About

Shimmer is a cover band for hire in Perth, WA.

Dinner music first, dance floor later. That's the shape of a Shimmer booking: relaxed acoustic songs while guests eat and talk, then the energy turned up once the formalities are done. The Perth trio work from a wide repertoire that runs from older classics to current favourites, read the room as they go, and sing smooth harmonies throughout. They suit weddings, corporate events and private celebrations, and they don't ask for much space: roughly 3.5 metres by 2, and a standard power point.

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The show

Two halves to a Shimmer booking. Early on it's relaxed acoustic playing, easy to talk over while people eat, and then once the speeches are done they lift it and move the room to the dance floor. The trio watch what's happening in front of them and adjust, which matters more than any song list. Their harmonies are the thing people tend to mention afterwards. You're getting three players who have done this often enough to handle the flexible bits without being asked.

On the day

They need a space at least 3.5 metres wide and 2 metres deep, plus one standard 10 amp power point. The other thing to sort early is access: if the room is upstairs, there needs to be a lift, because the gear has to be carried in. Worth a word with your venue before you lock the date.

Performance options

For weddings they cover the ceremony, canapes and the reception, and depending on the timings and how far apart the spots are, they can do up to two of those in one booking. Corporate nights and private parties are handled the same way, either as low volume acoustic, as uptempo pop and dance, or a mix of both across the night. Tell them the shape of your event and they'll set it up to match.

Song list

221 songs

500 Miles - Proclaimers A Thousand Years - Christina Perri About a Girl - Nirvana Acoustic All About That Bass - Meghan Trainor All Fired Up - Pat Benetar All I Want Is You - U2 All Of Me - John Legend Am I Ever Going to See Your Face Again - Angels American Idiot - Greenday April Sun in Cuba - Dragon Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Jet Baby I Don't Care - Transvision Vamp Baby I'm Getting Better - Gyroscope Back To You - John Mayer Bad Case - Robert Palmer Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival Bad Romance - Lady Gaga The Bad Touch - Bloodhound Gang Ballroom Blitz - Sweet Basket Case - Green Day Beautiful Girl - INXS Better - Screaming Jets Better Be Home Soon - Crowded House

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