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Find the perfect York band for your corporate event, wedding or party .... in fact any event where you want to dance all night to rock and pop hits from across the decades! Find the best local function bands in York only at Alive Network, the UK's biggest music agency.
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Rude Boy Mitch and The Two Tones
Ska Band York,If it's a skanking good party you want, Rude Boy Mitch & The Two Tones will be in their element! Performing classic ska hits from Jamaica & Britain from the 60s, 70s & 80s, this quality act will have you guests skanking & dancing all night!
BackBeat
Party Function Band York,An electric group of 5 young, cool, professional musicians. Their ever expanding repertoire covers a huge range. From Soul, Funk, Motown & Disco to Rock & Pop, all your favorite party classics & latest modern day hits guarantee to get the party started!
Cassino
Rock and Pop Function Band York,Cassino are Yorkshire's finest function band. An enthusiastic & passionate five piece band with extremely talented musicians featuring both male and female vocals, Cassino offer something for everyone with their varied repertoire of unforgettable classics & contemporary hits!
We Are Guardians
Rock and Pop Function Band York,We Are Guardians are a professional live band with a wealth of experience, fronted by Chris who has toured extensively supporting acts including THE CHARLATANS, SHED SEVEN, CHRIS HELME (SEAHORSES) THE TWANG and many more. Performing classics old & new!
Soul Satisfaction
Soul Band York,Graduates of Leeds College Of Music, Soul Satisfaction are a professional 6 piece band specialising in Funk, Soul, Motown & Pop! With a pure soulful sound and a stunning female vocalist Soul Satisfaction guarantee to provide you with top class music.
Lets Dance
Rock and Pop Function Band York,Lets Dance are here to get you and your guests moving all night long. From dance floor bangers, soul and RnB all the way through to chart music from the 70’s to the present day they will make sure your event is unique
Midnight Train
Rock and Pop Function Band York,Midnight Train are a 4 piece party band hailing from Leeds. They have played together for almost a decade, combining their different styles & passions to create exciting, memorable sets to fill any dance floor. Expect hits from Bruno Mars, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Beyonce & much more! Previou... Read more...
Funkytown
Rock and Pop Function Band York,Funkytown are a 5-10 piece Funk/Pop/Soul band with fantastic female vocals. From Aretha Franklin to Mark Ronson's latest collaborations, they can provide great party music for all occasions!
Audio Wave
Rock and Pop Trio York,If you want an energetic, cool & contemporary band that bring your event to life with their powerful 3-piece harmonies & selection of rock, pop, funk & soul hits from the sixties to the present day, Audio Wave are for you! They will bring music to life with their amazing, top of the line PA, instrum... Read more...
Tuxedo
Rock and Pop Function Band York,Featuring some of the most seasoned, sought after session musicians, this professional 5 piece band boast outstanding musicianship, a crowd-pleasing repertoire & a unique experience that guarantees a foot stomping, hand clapping, unforgettable occasion!
Our Guide to the Best
York Bands For Hire
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With its Roman roots and Viking past, York has nurtured a range of artists, from electronic dubstep producer & DJ Rusko, nineties Britpop band Shed Seven, indie folk singer Benjamin Francis Leftwich and Chris Helme, to the rock and heavy metal bands Glamour of The Kill and Asking Alexandria.
Live music can be heard across the city at venues such as the Grand Opera House, the York Barbican, at renowned live music club Fibbers, and at The Great Yorkshire Fringe and the Best of York Music Festival.
Alive Network’s Bands in York
Our bands are available to hire in every area of York and North Yorkshire including:
Alive Network is home to the very best function bands based in York and other bands who are available to hire for events taking place within the city.
Hiring A Band From York
How much does it cost to hire band in York?
The cost of a live 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 bands:
| Type of Artist | Cost Range |
|---|---|
| Rock and Pop 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 live bands of different sizes require:
| Size of 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 the 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 function bands 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 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 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 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 York Band For Your Event!
Check out these reviews of York bands for hire to help you find the perfect artist for you.
"The stars of the whole show!!!"
Genuinely the best band we could possibly have hoped for, they were totally flexible on timing (helpful, given food and speech overran), played our first dance perfectly and from then on the dance floor wasn't empty for a single minute... each song was brilliant and they added such a great atmosphere it just made our whole night. Really really couldn't have asked for more and I'm so pleased we booked them - wouldn't hesitate to recommend to anyone planning a wedding, they will get your guests up and dancing like you wouldn't believe.
"Fantastic band, extremely talented! Can’t recommend enough!"
Perfect range of music that thoroughly entertained all our guests at our wedding. Just as one hit song ended another one began! So many guests commented on how good Live Wires were and the dance floor remained packed for the entire night! Made the evening, fantastic way to top off an excellent day! Can’t recommend these guys enough! It was a lovely touch for the guys to learn our first dance, we were surprised but extremely grateful!
"What an amazing bunch of lads!"
Hipster made our evening. They are such a great bunch of guys and brilliant musicians. They turned up early, set up on time and then absolutely smashed it for three sets of 45 minutes! We’ve had two main compliments about our wedding day... the food and the band. Thank you so much.
"A brilliant band who you could dance all night to!"
BackBeat were incredible at our wedding and had us dancing all night! Their choice of songs and their performance was perfect and so many people of all ages commented on how brilliant they were! Would definitely recommend!
"Everyone commented on how good the band were!"
Thanks so much for playing at our wedding! Everyone commented on how good you were and you had everyone up and dancing. Song choice was great, you got it just right for the audience! We really wanted a good cover band that weren’t cheesy and that's exactly what we got with Drive. Thanks so much!
"Great performance - what a band!"
Funkytown performed amazingly at our wedding last weekend. During the run up they were helpful, professional and flexible. Most importantly on the night they got everyone on the dance floor and everyone commented on how fantastic the band were. They have a wide repertoire and skillfully made each song their own. Would highly recommend!
Local York Venues For Hire
We work closely with some amazing York venues including: Sandburn Hall, Merchant Adventurers' Hall, The Royal York Hotel, Yorebridge House, The Hospitium, The KP Golf Club, Grays Court 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.
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