Chances are that any song performed by a Big Day Out artist turns up in this set. Big Day Shout mine the festival's back catalogue for anthems, f...
Wedding Bands
A live band is the heart of a wedding reception: the entrance, the first dance, and a floor that stays full until the last song. Browse their photos, videos and song lists, then tell us your date and venue and we will confirm who is free.
Couples who want one supplier covering the whole day, not just the reception, get the most out of this Newcastle band. Book the four or five piec...
Swamp rock hits first: Proud Mary, Bad Moon Rising, Fortunate Son and Have You Ever Seen the Rain, played close to the records rather than dresse...
Dance Monkey next to Proud Mary, Zombie next to Mamma Mia, then Great Southern Land and Take a Long Line: the guitars and the glitter share a sta...
Live band and DJ from the same act, which solves the most common problem at a wedding reception: the flat patch when the band stops and someone s...
Tightly played blues and soul, and the lights get rigged for whatever room they are in rather than repeating last night's arrangement. Hamilton A...
Late in a wedding reception, floor open, nobody sitting down: that's the stretch of the night this band exists for. Herding Katz come from Newcas...
Songs arrive chronologically, 1964 at the start and 1969 at the finish, performed by musicians old enough to have followed all of it live. Hippie...
Louise sings lead, and rather than reproducing a record note for note she pushes familiar material off in another direction. She grew up in Wales...
Once the plates are gone and the floor opens up, a band whose stated aim is keeping that floor full has an obvious slot in a wedding. Ignita run...
Dinner and the sit-down part of a wedding is where Jackson Broadway start, working as a duo while people eat and talk. Once the room is ready to...
Jake is the only dedicated wedding saxophonist working the Hunter Valley and Newcastle, which is a genuinely narrow field and a useful thing to k...
Once the plates are cleared and someone puts a drink in your hand, Javier's Music is where a wedding starts to loosen up. It's built from songs a...
Where this one earns its keep is a wedding needing music from the ceremony through to last drinks. Joy Music will send a smaller group to play yo...
Couples who hate loose ends will get on well with this one. Where it can be arranged, Justin Humphries sits down with you beforehand and pins dow...
Sultry jazz through cocktail hour and into dinner is Jono's department, and he plays bass; Tom sits behind the drums and sings through the set, l...
Late in a wedding reception, once the older guests have gone home and the floor belongs to whoever is left, is where Led Zeppelin Revival makes s...
Contemporary folk, played by people who treat the songs as something worth doing properly rather than as filler for the evening. The full band pu...
The book holds over a hundred songs, deep enough that nobody in a mixed room comes away having recognised nothing. Australian names carry a lot o...
Canapes, or the stretch while guests are finding their seats, is where a classically trained player on nylon strings fits most naturally. Mark He...
Sydney based, and set up to run the music across a whole wedding rather than just the party. Preludes as guests arrive, recessionals on the way o...
Every sound comes off the stage as it happens: guitar, percussion he plays himself, and a voice with enough behind it to carry a full pub. No bac...
Anyone hoping for a broad covers set should keep looking, because this is one catalogue played properly. Powderworks are a Newcastle four piece p...
Over ten thousand gigs is a number most performers never get near. DJ Mike James has done them across clubs, radio and weddings, and Radio All St...
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Wedding Bands: what couples ask
Practical answers about pricing, timing and what to confirm before you book.
What size band suits our wedding?
A duo or trio suits an intimate room. A four or five piece with a lead singer is the classic choice for most receptions. Bigger line-ups with horns suit a large room and a crowd that wants to dance all night. Many bands show the line-ups they offer on their profiles.
Can the same band play the ceremony and the reception?
Often, yes. Many bands offer a solo or duo acoustic set for the ceremony and the drinks, then the full band for the evening. Tell us if you would like one act for the whole day and we will shortlist bands that offer it.
How long does a wedding band play?
A typical reception booking is three sets across the evening, with the band's own playlist between them. The band shapes its set times around your speeches and formalities.
Can we choose the songs?
Bands play from their own repertoire and take requests for the key moments: the entrance, the first dance, the parent dances and the last song. Most will learn a special song or two given notice. Many list their songs on their profiles.
Do we need a DJ as well?
Not usually. Most bands cover the gaps between sets with their own playlist and can run the floor to the end. If you would like a DJ for the last hour as well, tell us and we will suggest acts that pair well.
Tell us about the day once.
We’ll match your brief against the current catalogue and send suitable entertainment options and quotes.