Live Music That Elevates Your Event
Professional, multi-instrumental live music for events and celebrations — with curated performances built around atmosphere, musical eras and audience connection.
Choosing the right live music is about more than just song choices — it can make or break an event.
At Alan Yates Music, we focus on delivering polished, well-structured live performances for celebrations, formal occasions, corporate events and themed evenings, with music that suits your event, your setting and your audience.
From relaxed background music to engaging live sets, we provide live music that enhances the occasion and complements the atmosphere you want to create.
Why people book Alan Yates Music
Professional live music duo with decades of live performance experience
Multi-instrumental performances that add variety, texture and balance to an event
Carefully curated themed and heritage sets built around musical eras, stories and audience connection — not just song lists
Polished, well-structured performances suited to both private and public bookings
Calm, reliable and easy to work with from initial enquiry through to the event
Trusted for events ranging from intimate private celebrations to prestigious venues including the Royal Albert Hall
Our 2026 Live Music Experiences
We offer a range of established live music experiences, each designed to suit different types of events, audiences and atmospheres. Explore our current sets below to find the style of performance that best fits your occasion.
We develop new themed shows each year.
Perfect for: celebrations, parties and lively social events
A feel-good, energetic set packed with hits from the 50s, 60s and 70s.
Perfect for: themed events and country music fans
A selection of timeless country songs from across the decades.
10/70 (1910s–1970s mix)
Perfect for: mixed-age audiences and varied events
A musical journey from the 1910s through to the 1970s, featuring songs from each decade.
Acoustic
Perfect for: relaxed settings and intimate occasions
A cosy, stripped-back performance featuring guitar and voices only.
Wartime / 1940s
Perfect for: vintage events, commemorations
Songs from the early 1900s through to 1945, including wartime favourites and select George Formby numbers.
Something Different — The George Formby Experience
A specialist heritage performance
A unique tribute celebrating the music, personality and charm of George Formby.
Halloween
Perfect for: seasonal events
A lively mix of classic Halloween-appropriate songs from across the decades.
Vintage Christmas
Perfect for: festive events, parties and seasonal celebrations
Classic Christmas songs from the golden eras of music.
Special Edition Shows
Alongside our regular sets, we also present a select number of limited special-edition shows each year.
Availability is time-limited, so please get in touch for current details.
Professional, Trusted & Easy to Work With
Alan Yates Music has experience with performing across a wide range of settings, from private celebrations and public venues to stages, theatres, radio and television.
Our experience includes prestigious venues, including performing at the Royal Albert Hall as part of Her Majesty The Queen’s 92nd Birthday celebrations.
We are based in Blackpool and perform throughout the United Kingdom.
We are a fully self-contained act, providing our own professional audio equipment, which is regularly tested and certified to P.A.T standards to ensure reliable, high-quality sound at every event.
As members of Equity and Musicians Union, we work to recognised professional standards and take pride in offering reliable, well-prepared and high-quality live entertainment.
Live Music for Care & Community Settings
Alongside our private and public event work, we also provide structured live music sessions for care homes and community settings.
These sessions are delivered with the same professionalism and preparation as our event performances, with a focus on familiar music, clear structure and respectful audience engagement.
If you are enquiring on behalf of a care home or community setting, further details about our care-focused sessions can be found here:
Showreel
A short clip from one of our themed performances.
Let’s Talk About Your Event
If you’re planning an event and would like to discuss live music options, we’d be happy to have an informal chat and help you decide what would work best for your occasion.
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Available for private and public events across the UK.