We are based in Shropshire and one of the UK's leading live bands, and pride ourselves on performing the highest quality live entertainment, using state of art sound and lighting equipment to enhance all live performances.

We are a lively and energetic five and/or six/seven piece (optional) band and the line up consists of; Female Lead Vocalist(s), Rhythm/Lead Guitar, Keys/Synths, Bass Guitar and Drums (Sax and two singer options available)

All songs are performed completely live (no click track) and performed to the of highest standards.

Live backing vocals accompany.

Our repertoire covers; funk, soul, dance, rock and chilled out renditions, -ranging from the fifties to modern day chart.

‘Special song’ choices can be arranged to be performed if they are not listed on the current repertoire/set lists, -as long as sufficient notice is given.

Additional fees will be incurred.

Chloe Wharton started off in Musical theatre. A dancer originally, Chloe graduated from the Royal Ballet and went on to the UK’s most prestigious stage school Laine Theatre Arts where she discovered her love for singing.

Having sung and played piano and from a young age, Chloe was no stranger to singing, but it was when she was awarded a scholarship at Laine that she was really able to nurture her vocal ability.

Since leaving Laine Theatre Arts, Chloe has been fortunate enough to tour the country and perform in the West End with the 2016 Cast of Wicked at the Apollo Victoria Theatre, the 2017 Cast of Les Miserables at the Queens Sondheim Theatre and the 2018 Cast of We Will Rock You at the London Coliseum.

Alongside this, Chloe has been fortunate enough to perform in numerous shows including Miss Saigon, Oliver, 42nd Street, Kiss Me Kate where she has been able to work alongside Stars such as Alfie Boe, Michael Ball and Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber.

In recent years, Chloe has fronted several bands including, The Groove Mavericks, Sounds of Soul, Blue Lion Band, Reservoir5 and currently The Vertigo Band.

Despite having a very musical theatre background, Chloe’s taste in music is extremely eclectic and there is nothing she enjoys more than bringing the party, no matter what she’s singing, and with dancing in her veins, she knows how to get people moving.

Chloe Wharton

Sophie Claire

Sophie Claire is a lead vocalist in The Vertigo Band.

Performing in well known and popular live bands and acts across the UK, Sophie Claire has many years working in the music industry and has established herself as an experienced, powerful and extremely versatile rock, pop and R&B vocalist, who thrives on getting a crowd/audience on their feet and up on to the dance floor.

Sophie Claire studied at Brighton Institute of Modern Music and was a top 30 contestant on the X Factor and even performed live with Take Thats, Gary Barlow on the Wembley Stage, during her time at boot-camp.

As a natural born performer, Sophie Claire is always at home on stage fronting a live band and always ready to bring the party to any event and occasion.

Sophie Claire has previously been involved in many live acts since joining The Vertigo band in 2015 and toured across the UK with well known Wigan established act "Aphrodite", performing regularly on the circuit at music venues, theatres, holiday resorts and social clubs as well as private occasions and festivals.

Sophie Claire enjoys studio recording as well as live performance work and has spent lots of time in recording studios over the years adding her vocal talent and abilities to all types of music arrangements.

Gareth Rhys Jones is the keys player in The Vertigo Band.

Gareth is a UK based media composer and producer.

Predominantly focused on production music, his tracks have been broadcast in 30+ countries, and have been used on:

Street Food (Netflix)
Six Nations (BBC)
Bullet in the Face (IFC)
Soccer AM (SkyOne)
Next On (MTV)
Little Zoo That Could (Discovery)
Paradise Hotel (TV3)
Project Runway Sverige (TV3)
Steps A-Z Christmas (VH1)
Married At First Sight (Channel3)
Four Weddings (Discovery+)
Dechrau Canu Dechrau Canmol (S4C)
Hotel Caesar (TV2)
Channel Idents (Canal+)
Channel Idents (DR Ultra)
Channel Idents (FiveUSA)
News Idents (5MU)

Gareth also writes bespoke scores and classically trained on piano and clarinet.

He studied Music/Computer Science (BSc) at the University of Leeds and Professional Media Composition (MA) at the University of Chichester.

In addition to piano and clarinet, Gareth learned guitar and bass as well as picking up various other instruments like a tin whistle, accordion and assorted percussion.

Gareth is an active gigging musician, performing with The Vertigo Band, Beautiful Trauma (Live Tribute P!nk Band), jazz trio, original folk rock band, tribute and a solo act.

Gareth's live playing experience feeds into his composition as he try's to create music using as many live instruments as possible.

Gareth is passionate about community and supports many wonderful creative initiatives in his home town, such as Highly Flammable Studios and the good people at Painted Life.

Gareth plays for The Big Busk, raising money for our homeless shelter.

Gareth Rhys Jones

Dave Sylva

Dave Sylva is the lead guitarist in The Vertigo Band.

Dave first picked up the guitar at the age of 6 and very quickly became a natural and started having guitar lessons by the age of 8.

In college, Dave studied music and gained a BTEC National Diploma.

Dave was heavily influenced at an early age by Brian May, Bill Nelson and Rory Gallagher.

Dave learned his way around the fret board by listening intently to the way that they played the electric guitar.

The melodic style of Bill Nelson, the harmonies of Brian May and the raw energy of Rory Gallagher all combine in Dave Sylva's playing technique to give him a unique sound and style.

Dave founded Telford based band M.A.D.I.S.O.N in 2006 which eventually changed their name to: Reign of kings in 2014.

Supported: Mcfly, Whitesnake, Journey, Thunder, Gerry McAvoy's band of friends, Limehouse Lizzy and The Bon Jovi Experience...

