{"id":1598,"date":"2019-03-13T18:24:03","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T18:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.encoremusicians.com\/?p=1598"},"modified":"2023-01-27T11:12:53","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T11:12:53","slug":"festival-wedding-theme-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/festival-wedding-theme-music\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Bands for a Music Festival Themed Wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Music festival themed weddings have become popular the world over. And it&#8217;s no wonder\u2014they&#8217;re just so much fun! What better way to celebrate your shared nuptial excitement than getting a selection of musical groups to entertain and serenade your guests throughout the day? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this guide, we&#8217;ve outlined 10 of the best types of bands, the top songs, and our Encore favourites, to headline your music festival-themed wedding.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Need more general advice on planning your wedding music? Read our <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wedding-musicians-ultimate-guide\/\">Ultimate Guide to Hiring Wedding Musicians<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/hire\/mumford-folk-bands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mumford and Sons-style band<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Top songs: <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Little Lion Man<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Mumford and Sons<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ho Hey<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; The Lumineers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Home<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Edward Sharpe &amp; The Magnetic Zeros<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Music festivals featuring this type of band:<\/strong> Glastonbury Festival, Fairport&#8217;s Cropredy Convention<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Encore\u2019s picks:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/Magnolia-Sky\">Magnolia Sky,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/The-Hat--The-Fiddle-Band\">The Hat &amp; the Fiddle<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of our top choices is the folk-rock band, now often referred to as a Mumford &amp; Sons-style band. Made famous by Marcus Mumford and his three musical compatriots, these bands will keep the energy up with their festival-worthy fusion of high octane rock and grassroots folk. They\u2019ll get your guests dancing and singing along, but in a more informal way than a ceilidh band with a caller might do. Accordions, double basses, banjos, fiddles: they\u2019re all fair game. If you book a Mumford &amp; Sons-style band for your music festival themed wedding, they\u2019ll be sure to keep your guests frolicking for hours.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"770\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lOxskC2wmSE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mumford &amp; Sons-style band, <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/Magnolia-Sky\">Magnolia Sky<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/hire\/soul-&amp;-motown-bands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soul\/R&amp;B band<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Top songs:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I Want to Take You Higher <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Sly &amp; The Family Stone<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ain\u2019t No Mountain High Enough<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Marvin Gaye &amp; Tammi Terrell <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">G<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ive Up The Funk\u00a0<\/span><\/i>&#8211; Parliament<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Music festivals featuring this type of band:<\/strong> Afropunk Festival, Mostly Jazz, Funk &amp; Soul Festival<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Encore\u2019s picks:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/StepNSoul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">StepNSoul<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/The-Burning-Shoes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Burning Shoes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/Funk-With-Us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Funk With Us<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ever seen the footage of Sly &amp; The Family Stone playing their extraordinary set at Woodstock? If you have, you\u2019ll know what I mean when I say that this type of band is the heart and soul of any festival. Delivering passion and flavour to the line-up, the soul\/R&amp;B band\u2019s mix of dance floor classics and well-known Motown sing-alongs is always a hit with both young and old.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"770\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HKtMjLI02IM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Soul\/R&amp;B band, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/StepNSoul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">StepNSoul<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/hire\/original-artists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Original artists<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Encore\u2019s picks: <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/sarahmunromusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sarah Munro<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/thom-music\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thom Music<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/Leon-Marshall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leon Marshall<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A staple of any festival-themed event is, of course, the original artist. What better way to celebrate your love of music at your wedding than getting a talented <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/hire\/singers\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"11\" title=\"Hire Singers\">singer<\/a>\/songwriter (or band) to perform their original music for your guests? Whether it\u2019s for a chilled afternoon session before the reception, or a show-stopping 2am closing set, an original artist is sure to be a hit. