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Cheshire is home to musical talents across a range of genres. Cheshire artists include singer-songwriter Gary Barlow OBE, mezzo-soprano Alice Coote, Girls Aloud’s Nicola Roberts, 1-D’s Harry Styles, record producer and singer-songwriter to stars like Beyonce and Sia, Chris Braide, blues steel acoustic guitarist Tom Doughty, and rockers The Virginmarys.
Cheshire showcases live music across the county, with venues such as Crewe’s Lyceum Theatre, The Acoustic Lounge in Stockport, Alexander’s Jazz Theatre in Chester, and with smaller community venues and pubs like Bollington Arts Centre and Knutsford’s very own Wine and Wallop. The region is home to music events such as Car Fest North, Neighbourhood Weekender, Macclesfield Festival and Jodrell Bank’s Bluedot Festival, which combines music, science and culture.
Cheshire Wedding Bands on Alive Network
Our bands are available to hire in every area of Cheshire including:
Alive Network is home to the very best wedding bands who are available to hire for weddings taking place within the area.
Hiring Wedding Bands in Cheshire
How much does it cost to hire a wedding band in Cheshire?
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 Cheshire Has To Offer!
Check out these reviews of Cheshire wedding bands to help you find the perfect band for you.
"They played like there were thousands!"
They came and set up, started and carried out their set list and DJing on time, well presented and very professionally! We had a small wedding as planned and they played like the room was packed with people on the dance floor or when it was empty and everyone was sitting or outside! We were getting told how amazing the band had been by everyone and I really enjoyed their music! Chatted to the 3 of them in between sets and they engaged so well with everyone! Everyone wanted the name of them after and they were honestly fantastic. They learnt our first dance song specially and made it their own which sounded great. Please hire them! You won't regret it!
"Brilliant band from Brighton!!"
A really accomdating band who fitted around our small wedding venue. Great sets and played a great selection of music to fit the crowd. We asked could they do an acoustic cover especially for the bridal procession which was beautiful - wish we could hear it again! The guests were super happy and we had a number of people ask us who they were. Thank you to them all. Couldn't have asked for more!
"We didn't stop dancing all night!"
The Royale were absolutely fantastic, they by far exceeded our expectations and had everyone up on the dance floor all night. It really made our wedding day extra special, me and my husband danced all night and had the best time! The guys were lovely, full of energy and engaged with the audience, even letting one of our guests sing along for one of the songs. The band learnt a song for our first dance song and it was excellent. All our guests commented on how great the band were!
"The best entertainment. Would definitely book again"
The band were amazing. They made the perfect party atmosphere. Everyone after told us how good the band were. The dancefloor was never empty. There was lots of communication before the night to make sure they could deliver us the perfect night. They had everyone up dancing and got everyone singing along. It was a shame it had to end. Highly recommended.
"Absolutely Awesome Wedding Band"
These guys were brilliant! Everybody was up dancing and they could not have been better, pitch and beat perfect. We are so happy that we booked this band as our wedding band!! We had the seven piece with two vocalists and loved every song
"Talented band - brilliant lead singer!"
This amazing band played at our evening wedding reception and we had so many comments about how good they were!! Super professional, talented guys - an absolutely pleasure to work with. Nothing was too much trouble - happy to do anything that was asked of them! They brought out wedding to life! Highly recommend!
Local Cheshire Wedding Venues
We work closely with some amazing wedding venues in Cheshire including: Peckforton Castle, Sandhole Oak Barn, Crewe Hall, Thornton Manor, Nunsmere Hall Hotel, Colshaw Hall Country Estate, Belle Epoque Brasserie, De Vere Carden Park Hotel, The Mere Court Hotel, Thornton Hall Hotel 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 Cheshire
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 Cheshire and the surrounding areas: Benessamy Wedding & Event Planning, Your Fabulous Wedding, Mary Cushen Wedding Planner, Fabulous Together, Charlotte Elise Weddings & Events and Staffordshire Wedding Planning.
