The Lightyears present
Mixing a rock band and DJ beats to create a unique dancefloor-filling live show featuring samples from the original artists. For festivals and large corporate & private events.
We play blocks.
Bangers & Anthems is our flagship show and has been designed to more closely mirror a DJ set than a standard covers band. We ditched 80% of our set and added pop and dance anthems we’d previously considered ‘un-giggable’, building blocks of music that flow together.
Here are five that have been going down a storm over the past year:
We sample the artist and add it to the mix.
Of course, we can play 100% live if we want to… we just choose to incorporate some of the greatest pop and dance vocalists and riffs into our show. Try listening from just outside the venue – Is that a DJ? Is it a band? From the stage, we see people come to the dancefloor for the recorded music and then realise what’s going on and engage with the live performance.
Consistent line-up. Consistent chemistry.
Did we mention that The Lightyears are made up of friends and brothers who have been playing in the same line-up since we were kids? No random session musicians here – Robbie Williams can keep them!
Never seen anything quite like this…
Sick of the hyperbole? Want to watch one of our blocks at an actual gig? Oh, go on then…
Our Signature Mix
Just like other bands, except totally different.
This is how we do what we do.
Lead & Backing Vocals
Take one lead singer and a stack of harmony vocals
Live Instruments
Add the raw power of a five-piece pop/rock band
DJ Beats & Samples
Throw in DJ drops, dance grooves and a bunch of samples
Hype & Energy
Mix on stage with infectious energy and crowd-pleasing antics
Show Customisation
Serve to taste – hot and fresh