Reviews on Delorean, 80's wedding band

grind gremlin

Has anyone seen these at a wedding? How were they? Seriously thinking of booking them for my own big day in 2013. I think a decent band is very important at a wedding!
Would love The Marvels but they are unavailable on the day in question......

krankykitty

I can 100% vouch for Delorean, we had them at our wedding. It was ideal for us as we didn't want the usual "waltz" and slow song malarkey but really just wanted music we ourselves like . The floor was full all evening, everyone young and old including our grannies in their 80's. They're excellent musicians and really keep the atmosphere going. We've had so many comments since from the guests, I think the band was one of the highlights of their day.

They're always playing around the place so I recommend going to see them to see if they're your kind of thing.

andylennon11

Hi there . Did u end up bookin delorean? I'm lookin into bookin them 2. Are they really good? I'm not gonna get to view them so kinda bookin chancing it. Will older people like them or they too rocky? Thanks

Zymurgist

I was at a wedding with them as the band and they were great. They kept a good crowd young and older on the dancefloor for the night.

andylennon11

Thanks for that. It's so hard to know so its great to get feedback!

krankykitty

Everyone was dancing from teenagers to my 85 year old granny so they definitely appeal to all age groups. However, you won't get the usual typical wedding stuff (sweet Caroline, siege of Ennis etc) but if thats what you want to avoid, its a win

andylennon11

Don't want typical wedding songs so that's great. Are they excellent though or is their better bands out there? Wish I could view them but they are not playing locally.

clint_silver

andylennon11 wrote: »

Don't want typical wedding songs so that's great. Are they excellent though or is their better bands out there? Wish I could view them but they are not playing locally.

Are a lot of 80s songs not typical wedding songs? When you're looking at any band request a sample set list. They should be able to provide one if they dont have a website and you can request they exclude any particular song you wish.
Before you look for reviews, contact them and check if they're abailable and within budget, you're wasting your own time otherwise.
If you like them after viewing, book them, your search will never end if you continually look for better.

andylennon11

Anyone book without viewing? I won't b able c band as they only playing far away. Just relying on you tube clips for them!

grind gremlin

I have booked them but we haven't gotten married yet.... few weeks left to go A friend saw them at a wedding a few weeks ago and said they were great! Full dancefloor all night.

andylennon11

Cool. Please let me know how you get on with them !

rick_fantastic

I booked without viewing, have seen them since play in Dublin.. Great band and looking forward to them rocking out my wedding in August

triggs01

Since when was the Siege of Ennis a typical wedding song???

krankykitty

triggs01 wrote: »

Since when was the Siege of Ennis a typical wedding song???

Country weddings

andylennon11

Okay I saw delorean play at a wedding last night, they re amazing! Unbelievable! Only thing is they are loud and I'm not sure if they cater for my wedding as I've a lot of older people coming. I loved them though and wouldn't get off the dance floor if they re at my wedding.but nervous in case my relations won't dance to them!

Silver-Tiger

Anyone seen these recently?

Davy80

Seen them last April, they were amazing, one of the best bands I've heard at a wedding, Had the "Firm" at my own last Month also excellent.

westernlass

They are very good but the guy who manages them is very unreliable. He takes ages to get back to people and is a bit all over the place with information. That's why we didn't book them.

Thegalwayman

No show at a wedding in Galway 1/7/16

lovelystuff

What happened? We have them booked for our wedding so that's very worrying!

clint_silver

Thegalwayman wrote: »

No show at a wedding in Galway 1/7/16

Pro bands dont just not turn up. Very famous case of a woman on joe duffy one day giving out about a band not turning up. Manager of band rang in. Band had never been booked. Bride had thought they were but hdnt paid deposit and confirmed date which she was told she had to or else band wasnt booked "no show at a wedding" could mean anything without facts.
Ive No connection with band here.

Thegalwayman

clint_silver wrote: »

Pro bands dont just not turn up. Very famous case of a woman on joe duffy one day giving out about a band not turning up. Manager of band rang in. Band had never been booked. Bride had thought they were but hdnt paid deposit and confirmed date which she was told she had to or else band wasnt booked "no show at a wedding" could mean anything without facts.
Ive No connection with band here.

