25 Sizzling Ideas for Summer Wedding Entertainment Part 2

Summer Wedding Entertainment Ideas.

Make the most of the sunshine and delight your guests with the best in British summertime entertainment for your wedding day and evening party. Let the fun begin!

9. Fantastic festivals

Forget high priced tickets for muddy fields and distant views of so-so bands, bring the festival to your wedding instead. Set up a stage or two, pop up a beer tent and start booking your acts…

The Roots Acoustic Trio

5 stars - The Roots Acoustic Trio are Highly Recommended 54 Nottinghamshire

The Roots Acoustic Trio provide amazing live music that all your guests will be talking about! Their upbeat, feel-good repertoire includes music from Bruno Mars to Bob Marley and is designed to get guests of all ages onto the dance floor!
Price from £765

10. Go Glastonbury!

The famous festival mixes its music, so you can hear an up and coming bad one set, then opera the next! Do the same; mix rock and jazz, acoustic and electro, DJs and dance troupes, opera singersand solo sax. Remember, that gospel choir who performed at the ceremony and the function band you've booked for the evening would probably love to be part of your festival too!

Hipster

5 stars - Hipster are Highly Recommended 521 Rock & Pop Function Bands Cheshire

With more than 2000 bookings to date, and over 500 five-star reviews, Hipster are one of the most well established and best love party bands in the UK. Their repertoire contains classic Beatles, Fleetwood Mac & The Rolling Stones through to modern indie & pop from Kings of Leon, The Killers & Pharrell. Previous clients include NSPCC, Channel 5, HSBC, Wella, Savilles, Deloitte, KPMG, RBC, Lloyds, M&S, Unileaver, BAE Systems and many more.
Price from £1,795
The Hot Shots

5 stars - The Hot Shots are Highly Recommended 377 Rock & Pop Function Bands Essex

Four time winners of The Wedding Industry Awards! The Hot Shots, are an multi award winning modern rock & pop party band. Their repertoire covers Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran & Maroon 5 through to rock & indie classics by Foo Fighters, Killers & Kings Of Leon. Members have played at V Festival, BugJam, London Astoria & the O2 arena. Over 350+ positive reviews.
Price from £1,533
The Dukes

5 stars - The Dukes are Highly Recommended 298 Rock & Pop Function Bands London

Fun, dynamic, energetic & experienced band guaranteed to get everyone dancing! Hits from The Killers, Kings of Leon to classics like Bowie, Queen & Beatles. Dance off's encouraged! The Dukes will not stop rocking until everyone is on their feet!
Price from £1,505
Brightlights

5 stars - Brightlights are Highly Recommended 25 Rock & Pop Function Bands Hampshire

Brightlights are a cool and contemporary party band, combining classics with modern rock pop and indie from the likes of Bruno Mars, The Beatles, Swedish House Mafia, King Of Leon and The Lumineers. This band know how to throw a party!
Price from £3,344

11. The quirky, the fun, the unexpected

Bring a sense of theatre to your festival with unusual acts, such as stilt walkers, living statues, mime artists, medieval fools and more.

Mediaeval Baebes

Medieval, Historical Music London

The Mediaeval Baebes are an exquisite & highly acclaimed act who offer unique musical beauty & outstanding talent whilst singing in an impressive array of long-forgotten languages using both classical & mediaeval instruments.Christmas Songs Online
Price from £3,921
Stilt Walkers Galore

5 stars - Stilt Walkers Galore are Highly Recommended 4 Street Entertainers Northamptonshire

Stilt Walkers Galore can create stilt walker clowns, stilt walker mimes, stilt walker statues and stilt walking theatrical characters, creating a unique blend of stilt walking performance possibilities. We have a multitude of themes to entice and delight.
Price from £376

12. Inside out

OK, we know the weather is even more unpredictable than the best man's speech, so choose wedding entertainment that works just as well in your venue as outside on the lawns, such as micro-illusion magicians, caricaturists, small format jazz bands, wandering mariachi bands or a piano accordionist.

Beat Banditos

5 stars - Beat Banditos are Highly Recommended 53 Mariachi Bands London

Beat Banditos are a crazy trio of rock n pop - loving Mariachi musicians, who will wander amongst your guests & perform a variety of popular songs in a Mexican style! Covering music from Lady GaGa to Guns & Roses, this fun loving trio are unforgettable!
Price from £915
Mucho Mariachi

5 stars - Mucho Mariachi are Highly Recommended 16 Mariachi Bands London

Mucho Mariachi is a 4 piece Mariachi Band with an authentic Mexican sound. They are a lively addition to any themed event and are available in a 2-6 piece band, so can fit in with any of your space or budget restrictions.
Price from £980
The Quartones

5 stars - The Quartones are Highly Recommended 56 Jazz Bands London

The Quartones are a professional 4 piece band brimming with a wealth of music and performance experience. They have been providing entertainment for over 10 years which has seen them perform all over the world. With 100s of gigs under their belt and a wide-ranging repertoire you can be assured that you are in safe hands, and that The Quartones will add a big spark to your special day!
Price from £1,429
Accordionist Cailin

5 stars - Accordionist Cailin are Highly Recommended 14 Unique, Unusual Musicians London

Performing traditional songs from around the world, Accordionist Cailin has an impressive resume of Festival & TV appearances, as well as previous clients including Princess Anne, Sting, Jamie Oliver & Guy Ritchie!
Price from £327

13. Welcome your bride and groom!

It's time for your grand entrance to your wedding breakfast as newly weds or newly hitched civil partners, so make it a moment to remember with a trumpet fanfare from a guard of honour, a Scottish piper, or an all-out attention grabbing drumming troupe.

