Essex Wedding BandsFind the best wedding band Essex has to offer

Essex Wedding Bands on Alive Network

Our bands are available to hire in every area of Essex including:

Alive Network is home to 17 of the very best wedding bands who are based in Essex and other bands who are available to hire for weddings taking place within the county.

How much does it cost to hire a wedding band in Essex?

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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:

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?

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The table below shows approximately how much space wedding bands of different sizes require:

How long will they take to set up & soundcheck?

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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 Essex Has To Offer!

Check out these reviews of Essex wedding bands to help you find the perfect band for you.

The Colts

5 stars - The Colts are Highly Recommended

“We booked the Colts to perform for the evening reception at our wedding. Having never booked a band before I was unsure if the band would match the quality as shown in their demo videos/songs - safe to say they were considerably better and left us blown away with their performance. The band themselves were incredibly receptive to our requests around songs we liked/didn't like and put together a perfect set to ensure our guests (of all ages) were on the dance floor all evening. I had some last minute requests before the big day and these were handled without any issues, made me feel super at-ease about it all. I've had countless guests asking me who the band was and saying how impressed they were with the musicianship. We particularly loved how well the guys were able to switch genres and styles but still sound note for note perfect. All in all, we were so happy with the decision to choose the Colts. Fingers crossed I won't be getting married again but if I was, I'd certainly book them again in a heartbeat. ”

John B booked The Colts for their Wedding in Essex on 5th November 2022

Talk Of The Town

5 stars - Talk Of The Town are Highly Recommended

“Talk of the Town were a highlight of our wedding. They have so much energy, interact with guests and sound incredible! They have a great repertoire of songs that appeal to all and get people on the dancefloor.”

Lauren B booked Talk Of The Town for their Wedding in Essex on 27th October 2022

Happy Hour

5 stars - Happy Hour are Highly Recommended

“Words cannot explain how amazing happy hours were. We booked an acoustic day time set, evening band set, DJ, Photo Booth, light up letters and sax club classics set - value for money was insane! Happy hours kept our guests entertained from start to finish and I have had non stop compliments on the days entertainment. Thank you so much! I cannot recommend them enough and wish I had another event I could book them for!”

Josie C booked Happy Hour for their Wedding in Essex on 15th October 2022

Boom Town

5 stars - Boom Town are Highly Recommended

“Boom Town are excellent. From initial conversations to the wedding night the band were professional, friendly and excellent musicians. A great night had by all!”

Tom J booked Boom Town for their Wedding in Essex on 15th October 2022

Talk Of The Town

5 stars - Talk Of The Town are Highly Recommended

“Thank you Talk of the Town for making our evening so fun! You guys are awesome, 100% recommend you to anyone thinking of booking a band for their wedding. Nothing was too much trouble and professional from start to finish. Thank you!”

Yasmin H booked Talk Of The Town for their Wedding on 15th October 2022

The Dukes

5 stars - The Dukes are Highly Recommended

“From start to finish The Dukes were amazing. We had great communication before the day and then at the wedding they were flawless. Every guest said how much they enjoyed the band and they got everyone up and dancing with every set they played. I can not thank them enough for making our wedding so much fun, and to top it off the band members are such lovely guys, really kind and grateful to be asked to be part of our day. I would recommend that everyone hires them for any event!!!!”

Lindsay O booked The Dukes for their Wedding in Essex on 8th October 2022

Local Essex Wedding Venues

We work closely with some amazing Essex wedding venues including: Gosfield Hall, Gaynes Park, Leez Priory, Braxted Park Estate, Quendon Hall (Parklands), Blake Hall, Prested Hall, The Reid Rooms, Layer Marney Tower and Houchins Farm 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 Essex

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 Essex and the surrounding areas: One Curious Dream, Weddings By Mary, Natalie Hewitt, BusyBrides and The Wedding Planners.

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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!?

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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.

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