Well I wasn't the groom I was a distant invitee but afaik a deposit was paid. Check this "bands" Facebook for other guests thoughts

clint_silver

Thegalwayman wrote: »

Well I wasn't the groom I was a distant invitee but afaik a deposit was paid. Check this "bands" Facebook for other guests thoughts

Im not saying it was or wasnt, Im saying there has to be more to a story than just they didnt turn up. Theres multiple peoples livelihoods at stake, why would they just not turn up
No deposit?
Someone on their end hadnt updated their diary?
They double booked?
Some Emergency?
What was the reason?

Thegalwayman

clint_silver wrote: »

Im not saying it was or wasnt, Im saying there has to be more to a story than just they didnt turn up. Theres multiple peoples livelihoods at stake, why would they just not turn up
No deposit?
Someone on their end hadnt updated their diary?
They double booked?
Some Emergency?
What was the reason?

Well they wouldn't answers calls/texts from the bridal party. Perhaps their manager messed up but no explanation given by the band.

Doubt they'll be booked in Galway any time soon as quite a few venue managers at the wedding

clint_silver

Thegalwayman wrote: »

Well they wouldn't answers calls/texts from the bridal party. Perhaps their manager messed up but no explanation given by the band.

Doubt they'll be booked in Galway any time soon as quite a few venue managers at the wedding

Ouch. I feel for ye on the night. Ive heard of bands being double booked and scrambling to get someone to cover one of the gigs and youll always grt someone but a lot would have to go wrong for a band to not turn up at all.
Had couple been in touch with band in preceding weeks to confirm details and first dances etc?

pconn062

Thegalwayman wrote: »

Well I wasn't the groom I was a distant invitee but afaik a deposit was paid. Check this "bands" Facebook for other guests thoughts

Jeez, people really lose the run of themselves when hiding behind a keyboard. I'm not talking about you, but the people posting on the Facebook page. Fair enough, if they didn't show up to the wedding that's a bad act but people calling them scum and threatening them physically is ridiculous.

Faith

Mod Note: This is a tricky issue, but without knowing the full details of what happened, I'm going to ask that people hold off on further discussing the above. It's all second- and third-hand information, and even with the best will in the world, it may be totally inaccurate.

If you have booked this band and are feeling concerned, you should contact them directly to confirm your booking.

actuallylike

Very silent on their Facebook page, you'd think they'd be all over it.

charlietheminxx

The band replied to a comment saying they'll be putting out a statement shortly.

mr_edge_to_you

charlietheminxx wrote: »

The band replied to a comment saying they'll be putting out a statement shortly.

Must be a very long statement.

Perhaps they've gone back to last Friday and they're on their way to Galway to do the gig. They'll open with Earth Angel for the first dance.

VincePP

Seems to be a concerted social media campaign to "punish" the band without hearing their side of the story.

Obviously those at the wedding have ganged up against them.

What a lovely shower of wedding guests.

Guess what - if you ever are applying for jobs most companies do social media searches. Disgusting comments on social media never go away and come up to bite people.

For those worried, look at their overall performance - seems they've been gigging for years with great reviews - just like reading trip advisor or other review sites, always look at what the vast majority say.

VincePP

According to a statement on independent.ie there was an issue with the wedding party that was "not resolved" and they didn't attend.

Seems the wedding party knew they wouldn't be turning up, but decided to "punish" them on social media.

Band won't say anymore, but it very much seems it was the fault of the wedding couple.

Remember, the truth always comes out in the end.

Thegalwayman

Any link to their statement?

Toots

Here is the link to the article http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/we-are-not-deliberate-saboteurs-wedding-band-apologise-after-missing-the-big-day-34865961.html

A Dublin band has apologised after they failed to show up to a wedding last Friday.

Delorean, a 1980s tribute band, were booked to play at a wedding in Galway, and the couple were shocked when the hours passed with no sign of them and no notice of their cancellation.
The groom wrote online: “It was only when the hotel wedding planner came to our table at 8:30pm to say that the band hadn't set up and had we a contact number for them that we realised something very bad was up.”