27 years experience playing guitar

20 years experience performing live

18 years experience recording and mixing music

BTEC National Diploma in music practice.

Dave now teaches guitar, ukulele and bass full time privately.

Olly James is a professional drummer and percussionist with over 30 years of experience spanning brass bands, orchestral ensembles, and contemporary rock and pop bands.

From performing "virtuoso" solos at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall to serving as Principal Percussionist for leading musical theatre societies, Olly brings a lifetime of rhythmic expertise to every stage.

A passionate educator and charity advocate, Olly also used to organise workshops for The Big Busk, Shrewsbury to make music accessible to all who were interested.

Olly loves jamming with The Vertigo Band as well as sister band; Beautiful Trauma, performing at various functions, theatres, festivals and music venues across the UK

Olly James

Daniel Rogers

Daniel Rogers is the bass guitarist in The Vertigo Band.

Since 1994, Dan has been heavily involved within the live music scene across Shropshire, playing bass in various line ups over the years and heavily influenced by hard rock, 80's & 90's Guitar Orientated Music and grunge during in his early years.

As time passed in the late nineties, Dan invested in some sound and lighting equipment to enable him to perform live with his bands to get heard, noticed and to earn money.

From 1998 to 2002, Dan was the bassist in a band called "The Undecided", -an originals rock/indie band, based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire who achieved minor local success and experienced supporting other locals live bands at various pubs, music venues and festivals. An EP was released in 2000 and was well received by all who purchased it.

"Lemon Sweet Disease" was the signature track as well as "Butterflies".

The band ended in 2001.

From 2002 to 2009, Dan was bassist for local Shropshire originals band "Solarson" who experienced minor success, -performing at various venues and festivals across the country over seven years and released three EP's during this period. Signature songs include: "Noble Mission", "Pocket Of Gold" & "Love You Underground" The band ended in 2009

In 2009, Dan started The Vertigo Band and has played bass in its various line ups to date.

They have experienced huge success over the years, performing at weddings, balls, corporate events, charity occasions, birthday parties and festivals and continue to enjoy gigging across the UK to date

As a side project to The Vertigo Band, Dan started up a tribute band called:

"Beautiful Trauma" in 2017, which is a live tribute to P!NK, featuring; Stacy Green. They have experienced great success since 2017, performing all over the UK at various music establishments, theatres and festivals.

Dan has owned and successfully run a recording and rehearsal studio since 2000

(HIGH ALTITUDE RECORDING & REHEARSAL STUDIO) in Shrewsbury, which has been a stable rehearsal facility for many local bands for over two decades and will continue to be for as long as possible to encourage up and coming future live bands for everyone to enjoy.

Stacy sings a wide range of songs from Motown, pop, rock and modern classics.

Stacy is also a well versed songwriter and performs some of her own material live on occasion.

Stacy has been performing for over 25 years, starting out in the live band scene, singing and playing lead guitar for a band called; Onyx and then HotRoxx, which gained notoriety and led to some TV and radio appearances.

She has performed at venues such as; Ronnie Scott's alongside acts; Roy Wood and performed for Ali Campbell and recording in his studio.

Nowadays, Stacy concentrates on performing as a tribute artist.

She has won awards over the past ten years.

She performs as Cher, Annie Lennox and Pink and she is the UK’s Best Muti-Tribute Act, awarded by the Agents Association.

One of her biggest influences is the legendary Queen and learnt her trade from listening to Freddie Mercury as a vocalist and Brian May as a guitarist. This led her to once grace the stage as the UK's first and ONLY female fronted tribute to Queen with Stacy as 'Freda Mercury'! She is truly the 'QUEEN OF ROCK'!

Stacy began singing at the age of 12, forming an accapella vocal harmony group with friends using 3 and 4 part harmonies. This led them to win talent shows and to appear on BBC television to showcase the use of harmonies as well as appearing on the local ITV news. Shortly after a few vocal performances, they chose to pick up instruments and create an all female rock band. This is where Stacy began to play lead guitar. As well as this, she has tried her hand at bass guitar, drums and piano.

This is where Onyx began its life and went on to win the well known 'Rock the Castle' competition. This gave them the opportunity to record originally penned songs at UB40's recording studio in Birmingham where Ali Campbell listened to their music. Onyx toured a lot and got to play at Ronnie Scott's to round off the 'Rock the Castle' tour they were part of.

Once she went solo it became obvious that audiences made comparisons vocally to the legend Cher, who herself is somewhat of a rock chick. The power and finesse of Stacy's vocals have led her to create a tribute show to the female icon. Her tribute 'Cherished', along with her tributes to Pink and Annie Lennox, has taken her around the world, gained great accolades and won regional and national awards. The combination of these tributes has seen her winning the title of the UK’s No.1 Annie Lennox Tribute and the UK’s Best Multi Tribute Act from the agents association.

After the freedom of being a solo artist, Stacy felt ready to once again be part of a band. She was approached by other professional musicians and was asked to join forces with them on a new project, a female fronted Queen tribute band! She became 'Freda Mercury' and 'She Will Rock You' entertained audiences from Dec 2011 until its demise in 2015. They also won an award in that short space of time! The band played some big gigs, including playing for the people of Wolverhampton for the Queen's Jubilee with the guitarist playing 'God Save The Queen' lifted high above the crowds in the air.

Band life returned in the form of a band to back her successful Pink tribute known collectively as Beautiful Trauma which has been very successful and fulfilling performing in theatres around the UK and now also the fully fledged band Yourythmics- a celebration of Annie Lennox and the Eurythmics also in theatres.