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Venus’ Friends - Live At The Sunflower Lounge 19/12/2024

Kennedy (The Wedding Present Cover) - Live At Arden Hall 20/07/2024

About The Sunstones

We are an indie rock band from Birmingham, playing energetic beat music. We’ll take any opportunity to give you a lively show that we can!

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Rock band

Birmingham

The Sunstones started in mid 2022, initially playing psychedelic rock, drawing strong inspiration from The Beatles and Pink Floyd. The Wedding Present have also been a huge influence on our songwriting. However, as we played more shows and enjoyed the livelier songs and the reaction they got from audiences, we realised our heart was in playing energetic indie rock to really get our audiences going, and to give a lively show every time we appear. We have performed at The Sunflower Lounge several times, as well as around other areas of Birmingham, Solihull, Dudley and Wolverhampton. We also recently performed on The Beatles stage at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. Our current lineup is Alfie Taylor on lead vocals and guitar, Harry Sharpe on bass and Aaron White on drums.

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The Sunstones' Song list

1. Kennedy - The Wedding Present

2. Bewitched - The Wedding Present

3. Back In The USSR - The Beatles

4. Tomorrow Never Knows - The Beatles

5. Get Back - The Beatles

6. Trouble - Elvis Presley

7. Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley

8. Rock And Roll Music - Chuck Berry

9. Falling For You - Weezer

10. Hash Pipe - Weezer

11. Game Of Pricks - Guided By Voices

12. From A Buick 6 - Bob Dylan

13. You Really Got Me - The Kinks

14. White Light/White Heat - The Velvet Underground

15. Stuck In The Middle With You - Stealers Wheel

16. Lucifer Sam - Pink Floyd

17. Twenty Flight Rock - Eddie Cochran

18. Venus’ Friends (Original)

19. Dr. Flintlock (Original)

20. Feelings Free (Original)

21. New Train (Original)

22. Something Left (Original)

23. Low Down (Original)

24. Double Agent (Original)

25. Beady Eyes (Original)

26. Trevor, Wherever (Original)

27. Bambu (Original)

28. Beady Eyes (Original)

29. Fork In The Road (Original)

30. Here Goes Nothing (Original)

31. I Know It’s The Last Time (Original)

32. Missing Out (Original)

33. Monday Morning (Original)

34. Pick It Up (Original)

35. Puzzle (Original)

36. See You Here Again (Original)

37. The Blame Game (Original)

38. I Don’t Want To (Original)

39. Holidays In The Sun - Sex Pistols

40. Talking In Your Sleep - The Romantics

41. I Wanna Be Your Dog - The Stooges

42. Lust For Life - Iggy Pop

43. No Fun - Sex Pistols

44. Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream

45. Sharp-Dressed Man - ZZ Top

46. Brain Stew - Green Day

47. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door - Bob Dylan

48. Lay, Lady, Lay - Bob Dylan

49. Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me - The Smiths

50. Panic - The Smiths

51. Just - Radiohead

52. Mean Mr. Mustard - The Beatles

53. Polythene Pam - The Beatles

54. Tomorrow Never Knows - The Beatles

55. All My Loving - The Beatles

56. Subterranean Homesick Blues - The Beatles

57. Alive - Pearl Jam

58. Two Princes - Spin Doctors

59. Go With The Flow - Queens Of The Stone Age

60. Hound Dog - Elvis Presley

61. Bama Lama Bama Loo - Little Richard

62. Obviously Five Believers - Bob Dylan

63. In My Life - The Beatles

64. Well Well Well - John Lennon

65. Gold Star For Robot Boy - Guided By Voices

66. Quality Of Armour - Guided By Voices

67. Glad Girls - Guided By Voices

68. Stifled Man Casino - Airport 5

69. House Of The Rising Sun - The Animals

70. Blue Feeling - The Animals

71. Scuffle With Nature - The Takeovers

72. Blackbird - The Beatles

73. Working Class Hero - John Lennon

74. How Loft I Am? - Guided By Voices

75. Jar Of Cardinals - Guided By Voices

76. White Light White Heat - The Velvet Underground

77. Leaders Of Men - Joy Division

78. The Man Who Sold The World - David Bowie

79. Surfin’ Bird - The Trashmen

80. All Star - Smash Mouth

81. Road Runner - Bo Diddley

82. Too Much Monkey Business - Chuck Berry

83. Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry

84. Maybellene - Chuck Berry

85. Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry

86. Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash

87. Lucille - Little Richard

88. Tutti Frutti - Little Richard

89. Leopard-Skin Pillbox Hat - Bob Dylan

90. Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan

91. One More Weekend - Bob Dylan

92. No Money Down - Chuck Berry

93. Ready Teddy - Little Richard

94. True, Fine Mama - Little Richard

95. Slippin’ And Slidin’ - Little Richard

96. Milk Cow Blues - Elvis Presley

97. Smokestack Lightnin’ - Howlin’ Wolf

98. Spoonful - Howlin’ Wolf

99. Forty Four - Howlin’ Wolf

100. I’m Leavin You - Howlin’ Wolf

101. Bluejean Bop - Gene Vincent