Luckily, the couple had booked a wedding DJ separately, but the groom said the band’s absence caused “a huge amount of panic and stress” for him and his wife.
“I feel so sorry for my wife. She is still so upset that her big day was ruined,” he added.

Since the wedding, Delorean’s Facebook page has been flooded with comments from disgruntled guests.
“In absolute disbelief of the unprofessionalism and complete disregard that this band had for a couple, last weekend, when they didn’t show up for their wedding,” wrote one user.

Another described the move as “heartbreaking”.
“It was such a beautiful fairy tale wedding until the band did not show up. How could human beings be so cruel as to do this to a couple on their special day?”

The bride’s mother also took to Facebook to write: “What a disgrace, we her mother, father, family and friends who travelled from Australia, California, Canada, Switzerland, Amsterdam, Wales and England were so disappointed.
“I would not like any other couple to feel the way our daughter and her husband felt on that night, supposed to be the most important day of the start of their new life together, their wedding day.

“I can’t express the way I felt and will never forget the disappointment for such a lovely young couple.”
Speaking to Independent.ie, the band’s lead guitarist Thomas Brunkard said they had apologised to the clients.

“Delorean have been in the wedding business for six years and we know and value the importance of each of our clients' big day. It was with much regret that we had to cancel last Friday's performance at late notice and we extend publicly the apology we gave our clients privately,” he said.
“Any wedding supplier would concur that this is a professional's worst nightmare. There's always a risk that something can go wrong and after nearly four hundred shows the probabilities fell against us.

“Nobody can prepare for every outcome and in this case we truly had no alternative despite preparing processes for nearly every worst case scenario.”
Mr Brunkard said the reasons behind the cancellation were “between the band and the client”, but he expressed his regret that they couldn’t perform.

“Some of the comments online suggest we were deliberate saboteurs though in our business reputation is everything so any supplier cancelling can only occur in an extreme situation.

“We deeply regret that despite our best efforts circumstances prevented us from performing.”
He added: “Now that we have seen the worst possible crisis in this regard, this will make us better prepared in future and in time we hope to share the lessons of this unfortunate series of events with our fellow wedding suppliers.”

Am I missing something, but I don't see anything to suggest that the couple were at fault?

Thegalwayman

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/we-are-not-deliberate-saboteurs-wedding-band-apologise-after-missing-the-big-day-34865961.html

https://www.facebook.com/tom.horan.779

The band still don't seem to give a reason though.

actuallylike

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/we-are-not-deliberate-saboteurs-wedding-band-apologise-after-missing-the-big-day-34865961.html

actuallylike

Yeah, very odd. The fact the groom is still going on about it tells me that there's been no dialogue between them at all (assuming that facebook link above is the groom). If it was something like a deposit hadn't been paid or something, the groom would probably be keeping quiet but he's not. If it was a family emergency or something else unavoidable, I would think the band would say but they're the ones keeping quiet. I'll always give the benefit of the doubt but this isn't over yet, very strange.

Some of the comments from family members are horrible. Sound like some really manky people

Faith

actuallylike wrote: »

Yeah, very odd. The fact the groom is still going on about it tells me that there's been no dialogue between them at all (assuming that facebook link above is the groom). If it was something like a deposit hadn't been paid or something, the groom would probably be keeping quiet but he's not. If it was a family emergency or something else unavoidable, I would think the band would say but they're the ones keeping quiet. I'll always give the benefit of the doubt but this isn't over yet, very strange.

Some of the comments from family members are horrible. Sound like some really manky people

It's not the groom's facebook page. The couple are named in a comment on the band's facebook page. It's odd that the Indo didn't get a comment from either the bride or groom directly; all quotes are taken from Facebook comments.

There's always a force majeure clause in contracts with decent suppliers. If the band couldn't perform because of an issue on their end, they should have had arrangements made for that eventuality (e.g. a replacement band, or a DJ). The fact that that didn't occur either means they're a very unprofessional band, or the issue was on the side of the couple. It's impossible to say which it was from our perspective.

