Bands and DJs in Kent

FireFly! provides a professional party band. They are a vibrant, energetic and experienced professional band for your party covering the whole South East. They share some great advice to consider when looking to book a band for your event.

What do you need to know from an organiser in order to provide a comprehensive quote?

The approx location and the date is essential information for us, and if you have any particular sort of music in mind. FireFly! is the most versatile party band around, but there are certain things you might particularly want that we don't do. And we really do need to have a rough idea of your budget. Even if it's as general as "Over £1000". Imagine searching for a new house online... you'd definitely put a minimum price in your search if you were looking for a 4 bedroom detached home in Surrey haha!

What advice would you give to a customer looking to hire a provider in your area of work?

I would ask for live videos of them performing. You cannot really tell from a studio demo what they sound like. And if what you hear is all live or if some of the instruments are coming from Backing Tracks.
I'd also ask them if you can help choose the setlist for your event. You might not know exactly what you want at your party yet, but you will nearer the time when you know who's coming. A great professional band will be able to work with you on choosing the best songs from a large customisable repertoire.
I'd also ask them how they manage your booking if one of them can't make it short notice. What do they do if their guitarist breaks his wrist - or their singer comes down with the flu? Are you prepared to be looking for an alternative band the day before your wedding, or does the Band you're booking have a list of regular professional musicians they can call upon to avoid letting you down?

Please tell us a little bit about how and why you started the business.

We all love music. And we got together by searching for the most talented and professional musicians in the area to be able to work together and enjoy what we do. 15 years later FireFly! is a network of professional musicians, entertaining at corporate events, weddings, and theatre shows. We specialise in delivering a feast of a party atmosphere; 70s disco dancefloor belters, 80s hair-rock guitar solos, 90s Anthems, sensitive 2000 ballads, and keeping that dancefloor full all night for you!

Please tell us about a booking you've had through Add to Event, how did it go? Would you recommend us to others?

I've booked suppliers myself through Add to Event and the search is really useful... and the way you can really narrow down what you're looking for works really well.