran
Sorry – Justin Bieber
Somebody That I Used to Know – Gotye
Someone You Loved – Lewis Capaldi
Sunlight – The Magician
Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
This Girl – Kungs vs Cookin’ on 3 Burners
Treasure – Bruno Mars
Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
Wake Me Up – Avicii
Waiting All Night – Rudimental
We Are Young – Fun.
We Found Love – Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris
Why Don’t You – Gramophonedzie
You Don’t Know Me – Jax Jones ft. RAYE

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2020s

About Damn Time – Lizzo
A Bar Song (Tipsy) – Shaboozey
APT – Bruno Mars & Rosé
As It Was – Harry Styles
Back on 74 – Jungle
Beautiful Things – Benson Boone
Blinding Lights – The Weeknd
Calm Down – Rema & Selena Gomez
Crazy What Love Can Do – David Guetta, Becky Hill & Ella Henderson
Cuff It – Beyoncé
Dance the Night – Dua Lipa
Deja Vu – Olivia Rodrigo
Deep Down – Alok, Ella Eyre, Kenny Dope & Never Dull
Espresso – Sabrina Carpenter
Flowers – Miley Cyrus
Forget Me – Lewis Capaldi
Head & Heart – Joel Corry & MNEK
I Ain’t Worried – OneRepublic
Industry Baby – Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow
Juice – Lizzo
Leave the Door Open – Silk Sonic
Levitating – Dua Lipa
Lose Control – Teddy Swims
Messy – Lola Young
Not Like Us – Kendrick Lamar
Ordinary – Alex Warren
Padam Padam – Kylie Minogue
Pink Pony Club – Chappell Roan
Save Your Tears – The Weeknd
Shivers – Ed Sheeran
Unholy – Sam Smith & Kim Petras
Watermelon Sugar – Harry Styles

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Christmas Songs

All I Want for Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey
I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday – Wizzard
Last Christmas – Wham!
Merry Christmas Everybody – Slade

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Jewish / Hora

Dodi Li
Erev Shel Shoshanim
Hava Nagila
Hevenu Shalom Alecheim
Mazel Tov
Moshiach
Oseh Shalom
Siman Tov

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Jazz & Swing Standards

A Night in Tunisia
All Blues
All of Me
All the Things You Are
Anthropology
April in Paris
Autumn Leaves
Beyond the Sea
Blue Bossa
Blue in Green
Blue Monk
Call Me Irresponsible
Come Fly With Me
Dolphin Dance
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
Dream a Little Dream of Me
Fly Me to the Moon
God Bless the Child
Have You Met Miss Jones
Here’s That Rainy Day
How High the Moon
In a Sentimental Mood
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
Limehouse Blues
Lullaby of Birdland
Mack the Knife
Maiden Voyage
Misty
Mood Indigo
Mr Bojangles
My Funny Valentine
My Way
Night Train
One Note Samba
Ornithology
Out of Nowhere
Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)
Satin Doll
Sidewinder
So What
Song for My Father
Stella by Starlight
Straight No Chaser
Take Five
Take the A Train
That’s Amore
The Girl from Ipanema
When I Fall in Love
You Are the Sunshine of My Life