Wedding Knights
(Formally The Irish Rat Pack)
 
Ireland's Wedding band of the Year (S&P magazine)

When couples are asked, what would you change about your wedding?
90% answer "I would have spent more time on choosing the band"

"Had these guys for my wedding on 20th May in Druids Glen - easily the best wedding band I have ever heard. The dance floor was packed from start to finish and the improv in the middle where the groomsmen and bridesmaids performed a routine was the highlight of my night. All of our guests have said it was the best wedding ever!! Fantastic value for money - Thanks again Jason.
(Mick and Laura on Monday 23 May 2011)

Wedding Knights (formally The Irish Rat Pack) specialize in wedding and since 2005 the band have done over 100 weddings a year in every part of Ireland for every type of couple.

We don't just offer quality entertainment, DJ service, pre-reception music and a list of other wedding suppliers who all offer discounts to our customers but we offer piece of mind for your big day with countless couples and celebrity endorsements leaving you in no doubt who Ireland's real Number one wedding band is.

Visit our website now where you can....

• You can see the videos of the band recorded live at weddings, concerts and parties.
• You can read reviews directly from other couples and countless celebrities
• You can pay your deposit online via paypal and also email your booking form to us from anywhere in the world.
• Plus if you are living or visiting Dublin you can also call in person to our Dublin 4 office for a cup of tea and chat about the big day.

About our show

Weddings is what we do, week in and week out, we don't do pubs and we don't do free showcases, we do weddings and we are the best in the country at them. Each one of our musicians has at least 20 years experience before they join the band. Since 2005 the bond with the band is so tight we have had the same musicians working with us still.

We cover all styles of music from swing to disco, from pop to old time waltz's and from rock and roll to showband. We do modern from stars such as such as Paolo Nuttini, Micheal Buble, Adele and Amy Winehouse to classic wedding tunes like Neil Diamond, Tom Jones, Barry White, ABBA and Tina Turner. Plus the hits from all the great crooners such as Sinatra and Dean Martin.

Our show is very interactive and out of all the ballrooms and all the brides (well over 500) so far we have let to get a complaint. We like the get the crowd involved with the show and if you view our videos you will see how great that works.

Unlike other bands you will come across we do not give you the hard-sell, we do not email you after you have made an enquiry chaseing up on if you have made up your mind, we do not give false promises of money back guarantees, we do not say we will not drink the tea during the afters (some bands actually advertise this,) we will not tell you we will learn a whole new set list plus selection of first dances for you and then only do them for the first time at your wedding, we don't do free weekly showcases as our musicians come from the highest level and do not have time to do free gigs on a weekly basis.

 

So why don't we do that?

Because when you are dealing with quality you don't have.

We offer you

• quality entertainment
• quality musicians, dressed in a quality way
• quality attitude which will have all your quests up dancing for the whole night.
• We offer class and a sense of fun which will entertain every last one of your guests from six to sixty
• Plus we guarantee piece of mind and honest advice for your special day

 

No False promises

"I stand over every wedding like I stood over every story when I worked with for ten years with the Sunday Independent, the biggest paper in Ireland"Jason O'Callaghan (founder and frontman of the band)

We refuse to lie to our customers just to get a gig, Its our core principle and one which frontman and former Sunday Independent Journalist Jason O'Callaghan takes very seriously.

• We perform for two hours with no break or two one hour sets with a break. Any band who tells you do will do three hours will just take more breaks.
• Jason O'Callaghan will be at your wedding in person to sing, he will not send a stand in singer like other bands.
• Once your deposit is paid we will not take another gig and then give you back your deposit saying we were "double booked" due to the fact that an other couple have offered us more money for your date, like other bands.
• We will not charge you extra for expenses on the night, what is agreed on the booking form is the price you pay.
• We won't tell you we will learn a new song for you, as most bands will just do it for the first time on the night. Its better to have a good version on cd then a terrible version by a band who have never rehersed it.
• We are available daily on the phone, on email and in person if you need any advice or help about the big day.
• We have a fixed office location in Dublin 4 so you know who you have booked and how to find them.

So what do those who know the band have to say?

“This kid knows how to have fun” Swing legend Tony Bennett (who sold out Vicar Street the same
time as the band)

 “My kind of music” Superstar dancer Michael Flatley, who requested the band to perform for his Variety club dinner.

 “He's is a chancer with the crowd, he knows how to get them up and I love that”
Louis Walsh, X factor Judge.

 “They made my wedding” Former Ireland Soccer International Stephen Elliot, who asked the band to perform at his 2009 wedding in Kilashee House.

“Jason got all the girls back together on stage which was great” Lindsey Armaou, from the girl band B*Witched who asked Jason to perform at her Powerscourt Gardens wedding, as seen in OK magazine.

“We were in tears, when myself and the best man did Elvis with the band”Lee Brennan (from the 90's UK boyband 911 who asked Jason to perform at his wedding in Wicklow.)

“Talk about interaction with the crowd. These guys can read a crowd” RTE's Afternoon Show, who asked the band to perform at the reception for the first televised wedding live on air.

“Experts in Weddings” Ryan Tubridy of The Late Late show after Jason was invited on the show in 2010.

“Wedding band of the Year” Society bible Social and Personal Magazine editor PJ Gibbons

“Even Better then the real thing” In Dublin Magazine

“Ireland's very own Michael Buble” The Sunday World

“The best party band in Ireland” Alan Hughes TV3 after viewing the band at a friends wedding

“I can't recommend them enough” Anna Lavery UIP Movies, who asked the band to perform at the Love Actually Premier with the cast of the movie

“Totally professional and so much fun” Barbara Murphy Columbia Pictures after the premier of Bridget Jones Diary and who was so impressed she asked the band to perform at her own wedding.

“Amazing so I made sure I got them for my own wedding” Dee Nix, GM of Ireland's busiest wedding venue Kilashee House Hotel.

Click on their website to see The Wedding knights in action Live.