From weddings and corporate events to school dances and birthday parties, The Excellent Driver have got you covered. With a catalog of well over 100 songs, we're happy to provide music that spans the decades or focus on more modern songs from the 90s through today. And if you'd like to hear that "special song", just let us know and we'll be sure to learn it.
We pride ourselves on playing the most popular, upbeat cover songs with a focus on great harmonies and rock solid rhythms. We have carefully selected songs that will keep people dancing and singing all night long.
The Excellent Drivers are simply awesome. They made our wedding day a true party and all of our guests raved about their performance.
Dave and the band were easy to work with, reliable, and very responsive. They learned our first dance song and executed it beautifully. I highly recommend them for a fun and memorable event.
Response from The Excellent Drivers:
Thank you, Kelli! We had a fantastic time playing your beautiful wedding. You and Jacob did a fantastic job communicating with us throughout the planning process ensuring we would know exactly what to expect.
Thank you again for choosing us and best wishes for a long and happy marriage!
The Excellent Drivers
The Excellent Drivers live up to their name! This is the second year in a row we've had them back for our Oktoberfest festival and this time was even more awesome; literally no one was in their seats by the end of the night, everyone gathered around to dance. Dave was super accommodating with all of our requests as well! They're AMAZING, definitely recommend!
Response from The Excellent Drivers:
Thank you, Nikki! And thank you for asking us to return this year! As you said, the second time was even more fun and we'd be thrilled to perform at any of your events in the future! You and your staff helped make everything go smoothly and your residents are the best!
- The Excellent Drivers
These guys played an AMAZING show for our wedding. We cannot recommend them more highly to anyone looking for a wedding band that will get people dancing and keep people on the dance floor. The band was extremely responsive the many months proceeding the reception and flexible with song choices, setup, etc. They do a really good job of playing a mix of older and newer stuff, rock and pop, but it's all extremely well done. Clearly really talented musicians and singers that put a lot of time into their covers. These guys were easily the most complimented piece of the whole reception and the dance floor was completely full the entire night. Picking them as our band was the best choice we made bar none in all the wedding planning.
Response from The Excellent Drivers:
Thank you again for choosing us, Andrew! It was a great pleasure playing at your wedding reception. We thoroughly enjoyed performing for you, Emily and all of your guests and appreciate how smooth you helped things go leading up to it. Best wishes for a long and happy marriage!
The Excellent Drivers
When the Excellent Drivers played for my 50th birthday this year, they made the party! With popular songs spanning the decades, they had all of the guests on the dance floor. From the spontaneously forming conga line for "This is How We Do It," to the impromptu dance contest for "Uptown Funk," to the slow and sensual grooving during "Let's Get It On," there was something for everyone. Thanks, Excellent Drivers, for making my party one to remember! Hope you will still be around to help me celebrate my 60th in ten years!
Response from The Excellent Drivers:
Thank you, Leila! We thoroughly enjoyed playing your event and appreciated how smoothly things went largely due to your detailed planning. Please keep us in mind if you are in need of a live band for any other events.
Thank you again for choosing The Excellent Drivers for such a momentous occasion!
How can I describe The Excellent Drivers anything short of EXCELLENT?! The show that they put on was both engaging and entertaining! It was one of the best we had put on all year. I would definitely recommend them for private parties, weddings, and large events!
Response from The Excellent Drivers:
Thanks, Zack! We had a fantastic time playing at the Montclair Oktoberfest and we'd love to come back next year for one of your other events. Thanks again for selecting us to perform and for being such a great host!
- The Excellent Drivers
The Excellent Drivers made our wedding reception unforgettable. These guys were an absolute hit with all of our guests who were dancing the entire night. They had great energy, sounded amazing, and had the perfect mix of classics and current popular songs. They provided all their own equipment, dance floor lighting, a dedicated sound engineer, handled all of the MC announcements, and let us use their mic for speeches and toasts. We traded emails for months leading up to the big day and I always got an immediate response which is the best when trying to plan a wedding. They performed a low key acoustic set during dinner that was upbeat enough to dance to but still let people talk and mingle. After dinner they kicked it up to party mode and had everyone dancing and partying for the rest of the night. We highly recommend these guys for any event. We hope to see them play a show in Richmond again soon!
