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?
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 Band Essex Has To Offer!
Check out these reviews of Essex wedding bands to help you find the perfect band for you.
The Hot Shots “Certainly added to the party atmosphere at our wedding. Amenable , helpful guys.”
Margaret J booked The Hot Shots for their Wedding in Essex on 2nd June 2022
Resident Heroes “Resident heroes were amazing from the weeks leading up to our wedding, to the day itself.
Our venue had a noise restriction which wasn't mentioned to us until close to our wedding date. Matt, the vocalist of Resident Heroes, contacted me to discuss this issue. He gave us some options and his own recommendation for a more acoustic set. I fully trusted him to do the best in our situation. On the day, not one guest knew that we had a noise restriction or that we had changed the style of the set. From the moment the band started performing, our dance floor was full and it remained this way until the end. It worked out perfectly!! As the bride, I didn't really speak to my guests - I stayed on the dancefloor all night. We provided Matt a playlist for in between sets which he took full control of, and music was playing all night. They created the best atmosphere, audience participation and I even got up on stage.... not sure how everyone else felt about that :D
The guests all said how great the band were and they truly added to our evening. Matt, Chris and Robin, you guys were so incredible, you made our day so special and played everything we had asked for. I loved that you ended on Tenacious D, that was the highlight of my evening, and let me sing along to Sk8er Boi down the microphone. And Matt, your guitar playing when you performed Uprising - that was insane!!!!! I just stopped to watch how you did that. I even stopped my husband who is now desperate to learn it! I can't thank you enough for a truly magical day. I just wish we could do it all over again.
If people are searching and researching for bands, as I was, please look no further. With an massive repertoire, there is something for everyone and they sound phenomenal. Thank you to all three of you for the best day of my life! Love to you all
Kate and Matt - Mrs and Mrs Ball
xx”
Kate B booked Resident Heroes for their Wedding in Essex on 28th May 2022
Night Shift “Matt and the band were great at our wedding - they did a jazz set at the drinks reception then played/DJ'd the rest of the night - my main worry was that the dancefloor wouldn't be full but that wasn't a problem at all! They played a great mix and we got lots of compliments afterwards”
Charlotte B booked Night Shift for their Wedding in Essex on 28th May 2022
Happy Hour “Happy Hour were fantastic from our first song to the end of the night. A very talented band who kept the dance floor full throughout the evening. Would definitely recommend!”
Hannah H booked Happy Hour for their Wedding in Essex on 15th May 2022
The Sonics “We cannot fault this band, they had everyone up dancing all night, even during their sound check! Tom and the rest of the band had great energy and we couldn’t have asked for more. Being an ex performer myself, I was quite picky when choosing our wedding band. These guys sounded great on their videos etc but are even better live! They absolutely smashed it! Can’t recommend them enough. I hope one of my friends/family will have you back for another wedding or party soon! Thanks again, Sophie (&Matt) xx
P.s thanks for letting me and some of my friends join you for some of the songs. We might not have sounded great but we had the best time everrr! Haha”
Sophie B booked The Sonics for their Wedding in Essex on 14th May 2022
Tritts And The Numbers “We were so looking forward to the band playing at our wedding, it was one of the things we were most excited for. They didn’t disappoint, tune after tune the guys got everyone on the dance floor all night. We wanted a great band that had our dance floor filled and we certainly got it. It was a highlight and we would book them over and over again! Thank guys for making our wedding evening a massive party!”
Kaley W booked Tritts And The Numbers for their Wedding in Essex on 14th May 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.
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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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