{"id":13,"date":"2018-05-23T08:05:55","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T08:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebackbeats-co-uk.stackstaging.com\/public_html\/wordpress\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2024-12-01T15:48:28","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T15:48:28","slug":"13-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thebackbeats.co.uk\/index.php\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Band"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lancashire based fabulous 60&#8217;s and 70\u2019s function&nbsp; \/ party band. Large repertoire of classic hits, all played live with a driving Backbeat &#8211; guaranteed to get your feet tapping. Our Set list span the decades from the 50&#8217;s to the 80&#8217;s.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With strong lead vocals and multi part harmonies, we bring an updated sound to the golden hits of the past . 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