Rainbows Charity Night at Sytner Leicester

We've performed in some unlikely places and unlikely situations before. On our list of random, but great shows, the charity night for Rainbows at Sytner Leicester was definitely a new entry!

When we were approached by Gina from Sytner BMW Leicester about a charity performance for Rainbows, we jumped at the chance to help out. We've performed for Loros on numerous occasions, sung at charity events for individuals, several breast cancer gigs, opened up large scale events like Relay For Life and Oxjam and Adam has even performed with Jasper Carrott for the Variety Club and Alexander O'Neal for Legends of Sport! Rainbows was a charity that had always been on our wishlist and so it was a privilege to join them for their 2012 Ladies night!

Ladies night

The Sytner showroom was emptied of cars and, in their place, stalls of exhibitors (including fancy cupcakes and the National Space Centre!) set up in preparation for a fantastic evening.

Once the managing director had made everyone feel welcome, Adam Thomas and the Souljers performed a 15 minute (in your face!) set to really get the party started. The lovely audience soon warmed up and, despite the strange surroundings (for a show at least), sang along and cheered all the way through!

Fundraising

Following a catwalk show and auction, Adam took to the stage once more for another 15 minute blast! We had so much fun and were so proud to be a part of the evening (raising in excess of £4,000 no less!).

Congratulations to Gina and the team for such a succesful event! Check out the article in Countryside La Vie and look out for another Rainbows performance blog post coming soon :)

Having A Ball at Ruddington Grange in Nottingham

Saturday March 31st saw Adam Thomas joined on stage by both his dancers AND his Souljers for a special Ladies Night held at Ruddington Grange in Nottingham.

The organisers had attended both the Snow Ball 2011 and the Hilton Hotel's New Year's Eve party, both of which featured Adam Thomas as their headline entertainment. Having seen both of these live performances, they arranged to have Adam joined by both his dancers and The Souljers for their own event!

Because we Can-Can!

Their guests were treated to a showstopping Can Can as soon as they had taken their seats: definitely one way of kicking the evening's entertainment off!

Following their meal, Adam Thomas performed a first set of swing and big band music (along with his female dancers) and had the audience swaying and singing along to classics such as Come Fly With Me, Save The Last Dance and Sway!

Welcome to the stage...

After a short break Adam returned to the stage but, this time, he was joined by his Souljers for a set of pop, soul and Motown numbers! Why Do Fools Fall In Love, Soul Man, Message To Rudy, Shake A Tail Feather: you name it, they covered it!

The organisers were delighted with the evening's entertainment and forwarded the following to the office shortly afterwards:

"Can you please pass on a huge thank you to the whole team for making Saturday such a brilliant night. The compliments have been coming in thick and fast. I suspect the lodge will never top it as Ladies Night’s go. Apparently we really broke the mould !!!! Truly money well spent. Still on a come down from the high on the night.

Will do our best to see you at the SnowBall and/or New Year’s Eve."

We're so thrilled that they enjoyed themselves so much and that the feedback that they received was so great: it makes what we do even more worthwhile (especially when they have seen so many of our shows already!) we also received an enquiry from the venue themselves the following day... They'd loved it too :)

We hope to perform there again very soon... We had a ball!!

All About Ruddington Grange

Ruddington Grange is a truly lovely little venue and could be a great venue for your wedding or special event. We loved it, maybe you will too!

Here's a little selection of great wedding shots taken by Jon Rouston Photography at Ruddington Grange.

A Glorious Day at the truly stunning Coombe Abbey

On what really felt like the first day of Spring, we turned into Coombe Abbey in Coventry to see hundreds of locals out and about enjoying the sunshine and magnificent gardens. They were unaware, of course, that within the walls of this majestic building Helen Walton and Kevin Lancaster had tied the knot and were feasting on their wedding breakfast amongst family and friends!

Although this was not our first time at Coombe Abbey in the East Midlands, it was our first time performing in the Courtyard Suite there: a lovely, private little area which looked stunning decked out with candelabras, tea lights and flowers!

Helen and Kevin had attended the Hilton Hotel (near East Midlands Airport) for their New Year's Eve event last December and had decided then and there that Adam Thomas would sing at their wedding! Almost three months later he did just that and, joined by The Souljers for act two as well, the Courtyard Suite rocked to anthems such as 'Dance With Me Tonight' (Olly Murs), 'Save The Last Dance' and 'My Girl'.

We really loved the atmosphere, the best man's speech (well done Gavin!!) and, of course, the lovely newleyweds themselves. It's always a pleasure to provide wedding entertainment for such lovely people...

