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Beat Surrender
Rock and Pop TrioBeat Surrender are a young, energetic and highly talented function band. With a repertoire full of dance floor fillers, and a tight, powerful sound far bigger than their 3 piece lineup suggests; they're guaranteed to bring the house down at your party!
Algorhythm
Wedding BandA phenomenal, 100% live, four-piece unit essential for every party! With music from 60's (the Beatles, Marvin Gaye, Etta James) right through to the latest chart hits (Dua Lipa, The Weeknd, Bruno Mars), Algorhythm are ready to fill your dance floor with favourites for everyone!
The MBB Band
10 Piece Big BandMagnificent 10 piece act specialising in Modern songs in a Swing style, Jumpin' Jive, Supercool Swing & R'n'B! Covering music from the likes of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, to Take That and Radiohead, The MBB Band's extensive repertoire is set to entertain all night long!
In The Red
Wedding BandA professional, in demand band with experience, style & energy! With an amazing show full of the very latest party favorites plus unforgettable classics, In The Red guarantee you and your guests a night to remember!
Soul Power
Wedding BandSoul power are a professional high energy 9 piece funk and soul band from North Yorkshire. With over a decade of experience performing at venues such as Blenheim Palace, this band will be sure to leave you and your guests with a night to remember.
Vintage Jukebox
Wedding BandSwing, Soul and Rock & Roll performed by a young, charismatic band. This show is feel good, high energy and interactive, not your average swing band!! Excellent musicians, a fun performance and repertoire that everybody will know and can dance to!
Amore Swing
Swing BandA professional 5-8 piece Swing band with style, class, sophistication & incredible musicianship! Fronted by a charismatic crooner accompanied by highly trained jazz musicians, Amore Swing will create the perfect atmosphere at your event whether you require beautiful ballads or up-tempo swinging jive... Read more...
The Fireflites
Wedding BandPerfect for 50's themed events, weddings, tribute nights, casinos, holiday parks or hotels; The Fireflites will take you back to that definitive era with the classic feel good songs and have you twistin', jivin' and rock 'n' rollin' all night long!
Ignition
Wedding BandDelivering an unforgettable performance that is guaranteed to get you and your guests dancing all night, Ignition cover a range of styles from Pop, Rock, RnB, Disco & Soul and Garage & Dance music with their own unique and contemporary twist. Passionate about the music they perform, Ignition will cr... Read more...
Talk
Wedding BandOffering a massive repertoire of party classics and modern chart toppers with a cool contemporary twist, Talk are an incredible live party band whose infectious energy and breath-taking performance will leave you wanting more and more.
Our Guide to the best
Wedding Bands the North East has to offer
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The North East has a diverse musical history going back through the years and covering a wide range of genres – from legends Sting, Dave Stewart of Eurythmics fame, Dire Straits and Whitesnake, to Prefab Sprout, Pet Shop Boy Neil Tenant, Kenickie and Lauren Laverne, Cheryl Fernandez-Versini of Girls Aloud, Perrie Edwards of Little Mix, and James Arthur… and not forgetting Ant & Dec (OBEs).
The North East is home to many live music venues, including Newcastle’s O2 Academy, The Middlesbrough Empire and The Gala in Durham. For festivals, the region’s well served too, with the North-East’s largest inner-city music festival Hit The North, and This Is Tomorrow Festival both in Newcastle. Durham hosts Hardwick Live, while Darlington Summer Sound is a festival of tribute artists, and Lindisfarne Festival provides ‘the ultimate end of summer party’.
Our North East Wedding Bands
Our bands are available to hire in every area of the North East including:
Alive Network is home to the very best wedding bands who are available to hire for weddings taking place within the region.
Hiring a North East wedding band
How much does it cost to hire wedding bands in the North East?
The cost of a wedding band varies, depending on the line-up, and the options each band offers. In the last 12 months, the average price of a 5-piece band is around £1,600.
The table below shows the range of fees for different types of wedding bands:
| Type of Artist | Cost Range |
|---|---|
| Rock and Pop wedding party bands | £670 - £960 (3-piece) £980 - £1,550 (4-piece) £1,050 - £1,380 (5-piece) £1,570 - £2,160 (4-piece) |
| Upbeat and Dixieland Jazz bands | £460 - £1,210 (3-piece) £700 - £2,700 (5-piece) |
| Acoustic and Roaming bands | £330 - £720 (2-piece) £480 - £1,630 (3-piece) £600 - £1,630 (4-piece) |
| Soul Bands | £820 - £4,500 (4-piece) £960 - £2,420 (5-piece) £1,090 - £3,500 (6-piece) £1,210 - £7,500 (larger bands) |
| Rat Pack and Swing bands | £1,060 - £1,940 (5-piece) £2,120 - £2,904 (7 to 9-piece) £2,900 - £3,020 (10-piece+) |
Booking a band who are local to your venue is a great way to reduce cost, as any travel fees will be minimal. The home town of all Alive Network wedding bands are included on their profile pages, and your Entertainment Coordinator can recommend the best bands near to your venue. However, you don’t need to limit your search to just local bands – your perfect band maybe willing to travel at nominal cost!
