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Find the best local wedding band Manchester has to offer.

Hire the best live Wedding Bands in Manchester, hand picked for music loving brides and grooms like you by Alive Network, the UK's largest Wedding Entertainment Agency. Watch videos, listen to music, read 30,000+ customer reviews & get instant online prices. Get expert advice to find your perfect local Wedding Band near Manchester.

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Read over 17,324 Manchester Wedding Band reviews here

Drive Wedding Band Review Private Party Greater Manchester

5 stars - Drive are Highly Recommended

“We’ve had so many comments from guests about how much they enjoyed them. They were absolutely fantastic. I’ve wanted to hire an ‘Indie cover band’ for many years and when I finally did I couldn’t have hoped for anything more - they were fantastic. As an a...”

Daniel C booked Drive for their event at Glossop Cricket Club in Greater Manchester

Sassy Deluxe Wedding Band Review Wedding Greater Manchester

5 stars - Sassy Deluxe are Highly Recommended

“ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE! The best day of our lives was made even better! Thank you Sassy Deluxe. Since our wedding we have continued to receive comments from guests about how great the band were. Everyone was dancing the whole night. Communication was great leading up to the day. The band learnt and p...”

Karen booked Sassy Deluxe for their Wedding

Radioactive Wedding Band Review Wedding Greater Manchester

5 stars - Radioactive are Highly Recommended

“Radioactive were brilliant at our wedding. From our first conversations with Luke we were reassured that the band would play all our favourites and they were flexible with timings. On the day the dancefloor was busy all evening and our guests kept saying how impressed they were with...”

Gareth B booked Radioactive for their Wedding in Greater Manchester

Verge Wedding Band Review Private Party Greater Manchester

5 stars - Verge are Highly Recommended

“I hired Verge for my birthday and from the moment they took the stage, this band exuded energy and enthusiasm that instantly had everyone on their feet. Also their professionalism was unmatched from the initial consultation to the actual event, they were responsive and accommodating, it was evident ...”

Gala C booked Verge for their event

Amazing Manchester Wedding Venues

Just a few of the local venues we've worked with

Harvey Nichols M1 1AD
Flixton House M41 5GJ
St Johns Mens Club M22 8HB
Simple in the City M2 1HN
The Novotel
One88 Kitchen & Bar M45 6QF
Museum of Science & Industry M3 4FP
Dukes 92 Bar M3 4LZ
Grat John Street Hotel M3 4FD
fivefourstudios Manchester Photography Studio M5 4LZ
MICC Gmex Complex M2 3GX
SEVEN BRO7HERS BEERHOUSE M4 5AF
Swinton Masonic Hall M27 4EY
The Palace Hotel M60 7HA
Renaissance Manchester City Centre Hotel M3 2EQ

Gusto Italian M2 5AB
china Lounge M45 6QF
Cloud 23 M3 4LQ
Old Trafford - Manchester United Football Club M16 0RA
The Spinning Jenny M90 1QX
King Street Townhouse M2 4AW
Radcliffe Civic Hall M26 2UH
Saint Margarets Rectory M19 1FL
Trinity Church M34 5WP
Whitworth Hall M13 9NR
One88 Bar and Kitchen M45 6QF
George's Dining Room & Bar M28 2PD
Manchester Golf Club Ltd M24 6QP
Three Little Words M3 4LP
Irish World Heritage Centre M8 0AE

Yang Sing Restaurant M1 4JY
Side Street Manchester M3 4AE
Opus M4 2BS
Alias Hotel Rossetti M1 2DB
Rennaisance Hotel M3 2EP
Moorside Social Club M27 9LD
Barca M3 4LZ
The Castlefield Rooms M3 4LZ
National Football Museum M4 3BG
Hotel Football, Old Trafford, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel M16 0SZ
Crowne Plaza Manchester - Oxford Road M15 6PQ
The Midland Hotel M60 2DS
The Urbis M4 3BG
Pot Kettle Black M3 2BW
Missguided M17 1ES

Our Guide to the Best
Wedding Bands Manchester has to offer

What You Need To Know

Manchester is the birthplace of Madchester and home to a wide range of bands and musicians, including The Smiths, The Chemical Brothers, and Joy Division, Take That, The Ting Tings, Lisa Stansfield, and X-Factor winner Shane Ward, as well as the Happy Mondays, Stone Roses and Oasis.

Manchester has plenty of famous and infamous venues, including Bridgewater Hall, Albert Hall, Soup Kitchen, and Band on the Wall. Celebrating the best of live music, Manchester hosts a range of music festivals, from the Manchester Jazz Festival, Sounds of the City, Dot To Dot, and the Parklife Festival.

Manchester is home to two prestigious music schools – the Royal Northern College of Music, established in 1893, and Chetham’s School of Music.

Our bands are available to hire in every area in and around Manchester including:

Alive Network is home to the very best wedding bands who are available to hire for weddings taking place within the area.

The Blakes - based in Manchester

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!

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 Manchester and the North West: Charlotte Elise Weddings & Events, Staffordshire Wedding Planning, Kook Events, Fabulous Together and Your Fabulous Wedding.

Aside from finding some of the best Wedding Bands in the UK and getting expert advice from our friendly staff, one of the main reasons to hire a Wedding Band from Alive Network Entertainment Agency is security. We ensure your booking is covered 24/7 against any eventuality, so that no matter what, you can enjoy your event without worrying about whether your entertainment will turn up. If your Wedding Band is ill or unable to perform, our team will be on hand to source a suitable replacement even out of office hours and at short notice. Imagine having to do that yourself!?

Outstanding five-star customer service
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Hundreds of Wedding Bands to choose from
Trusted brand with over 110,000 previous clients & high-profile industry partnerships
Instant online Wedding Band prices & availability

Established in 1999, Alive Network has grown to become the UK's largest live entertainment agency and one of the leading online entertainment booking services in the world. We specialise in wedding entertainment, party entertainment and corporate entertainment, trusted by companies like Apple, Mercedes-Benz, Microsoft, Coca-Cola & Nike, and we have helped over 110,000 customers to hire the perfect live entertainment for their events. We are formally partnered with BIMM, the largest and leading provider of contemporary music education in the UK and Europe, ensuring that we are able to bring you the very best new talent exclusively at Alive Network.

Find more about Alive Network Entertainment Agency here

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Manchester's Leading Wedding Band Agency

Looking for Wedding Bands in Manchester? Alive Network will help you hire the best local Manchester Wedding Band, with acts available in Alderley Edge, Alsager, Bollington, Chester, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Frodsham, Knutsford, Lymm, Macclesfield, Malpas, Middlewich, Nantwich, Neston, Northwich, Runcorn, Sandbach, Warrington, Widnes, Wilmslow, Winsford

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