The Band
We've all played in bands on and off since being teenagers. In 1999 we gradually formed the band it is now, to have fun playing the upbeat music people really want to hear when they are out celebrating for a night. We get a buzz out of seeing others having a great time!
Who's Who in "Last Resort"?
- Mike Elwell - Lead Vocals & Percussion
- Rik France - Lead Guitar & Vocals
- Phil Wakefield - Rhythm Guitar
- Mark Fairhurst - Bass Guitar & Vocals
- Dave Williams - Drums
- Jonathan Moss - Keyboards (and bowler hat)
- Tom Roach - Sound Engineer
Typical Set List
- Too Hard to Handle - Black Crowes
- Can't Get Enough of Your Love - Bad Company
- Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones
- Come Up and See Me - Cockney Rebel
- Stuck in the Middle with You - Stealers Wheel
- Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
- Mustang Sally - The Commitments
- Why Did You Do It? - Stretch
- Long Train Runnin' - Doobie Brothers
- Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
- I Predict a Riot - Kaiser Chiefs
- Sex On Fire - Kings of Leon
- Alright Now - Free
- Livin' on a Prayer - Bon Jovi
- You Really Got Me - The Kinks
- Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams
- Town Called Malice - The Jam
- Rockin' All Over the World - Status Quo
- I'm Gonna Be (500 miles) - The Proclaimers
- Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis
For a full list of the tracks that we have previously covered, see the file below.
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Additionally the band can cover most reasonable requests.
Previous venues played
Below is an indication of some of the previous venues that we have played at:
- Crown Plaza Liverpool (Liverpool Law Society Ball)
- DW Stadium (Various gigs)
- Reebok Stadium (Highways PFI Corporate Event)
- Wrightington Country Club (Various gigs)
- Manchester Airport Concorde Hangar (Cooperative Bank Annual Ball)
- Best Western Leyland (Wedding)
- Haigh Hall (Wedding)
- Ashfield House (Weddings and various gigs)
- The Wayfarer (Various gigs)
- Barcelo Hotel Daventry (Corporate Christmas Party)
- Numerous other hotels, local and national venues...
Equipment
Lighting & Effects
- 2 x T-Bar with 4 x 300 Watt Colour Gel Par's
- 2 x T-Bar with 4 x 150 Watt Colour Gel Par's
- 2 x MOJO Spinning Effect Disco Lights
- 2 x DmX Sequence Controllers
- 1 x Strobe Lamp
- 1 x Smoke Machine
Sound
- SoundMaster 2,500 Watt PA System
- Allan & Heath PA 20 Channel Mixer Desk
- 2 x JBL Top End Top Cabs (on stands)
- 1 X Top End 500 Watt Power Sub Woofer
- Fully mic'd up drums
- Top end Sennheiser Radio mic
- Full back line using top end kit