As a general rule, party bands start at around £900 for a trio and £1200 for a 4-piece band. This is purely a guide as there are a number of factors that affect the price of a function band, such as the experience of the musicians, how in-demand they are, and travel expenses.

If you’re looking to hire a high-end party band, you’ll find prices typically start from approximately £2000 for a 5-piece band going up to £5000 for larger line-ups.

Our party bands have years of experience performing at events across the UK, Europe and worldwide.

We cover every type of event imaginable including wedding receptions, school reunions, awards ceremonies, family get togethers, large birthday parties, corporate events, charity events, galas and summer balls.

Our popular party bands cover music from every genre from swing, rock ‘n’ roll, disco, funk and soul to 80s, 90s, indie, pop, rock, dance, and club music.

Some of the most popular artists include Bruno Mars, Pharrell Williams, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Ed Sheeran, Madonna, Taylor Swift and Beyonce to name but a fraction.

Here at Bands For Hire we’ve made booking a live party band a simple and straight forward process.

• Step 1: Browse through our party bands section, watch the videos and visit the band’s profile page to view more videos, photos and information about set lists and packages.
• Step 2: Add the band to your shortlist by clicking on the star icon, once you’re happy with your shortlist, send us an email with your event details. Alternatively you can enquire about each band separately using the contact form at the bottom of the band’s profile page.
• Step 3. We’ll check availability with the band and send you a quote based on your event location. From here you can reply to our team to ask any questions you may have.
• Step 4: If you’re happy to proceed with the quote, we’ll just need you to send over your full name and address along with confirmation of the full venue address.
• Step 5: We’ll send over a contract for you to review and sign along with an invoice for a deposit, equal to approx. 20% of the total fee.
• Step 6: Once the contract has been signed and deposit paid, we’ll send over a booking confirmation email outlining your booking. You’ll also have your own member of our team assigned to your event who will be available to answer your queries right up to the event date.

Set up times vary for each band depending on the size of their set up and line-up. You can expect most small cover bands to take an hour to set up and soundcheck with larger party bands requiring up to 2 hours.

Most party bands perform 2 hours of live music with playlists between sets until midnight. This is often split into 2 x 60 or 3 x 40 minute sets.

We recommend a minimum of 15-20 minutes between sets but this can be longer to suit your schedule.

For private events such as a wedding reception or birthday party, our bands will provide everything required including PA system and lighting.

When booking a band for a corporate event you may well already have an external production company providing sound and lighting. We’re here to liaise with your sound team and provide the required technical specifications to ensure the band have everything they need on the day.

All of our event bands provide complimentary DJ playlists between sets / until midnight to keep the party atmosphere going when they’re off-stage.

In addition to this, many of our party bands and show bands offer professional DJ sets for a small extra charge.

With 20 years in the events industry, we work hard to offer only the very best party bands in the UK. Each and every one of our party bands has been hand-picked for their musicianship, vocal ability, experience and professionalism.

So whether you’re planning a wedding, birthday party, anniversary or corporate event, you can be 100% confident in the quality of your live band when booking through Bands For Hire.

Along with our party bands, we also represent a whole range of live entertainers to compliment your event. From background instrumentalists such as harpist, guitarists, pianists and string quartets to jazz bands, roaming acoustic bands and mariachi bands.

For more corporate music acts, head on over to our corporate entertainment ideas section of the website.

If you're looking for more live music options for your wedding reception, check out our UK wedding bands and live wedding music section.