Response from The Excellent Drivers:
Thank you, Mike!
We were thrilled and honored to be selected to play such a beautiful wedding reception at such a nice venue. From the day we first discussed the details you made sure we'd know exactly what to expect and this really made our job so much easier. And you, Courtney and the guests made it a lot of fun for us as well -- we had a blast!
Congratulations to you and Courtney and best wishes for a long and happy marriage!
Dave
(The Excellent Drivers)
The Excellent Drivers were TRULY EXCELLENT!!!! We hosted a charity event on Saturday 11/7 and these guys came and got everyone on their feet and having a blast. We unfortunately did not have the best weather but the people who showed up were spoiled with an epic evening of rocking for the kids. I highly recommend The Excellent Drivers to anyone looking to have a lot of fun and throw a great event. We are already booking them ourselves for next year!!!!
Response from The Excellent Drivers:
Thank you very much for selecting us to play this very worthwhile event. Also, thank you to the coordinators and sound crew who made things go so smoothly despite some last minute changes in logistics. We had a great time performing and we're looking forward to doing it again next year!
The Excellent Drivers have played several shows at The Auld Shebeen Irish Pub in Fairfax, and each time they play is an amazing evening. The group is amazing at engaging the crowd and getting them to stay to the very end of the night. They mix their set list up to have something for everyone. All around, a great group of very talented musicians. We highly recommend The Excellent Drivers for any party of get-together
Response from The Excellent Drivers:
Thank you, Chris! We always have a great time performing at the Auld Shebeen and can count on you and the staff to treat us very well. We're looking forward to doing it again soon!
We booked the Excellent Drivers a little over a month ago and our crowd greatly enjoyed them. They brought out a lot of fans which added a lot of value. We will def have them back in the future.
Response from The Excellent Drivers:
Thank you, David! We had a great time playing there and would love to return. Your staff was friendly and the sound engineers were top notch! Thanks again for having us!
This band was able to get 350 foreign policy nerds to not only dance, but shout for an encore performance at the end of the night. Someone actually asked me if they were White Ford Bronco. If I were in a cover band in the DMV, I would take this as a huge compliment. Their performance was a solid win in my book and I will definitely keep them at the top of my list for future events.
Response from The Excellent Drivers:
Thank you so much, Cherylle! We had a fantastic time playing at this great event. You and the other organizers were very helpful and made sure thing went as smoothly as they could! The crowd was great and we'd love to perform for them again! Thank you again for selecting us!
Price Range: Contact for rates
Gig Length: 180 - 300 minutes
Languages: English
The Excellent Drivers conduct themselves professionally and will arrive early enough to ensure there will be no technical issues that they cannot solve before the start time. When needed, the band will provide full PA and lighting as well as a sound engineer. For smaller budgets, the band can control the PA mix from the stage as well.
The Excellent Drivers were formed in late 2013 and are based in Fairfax, Virginia. The band members include a rock solid rhythm section including Scott Lopez on drums and Dave Farzan (bass/backing vocals). On guitar, they feature Allen Zechini who also provides backing vocals. And finally, on lead vocals and keys, Kelly Snow. Kelly has appeared and sung in the movie, Pitch Perfect as well as an episode of the hit TV show, the Office.
The group prides itself on providing an exciting mixture of high energy music ranging from the 70's to today covering modern artists such as Andy Grammer, Ed Sheeran, Paramore and OneRepublic as well as classic rock artists including Aerosmith, Rick Springfield and Cheap Trick.