102. Run Devil Run - Paul McCartney

103. Be Bop A-Lula - Gene Vincent

104. A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues - The Beatles

105. Carol - The Beatles

106. Clarabella - The Beatles

107. Long Tall Sally - Little Richard

108. Dizzy Miss Lizzy - The Beatles

109. Good Golly Miss Molly - Little Richard

110. Everybody’s Trying To Be My Baby - Carl Perkins

111. Honey Don’t - Carl Perkins

112. Kansas City / Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! - The Beatles

113. Ooh! My Soul - Little Richard

114. One After 909 - The Beatles

115. Movin’ And Groovin’ - Duane Eddy

116. Raunchy - Duane Eddy

117. Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley

118. Rip It Up - John Lennon

119. Peter Cushing Lives In Whitstable - The Jellybottys

120. Black Crow Blues - Bob Dylan

121. Bob Dylan’s 115th Dream - Bob Dylan

122. Dustbowl Blues - Woody Guthrie

123. Boys - The Beatles

124. Red House - Jimi Hendrix

125. Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix

126. Foxey Lady - Jimi Hendrix

127. White Winter Hymnal - Fleet Foxes

128. Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & The Comets

129. Oh Boy! - Buddy Holly

130. Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly

131. Peggy Sue Got Married - Buddy Holly

132. Every Day - Buddy Holly

133. The Hippy Hippy Shake - The Beatles

134. Suck - The Wedding Present

135. Venus - The Wedding Present

136. You Should Always Keep In Touch With Your Friends - The Wedding Present

137. Canada - Low

138. Everyone Thinks He Looks Daft - The Wedding Present

139. I’m Not So Stupid - The Wedding Present

140. Getting Better - The Wedding Present

141. Shortenin’ Bread - The Beach Boys

142. Ding Dang - The Beach Boys

143. Sail On Sailor - The Beach Boys

144. Sloop John B - The Beach Boys

145. Honkin’ Down The Highway - The Beach Boys

146. Too Much Sugar - Brian Wilson

147. Candy And A Currant Bun - Pink Floyd

148. For You Blue - The Beatles

149. Shout - The Beatles

150. High Water Everywhere - Charley Patton

The Sunstones' Prices

Last updated: 2025

Note: prices may vary based on travel distance. For an exact quote, click “Check availability”.

Performance duration	Price
Up to 1 hour	£187.50
Up to 2 hours	£375
Up to 3 hours	£562.50

Customer questions

What do your clients love most about your performances?

Clients love our infectious, almost punk-like energy that we bring to shows. We have crafted an inviting nature into our performances.

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

We have performed at The Sunflower Lounge, Muthers Studios and BOA Stage And Screen Academy in Birmingham, Red By Night in Brierley Hill, Arden Hall in Castle Bromwich and The Core Theatre in Solihull.

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

The Beatles are our main influence, however we also owe much of our creative output to Pink Floyd, The Beach Boys, The Wedding Present, Guided By Voices and The Doors.

What is the most high profile gig you've performed?

Our most high-profile performance was on the show Music Mash as a musical guest, where we performed our song Venus’ Friends. This show will be the most accessible to a wider audience

Will the singer be the same as who I see in the videos?

Yes! The singer - Alfie Taylor - is also the lead guitarist and primary songwriter.

Do you have different line-up options?

Our lineup is as follows: Lead guitar and vocals, bass and drums, however a solo acoustic set played by Alfie Taylor can be arranged.

What if my timings change after I've booked you?

We will try our very best to work around any timing changes as flexibly as we can so that your event runs as smoothly as possible. As long as we know in advance of any changes, we will do our best to work around them.

Can you provide an iPod/DJ service before and between your sets?

Unfortunately we do not provide DJ service.

How much time do you need to set up?

We usually set up around an hour before our performance, and we typically run a quick soundcheck to ensure that our sound will be as attractive as possible to everybody at the event.

Can I pick the songs you play from the set list?

We typically have to be very picky with the songs we select for our sets to preserve the singer’s voice, and so unfortunately we do not usually allow this. We would be happy to accept a push in a certain direction in terms of the style of songs we should play, but not specific songs sadly.

Is all of the equipment (e.g. PA & lighting) included in your quote?

We typically require a PA system to be able to perform, however we have all the necessary amps, guitars, a microphone and a drum kit.

Can you learn song requests before the event?

This is not something we would typically be open to do as we have to select our covers very carefully to cater for our baritone vocal range, however we will do our best to learn any songs that are burning requests as long as they are within that range.

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