We're so pleased to have been a part of such a special day for them both and wish them lots and lots of luck for the future... They deserve it! Congratulations Mr and Mrs Lancaster :) x x x

Coombe Abbey...

Coombe Abbey was founded in 1150 AD by Cistercian Monks, then known as the Abbey of Cumbe. It has an illustrious past; Dissolution by King Henry VIII, Private residency to royalty, involvement in the infamous Gunpowder Plot to name but a few…

With incredible history and a fairytale setting, Coombe Abbey Hotel is the perfect venue for your Wedding Day.

For further information, you can download a copy of the current Coombe Abbey Wedding Brochure or contact the wedding coordinators on + 44 (0) 2476 450 450 or email

A Great Wedding Fair at Leicester's Premier Wedding Venue, The City Rooms

It seems like just yesterday that I was blogging about the wedding fayre that The City Rooms held last Autumn... Well here we are again only, this time, it is definitely Spring (I put the clock forward with both delight and dread: Spring was finally here but I lost a very important hour in bed!)

The very sweet Leah from Golden Apple Stationary was there (her only wedding fayre this year no less!), Digital Dreams videography were out in full force and, of course, a live performance from Adam Thomas and the Souljers to wake everyone up and have some fun! Even Mr Chris Denner made an appearence, wowsers!

We love the team at the City Rooms in Leicester as they're so upbeat and excited about what they do: weddings are such important and special things to be a part of and some suppliers unfortunately forget this. Their enthusiasm for what they do is catching and we always love working with them (especially now that the lovely Kelly has joined them as wedding coordinator.)

We treated visitors to a bit of Paolo Nutini, My Girl and a few other numbers... Short, sweet and surprising is our motto :) To our delight, we had a record nine enquiries on the day itself and several more have come in since!

Recommended Live Entertainment Supplier

We've been lucky enough to be chosen as the City Rooms' recommended live wedding entertainment supplier for the past few years so, if you're looking for wedding entertainment and are getting married there, check your date with us ASAP!

Thanks to Kelly, Keiran, Cherlynn and the team... Another fab fair, thank you for having us and look forward to performing at your next Wedding Event :)

p.s. for all you brides to be and planners out there, get yourselves over to Cherylynn's very lovely and extremely helpful wedding advice blog. Well done Mrs Pletschke!! :)

About The City Rooms

The City Rooms is a Georgian, Grade 1 listed banqueting venue with boutique rooms in the heart of Leicester city centre.

This stunning, historic venue attracts guests from all over the East Midlands and further afield. Built in 1792, it is a venue steeped in history, with many fascinating features, giving evidence of the original plans for the building to become the premier hotel in Leicester. Used primarily as a venue to hold events, The City Rooms is also now open as first intended over two hundred years ago. The four lavishly decorated boutique bedrooms are one of the best kept secrets in the city centre.

Interested?

If you would like more information on Leicester's Premier Venue then request a wedding brochure, call Kelly Doncaster or Cherylynn on 0116 251 5337 or simply email them directly. We love this venue and we think you will too! :)

Comhghairdeas! (Congratulations in Irish!!)

If you have an Irish connection in the family, when better to tie the knot than St Patrick's Day? Well, on March 17th, Katie and Stephen decided to really run with the Irish theme and go the whole 'Paddy' hog!

In a marquee in Warwickshire, whilst England were beating Ireland at rugby (oops :)!) the bride and groom threw a céilidh for their friends and families and celebrated St Paddy's Day in style: from the bride's emerald shoes to the traditional folk band playing throughout the meal, no (Blarney) stone had been left unturned!

The evening kicked off with Adam performing Michael Buble's hit 'Everything' (a very popular first dance song as the words are just so apt for weddings). The guests were so warm and friendly and immediately took to the floor for Adam's first set (with the longest kick line I've ever seen for 'New York, New York'!)

 

With the ladies cooing over Adam ("oh, we though it was a cd in the first dance", "oh, I love your shoes" etc) the Souljers were secretly warming up to join him for a killer second set :)

Setting the place on fire (it was certainly hot enough), Adam, Tom and I bounded about like toddlers for 45 minutes: even performed our own special version of 'Barbie Girl' for the groom Stephen!

The disco was an eclectic mix of 90s dance, Irish classics, current chart tunes and a ton of requests from their guests :)

We really hope that the hangovers on Sunday were only as bad as any other March 18th for these hardcore partygoers! We wish you all the luck in the world and can't wait to see the hundreds of pics that were taken... Congratulations Katie & Stephen! x x x