Damo And The Dynamites

Short Description

Rock'n'roll outfit playing a great assortment of classic dance music from the 1950s plus more recent revival stuff from the 1980s, and a sprinkling of original songs.

Damo And The Dynamites is a rock'n'roll outfit playing a great assortment of classic dance music from the 1950s plus some revival stuff from the 1980s, and a sprinkling of original songs. We use the classic three-piece line-up: a box guitar and a double bass with drums driving them on. Formed in 2018, we have played hundreds of gigs in pubs, clubs, at open-air festivals and at private functions - we are highly experienced at playing both indoors and out, at sensible volumes. As a 3-piece we take up a surprisingly small space and we can play in pretty much any room. We usually perform with our stage amps being fed through a high quality PA system to maintain tight control of volume (at any level the venue wants); to ensure perfect balance and a good sound in the room, we bring our own sound engineer to every gig. Live video and audio recordings on our pages are taken directly from our live performances and are not 'doctored' in any way. We are a period-correct 1950s act and we deliberately avoid exceedingly glossy video work. What you see in our live videos is exactly what happens at our live gigs, filmed on 4 or 5 separate mini cameras and mixed in a DAW. No studio work has been involved at any stage. We are keen to show potential clients what we really look and sound like while on stage in front of a real audience.

What to expect

An excellent, high-energy, engaging 1950s rock 'n' roll and rockabilly trio whose sound and performance style is exciting and period-correct. You can't stop yourself from joining in the dancing, regardless of whether or not you are a jiver.

Typical setlist for a three set gig

SET #1 High School Confidential - Jerry Lee Lewis It’ll Be Me - Jerry Lee Lewis (Cliff Richard version) Black Cadillac - Joyce Green Boppin’ The Blues - Carl Perkins Don’t Be Cruel - Elvis Presley His Latest Flame - Elvis Presley Nadine - Chuck Berry Flip Flop & Fly - Big Joe Turner Too Much - Elvis Presley Please Don’t Touch - Johnny Kidd & The Pirates Three Steps To Heaven - Eddie Cochran Rave On - Buddy Holly Let’s Play House - Elvis Presley High Class Lady - Lennerockers That'll Be The Day- - Buddy Holly SET #2 Blue Moon Of Kentucky - Elvis Presley Bye Bye Love - Everly Brothers Shake Rattle & Roll - Bill Haley & His Comets See You Later, Alligator - Bill Haley & His Comets Green Door - Jim Lowe (Shakin’ Stevens version) C'mon Everybody - Eddie Cochran Bluejean Bop - Gene Vincent Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry Little Sister - Elvis Presley Something Else - Eddie Cochran Jeannie Jeannie - Eddie Cochran Love Me - Elvis Presley Your Love - Lobo Jones & His Rhythm Hounds Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price Pink And Black - Sonny Fisher Sag Drag & Fall - Sid King & The Five Strings Three Steps To Heaven - Eddie Cochran SET #3 Rockhouse - Darrel Higham Sweet Love - Johnny Burnette Honey Don't - Carl Perkins Return To Sender - Elvis Presley Matchbox - Carl Perkins 20 Flight Rock - Eddie Cochran Marie Marie - The Blasters Good Luck Charm - Elvis Presley Mean Woman Blues - Elvis Presley Pretty Pretty Baby - Gene Vincent Why - The Cues Whole Lotta Shakin' - Jerry Lee Lewis All By Myself - Johnny Burnette Stray Cat Strut - The Stray Cats Peroxide Blonde - Gene Simmons (Brian Setzer version) Rock This Town - The Stray Cats Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley Great Balls Of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis

Included in our fee

Choice of PA systems to suit the room or the space where the performance takes place Backline (kept relatively quiet in order to have full control of the sound via the PA) Sound engineer with wireless tablet Stage lights

FAQ

Q: How long does setup take? A: Usually 90 minutes
Q: What are your space and power requirements? A: While the obvious answer is - the more space and number of sockets the better, we can set up in small corners and run off a single 13A socket if necessary.
Q: Do you take requests? A: We are happy to organise our setlist to favour either rock 'n' roll or rockabilly, should the client or the audience have a clear preference for either. (In general we offer a mixture with preference given to the best known rock 'n' roll hits.) Unless requests happen to be for songs already on our extended songlist, we take them only if they fulfil the following two criteria: - they match the rest of the setlist in genre and style (we do not play Dire Straits, Pink Floyd, Ed Sheeran or similar...) - we receive the request at least two weeks in advance so we can learn the song(s) to the same high standard as the rest of the set.

Rock'n'roll outfit playing a great assortment of classic dance music from the 1950s plus more recent revival stuff from the 1980s, and a sprinkling of original songs.

Q: How long does setup take?

A: Usually 90 minutes

Q: What are your space and power requirements?

A: While the obvious answer is - the more space and number of sockets the better, we can set up in small corners and run off a single 13A socket if necessary.

Q: Do you take requests?

A: We are happy to organise our setlist to favour either rock 'n' roll or rockabilly, should the client or the audience have a clear preference for either. (In general we offer a mixture with preference given to the best known rock 'n' roll hits.) Unless requests happen to be for songs already on our extended songlist, we take them only if they fulfil the following two criteria: - they match the rest of the setlist in genre and style (we do not play Dire Straits, Pink Floyd, Ed Sheeran or similar...) - we receive the request at least two weeks in advance so we can learn the song(s) to the same high standard as the rest of the set.

Rock'n'roll outfit playing a great assortment of classic dance music from the 1950s plus more recent revival stuff from the 1980s, and a sprinkling of original songs. View More

Party and Function Bands based in London

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Book directly with Silvia Bluejay member since 12/10/2024

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