Band
A gala follows a run of show, not a fixed set list. We shape the music around your schedule: songs where you want them, quiet where you need it, and two hosts on the mic handling everything in between.
We play around the program, handle the announcements, and keep clear of your auction.
A wedding has a familiar shape. A gala does not. Yours might start with forty minutes of arrival music, move to a seated program with six speakers, place a live auction in the middle, then call for an hour of dancing. The next one could flip all of that.
We fit the music into the openings in your program instead of sticking to three forty-five minute blocks. That might mean two minutes of walk-up music, a ten minute stretch while tables are cleared, a brief piece after an award, and a full dance set to finish.
Your auctioneer runs the auction while we keep out of it. We stay quiet during that part and start the music again once it’s over. If they need a microphone, ours is already in place. You can read more on the galas and fundraisers page.
As a homage to Talladega Nights, the band usually wears race suits when it plays. Rik and Bob speak with Southern accents, Sonny uses a French one, and they joke around all night. That gives a corporate crowd something to laugh about and a reason to talk with each other.
For a black tie event, tell us if you don’t want us in costume, and we’ll dress to suit. The choice is yours.
Your booking includes announcing. Rik and Bob share the microphone, so a volunteer doesn't have to read from a printout. We'll announce award categories and recipients, bring speakers on and off, thank sponsors where you want us to, announce the raffle draw and close the event. Names get checked out loud in advance, because a mispronounced surname in a ballroom sticks with people.
If your December gathering is mainly a celebration with just one speech instead of a full program, company holiday parties is the better match.
We own our full rig and bring it to every show, so a hotel ballroom and a ranch pavilion get identical production. When a venue already has a system we patch into house instead, which is often the smarter choice in a room built for speeches.
To see what's involved in making that choice, read about house sound system or band-provided PA. If haze or confetti is part of your program, what venues allow explains the policies that determine whether you can use it.
Rik and Bob both handle the microphone, so announcements never hold up the music.
Our PA runs all night, not only during our sets. As guests arrive and between sets, we play recorded music through it, a playlist from a laptop. If you want more, Ricky Bobby DJ is a separate offering of Ricky Bobby Music that you can book together with the band in one booking.
You can pick the music, or tell us the mood and we’ll pick it. If you’ve hired your own DJ or host, they can use our system.
Yes. Your auctioneer handles the auction and we stay clear of it.
Yes. We usually play in race suits from Talladega Nights, as a homage to the movie, with Southern accents and a French one from Sonny.
Yes. For galas and corporate events, we normally arrange the music that way.
I am an automated assistant, not one of the band. Ask about the setlist, the show, or what we need from your venue. If you want a date looked at, I can pass your details to Rik, who handles booking, and I will tell you when I have.
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