The Excellent Drivers can provide the full sound and lighting system themselves for an additional fee. However if full PA and a sound engineer is provided, the band requires PA support for the following:
3 vocal mics
full drum kit
2 guitars
1 bass
1 keyboard
at least 3 stage monitors
| November 03, 2018–November 04, 2018 • 9:30pm - 1:00am | O'Sullivan's (Arlington, VA) |
| September 21, 2018–September 22, 2018 • 10:00pm - 1:00am | The Bungalow (Chantilly, VA) |
| September 15, 2018–September 16, 2018 • 9:30pm - 1:00am | O'Sullivan's (Arlington, VA) |
| July 28, 2018–July 29, 2018 • 9:30pm - 1:00am | O'Sullivan's (Arlington, VA) |
| May 19, 2018–May 20, 2018 • 9:30pm - 1:00am | O'Sullivan's (Arlington, VA) |
| May 12, 2018 • 7:00pm - 11:00pm | Private Wedding |
| April 28, 2018–April 29, 2018 • 10:00pm - 1:00am | The Bungalow (Chantilly, VA) |
| March 24, 2018–March 25, 2018 • 10:00pm - 1:00am | Whitlow's (Arlington) |
| March 22, 2018 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Private Event (Washington, DC) |
| March 09, 2018–March 10, 2018 • 10:00pm - 1:00am | The Bungalow (Chantilly, VA) |
| March 02, 2018–March 03, 2018 • 10:00pm - 1:00am | Auld Shebeen (Fairfax, VA) |
| February 02, 2018 • 7:00pm - 11:00pm | Private party (Manassas) |
| January 20, 2018 • 8:00pm - 11:55pm | Private Holiday Party |
| January 12, 2018–January 13, 2018 • 10:00pm - 1:00am | Whitlow's (Arlington) |
| January 05, 2018–January 06, 2018 • 10:00pm - 1:00am | The Bungalow (Chantilly, VA) |
| December 15, 2017 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Private Party |
| September 23, 2017 • 7:00pm - 11:00pm | Private Wedding |
| August 03, 2017 • 6:30pm - 8:30pm | Hometown Thursday (Fairfax, VA) |
| July 28, 2017 • 8:00pm - 10:00pm | Stonebridge (Woodbridge, VA) |
| June 16, 2017–June 17, 2017 • 10:00pm - 12:00am | Whitlow's (Arlington, VA) |
| June 10, 2017 • 8:00pm - 11:00pm | Wedding (Leesburg, VA) |
| June 03, 2017 • 8:00pm - 11:55pm | Fairfax HS Prom |
| May 19, 2017–May 20, 2017 • 10:00pm - 1:00am | Whitlow's on Wilson |
| April 29, 2017 • 7:00pm - 11:00pm | Private Wedding |
| March 31, 2017–April 01, 2017 • 10:00pm - 1:00am | Whitlow's on Wilson (Arlington, VA) |
| March 03, 2017–March 04, 2017 • 10:00pm - 1:00am | World of Beer (Ashburn, VA) |
| February 10, 2017–February 11, 2017 • 10:00pm - 1:30am | The Auld Shebeen (Fairfax, VA) |
| January 28, 2017 • 8:00pm - 11:00pm | Private Event (Chantilly, VA) |
| January 21, 2017–January 22, 2017 • 10:00pm - 1:00am | Whitlow's on Wilson (Arlington, VA) |
| January 13, 2017–January 14, 2017 • 10:00pm - 1:30am | Bungalow Billiards (Chantilly, VA) |
| December 09, 2016 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Private Event (Arlington, VA) |
| November 06, 2016 • 5:00pm - 9:00pm | Private Event (Clifton, VA) |
| October 28, 2016–October 29, 2016 • 10:00pm - 1:00am | Whitlow's on Wilson (Arlington, VA) |
| September 30, 2016–October 01, 2016 • 10:00pm - 1:00am | Whitlow's on Wilson |
| September 24, 2016 • 7:00pm - 8:00pm | Private Event (Montclair, VA) |
| September 09, 2016–September 10, 2016 • 10:00pm - 1:00am | Auld Shebeen (Fairfax, VA) |
| August 19, 2016 • 10:00pm - 11:55pm | Whitlow's on Wilson |
| July 29, 2016–July 30, 2016 • 10:00pm - 1:30am | Auld Shebeen (Fairfax) |
| July 04, 2016 • 6:00pm - 10:00pm | Private Event |
| June 04, 2016 • 7:00pm - 8:00pm | Private Event (Purcellville, VA) |
| June 03, 2016 • 10:00pm - 11:55pm | Whitlow's on Wilson |
| May 28, 2016 • 9:30pm - 11:55pm | Tortoise and Hare, Arlington, VA |
| May 07, 2016 • 7:00pm - 8:00pm | Private Wedding (Richmond, VA) |
| April 30, 2016 • 9:00pm - 11:55pm | Spanky's Pub (Leesburg, VA) |
| April 15, 2016 • 9:00pm - 11:55pm | World of Beer One Loudoun (Ashburn, VA) |
| April 08, 2016 • 7:30pm - 8:00pm | Private Event (Fairfax, VA) |
