Essex Wedding Bands on Alive Network
Our bands are available to hire in every area of Essex including:
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 wedding band in Essex was £1,800 including travel costs.
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 | £750 - £3000 (3-piece)
£800 - £4000 (4-piece)
£1100 - £5000 (5-piece)
£1400 - £27000 (6-piece or bigger) |
| Upbeat and Dixieland Jazz bands | £660 - £1,800 |
| Acoustic and Roaming bands | £380 - £2000 (Duos)
£750 - £2000 (3-piece)
£850 - £3600 (4-piece or bigger) |
| Soul Wedding Bands | £1100 - £3600 (5-piece)
£1600 - £5000 (6-piece)
£2100 - £7500 (7-piece and bigger) |
| Rat Pack and Swing bands | £1000 - £2500 (4-piece)
£1100 - £3000 (5-6-piece)
£1000 - £5000 (7-piece and bigger) |
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 list below shows approximately how much space wedding bands of different sizes require:
- 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.
Party Starters “The Party Starters were fantastic! In the lead up to our wedding day we were in contact with Will, who was friendly and efficient. We were able to select our favourite songs from the setlist which the band adhered to and played brilliantly. The band brought a lot of fun to our evening celebrations with our guests dancing and singing along to every song. The lead singer was engaging with the guests, creating a very warm, connected atmosphere between band and guests. Would highly recommend for any occasion.”
Matthew S booked Party Starters for their Wedding in Essex on 28th December 2023
Talk Of The Town “Phenomenal performance by Talk of the Town.Very chilled, easy going and fun to have at our wedding.They look the part, they sound the part and delivered a Stella performance. Everyone was waving about the band after the evening was finished.Must have for any event! Thank you again gents!”
Adam C booked Talk Of The Town for their Wedding in Essex on 25th November 2023
The Apes “I have to admit I was a bit worried about choosing you without seeing and hearing you live. We couldn't be happier! You provided the most amazing night we could dream of.Your professionalism and your talents were shining and everyone was asking where we found such an amazing band! Thank you Chris, Sam, Ryan and Lewis for a memorable night for us and for all of our guests who still talk about you ??Andrea & James”
Andrea booked The Apes for their Wedding in Essex on 14th October 2023
Season “Season played at our wedding, and put in a fantastic performance. They nailed our first dance song acoustically and then played our favourite songs in a playlist that was thoughtful for all generations at our wedding. Thank you so much x”
Ed S booked Season for their Wedding in Essex on 26th August 2023
Shine On “We used Shine On for our wedding and went with the acoustic duo during the day and the band for the evening. They were fantastic and really made the day!”
Janie C booked Shine On for their Wedding in Essex on 26th August 2023
Arcades “Can we just say a massive thank you for making our wedding so amazing!!!!! We had the best evening. From start to finish you made the whole process brilliant and stress free. Your a very talented bunch of people. Thank you again Kelly and Wayne”
Wayne A booked Arcades for their Wedding on 26th August 2023
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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