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A Wedding at Thornbridge Hall
Read more: A Wedding at Thornbridge HallWe finally played the gig we thought was never going to happen. Back in 2019 we were booked to play the wedding of Holly and Mark at the spectacular Thornbridge Hall just outside Bakewell. The original date was in March 2020 but this was postponed and moved to October 2020. August 2020 rolled around and Mark…
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Grenoside Beer Festival 2021
Read more: Grenoside Beer Festival 2021Toast returned to the stage for our 5th consecutive appearance at the Grenoside Beer Festival. The crowd is always enthusiastic and everyone is there for a good time. There are usually about 10 different beers on and plenty of gins to choose from. This all helps fuel the slightly anarchic feel of this event. This…
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Farm Fest VIII at Lawns Farm
Read more: Farm Fest VIII at Lawns FarmFarm Fest is a live music festival at Lawns Farm near Wickersly, on the outskirts of Rotherham. It was not an event we’d heard of before but we were delighted to get asked to play in the 5pm to 7:30pm slot. The event takes place in a large field where we found a stage, a…
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A 30th Birthday Party at Cutlery Works
Read more: A 30th Birthday Party at Cutlery WorksIt’s been a very long time since we played in front of an audience. Back in February 2020 we had a full diary and a good thing going on… then everything got cancelled. In many ways we were lucky, aside from not being able to play and we all had flexible jobs like regular shnooks.…
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Greystones Primary HSA Fundraiser
Read more: Greystones Primary HSA FundraiserGreystones Primary School asked parents for fundraising ideas so I suggested that TOAST play a gig in the school hall. Tickets were £5 and included a drink. The bar was well stocked with everything but ice and mixers. It being a warm night and dancing being thirsty work, this led to some over indulgence. I…
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Oktoberfest at Immaculate Conception Primary School
Read more: Oktoberfest at Immaculate Conception Primary SchoolThe concept of an “immaculate conception” could be born of an unfaithful wife, trying to explain to her gullible husband, an uncomfortable reality by blaming “a god” for her predicament. It’s certainly an excellent excuse if you find yourself unexpectedly expecting after a drunken night of passion following a successful beer festival. Which three letter…
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Yellow Jersey Beer Festival 2017
Read more: Yellow Jersey Beer Festival 2017Also known as the Grenoside Beer Festival this little known but popular event started out life as a Tour De France Party. Four years on this family friend event is steadily growing and but retains the atmosphere of a big family party. With 7 ales on, several lagers and ciders and a cracking DJ all…
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The Cheese Wedding
Read more: The Cheese WeddingAn unusual one this. The venue was a barn made of breeze blocks and corrugated iron on a farm on the outskirts of Sheffield. The so called “stage” was a narrow , raised concrete path that was probably intended to allow a farmer to more easily navigate a herd of cattle. Happily it also worked…
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A Wedding at Thoresby Courtyard
Read more: A Wedding at Thoresby CourtyardThoresby Hall is an impressive spa hotel which sits in a vast estate just outside Ollerton. The location for this celebration was Thoresby Courtyard wedding venue which is nestled in those same grounds. Small enough to be intimate but big enough to easily handle 200 guests, Thoresby Courtyard has a large, outdoor square with a…
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West Street Live 16 July 2017
Read more: West Street Live 16 July 2017It’s summer and we find ourselves again at West Street Live for another evening of 90s classics and 00s guitar hits. It’s the second time this year we’ve played Sheffield’s best live music bar and the West Street Live audience did not disappoint. You know you’ve made it when the rider consists of semi chilled…
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Reviews
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They had my guests dancing until midnight
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ We had our Christmas Party at the Cornerstone, Dyson Place , Sheffield and I booked TOAST, the band was…
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So much better than a DJ
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Absolutely fantastic! This band made our party – they sound fantastic, so much better than a DJ. They read…
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TOAST were amazing!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ TOAST were amazing!! I hired TOAST for a local charity event I was organising. Everyone at the event gave…
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You really made our day!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Just wanted to say a massive thank you to you all for Saturday. You were amazing. The amount of…
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They really brought the perfect vibe
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Toast played at my wedding, the number one thing people said afterwards was how amazing they were! They really…
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I can’t recommend Mark and the guys highly enough
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I had a 50th birthday party in July and wanted a party band that would get everyone up on…
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