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, many musicians and bands, while also being able to play a set of covers, are original artists in their own right. If you\u2019ve already seen a musician you like, but you\u2019re after a set of original music, it\u2019s worth asking them if they can perform some of their own music. They\u2019ll be pleasantly surprised, and you might just be supporting the next big thing in music! Imagine being able to say you had Ariana Grande perform at your wedding.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_media-492\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-media-492\" style=\"width: 1620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1625\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/festival-wedding-theme-music\/f1c94292fd891c10c687b3e41d45edd6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/f1c94292fd891c10c687b3e41d45edd6.jpg?fit=1620%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1620,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"f1c94292fd891c10c687b3e41d45edd6\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/f1c94292fd891c10c687b3e41d45edd6.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/f1c94292fd891c10c687b3e41d45edd6.jpg?fit=770%2C514&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1625\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/f1c94292fd891c10c687b3e41d45edd6.jpg?resize=770%2C513&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"f1c94292fd891c10c687b3e41d45edd6.jpg\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/f1c94292fd891c10c687b3e41d45edd6.jpg?w=1620&amp;ssl=1 1620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/f1c94292fd891c10c687b3e41d45edd6.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/f1c94292fd891c10c687b3e41d45edd6.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/f1c94292fd891c10c687b3e41d45edd6.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/f1c94292fd891c10c687b3e41d45edd6.jpg?resize=370%2C247&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/f1c94292fd891c10c687b3e41d45edd6.jpg?resize=270%2C180&amp;ssl=1 270w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/f1c94292fd891c10c687b3e41d45edd6.jpg?resize=740%2C493&amp;ssl=1 740w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/f1c94292fd891c10c687b3e41d45edd6.jpg?w=1540&amp;ssl=1 1540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-media-492\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Original artist\u2014<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/thom-music\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thom Music<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/hire\/jazz-bands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jazz band<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Top songs: <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So What <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Miles Davis<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Africa<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; John Coltrane<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moanin\u2019<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Charles Mingus<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Music festivals featuring this type of band:<\/strong> Jazz festivals all over the world, Glenn Miller Festival<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Encore\u2019s picks:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/Ben-Harker-Trio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ben Harker Trio<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/Love-For-Sale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Love For Sale<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/SwingTrain42\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swing Train 42<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jazz bands cover a lot of ground. Maybe you\u2019re after a relaxed set, \u00e0 la Kind Of Blue-era Miles Davis; perhaps something a little more purist, like the modal jazz of Coltrane, or the hard bop of Monk and Mingus; possibly even the quasi-funk expeditions of Herbie Hancock and the Headhunters? \u201cI want a bit of everything though!\u201d, I hear you say. Well that\u2019s also possible! Whatever your stylistic preference, you can bet there\u2019s a jazz band out there that will be the perfect fit for your festival themed wedding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"770\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/guooFsV1sIo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Gypsy-jazz band, <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/SwingTrain42\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swing Train 42<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/hire\/acoustic-bands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Acoustic group<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Top songs: <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sunsets For Somebody Else <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Jack Johnson<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sunrise<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Norah Jones<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only Love <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Ben Howard<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Music festivals featuring this type of band: <\/strong>The Isle of Wight Festival, Acoustic Festival Of Britain<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Encore\u2019s picks:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/Daughters-of-Davis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daughters of Davis<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/Wandering-Soul-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wandering Soul<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, you\u2019re still interested in having a music festival themed wedding, but you\u2019re not so interested in the energetic antics of the bigger music festivals some people might have in mind\u2014you\u2019re after something a little more rustic, a little more \u2018low-key\u2019. Or maybe you\u2019re venue has a few sound restrictions. An acoustic group may just be the answer then. Acoustic groups can range anywhere from a duo, ideal for a cruisy sunset performance, to a 5+ person band, slightly more upbeat, but still keeping with your theme. Acoustic groups prove you don\u2019t need a large PA sound system to provide a little musical magic.