Alternative Bands for hire in Edinburgh

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Hire The Cattigans Alternative band with Encore
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£625 - £1375
Alternative bandStirling

A duo who believe in getting a night going covering songs from the 60s right to the modern day. Keep up with us on the Socials👍🏻

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Hire The Rosa Belles - Vocal Trio Alternative band with Encore
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£800 - £1250
Alternative bandAlloa

The Rosa Belles are a glamorous postmodern band with an elite harmonising sound. Guaranteed to wow your guests!

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Hire Ricky Cool & The In Crowd Alternative band with Encore
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£1250 - £1500
Alternative bandBirmingham

Red Hot Rhythm & Blues! Scintilating Ska! Sensational Soul! Ricky Cool & The In Crowd serve up a gorgeous gumbo of sounds from the Mod era.

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Hire Last Call Alternative band with Encore
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£500 - £1620
Alternative bandSalford

One of the UK's leading function bands. An elegant 2-4pc band offering the finest musicians guaranteed to provide high-quality entertainment

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Hire The Rock 'n' Soulers Alternative band with Encore
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£1400 - £1600
Alternative bandManchester

The Covers Band For Music Fans. All Weddings & Events! Rock/Indie/Britpop/Soul/60s,70s,80s. Manchester/Cheshire/Worldwide!

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Hire Playlisters Alternative band with Encore
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Alternative bandBirmingham

A fantastic, high energy, 4-piece band, perfect for weddings & corporate events

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Hire Dynamix Alternative band with Encore
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£1000 - £1750
Alternative bandSheffield

The ultimate high-energy UK wedding and event band, we bring Glastonbury to your event! Dynamix are the UK's most sought after wedding band.

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Hire The Bees Knees Alternative band with Encore
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£320 - £1665
Alternative bandManchester

Versatile professional Party Band dedicated to making your event amazing, playing a range of Pop, Rock, Motown, Ska and much much more!

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Hire Oompah Stompers Alternative band with Encore
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£1875 - £2400
Alternative bandDenbigh

The ultimate Bavarian Party Band, Oompah is 365 not just Oktoberfest. Gigs big and small, always fun, always professional.

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Hire The Good Night Club Alternative band with Encore
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£875 - £1000
Alternative bandColne

“Top 10 Most Booked Wedding Band” on Encore in 2023! Personalised entertainment. Suitable for the entire family. Free DJ service included!

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Hire Bass Rock Ceilidh Band Alternative band with Encore
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£780 - £1300
Alternative bandGlasgow

What happens when you bring together four insanely-talented musicians from different genres? You get the Bass Rock Ceilidh Band!

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Hire Here's To Us  Alternative band with Encore
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£1700 - £2125
Alternative bandLancashire

The NW's No1 Party and Wedding band! Our members have sang with the likes of Ed Sheeran & BMTH. Make your night one to remember with HTU!

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Hire SaltEnders Alternative band with Encore
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£562.50 - £937.50
Alternative bandShipley

North England’s Multi-Award Winning Acoustic Band SaltEnders is one of the top wedding and function bands in the region!

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Hire The Lads Alternative band with Encore
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£400 - £1100
Alternative bandManchester

Over 600+ successful events played. Past Clients: Amazon UK, World Snooker, World PDC Darts, NHS Awards and played hundreds of weddings.

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Hire The Beat Pilots Alternative band with Encore
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£1000 - £1350
Alternative bandMerseyside

Maximum energy, maximum entertainment.

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Hire The Pretty Ugly Alternative band with Encore
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£600 - £3125
Alternative bandDewsbury

Your No.1 80s Pop/Rock young band in Yorkshire, playing shows across the country, in 2016 was voted best young band of Yorkshire.

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Hire The Acoustics Alternative band with Encore
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£200 - £1200
Alternative bandLiverpool

Upbeat piano and guitar duet available for private parties, weddings and corporate events

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Hire Rockafella Alternative band with Encore
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£500 - £3500
Alternative bandLeeds

🎸 High-energy Rock & Indie Party Band ⚡️ Exciting, Energetic, Experienced 🇬🇧 Hire for UK Weddings & Corporate Events 🧑‍🎤 4/7 Piece Band

Latest reviews of our Alternative Bands in Edinburgh

Smoking Goats
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"Well what can I say?…….. other than bloody brilliant! From start to finish the music was amazing, very professional, friendly and such a good vibe! Everyone I spoke to the next day mentioned what a great band you all were and the song choices were great. Thank you smoking Goats for entertaining us all we had a fantastic time! 🤗🤗"

Suzanne hired Smoking Goats for a Private event (available in Edinburgh)

Verified Review, 10 August 2024
Smoking Goats
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"We booked the Smoking Goats for my 60th birthday party. They were excellent. We had lots of great feedback from family and friends. A fantastic night was had by all. Would definitely book again. "

Jonathan hired Smoking Goats for a Birthday party (available in Edinburgh)

Verified Review, 29 June 2024
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"Smoking Goats were brilliant, I organised a formal dinner dance and they worked perfectly for the night. Discussions before the day were easy and we sorted out all details, song styles and the audience we would have. They came in plenty of time to set up and soundcheck and worked flexibly with us when there were delays on the night. A brilliant set, perfectly crafted for the audience, which really got people on the dance floor and in a great mood. Afterwards I got so much great feedback, the guests loved it. Very easy to work with, professional and with great sound and song choices, I would recommend them for any kind of function especially if you want to get people dancing. :) "

Polly hired Smoking Goats for a Private event (available in Edinburgh)

Verified Review, 9 December 2023

FAQs about hiring Alternative Bands in Edinburgh

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Can any alternative band play my favourite song?

Professional alternative bands will often take requests, but you will need to give them plenty of notice. Please also keep in mind that alternative bands may ask for an small additional fee to prepare songs that aren't already on their song list. You can view the alternative band's song list on their Encore profile.

How much time do alternative bands take to set up?

Your alternative band will usually arrive about an hour or so before their performance begins to set up and get settled before they start playing. To avoid any delays, make sure the performance space is ready for the alternative band prior to their arrival.

My venue has asked for the performer’s PLI & PAT inspection certificates. What are these?

PLI stands for Public Liability Insurance. This insurance covers damage to another person or their property (it is also known as third party insurance). As many of our alternative bands are members of the Musician's Union, they are already covered by PLI up to £10 million. PAT stands for portable appliance testing. Most of our alternative bands will already have a PAT inspection certificate for their musical equipment/PA system, which they can provide to your venue if they need it.

Hiring a Alternative Band in Edinburgh

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Popular genres:
Rock, Pop, Heavy metal
Average response time:
1 hour
Busiest times:
June, July, August

How much does it cost to hire a Alternative Band in Edinburgh?

The typical price per group member for Alternative Bands is:
£Budget£220
££Pro£330
£££High-end£400+

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