Thegalwayman

Very Odd. The band mention unforeseen circumstances in which case communicating these would seem to defuse this situation quickly even if on the day. Stuff happens. But wedding party/planner adament that no contact was made at least not on the day/night of wedding and grooms father says no contact whatsoever has been made? Very strange. the band may also be hit be the amplification ban on buskers in Temple Bar.

qm1bv4p8i92aoj

Are you a member of the band Vince cus what you have said has been shown to be factually incorrect! Care to link to your imaginary statement??;-)

It seems going by the grooms thread on weddings online they were badly let down:

https://www.weddingsonline.ie/discussion/delorean-wedding-band-no-show-t422551.html

So going by that they didn't contact the couple till 11:10pm, wtf like? They gave them an excuse that a band member was in hospital with a mystery illness, this seems to be the same band member who has had a miraculous recovery to give a newspaper interview a few days later!!
And as a previous poster alluded to earlier it's very strange the the paper never got any actual comments from the unhappy couple. Very strange indeed.

There has been no mention of any issue with the couple or a deposit/money issue online or in the newspaper interview anywhere.
Wonder could a check be done to see if he was actually in hospital or even if he could provide the proof himself?
Really does seem they have been messed around here with no valid excuse.

Seems like the band are on a damage limitation exercise now and it ain't working!
Wonder did they have a heavy night the night before or something!;-)

Princess Peach

Poor form on the band for not contacting early, and not saying it's a good situation but those comments on Facebook are super dramatic.

Ruined their whole day, a day they won't forget but not for the right reasons. They got married with 200 friends and family attending, should be delighted with themselves. Fair enough it wasn't exactly how they wanted, but did they not just get on with the night and have fun, sure they had a dj there no? I kinda just get the picture that they spent about 2 hours on the phone while the guests were sitting around waiting.

These wedding stories really make me wonder how some people cope with anything in life....

ChampagnePop

Something fishy about this story....

qm1bv4p8i92aoj

The press statement is not helping the band at all! I see Vincep is commenting on the independent article as well! Must have some affiliation to the band me thinks;-)

Playboy

A significant deposit had been paid and the bride confirmed with the band the day before the wedding. The first contact with the band was at 11pm at night when a text was sent. The bride, groom, best man and hotel all tried to contact the band multiple times but no one answered. An excuse was given that one band member was in hospital which is why they couldn't travel. This is the same band member who gave the interview to the independent a few days later. Even if there was an emergency with a single band member then surely another could have called to update the couple. But given that the band member in question seems healthy enough to give an interview you would have to assume that the hospital execuse was a fabrication. Another band member texted a couple of days later to apologise profusely and promised to return the deposit. No explanation has still been given to the couple.

The band do not have a leg to stand on here and they probably did not foresee the consequences of their actions in terms of the backlash on social media. In all likelihood they probably got a better paying gig closer to home and no one had the balls to call the couple to cancel at the last minute.

If you are thinking of booking them then just consider the potential anxiety you will have about a no-show on the day when that is the last thing you should worry about. I think the way the band have handled the fallout from this tells people everything they need to know about the type of characters they are. They might be good musicians but they should just fess up and apologise appropriately if they actually cared about how they wronged the couple in question

grind gremlin

Playboy wrote: »

The band do not have a leg to stand on here and they probably did not foresee the consequences of their actions in terms of the backlash on social media. In all likelihood they probably got a better paying gig closer to home and no one had the balls to call the couple to cancel at the last minute.

I sincerely doubt that the band would sabotage their reputation by not showing up at one venue to play at another.
Judging by some of the angry messages on Facebook, any attempt at a public discussion with the band will ultimately result in a torrent of abuse that will only escalate the issue.
I'm sure the bride and groom are heartbroken (I'm certain I would be). Thankfully they had a DJ organised that stepped in.
I'm guessing the band have learned a serious lesson and will ensure they have a serious back-up plan in case of any future sudden emergencies. (Pretty sure a lot of other bands are probably looking into their own contingency plans in light of this).

kunst nugget

Princess Peach wrote: »

Poor form on the band for not contacting early, and not saying it's a good situation but those comments on Facebook are super dramatic.

