Essex Wedding Bands
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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.

Vinyl Beats Trio

Juliette D

Booked Vinyl Beats Trio for their Wedding in Essex on 4th August 2018

"The dance floor was full all evening."

5 stars - Vinyl Beats Trio are Highly Recommended

Juliette D

Booked Vinyl Beats Trio for their Wedding in Essex on 4th August 2018

Vinyl Beats Trio were a great hit at our wedding. We had discussed the type of music to play prior to the day and they had provided me with a set list. On the evening they read the mood really well and kept us dancing all night. The quality of their performance was outstanding and so many of our guests commented on how good they were. We were also very happy with the first dance song which they learnt especially for us. Their performance was great end to a really fantastic day!

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Munch

Rosie B

Booked Munch for their Wedding in Essex on 28th July 2018

"Brilliant party or wedding band."

5 stars - Munch are Highly Recommended

Rosie B

Booked Munch for their Wedding in Essex on 28th July 2018

Easy going brilliant band perfect for our wedding. The dance floor was full from start to finish, exactly what we wanted. Great choice of songs from old to new and fantastic musicians. Thank you so much Munch. Everyone at the wedding and after said how wonderful you guys were. Thanks again Rosie and Phil

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The Long Straws

Helen M

Booked The Long Straws for their Wedding in Essex on 27th July 2018

"Made our wedding evening so much fun!"

5 stars - The Long Straws are Highly Recommended

Helen M

Booked The Long Straws for their Wedding in Essex on 27th July 2018

Couldn't recommend this band more for a wedding! Music to appeal to all ages, and with a fun lively twist that had everyone dancing. The three sets were all slightly different. By the final set, they had everyone jumping in the air! Good communication from beginning to end, couldnt ask for more. So many people commented how good they were... Just amazing!!

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Breakthrough

Ricky G

Booked Breakthrough for their Wedding in Essex on 22nd July 2018

"Book them now! The best wedding band!"

5 stars - Breakthrough are Highly Recommended

Ricky G

Booked Breakthrough for their Wedding in Essex on 22nd July 2018

Honestly the best band we could have ever hoped for!! Breakthrough sounded amazing, played the most incredible songs, started both a dance and sing off between guests (which they loved!) and ensured that the dance floor was packed at all times. Genuinely lovely guys as well, they even played a couple extra songs for us after their allotted time which made our night even better! Could not have been happier to have lost our previous band and found these guys!

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Happy Hour

Sam B

Booked Happy Hour for their Wedding in Essex on 21st July 2018

"More than happy with Happy Hour!!"

5 stars - Happy Hour are Highly Recommended

Sam B

Booked Happy Hour for their Wedding in Essex on 21st July 2018

What can I say about Happy Hour's performance. Absolutely unbelievable group of guys with great talents. Perfect for our wedding and topped off what was a brilliant day for us. Spoke to the band beforehand about accommodating our first dance which they did to perfection and from that point on the performance got better and better. 10* rating for the boys, cheers lads.

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The Nameless Three

Leanne W

Booked The Nameless Three for their Wedding at The Lion Inn in Essex

"Memories that will last forever"

5 stars - The Nameless Three are Highly Recommended

Leanne W

Booked The Nameless Three for their Wedding at The Lion Inn in Essex

We first met The Nameless Three at The Lion BBQ and band night last August and from that moment knew we had to have them at our wedding! We certainly didnt regret that decision, the boys were absolutely fantastic and made our day complete! Memories that will last forever. Thank you so much Xx

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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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