| March 25, 2016 • 10:00pm - 11:55pm | Auld Shebeen (Fairfax, VA) |
| November 07, 2015–November 08, 2015 • 6:00pm - 12:00am | Nonprofit Event |
| September 19, 2015 • 8:00pm - 11:00pm | Fundraiser |
2010s
Andy Grammer - Keep your Head Up
Chris Stapleton - Tennessee Whiskey
Daft Punk - Get Lucky
Darius Rucker - Wagon Wheel
Ed Sheeran - Don't
Enrique Eglasias - Bailando
Florida Georgia Line - Cruise
Foster the People - Pumped up kicks
Hot Chelle Rae - Tonight Tonight
Hozier - Take Me to Church
Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk
Neon Trees - Everybody talks
Neon Trees - Animal
OneRepublic - Counting stars
Paramore - Aint it Fun
Pharrell Williams - Happy
Pink - Raise Your Glass
Taylor Swift - Shake it Off
The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face
Vance Joy - Riptide
Walk the Moon - Shut Up and Dance
X Ambassadors - Renegades
2000s
Blink 182 - The Rock Show
Cake - Short Skirt/Long Jacket
Fall Out Boy - Sugar, We're Going Down
Fountain's of Wayne - Stacy's Mom
Gavin DeGraw - I Don't Wanna Be
Jimmy Eat World - The Middle
Kings of Leon - Sex on Fire
Lustra - Scotty Doesn't Know
Maroon 5 - Sunday Morning
Maroon 5 - This Love
Nelly - Hot in Herre
Nelly - Ride Wit me
OK Go - Here it goes again
Outkast - Hey Ya
RHCP - Dani California
Sum 41 - Fat Lip
The Darkness - I Believe in a Thing Called Love
The Killers - All these things that I've Done
The Killers - Mr. Brightside
The Killers - Somebody Told Me
The Killers - When You Were Young
The Script - Breakeven
Weezer - Beverly Hills
Weezer - Hash Pipe
Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag
Zac Brown Band - Chicken Fried
1990s
3rd Eye Blind - Semi-charmed Life
Backstreet Boys - Everybody
Bare Naked Ladies - One Week
Blink 182 - All the small things
Blur - Song 2
Chumbawamba - Tubthumping
Counting Crows - Mr. Jones
Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffany's
Goo Goo Dolls - Slide
Green Day - Basket Case
Hanson - MmmBop
Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta
Jamiroquai - Canned Heat
Lit - My own worst enemy
Matchbox 20 - 3AM
Montell Jordan - This is how we do it
RHCP - Higher Ground
Semisonic - FNT
Spin Doctors - Two Princes
Sublime - Santeria
The Presidents of the US - Lump
1980s
AC/DC - Highway to Hell
Aha - Take on Me
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell
Bryan Adams - Summer of 69
George Michael - Faith
Guns n Roses - Sweet Child of Mine
Huey Lewis and the News - The Power of Love
J Giels Band - Centerfold
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - I Love Rock and Roll
Journey - Don't stop believing
Los Lobos - La Bamba
Modern English - I Melt With You
Rick Springfield - Jessie’s Girl
Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)
The Outfield - Your Love
The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
The Romantics - What I like about you
Tom Petty - American Girl
Tommy Tutone - Jenny Jenny
Van Halen - Jump
1960s-70s
Ben E King - Stand By Me
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
Cheap Trick - Surrender
Dobie Gray - Drift Away
Doobie Brothers - Long train running
Elton John - Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting
Lynrd Skynrd - Sweet home Alabama
Marvin Gaye - Let's Get it On
Otis Redding - Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay
Queen - Fat Bottomed Girls
The Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There
| Kelly | Lead vocals/keys/rhythm guitar |
| Dave | Bass/vocals |
| Allen | Lead guitar/vocals |
| Sam | Drums |
Andy Grammer
Blink 182
Doobie Brothers
Ed Sheeran
Fall Out Boy
Gavin DeGraw
Green Day
Jamiroquai
Jason Mraz
John Mayer
Bruno Mars
Pharrell Williams
Queen
The Killers
Weezer
We can provide all necessary equipment for performances
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