The Highway Sun Four piece country band from West Sussex playing modern to classic country songs

Based in United Kingdom

Burgess Hill, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
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LOCATION
Burgess Hill, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom

TRAVEL
up to 50 miles

RATED
10 / 10 from 1 review

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About / Biography

Founded by ex-Alvin Stardust guitarist Stu Barbour, The Highway Sun is a high-energy country band bringing the best of modern and classic country hits to every event. With a repertoire packed full of crowd-pleasing favourites, including legendary artists like Keith Urban, Luke Combs, Tracy Byrd, The Eagles, Billy Ray Cyrus, Chris Stapleton, Tyler Hubbard, The Mavericks, Glen Campbell, Dolly Parton, and many more.

Our mission? To keep the dance floor filled all night! Whether it’s a honky-tonk party, a wedding celebration, or a festival crowd, we bring the authentic sound of country music with tight harmonies, great musicianship, and an electric atmosphere.

From barn dances to big stages,

The Highway Sun brings the heart and soul of country music to every event.

BOOTS OPTIONAL - DANCING GUARANTEED!

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AVERAGE RATING

10 / 101

Location

Based in United Kingdom

Burgess Hill, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Travels up to 50 miles
green circle = areas covered (up to 50 miles)
pink circle = free travel (up to 20 miles)
Travel areas on the map are approximate (distances may vary) free quote

Below is a list of all the songs we have done in alphabetical order. If there are particular songs you would like then please let us know in advance.