How much space will they need?
The table below shows approximately how much space wedding bands of different sizes require:
| Size of Wedding Band | Performance Space Required |
|---|---|
| 3-piece band | 3 x 3 metres |
| 4-piece band | 4 x 3 metres |
| 5 and 6-piece band | 5 x 3 metres |
| 7-piece band and bigger | 5/6 x 4 metres |
How long will they take to set up & soundcheck?
Depending how close to the performance space a wedding band can park, unloading, setting up and performing their sound-check will take around 60 – 90 minutes.
Some busy city hotels require bands to load in via a supplier’s entrance, using a shared staff elevator, which can increase set up times.
Following their performance, it takes around 45 – 60 minutes to pack down and load out.
How long is a typical wedding band set list?
Our bands usually offer two 60-minute performances, though many can perform for longer if needed. You could spread out a two-hour performance by splitting it into three 40-minute sets. Most bands are flexible to fit in with your evening, and will usually take a break of around 15 minutes between sets, during which time they will provide background music from an MP3 player or laptop.
If providing the evening entertainment, a wedding band would typically arrive at 6pm, get set up and perform that all-important sound check by 7.30pm to 8pm, get changed and ready to start the first performance by around 9pm. The second performance would then start around 10.30pm, until a normal curfew of midnight. Many wedding bands offer longer performances or DJ sets at an additional cost, including finishing times of 1am and 2am. You can find the booking options on each wedding band’s profile page. These times serve as an example – the band will always liaise with you and will tailor what they are doing on the night to your particular needs.
Find The Perfect Wedding Band the North East Has To Offer!
Check out these reviews of North East wedding bands to help you find the perfect band for you.
"Amazing performance from a great friendly band"
The guys were incredible for our wedding. They learnt our first dance and performed it amazingly. They were so friendly and made the whole evening painless and were taking on the spot requests from guests. I Would highly recommend them and would use them for any future events for sure.
"They played like there were thousands!"
They came and set up, started and carried out their set list and DJing on time, well presented and very professionally! We had a small wedding as planned and they played like the room was packed with people on the dance floor or when it was empty and everyone was sitting or outside! We were getting told how amazing the band had been by everyone and I really enjoyed their music! Chatted to the 3 of them in between sets and they engaged so well with everyone! Everyone wanted the name of them after and they were honestly fantastic. They learnt our first dance song specially and made it their own which sounded great. Please hire them! You won't regret it!
"Technicolour were one of the highlights of our wedding!"
Technicolour were absolutely brilliant! Everyone at our wedding commented Not only how good they were, but the songs were all fantastic choices. We got an absolutely Jam-packed dance floor and lots of memories. The band were quick to respond with any queries and set-up etc ran smoothly. The DJ set was also a great way to end the night. Highly recommend.
"Incredible musicians loved by our guests"
We booked the band to play at our wedding and they did not disappoint at all. The band played all sorts of covers of great hits and we received comments from a large amount of our guests afterwards saying how much they enjoyed the music. The DJ service afterwards was also greatly enjoyable and got our guests up and dancing for the rest of the night!
"Technicolour were amazing! 08/11/2019"
Technicolour were amazing. The band set up and packed away so quickly. They knew exactly how to please all of the guests attending our wedding, everyone was up and dancing! We couldn’t have asked for more. Thank you!
"Thank you for making our wedding day so special! We didn’t s..."
Absolutely amazing! We didn’t stop dancing, the band sounds amazing live and so many people commented on our band! Such good value for money, thank you for making our wedding amazing nick and the rest of the band :) love mr and Mrs collett X
Local North East Wedding Venues
We work closely with some amazing wedding venues in the North East including: Woodhill Hall, Close House Country Club, Durham Castle, Otterburn Towers, Lumley Castle Hotel, Alnwick Castle, Marriott Hotel (Newcastle-U-Tyne), Chillingham Castle, Horton Grange Country House and many more.
If you want any advice on suitable entertainment at your chosen venue, just let us know where you’re planning to book and we’ll share what we know, who we’ve booked there in the past, which of our bands are most suitable and any other key information about entertainment at that venue that we think you might want to be aware of.
UKAWP Wedding Planners in the North East
As a proud supplier member of the UK Alliance of Wedding Planners, we are happy to recommend their members who abide by the UKAWP Code of Business Practice.
The following UKAWP wedding planners cover the North East region: Fin Flükra, Kook Events and Weddings By Sara Jane.