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_media-497\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-media-497\" style=\"width: 1221px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1626\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/festival-wedding-theme-music\/460b4b6c67788e2d1c1feea5b0e9482e\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/460b4b6c67788e2d1c1feea5b0e9482e.jpg?fit=1221%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1221,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"460b4b6c67788e2d1c1feea5b0e9482e\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/460b4b6c67788e2d1c1feea5b0e9482e.jpg?fit=300%2C265&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/460b4b6c67788e2d1c1feea5b0e9482e.jpg?fit=770%2C681&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1626\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/460b4b6c67788e2d1c1feea5b0e9482e.jpg?resize=770%2C681&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"460b4b6c67788e2d1c1feea5b0e9482e.jpg\" width=\"770\" height=\"681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/460b4b6c67788e2d1c1feea5b0e9482e.jpg?w=1221&amp;ssl=1 1221w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/460b4b6c67788e2d1c1feea5b0e9482e.jpg?resize=300%2C265&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/460b4b6c67788e2d1c1feea5b0e9482e.jpg?resize=768%2C679&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/460b4b6c67788e2d1c1feea5b0e9482e.jpg?resize=1024%2C906&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/460b4b6c67788e2d1c1feea5b0e9482e.jpg?resize=370%2C327&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/460b4b6c67788e2d1c1feea5b0e9482e.jpg?resize=270%2C239&amp;ssl=1 270w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/460b4b6c67788e2d1c1feea5b0e9482e.jpg?resize=339%2C300&amp;ssl=1 339w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/460b4b6c67788e2d1c1feea5b0e9482e.jpg?resize=740%2C655&amp;ssl=1 740w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/460b4b6c67788e2d1c1feea5b0e9482e.jpg?resize=226%2C200&amp;ssl=1 226w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-media-497\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Acoustic band, <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/Wandering-Soul-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wandering Soul<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/hire\/rock-bands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rock band<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Top songs: <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go Your Own Way <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Fleetwood Mac<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sex On Fire<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Kings Of Leon<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paint It Black <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; The Rolling Stones<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Music festivals featuring this type of band:\u00a0<\/strong>Glastonbury Festival, Download Festival<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Encore\u2019s picks:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/All-Nighters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">All Nighters<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/Halfway-to-New-York\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Halfway To New York<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rock band is the undisputed king of music festivals: bands like Pink Floyd, Queen, Rage Against the Machine, and Kings of Leon have certainly seen to this. Not much beats the excitement of seeing a rock band up close and personal! If head-banging, singing along with the lyrics until your voice is hoarse, and mind-melting guitar solos are your bag, then we are confident a rock band will be a solid choice for your music festival themed wedding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"770\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u84VXSE-Gj8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Rock band, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/Halfway-to-New-York\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Halfway To New York<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"World-music-group\"><\/span><strong>World music group<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Music festivals featuring this type of band:<\/strong> Africa Oy\u00e9, Notting Hill Carnival<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Encore\u2019s picks:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/Alvorada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alvorada<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/Faith-i-Branko\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Faith i Branko<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/JALI-CISSOKHO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jali Cissokho<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For those more adventurous music aficionados among you, a world music group might be just the key you needed to complete the roster for your by now well-curated music festival themed wedding. The UK is home to musicians from all over the world, brought up and trained in their own country\u2019s particular musical style. If you\u2019re thinking about booking a world music group, the only problem you\u2019ll face is what to pick! Maybe you want music from a country that holds some significance for you and your partner. Or, perhaps your wedding is in summer\u2014a steel drum band will be sure to capture that sunny festival vibe. Whatever you choose, we couldn\u2019t recommend world music groups more highly!<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1627\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1627\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1627\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/festival-wedding-theme-music\/alvorada1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/alvorada1.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"alvorada1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/alvorada1.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/alvorada1.jpg?fit=770%2C433&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1627\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/alvorada1.jpg?resize=770%2C433&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"alvorada1.jpg\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/alvorada1.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/alvorada1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/alvorada1.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/alvorada1.