here’s B.O.D.!

Band of Dads, affectionately known as B.O.D, started with a simple idea:

Turn good times into good causes.

What began as a bunch of mates making noise in Cuckfield has grown into a proper community of musicians, volunteers and supporters using live music to raise money, bring people together and support brilliant causes.

We form into bands to raise money for charities — and to help charities raise money for themselves. From local fundraisers and community events to bigger live shows, we bring the music, the energy and the atmosphere.

And because nobody wants dead air while the band heads to the bar, we’ve also got a BOD DJ to keep the party moving between sets.

At the heart of it all is something just as important as the fundraising: connection.

BOD gives us a place to step away from work, family pressures and everyday life, reconnect with music, have a laugh and look after our own mental health along the way.

Three chapters. Three different flavours. One shared purpose.

Party With A Purpose.

Chapter One — Cuckfield

This is where it all began.

B.O.D Cuckfield was the original spark — a group of local dads picking up instruments, making noise and having a laugh.

It didn’t take long for things to grow.

People started taking notice. The gigs got bigger, the crowds got louder and the pubs discovered that beer sales have a mysterious tendency to improve whenever BOD turns up.

Funny that.

More importantly, we realised we weren’t alone.

There were loads of people out there who wanted to play music, be part of something positive and use their spare time to do a bit of good.

That’s when the idea of BOD chapters was born.

The Cuckfield chapter kept evolving too. We welcomed mums into the band, added keyboards, expanded the line-up and generally proved that there is apparently no sensible upper limit to the number of musicians you can squeeze onto a stage.

Over the years, Cuckfield has become the foundation of everything BOD stands for:

Live music. Local causes. Community spirit.

From one small group in Cuckfield, a much bigger idea began.

Chapter Two — Second Chapter

As BOD grew, we ran into a very good problem:

More gigs than one band could physically play.

Work, families, holidays, dad-duty emergencies and the occasional musician disappearing into a shed meant we were turning down gigs we really wanted to do.

So we did the obvious thing.

We built another band.

We reached out to talented friends, shared the spirit of BOD and started putting together a second line-up.

What began as extra capacity soon developed its own identity.

B.O.D Second Chapter was born.

Second Chapter brings a heavier, louder edge to the BOD sound — big guitars, huge choruses, shameless singalongs and enough energy to make standing still basically impossible.

They quickly stopped being “the other BOD band” and became a full chapter in their own right, playing complete gigs, building their own crowd and adding their own particular flavour of mayhem to the family.

Different band.

Same purpose.

Same promise:

Turn up. Make noise. Do some good.