The Scottish Piper

5 stars - The Scottish Piper are Highly Recommended 11 Pipers, Bagpipers Durham

A highly professional Highland Bagpiper with over 30 years experience performing across the globe. Adding a classic touch to your event, The Scottish Piper will gladly tailor his service to meet your needs.
Price from £238
Trumpet Fanfare

5 stars - Trumpet Fanfare are Highly Recommended 1 Kent

An amazing Trumpet Fanfare who'll dress to suit your occasion, whether you require formal wedding or evening wear, Military dress or period costume. The Fanfare ranges from 1 to 7 players!
Price from £1,319

14.Mealtime entertainment

There are plenty of moments in a wedding meal where you can surprise your guests with unexpected entertainment. Roving magicians can work the tables to bridge the gap between taking your seats and the starter being served, for example.

Roaming Free

5 stars - Roaming Free are Highly Recommended 14 London

Roaming Free are a superb wandering acoustic band, available as a trio, four piece or six piece line up. The trio features three-part vocal harmonies, saxophone & 2 acoustic guitars. Their incredible interactive performances are always a big hit with guests, and include hits from the 50's to the present charts.
Price from £1,947
Rambling Band

5 stars - Rambling Band are Highly Recommended 8 London

With inventive mash ups, four-part harmonies and un-ignorable grooves, Rambling Band are an exciting portable roaming band. The perfect ice breaker for your event, Rambling Band will get your guests singing, bums shaking and feet tapping!
Price from £3,522

15. Music to munch by

Create a lovely atmosphere during your meal with gentle background music from an expert and experienced pianist, guitarist, harpist, or even an a capella group, depending on the size of your room.

Jessica Louise

5 stars - Jessica Louise (Harpist) are Highly Recommended 68 Harpists Cheshire

Jessica Louise is an advanced level Harpist performing beautiful, elegant music perfect to give any occasion that unique, special touch!
Price from £302
Lee Mathews

5 stars - Lee Mathews are Highly Recommended 142 Pianists Oxfordshire

Lee Matthews is an outstanding pianist ready to create the perfect ambience! With a vast repertoire, Lee performs anything from Modern Pop & Rock to Classical, Jazz & more! Having regularly performed at the Dorchester, Claridges, the Savoy & more, Lee can also provide a sophisticated baby grand piano shell to add that wow-factor to your occasion!
Price from £273
The T-Tones

5 stars - The T-Tones are Highly Recommended 30 Vocal Groups & Choirs Suffolk

THE T-TONES ARE THE UK'S PREMIER DOO-WOP VOCAL GROUP. Available for weddings, corporate events, functions and special occasions. Concepts, jingles, stings and appearances for TV, Radio and online marketing campaigns and projects. Music composition and bespoke song arrangement.
Price from £849
Ben Harrison

5 stars - Ben Harrison are Highly Recommended 19 Classical Guitarists Somerset

A great alternative to a classical guitarist, Ben Harrison is an acoustic fingerstyle guitarist performing a unique repertoire of original folk, jazz & world music as well as a few well known popular tunes by The Beatles, Eric Clapton and Louis Armstrong.
Price from £288

16. Waiter, there's a song in my soup

Singing waiters have been around for years but they never fail to amuse, delight and entertain, as your waiters suddenly develop a passion for performance along with magnificent voices!

The Fabulous Singing Waiters

5 stars - The Fabulous Singing Waiters are Highly Recommended 39 Singing Waiters London

Amazing Singing Waiters to hire. A wonderful surprise for your guests; Some of the most talented operatic & musical theatre singers in the UK disguised as waiters who suddenly burst into song with no warning making your guests gush with astonished awe!
Price from £940
Totally Spontaneous

5 stars - Totally Spontaneous are Highly Recommended 15 Singing Waiters Hertfordshire

Totally Spontaneous Singing Waiters to hire! A wonderful surprise for your guests; waiters who suddenly burst into song with no warning making your guests gush with astonished awe! 4 vocalists performing a cappella arrangements unlike anything else
Price from £1,818
Incognito Artists

5 stars - Incognito Artists are Highly Recommended 1 Singing Waiters London

Incognito Artists are the ‘Master Chefs’ of the entertainment world. We combine the most exquisite ingredients; extraordinary staff, creative genius, hand-picked crème de la crème West End, Broadway and opera stars and most importantly, YOU. Then, masterfully, we blend these together; devising, creating then serving a sumptuous, mouth-watering feast of unrivalled entertainment.
Price from £5,162
Superstar Waiters

5 stars - Superstar Waiters are Highly Recommended 4 Singing Waiters Surrey

Superstar singing waiters with a difference - outstanding vocalists and musicians hidden within your event as staff or guests. Available as 2 or 3 singers and also with a live backing band option! Video Online!
Price from £1,242

17. Excellent evenings

Your guests are arriving for the evening, ready to celebrate your special day and have a really great time. So, give them an evening they'll be talking about for years!

Happy Hour

5 stars - Happy Hour are Highly Recommended 458 Rock & Pop Function Bands Kent

Let you & your guests be blown away by one of the most in-demand bands in the UK! With 300+ reviews, a setlist full of the best music around & a wealth of industry experience, Happy Hour have entertained some of the world's biggest names (Pinewood Studios, Microsoft, ITV & more) & are no strangers to jam-packed dance floor’s & demands for encores!
Price from £1,644
Live Wires

5 stars - Live Wires are Highly Recommended 278 Rock & Pop Function Bands Staffordshire

Rocking events across the UK for the last 10 years, Live Wires are experienced, professional & ready to fill your dance floor! With over 160+ positive customer reviews, previous clients including Pepsi Co, Argos & Santander & a killer repertoire packed full of dance floor classics plus some of today’s biggest hits, Live Wires will go down a storm!
Price from £1,559

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