EARTH WIND FOR HIRE
Have been privileged to perform with many of the 70’s & 80’s Disco and Soul Legends who originally inspired the creation of our band, they include: Rose Royce, Sister Sledge, Odyssey, Kool and the Gang, Heatwave, Tavares, The Real Thing, Candy Staton, George McRae, The Gibson Brothers, Boney M. and 80’s Soul legends including Shalamar, Alexander O’Neal, Imagination, Jocelyn Brown, Incognito and on into the 90’s with artistes such as Gabrielle and the Brand New Heavies.
- A BBC Radio 2 series was recently named after the band
- Earth Wind for Hire have appeared at Glastonbury, the biggest and most famous music festival in the world.
- Earth Wind for Hire were named on the BBC Radio 1 breakfast show as the best named tribute band ever.
- Earth Wind for hire performed at the premier of “Saturday Night Fever” the London stage show, and were mentioned in “NOW” Magazine for thier performance.
Earth Wind for Hire started as the band from the show “Don’t Walk … Boogie!” a production in London’s West End. They went on from there to become the best and most loved live performers of 70’s disco in the UK.
The group is a colourful 9-piece outfit, who encapsulate, through unique performances, those classic soul, funk and disco sounds from the 1970’s and early 1980’s.
Our funky vocalists are supported by an awesome band performing a nonstop, hi tempo back-to-back repertoire (with either a one hour or 2 x 45 minutes sets).
The amazing show includes tributes to artistes such as Chic, Rose Royce, Sister Sledge, KC and the Sunshine Band, Donna Summer, Edwin Star, Sylvester and all the 70’s disco greats, including of course Earth Wind and Fire.
The look is authentic and will transport you back to the classic discothèques of the 1970s and early 1980s.
HERE ARE THE MANY WHO HAVE ENJOYED EARTH WIND FOR HIRE
- Glastonbury (with Paul McCartney Oasis, Scissor Sisters, Black Eyed Peas etc.)
- Twickenham Stadium
- The National Trust
- Blenheim Palace
- Isle of Wight Festival
- Water Festival on Brighton Beach
- Disney (Buena Vista)
- The Booker Prize
- Microsoft
- Bourne Leisure
- Warner Leisure
- The Roof Gardens – Kensington
‘Earth Wind For Hire’ – the pun intended!- are a band who I had the good fortune to stumble across while attending an event in London recently. No one who was there that night would have believed it – they were sensational, absolutely brilliant!
They were fronted by 3 vocalists who were all “aurally and optically” a delight. They were carried along by a very together 6-piece rhythm section comprising of guitars, keyboards, brass, bass and drums producing a beat that was both relentless and totally infectious. Their music, a mix of upbeat 70s soul, funk and disco classics had the very mixed age audience up on their feet, physically unable to keep still. We were having fun and the place was rocking.
Their exciting rendition of ‘Pick up the Pieces’ reminded me of many years ago and a first outing of a band, media launch at Ronnie Scott’s in Soho. That night we were hooked by The Average White Band. This time we all got hooked again…Earth Wind’s FOR HIRE – and that sounds great to me!!!’
Jim Gray
Contributor to NME, Daily Mirror and formally with Leslie Perrin Associates, Publicist for Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Apple Records, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Mama Cass, The Band, Deep Purple, Status Quo, Herman’s Hermits, Slade, Tamla Motown, Etc.
ADDRESS
Earth Wind for Hire Limited
124 City Road
London EC1V 2NX
TEL:
+44 (0)7859 004225