• 500 Miles

• 9 to 5

• Achy Breaky Heart

• Addicted To Love by Robert Palmer, 1986

• After Midnight

• Ain't No Stopping Us Now

• Ain't No Sunshine

• Ain’t Nobody

• Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing

• All I Wanna Do by Sheryl Crow

• All My Exs Live In Texas

• All My Loving

• All of Me by John Legend

• All Right Now

• All Shook Up

• All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down by The Mavericks

• All You Need is Love by Beatles

• Always The Last To Know

• American Pie

• Annie’s Song

• As It Was

• Baby Please Don't Go

• Babylon

• Bad Moon Rising

• Better Together

• Black Cat Bone

• Black Horse Cherry Tree

• Blame It On Me by George Ezra

• Blame It On The Boogie

• Blue Suede Shoes

• The Boys Are Back In Town

• Boys of Summer

• Bright Side Of The Road

• Bring Me Sunshine

• Brown Eyed Girl

• Brown Sugar

• Budapest

• Build Me Up

• Bye Bye Love

• C'est la Vie by Chuck Berry

• Call Me The Breeze by JJ Kale

• Celebration

• Chasing Cars

• Close To You

• Come On Over To My Place

• Come Up And See Me

• Common People

• Country Roads

• Crazy Little Thing Called Love

• Crossroads

• Dance The Night Away

• Dance With Me Tonight by Olly Murs

• Dancing In The Dark

• Dancing In The Moonlight

• Dancing In The Street

• Days Like This

• Dock of The Bay

• Don't Dream It's Over

• Don't Look Back In Anger

• Don't Stop

• Dream Dream Dream

• Dreams

• Drift Away

• Drive My Car

• Dynamite

• Echo Beach

• Empty Arms

• Every Breath You Take

• Every Time That You Walk In The Room

• Everybody Wants To Rule The World

• Eyes Of Blue

• Falling In Love With You

• Folsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash

• Footloose by Kenny Logins

• Forget You

• Free Falling by Tom Petty

• Friday I'm in Love by the Cure

• Further On Up The Road

• The Gambler

• Games People Play Now

• Georgie Porgy

• Georgia

• Get Lucky

• Give Me All Your Lovin

• Get Back

• Glory Days by Bruce Springsteen

• Go Your Own Way

• Good Times

• Grapevine

• Gravity

• Great Balls Of Fire

• The Greatest Love of All

• Groovy Kind Of Love

• Handle With Care

• Have I Told You Lately

• Have You Ever Seen The Rain

• Hey Jude

• Hi Ho Silver Lining

• Higher And Higher

• Hold Back The Night

• Hold Back The River

• Hold On Tight

• Honky Tonk Woman

• Hound Dog

• House Is A Rockin

• House of the Rising Sun by the Animals

• How Long in

• How Sweet It Is

• Human

• Hurt in

• I Can See Clearly Now

• I Can't Make You Love Me

• I Drove All Night

• I Feel Good

• I Got A Woman

• I Got My Mind Set On You

• I Like I Love It by Tim McGraw

• I Saw Her Standing There by Beatles

• I Won’t Back Down

• I’m A Believer

• Islands In The Stream

• Jailhouse Rock

• Jambalaya by Hank Williams 1952

• Johnny B Goode

• Jolene

• Jumpin Jack Flash

• Just 17

• Just The Two of Us

• Just The Way You Are

• King of the Road

• Kiss

• Knock On Wood

• Lay Down Sally

• Layla

• Let Me Entertain You

• Let The Good Times Roll

• Let's Stay Together

• Let's Go Round Again

• Like A Rolling Stone

• Listen To The Music

• Loch Lomond

• The Long and Winding Road

• Long Train Running

• Losing My Religion

• Love Really Hurts Without You

• Love Somebody Like You by Keith Urban

• Love Yourself

• Lovely Day

• Lyin Eyes

• Maggie May

• Make You Feel My Love

• Meant To Be by Bebe Rexha

• Mercy

• Midnight Hour

• Moondance

• Moves Like Jagger

• Mr Postman

• Mustang Sally

• My Girl

• Nadine by Chuck Berry

• Need You Now

• Need Your Love So Bad

• Obladi Oblada

• On The Beach

• One by U2

• Only Love Can Hurt Like This

• Park by Tyler Hubbard

• Peaceful Easy Feeling by Unknown

• People Get Ready

• Perfect

• Photograph

• Play That Funky Music

• Precious Time Is Slipping Away by Van Morrison

• Pretty Woman

• Pride And Joy

• Proud Mary by Creedence Clearwater Revival

• Pulling Muscles From A Shell

• Rhinestone Cowboy by Glen Campbell

• Riding With The King

• Right Next Door by Robert Cray, Strong Persuader album 1987

• The Road To Hell

• Rock 'n' Roll Is King

• Rock Around The Clock

• Rocking All Over The World

• Rollin in the Deep

• Saturday Night At The Movies

• Save Tonight

• Say A Little Prayer

• The Scientist

• Sea Cruise

• Serve Somebody

• Shake Rattle and Roll

• Shakin All Over

• Sharp Dressed Man

• She Had Me At Heads Carolina by Cole Swindell

• Shotgun

• Shut Up and Dance With Me

• Signed Sealed Delivered

• Sky Full Of Stars

• Slip Away

• Slow Train Coming

• Somebody Like You by Keith Urban

• Somewhere Only We Know

• Something Got Me Started

• Stand By Me

• Start It Up

• Still Haven't Found

• Stuck In A Moment

• Stuck In The Middle With You

• Summer of 69

• Summertime Blues

• Super Duper Love

• Superstition

• Suspicious Minds

• Sweet Caroline

• Sweet Home Alabama

• Sweet Home Chicago

• Take It Easy

• Take Me To The River

• Tenessee Whisky by Chris Stapleton

• Texas

• Tequilla by The Champs

• Texas Time by Keith Urban

• That'll Be The Day

• That’s What I Want

• There’s A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop

• These Days

• Thinking Out Loud

• This Little Light of Mine

• Three Little Birds

• The Thrill Is Gone

• Time After Time

• Time Of Our Lives

• To Love Somebody

• Top Of The World

• Tore Down

• Torn

• True Colours

• Twist and Shout

• Under The Boardwalk

• Valerie

• Wagon Wheel by Darius Rucker

• Wake Me Up by Avicii

• Wake Up Little Susie

• Walk Of Life

• Walk Right Back

• Walking By Myself

• Walking On Sunshine

• Wasn't Expecting That

• The Water Is Wide

• Watermelon Crawl by Tracy Byrd

• When Love Came To Town

• Whole Of The Moon

• Wild Mountain Thyme

• Wild World in

• Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow

• With Or Without You

• Wonderwall by Oasis

• Written In Scars

• Yellow

• You and I by John Legend

• You Are My Sunshine

• You Cant' Hurry Love

• You Don't Know My Mind

• You Got It

• You Really Got Me

• You To Me Are Everything

• You're So Vain

• You've Got A Friend

• You've Got A Friend In Me

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

We need four parking space, a good sized are for a whole band and electric sockets.


What information do you require about a venue?

Any special requirements ie is there a sound limiter at the venue, is it easy to load the equipment in to where we are setting up.


Do you provide sound and lighting equipment?

We supply our own PA and lights.


Can you provide a Spotify/DJ service before and between your sets?

We can play a Spotify playlist before and between sets.


Are you very loud?

We use a Bose PA system so that the sound is clear and not loud. We are aware that although people are dancing, there are still others who like sit and be able to chat at events.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best gig you've ever done and the best venue you've ever worked at?

The best gig was in a barn that had been completely turned into a saloon. All the guests were in traditional cowboy outfits that included replica guns and rifles. It was quite a night.


What's your favourite type of event?

Themed parties and barn dances work well with country music, people really get into it. We can also supply a country-themed photo frame for people to take pics in.


What's your previous experience and how did you start gigging?

We have all being playing professionally for many years. We have all worked with many artists both live and in the studio. Between us we have performed at thousands of events and concerts over the years.


Which artists have you been most influenced by, who is your favourite artist and what is the greatest song of all time?

We are influenced by people like Keith Urban, Chris Stapleton and The Eagles.
Greatest song? Desperado by The Eagles.

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

Minimum of 1 hour to set up.
We play 2 sets of 1 hour each.


Are you happy to perform outside?

Yes as long as we have something to keep off grass (it causes dampness :)


Do the clients have a say in what you play or is it a set repertoire list only?

We have 250 songs in our set list so clients can let us know in advance if there is a particular song from the list that they want us to play. If the client would like a song that is not on the list then we can learn that for a charge of £30.


How do previous clients most commonly describe your performances?

recent review - I thoroughly recommend you consider this band. They kept my guests dancing/singing all evening. The members are all extremely talented and experienced musicians who deliver a quality performance of all those popular songs. Great pre-booking communication, punctuality, no fuss set up and pack up.

Recent Clients

The Highway Sun has performed for these clients:

Private parties.

Hickstead Events.

The Macs Farm.

Venues

The Highway Sun has performed at these venues:

The Sea View, East Preston

Private party East Dean Village Hall

Rocks Bar and Grill, Bognor

The Woolpack, Burgess Hill

The Harbour Club, Seaford

100's of wedding and party celebrations halls and venues.

More Info

Events types:

Wedding

Birthday Party

Private Event

Corporate Event

Hotel / Restaurant Event

Bar / Venue Event

Wedding Proposal

Religious Event

Charity Event

Christmas Party

New Year's Eve

Genres:

Country

Easy Listening

Pop

Covers

Features:

PAT tested

Lighting system included

Public liability insurance

PA / sound system included

Male vocalist

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