Ruined their whole day, a day they won't forget but not for the right reasons. They got married with 200 friends and family attending, should be delighted with themselves. Fair enough it wasn't exactly how they wanted, but did they not just get on with the night and have fun, sure they had a dj there no? I kinda just get the picture that they spent about 2 hours on the phone while the guests were sitting around waiting.

These wedding stories really make me wonder how some people cope with anything in life....

I think you're being unfair. The wedding was only last week so the disappointment is going to be very fresh in their minds. I'm sure they'll mellow in time but when you're paying a premium for a band to play at your wedding and you have to be informed by your wedding planner that your band hasn't shown up and only receive a call after 11 from the band then you are going to be plenty pissed off. People spend a long time planning their weddings and pay a premium for services so that they'll go without a hitch on the day. It sounds like pretty inexcusable behaviour on the part of the band and I can see why the bride would be upset at the no show. I'm sure if there was a problem with the wedding party and non-payment or non-confirmation of the date that would have been made implicit in the indo article but nothing like that is mentioned in the article.

Thankfully, they had booked their own DJ or they really would have been up the Swanee. I'm sure if they had received a phone call earlier in the day, their wedding planner would have been able to sort something out. To get the call long after they were meant to play kind of beggars belief.

Playboy

grind gremlin wrote: »

Playboy wrote: »

The band do not have a leg to stand on here and they probably did not foresee the consequences of their actions in terms of the backlash on social media. In all likelihood they probably got a better paying gig closer to home and no one had the balls to call the couple to cancel at the last minute.

I sincerely doubt that the band would sabotage their reputation by not showing up at one venue to play at another.
Judging by some of the angry messages on Facebook, any attempt at a public discussion with the band will ultimately result in a torrent of abuse that will only escalate the issue.
I'm sure the bride and groom are heartbroken (I'm certain I would be). Thankfully they had a DJ organised that stepped in.
I'm guessing the band have learned a serious lesson and will ensure they have a serious back-up plan in case of any future sudden emergencies. (Pretty sure a lot of other bands are probably looking into their own contingency plans in light of this).

To be fair I don't think anyone 'abused' he band until a few days later when no explanation was still forthcoming. It was a big wedding with lots of extra guests at the afters and people felt outraged on behalf of the couple. The couple cannot control that and they have been very restrained with their criticism. The only people to blame here are the band themselves for handling the whole thing really poorly.

Sunny Dayz

Wow! Something like that happening would certainly put a huge dampener on the rest of the wedding celebrations and in fairness it would ruin the rest of the night. If the wedding party got word from the wedding planner at 8.30pm, I'm guessing they were probably at dessert stage, perhaps the speeches and toasts hadn't even been made. Assuming then after a while panic sets in with members of the wedding party are trying to contact the band to no avail. Word probably gets out amongst the guests. Nobody knows what to do then. It is probably talked about for the rest of the night. Yup a pretty big upset in my books.


Extremely poor form of the band not to contact the wedding party about the cancellation. No excuse to be honest. Even if it is a case that a band member took seriously and/or suddenly ill, there's however many other band members in it and it just takes only one of them to even ring the hotel to let them know what's going on.

Big Nasty

I'm gonna guess this was a plain and simple mistake of a double booking and the wedding booking wasn't put in their diary for some reason - innocent enough. However some bright spark probably thought they'd soften the blow when contacted by saying one of them was taken ill, a white lie they can't back down from now, hence the evasive 'apology'. I feel sorry for the wedding party but equally sorry for the band who have most likely just lost the rest of the years bookings from one silly mistake. As an earlier poster said you have to judge on all reviews not just this unfortunate incident.

ChampagnePop

Its perfectly believable that someone would be in hospital one day and be able to hold a conversation 3 days later, I don't think speculation on the illness really gets you anywhere.
The problem is, why did the band not tell the wedding planner sooner that they wouldn't make it - that's odd, and there's no excuse really in my opinion, even if there was a death, there would be one person surely who could drop a text/call.

Big Nasty

Either they're extremely unprofessional which previous reviews seem to contradict or they didn't realise they were supposed to be there on the night.