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/alvorada1.jpg?resize=370%2C208&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/alvorada1.jpg?resize=270%2C152&amp;ssl=1 270w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/alvorada1.jpg?resize=740%2C416&amp;ssl=1 740w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/alvorada1.jpg?resize=356%2C200&amp;ssl=1 356w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1627\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brazilian band, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/Alvorada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alvorada<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tribute-act\"><\/span><strong>Tribute act<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Music festivals featuring this type of band:<\/strong> Glastonbudget, Marvellous Festivals<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Encore\u2019s picks:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/CASH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CASH<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/ABBA-Chique\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABBA Chique<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We all know the feeling when you miss out on seeing one of your favourite acts at the many major music festivals that happen all over the country each year. Now\u2019s your chance to bring the music festival to you\u2014and at your wedding no less! Tribute acts are masters of capturing the spirit of their chosen band or musician. They\u2019ll leave you wondering what all the fuss is about when compared to the real thing.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1628\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1628\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1628\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/festival-wedding-theme-music\/d7956e46d74091d0fb87b9336fe5c795\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/d7956e46d74091d0fb87b9336fe5c795.jpg?fit=1920%2C1280&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"d7956e46d74091d0fb87b9336fe5c795\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/d7956e46d74091d0fb87b9336fe5c795.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/d7956e46d74091d0fb87b9336fe5c795.jpg?fit=770%2C514&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1628\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/d7956e46d74091d0fb87b9336fe5c795.jpg?resize=770%2C513&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"d7956e46d74091d0fb87b9336fe5c795.jpg\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/d7956e46d74091d0fb87b9336fe5c795.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/d7956e46d74091d0fb87b9336fe5c795.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/d7956e46d74091d0fb87b9336fe5c795.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/d7956e46d74091d0fb87b9336fe5c795.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/d7956e46d74091d0fb87b9336fe5c795.jpg?resize=370%2C247&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/d7956e46d74091d0fb87b9336fe5c795.jpg?resize=270%2C180&amp;ssl=1 270w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/d7956e46d74091d0fb87b9336fe5c795.jpg?resize=740%2C493&amp;ssl=1 740w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/d7956e46d74091d0fb87b9336fe5c795.jpg?w=1540&amp;ssl=1 1540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1628\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Johnny Cash tribute act, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/CASH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CASH<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/hire\/ska-bands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ska band<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Top songs: <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sell Out <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Reel Big Fish<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wandering Eye<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Fat Freddy\u2019s Drop<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Super Rad! <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; The Aquabats!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Music festivals featuring this type of band:<\/strong> Skamouth Weekender, The Great Northern Ska Festival<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The masters of cool, and ranging from small (3-4 people) to large (8-9 people), ska bands are no strangers to music festivals. If you could put the vibe of a relaxed summer festival into musical form, it\u2019d probably be ska or reggae. They can play a fast-paced set, replete with bright brass and zesty guitar stabs, or a calmer set, letting their closely related reggae roots take over. Naturally, ska bands are one of our top choices to consider when planning a music festival themed wedding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"770\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_m9lHx9u7JM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/Lounge-Cat-Ideals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lounge Cat Ideals<\/a>, an incredible ska\/swing band<\/p>\n<h2><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/hire\/DJ-lives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DJ live<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Encore\u2019s picks:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/All-The-Feels-Collective\">All the Feels<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/SaxAndTheCity-London\">Sax &amp; the City<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OK, so a <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/hire\/djs\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"Hire DJs\">DJ<\/a> isn\u2019t exactly a band. But what happens when you get a few steel drummers, <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/hire\/saxophonists\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Hire Saxophonists\">saxophonists<\/a>, or percussionists to join them? You get &#8216;DJ live&#8217;. This new musical synthesis has become a big trend in events and music festivals all over the place nowadays, and it a lot of makes sense. Take the versatility of a DJ, their ability to put together a seamless flow of music that will keep the atmosphere pumping, and add to it one or two fantastic live musicians, who can interact with the audience, belting out melodies all the while. You can see why this one made the list.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"770\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/daP2WMfgstk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">DJ live\u2014<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/All-The-Feels-Collective\">All the Feels<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Cover image courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/The-Bluejays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Bluejays<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re having a music festival 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