Wedding Bands North West Find 601 of the best North West wedding bands
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Hipster
Wedding BandHipster's repertoire contains classic & vintage artists; The Beatles, Fleetwood Mac & The Rolling Stones, plus modern indie & pop from Kings of Leon, The Killers & Pharrell. Over 1000 wedding & corporate bookings including; M&S, Wella, RBS, Lloyds, NSPCC, Oxford Uni Press & Claire's Accessories. Ove... Read more...
The Royale
Wedding BandFronted by an amazing singer-guitarist with an incredible rock-pop voice, The Royale’s exciting repertoire spans modern day anthems plus a selection of unforgettable classics! A highly experienced band that has entertained crowds across the UK, played alongside Lenny Kravitz & Placebo, toured Europe... Read more...
Dexter
Wedding BandDexter are a fantastic rock & pop band who are available exclusively from Alive Network! With both male & female vocals, they play music that's ideal for dancing, ranging from The Beatles, Adele, The Killers, Maroon 5, The Clash & more!
The Good Habits
Wedding BandWith a combination of great songs plus years of playing experience, party trio The Good Habits will guarantee a busy dance floor & an entertaining evening for all! Performing music from Arctic Monkeys, Oasis, The Beatles, Bruno Mars, David Bowie, Stevie Wonder & more, this rock & pop trio pack a pun... Read more...
The Upstarts
Wedding BandThe Upstarts are one of the freshest bands around! Performing music everyone will love, The Upstarts live sets include cool classics from the Beatles and Stevie Wonder to the biggest modern-day hits from Bruno Mars, DNCE, Bieber and more!
Drive
Wedding BandDrive pride themselves on their high energy live show! With a repertoire ranging from 60’s classics right through to modern chartbusters, this indie-inspired band cover T-Rex to Arctic Monkeys, Thin Lizzy to Kasabian & much more!
Astrix
Rock and Pop TrioAstrix are a high energy party trio playing the very best pop and rock! A packed dance floor all night is guaranteed with your favourite hits from the 60s to present day! Expect to hear music from Bruno Mars, the Beatles, George Ezra, Oasis & loads more!
Hipster & The Twisted Tubes
Wedding BandIf you are looking for an incredible live music experience, you’ve found it! With over 380+ amazing reviews, world-wide performances stretching Vietnam, Dubai, Singapore & Austria, countless high-profile clients & a show that has been designed to wow, Hipster & The Twisted T... Read more...
Academy Of Soul
Wedding BandBringing funk, groove & passion for some of the greatest hits of all time, Academy Of Soul are one of the finest UK soul bands! Guaranteeing a slick, top flight performance with music from Aretha, Marvin, Stevie & more, this band will kick-start your party & fill your dance floor!
The Zenettes
Wedding BandHailing from the bustling streets of Manchester, The Zenettes are an acoustic folk, pop girl group comprised of three really good friends with a mutual love of music. With influences as broad as Dusty Springfield and Daft Punk, they have created a distinctive sound fuelled by live instruments and t... Read more...
Our Guide to the Best
Wedding Bands North West England Has To Offer
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The North West of England has produced a wide range of bands and artists – from The Beatles, mezzo-soprano Alice Coote, and 1-D’s Harry Styles, to most of Take That (including blue-eyed boy Gary Barlow), and the indie movement of Madchester, inspiring bands like Happy Mondays, Stone Roses and The Verve.
Famous and inconspicuous live music venues abound across the North West – including Liverpool’s Cavern Club (made famous by a certain fab four), Manchester’s bouncy-floored O2 Ritz nightclub, The Grand in Clitheroe, and Carlisle’s The Brickyard.
The North West is no stranger to a good ol’ music festival, with plenty on offer. From the Lancaster Music Festival, Manchester’s Jazz Festival, to The Beat-Herder Festival in the Ribble Valley, Cheshire’s family-friendly Just So Festival, Liverpool’s Africa Oyé, and the Keswick Mountain Festival, and much more, the region showcases the best in live music and entertainment throughout the year.
The North West is home to two prestigious music schools, both based in Manchester – the Royal Northern College of Music, established in 1893, and Chetham’s School of Music.
Our North West Wedding Bands
Our bands are available to hire in every area of the North West 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 West wedding band
How much does it cost to hire wedding bands in the North West?
The cost of wedding bands 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 Bands Northwest England Has To Offer!
Check out these reviews of North West wedding bands to help you find the perfect band for you.
"Absolutely fantastic band, can’t recommend enough"
Tuxedo played at our wedding and we couldn’t be happier with how it went. They were absolutely brilliant from the first song to the last and as well as being great musicians they were a great group of people who were really friendly from the moment they arrived! All our guests have not stopped mentioning how good Tuxedo were and we’re already trying to find a reason for another party so we can book them again. Thanks very much to you all for making our evening very special and great fun
"Amazing wedding band - got everyone dancing"
Swamp cats were fantastic, arrived when they said they would, were easy to talk to. Their sets had amazing energy and were well paced. Everyone commented on how good they were and at the end of the night I think almost everyone was on the dance floor. Would definitely recommend!
"Absolutely incredible - highlight of the day for all our gue..."
These guys are superb. We had 2 x 1 hour sets and the dance floor was packed for all of it. Every song was a banger. Excellent set list covering a range of decades and genres. The guys delivered on each one. Naomi is a superstar. So much positive feedback from our guests after the wedding all highlighting how incredible the band were. Thank you so much for such a memorable evening.
"Amazing wedding band! Highly recommend!"
We absolutely loved having Minnie and the Moochers at our wedding. They played a great selection of funk and soul hits, which kept the night high energy throughout. They have a professional and highly honed skill at engaging and entertaining a wedding crowd, and as a result the dance floor was nothing but full the entire night. They play the perfect music for a wedding, and you should book them now!
"Absolutely bloody incredible!!"
We first came across Happy Hour at another wedding, we immediately had to have them! They were just as incredible, they absolutely made the wedding! Our venue had a complex sound system which could easily make it difficult for a band to get the crowd going, absolutely no issue for happy hour, everyone was on their feet and dancing the night away!
"The Duplicators are much more than duplicators!"
The band more than lived up to the recommendation that we had been given by friends who had hired them last year for their wedding. Seriously talented musicians, who excel in filling the dance floor. They went down a storm!
Local North West Wedding Venues
We work closely with some amazing wedding venues in the North West including: Rowton Hall Country Hotel, Hillbark Hotel, Statham Lodge, Tatton Park, Gibbon Bridge, Hoghton Tower, Linthwaite House Hotel, The Park Royal, Briars Hall Hotel 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 West
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 West region: Fabulous Together and Charlotte Elise Weddings & Events.
