I was at Smokey Joes last nite and I thought you rocked!! I hadnt seen you before and didnt know what to expect. I was very suprised and will def come to see you all again. It was great audience participation and loved every minute you were on. I can see why you have such a massive following from your regulars. Look forward to the next one Alix x x x (i have taken some video's so I will try get them on here for you) xx

Alexandra Kant

Hey guys we were visiting London, UK on March 6 for my hubby's B-day. Accidentally came across the club where you were playing, You, guys, just made out night... After hearing Bonjovi with British accent i was on 7th sky of happiness. Great performance!!! Thanks, Layla Mora

Layla Mora

Fantastic show at O'Neill's last Friday guys - I thoroughly enjoyed your set, great performance!! Definitely amongst the best of the Lemonrock bands I've seen! I'm looking forward to seeing you again! I did write a review but I don't think it submitted properly so will re-write one when I get a few spare moments! Keep up the good work! Sean

Sean Fox

As a gigging musician myself, it's extremely rare that I get to go and see a band (other than my own) in action. So having a rare 'free' evening, I made the journey down to O'Neill's in High Wycombe with the missus and a couple of friends to see Daft.

I'm glad I did!

Daft are a 5 piece band with a very professional attitude and stage setup. In fact, I felt a little bit ashamed looking at how tidy and uncluttered their stage was compared to the one I usually perform on!

The musicianship on display last night was superb. As a fellow muso, I have a little twisted side of myself which likes to watch out for mistakes/bummed notes etc when watching bands, but I was sorely disappointed in that regard last night!

The 2 guitarists Gary and Adam were fantastic, very talented, really in sync with each other and both have a great guitar sound that is neither too harsh or overbearing.

The bass player Nick, is one of the best I have had the pleasure of witnessing in a pub. He has a great tone, and was great to watch - his fingers were flying all over the place, never missing a note. He was also perfectly locked in with the drummer and solidly providing one half of a really great rhythm section.

As for the drums - brilliant - powerful, tight and without the common problem that many bands suffer from of speeding up and up and up as the adrenaline of the gig takes hold!

Graeme - Daft's frontman - is something else. His voice completely suits the style of music that Daft perform, he has a very clear and strong vocal and he really complements the other guys in the band perfectly. He exudes stage presence and is constantly on the move, keeping the crowd engaged and singing along. He managed to keep this up without letting up for a moment the entire evening. A lot of frontmen - myself included - could learn a hell of a lot from this chap!

Daft travel with their own soundman, who was also doing a grand job keeping feedback to a minimum - no mean feat considering how close the speakers had to be to the rest of the band - whilst monitoring their levels and keeping everything sounding great out front.

Whilst I confess some of Daft's setlist wasn't really my cup of tea (there were a few songs I didn't know - I think I'm getting on a bit!), I can honestly say that they played their socks off and every song - regardless of whether I liked the record or not, was played exactly as it should have been, and at least as good - if not better than the originals. The rest of the audience however, seemed to know the words to every single song and were having a blast from start to finish - they didn't stop singing and dancing until the band began packing away.

There were many great moments in the set - including great versions of "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N' Roses and "Buck Rogers" by Feeder (really nice vocal harmonies on that one by the way). But the real highlight of the set for me was Daft's cover of Meat Loaf's seminal classic "Bat out of Hell". It absolutely rocked the roof off the place! For the full 10 minutes that the song lasted, the whole audience was jumping, dancing, singing along - it really was superb!

I'm really glad that I finally had the opportunity to go and see Daft after hearing so much about them; I can honestly say that these guys are awesome!

I had the opportunity to meet the band during their break and they all seem like a really great bunch of lads who really have a passion for what they are doing. I wish them every success!

Check them out as soon as you get the chance, I promise you'll have a great night!

Thanks guys!

Sean

I'd like to say a massive thank you to !daft! for playing at our wedding on the 31st July at Oakley Court.

Paul and I had the most incredible wedding day and the band and music in the evening definitely topped the day in the best way possible. We originally came to see you at the Old Ticket Hall in Windsor and as soon as you played our first dance song we definitely knew you were the band we wanted at the wedding. From the first dance to the last you were incredible. Having our first dance song played live was amazing and we have had so many people say how fantastic the band was and the dance floor was packed all night. My cousin even had to shake the lead guitarist's hand after Sweet Child of Mine as he was blown away by how good he was. My little nephew who is 3 was also completely mesmerised by the drummer and couldn't believe that someone gets paid to hit things for a living!

Once again, thank you so much and we'll definitely be coming to your next gig in Windsor!

Carolyn (was Gill, now Tunnah).

Carolyn Gill