THE FRANCHISE
Best known as a local Aberdeen Wedding Band, The Franchise sound has developed and grown in popularity since their inception in 2015. Alan, Chris, Rob and Steve use their skills and experience to play a diverse and dynamic set list to ensure you dance floor is jumping all night.
Whether its classics from the 60s onward to current chart toppers, The Franchise have a varied set guaranteed to appeal to everyone young and old.
Couple that with their rocky ceilidh and The Franchise has the perfect sound for your wedding, function or event!
SONG LIST
Here's a selection of the songs and ceilidh we currently perform:
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher - Jackie Wilson
A Little Respect - Wheatus
All the Small Things - Blink 182
Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Basket Case - Green Day
Beautiful Sunday (The Slosh) - Daniel Boone
Blame It On Me - George Ezra
Blame it on the Boogie - Jackson 5
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations
Cake By The Ocean - DNCE
Can't Get Enough - Bad Company
Can't Stop the Feeling - Justin Timberlake
Castle on the Hill - Ed Sheeran
Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis
Cigarettes & Alcohol - Oasis
Country Girl - Primal Scream
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
Dakota - Stereophonics
Dance with me Tonight - Olly Murs
Dancing in the Moonlight - Toploader
December, 1963 (Oh What a Night) - Franki Valli
Disco 2000 - Pulp
Don't look Back In Anger - Oasis
Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
Faith - George Michael
Get Lucky - Daft Punk
Happy - Pharell Williams
Hi Ho Silver Lining - Jeff Beck
Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar
Hold Back The River - James Bay
Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
I Believe in a Thing Called Love - The Darkness
I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor - The Arctic Monkeys
I Gotta Feeling - The Black Eyed Peas
I'm a Believer - The Monkees
I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers
Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
Keep on Running - The Spencer Davis Group
Let's Stick Together - Bryan Ferry
Livin' On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
Loch Lomond - Runrig
Love Really Hurts Without You - Billy Ocean
Mamma Mia - Abba
Man! I Feel Like A Woman! - Shania Twain
Mr Brightside - The Killers
Mustang Sally - The Commitments
Nutbush City Limits - Tina Turner
Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
Proud Mary - Tina Turner
Shut Up and Dance - Walk the Moon
Sit Down - James
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
Stacy's Mom - Fountains of Wayne
Stand by Me - Ben E. King
Stuck in the Middle With You - Stealers Wheel
Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley
Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynard Skynard
Sweet Little Victory - Wet Wet Wet
Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver
Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand
The Middle - Jimmy Eat World
The Power of Love - Huey Lewis and the News
Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran
Uptown Funk - Bruno Mars
Valerie - Amy Winehouse
Walk of Life - Dire Straits
Walking on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves
When You're Gone - Bryan Adams and Mel C
You Really Got Me - The Kinks
Ceilidh
Gay Gordons
Strip the Willow (Traditional and Orcadian)
Dashing White Sergeant
Canadian Barn Dance
St Bernards Waltz
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Seeing The Franchise
There are various options if you would like to see The Franchise perform live prior to booking your event. We have a number of public performances throughout the year that are advertised on Facebook, We will let you know the next one coming up if you’re interested. We can also speak with organisers of our private events to get you to come along and hear us play. Finally, we can also hold open rehearsals where potential customers and their friends/families can come along and watch us rehearse. We find that this is a very pleasant way as it gives the customers a chance to sit and talk with us in comfort.
Performance Time
The standard set time for The Franchise to perform at a wedding is 8pm to midnight however we can vary those times depending on your requirements. We understand that weddings can run late and will honour our set times should the function start later. This means that we play until no later than 1am. In addition to that, if you require a longer set (ie 8pm to 1am or 7pm to midnight), let us know and we can factor that into the fee.
A standard performance consists of two sets of classics, current and ceilidh with a short break in between (usually when the evening snack is served). If you require us to perform longer, we may take a second shorter break before the final set.
During the break, we will also play music through our PA system or if you have a particular playlist on your phone or MP3 player, we can play that for you.
Requests
The Franchise take requests, whether it’s your first dance or a special song, we can learn it. We ask that we are given at least 4 to 6 weeks notice if you require any particular songs for your event.
Equipment
The Franchise use high quality gear that’s worth thousands of pounds, we also provide stage lighting during the event. We are also fully covered in terms of Public Liability and an insurance certificate can be sent to you on request. We are also members of the Alliance of Musicians and Performers.
We are committed to making sure you have the best possible experience when you book The Franchise. We take pride in our music and nothing is more exhilarating than seeing a full and happy dance floor.
