Essex Wedding Bands

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 £1738 including travel costs.

The table below shows the range of fees for different types of wedding bands and you can read our in-depth article on wedding music band prices here:

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 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! Find out more ways to save money on your wedding band here.

How much space will they need?

Tritts & The Numbers

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?

Atlantic Groove

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.

What security will I get if I book with you?

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 with Alive Network is security. We ensure your booking is covered 24/7 against any eventuality, so that no matter what, you can enjoy your big day without worrying about whether your band will turn up. If your band were 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!?

• Outstanding five-star customer service
• Emergency cover 24/7, 365 days a year
• Hand-picked artists for the ultimate in quality and reliability
• Safe, secure booking contracts for your peace of mind
• Easy enquiry and booking process
• Hundreds of bands to choose from
• Trusted supplier with over 186,000 previous clients & high-profile industry partnerships
• Instant online prices & availability

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 tens of thousands of customers to hire the perfect live entertainment for their weddings. 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.

Find more about Alive Network Entertainment Agency here

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.

Which local venues have you worked with?

We work closely with some amazing Essex wedding venues including: Gaynes Park, Braxted Park Estate, 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.

Can you help me find a local wedding band?

Yes, we'll be happy to make a local recommendation - just get in touch. You can also filter your search results by 'nearest me' to see the most local bands. We cover every part of Essex including:

Interesting Facts About Music in Essex

It’s the home of Blur, ‘The Planets’ composer Gustav Holst, and Turner Prize-winning artist Grayson Perry. Yet Essex is never given quite the credit it deserves for its contribution to music and culture.

Think Colchester and you probably think of a quaint ancient town, rather than the birthplace of Britpop. However it’s here that mates Damon, Graham and Alex came together with drummer Dave Rowntree to form the band around which the cultural movement coalesced: Blur.

Likewise, Southend (pronounced ‘Saarf-End’) deserves a reputation for punching above its weight when it comes to music, with goth-garage outfit The Horrors and many more all calling the seaside town home.