KENT LIVE WEDDING BANDS

The RockPins provide 3 x 40 or 2 x 60 minute sets of great live music along with a first class 'DJ' service throughout all the breaks, along with band and dance floor lighting, for a complete nights' entertainment for you and your guests.

We can provide a full band line-up or acoustic option if required.

We can even learn and perform your first dance for a small fee if required. (Why not have a listen to  our own love song; 'Heartbeat' our most popular first dance choice with our clients.

Typical evening: The RockPins arrive at 6pm, set up / sound check by 7.30pm. Then non-stop music from 7.30pm to 11.30pm. (Timings can be adjusted to suit your requirements). We provide 3 x 40 or 2 x 60 minute sets of live music with disco in all the breaks (You can make your own playlists for the disco if you want!) We provide all sound and lighting equipment. All we need is power!

The RockPins are a professional live music band; formed more than a decade ago by Matt Ropkins. We have played at over 700 weddings / corporate events and private functions and at more than 300 wedding venues. We have built up excellent relationships with venues, with most of our work coming from client / venue recommendations. 

We use high end sound and lighting equipment for the very best audio experience. (This does not mean we want to 'turn up to 10' just because we can! We have no desire to deafen our clients and their guests! We can even use an electric drum kit where sensitive sound limiters are present).

We also have some of the very best feedback you'll find online, which we are very proud of.

We have also won a number of awards over the the years including being a finalist in the 2025 Kent Wedding Awards (which we have won on 2 previous occasions). Please see our client Feedback page for more information.

We provide a friendly and professional service and enjoy our work immensley.

The RockPins play a small number of public events each year to give potential clients the chance to see us play live. Here are the current dates:

2025:

The Barrel & Horn, Bromley - 18th April / 14th June / 4th July / 2nd August / 4th October / 29th November / 20th December

The RockPins perform a great mix of live music covering 8 decades!! From 50's rock and roll through to present day pop, rock, indie, soul and cheese! 

We know what songs sound good live and will get people up and dancing. 

Because of our vast repertoire, we can focus on certain genres more depending on our clients tastes.

50’s & 60’s:

Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond

Hound Dog - Elvis Presley

Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley

Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry

You Really Got Me – Kinks

Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison

Twist and Shout - Beatles

Hey Jude - Beatles

I Saw Her Standing There - Beatles

I Wanna Hold Your Hand - Beatles

Can’t Buy Me Love - Beatles

Hard Days' Night - Beatles

Satisfaction - Rolling Stones

Honky Tonk Woman - Rolling Stones

Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones

Too Good to Be True - Andy Williams

I’m a Believer – The Monkees

70’s:

Alright Now – Free

Let You Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers

Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynrd

Get it On - T Rex

Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry

Superstition - Stevie Wonder

Rebel Rebel - David Bowie

My Sherona - The Knack

Whatever You Want - Status Quo

20th Century Boy - T Rex

Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits

Lovely Day – Bill Withers

Let Your Love Flow – Bellamy Brothers

80’s:

Summer of ’69 - Bryan Adams

Livin’ on a Prayer - Bon Jovi

Sweet Child O’Mine - Guns N’ Roses

Should I Stay or Should I Go - The Clash

Respect – Erasure

Faith - George Michael

(I’m Gonna Be) 500 Miles – Proclaimers

Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC

Purple Rain – Prince

The One I Love – REM

Simply the Best – Tina Turner

Electric Dreams - Giorgio Moroder and Philip Oakey

90’s:

Place Your Hands – Reef

All The Small Things - Blink 182

Sit Down - James

Don’t Look Back in Anger - Oasis

Live Forever - Oasis

Wonderwall - Oasis

Acquiesce – Oasis

Breakfast at Tiffany's - Deep Blue Something

Disco 2000 – Pulp

Common People – Pulp

Everlong - Foo Fighters

Song 2 - Blur

Tender – Blur

Basket Case - Green Day

I’ll be there for you – The Rembrandts 

Breakfast at Tiffany’s - Deep Blue Something 

Smooth - Santana

Riverboat Song - Ocean Colour Scene

Creep - Radiohead

You & Me - Wannadies

You Do Something to Me - Paul Weller

Hard to Handle - Black Crowes

00’s:

Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus

Angels - Robbie Williams

Jimmy Eat World - The Middle

Stacey’s Mom – Fountains of Wayne

Valerie - Amy Winehouse

American Idiot - Green Day

Love Story - Taylor Swift

Chelsea Dagger – Fratellis

Last Night - The Strokes

Mr Brightside – Killers

When You Were Young – Killers

All These Things That I’ve Done – Killers

I Predict a Riot – Kaiser Chiefs

Buck Rogers - Feeder

Bohemian Like You - Dandy Warholes

Rule the World - Take That

Yellow 2000 – Coldplay

Times Like These - Foo Fighters

Use Somebody - Kings of Leon

Don’t Look Back into the Sun - Libertines

Dani California - Red Hot Chill Peppers

You’re All I Have - Snow Patrol

Have a Nice Day – Stereophonics

Dakota – Stereophonics

Wherever You Will Go - The Calling

Seven Nation Army - White Stripes

Mustang Sally – Commitments

10’s to present:

Shut Up & Dance - Walk the Moon

Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5

Marry You - Bruno Mars

Firework – Katy Perry

Dance With Me Tonight - Olly Murs

What Makes You Beautiful - One Direction

Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

I Only Lie When I Love You - Royal Blood

First Dance Ideas:

Heartbeat - The RockPins

Blur - Tender

Jon Boden / Sam Sweeney – How Long Will I Love You

The Calling – Wherever You Will Go

James Blunt – Bonfire Heart

Kodaline – The One

Lumineers – Ho Hey

John Mayer - Love Is a Verb

Bruno Mars – Marry You

Van Morrison – Have I Told You Lately

Snow Patrol – Chasing Cars

Stereophonics – You’re My Star

Paul Weller – You Do Something to Me

Lifehouse – You and Me

Good question! Some bands just play far too loud!! Then they wonder why everyone walks out of the room when they start playing! (This is usually this is a sign of not just being too loud, but also using naff equipment and inexperieinced musicians). We're not that band! We don't want to deafen anyone and we want our clients and their guests to be comfortable on the dancefloor and also being able to speak when sat down in the same room as us! Yes, it it is a live band, but we always check with the venue to ensure they are happy with the levels, and if the client is in the room during the sounf check, we will ask them too. Our drummer will use softer drums sticks (hot rods) in small venues and also has an excellent electric drum kit for venues that require this. 

From our experience, its not just bands that often play far too loud, we've seen DJ's play far too loud and watched the room empty after we've finished a set. They seem absolutely oblivious to it! 

Having said all that, we do like to rock out, so if the venue has the room and the client wants it, we can turn up the volume. We have excellent PA which is normally just ticking over at most venues.