Festival Bands for hire in Durham

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Hire Drop Spindle Ceilidh Band Festival band with Encore
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£375 - £1125
Festival bandNewcastle upon Tyne

Genderless Scottish-style Ceilidh band with a contemporary twist.

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Hire The Crazy Knights Festival band with Encore
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£1450 - £1950
Festival bandStockton-on-Tees

Possibly the best Wedding and Party band based in Yorkshire and the North East. Playing awesome tunes from the 50s to present day.

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Hire Chameleon Wedding & Function Band Festival band with Encore
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£1500 - £2100
Festival bandRedcar

Great party band featuring male & female lead vocalists with bass, guitar, drums, keyboards, sax & percussion. Up to 3 hours of live music

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Hire The Firebeats Festival band with Encore
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£750 - £1250
Festival bandStockton-on-Tees

If you love live music & different genres. If you love music from different eras. Then you have to book The Firebeats.

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Hire Duke Festival band with Encore
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£500 - £600
Festival bandHebburn

Duke are an energetic acoustic duo performing your favourite upbeat covers at events across the UK, with 10 years of industry experience!

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Hire MOTA Festival band with Encore
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£640 - £1000
Festival bandMiddlesbrough

MOTA are a 4-piece covers band playing high-energy rock/pop floorfillers to get audiences dancing all night. From the Kinks to The Killers!

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Hire Monster Ceilidh Band Festival band with Encore
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£750 - £1875
Festival bandNewcastle upon Tyne

Experience one of the UK's most renowned ceilidh bands, featuring world-class folk musicians.

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Hire The Hornzmen Festival band with Encore
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£850 - £1750
Festival bandNorth Shields

The Hornzmen are an instrumental soulful, funky, bluesy brass/horn based inband that perform ripping versions of hit music as only they can!

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Hire Wavelength Festival band with Encore
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£1250 - £2000
Festival bandNewcastle upon Tyne

A dynamic and versatile three piece band performing anything from timeless classics to contemporary pop hits.

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Hire Le SAPE Nocturne Festival band with Encore
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£2500 - £3500
Festival bandNorth Shields

Well-known music re-envisioned in exciting and surprising new ways, rock becomes swing, pop becomes jazz, hiphop becomes soul and vice versa

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Hire Wait until midnight  Festival band with Encore
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£150 - £380
Festival bandPeterlee

Freshest band in the north east! Ranging from cover songs to original songs! Any genre of your choice!

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Hire Talk Pixi Festival band with Encore
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£175 - £350
Festival bandWhitley Bay

We are Talk Pixi a professional acoustic duo based in the Northeast, with Brad Talburn - guitar and Patsy Lowe -vocals.

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Hire NuSound Brass Festival band with Encore
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£1000 - £2375
Festival bandNewcastle upon Tyne

Bringing the funk dance rhythms and vibes of New Orleans from traditional and authentic second line to modern NOLA R&B and Bounce!

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Hire The Anthemics Festival band with Encore
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£1400 - £1900
Festival bandLeicester

The UK's Premiere Party Band

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Hire White Light Festival band with Encore
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£1250 - £1625
Festival bandBracknell

The energy of an originals band covering all eras. Glastonbury & Livestock experience. Smiles on faces, feet on dance floor, amazing reviews

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Hire Alchemy Beat Collective  Festival band with Encore
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£1937.50 - £3375
Festival bandMaidenhead

Incredible, mashup party band covering a wide variety of music genres, great for any occasion. Brilliant musicians with an emphasis on fun.

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Hire Blues Brothers Tribute Festival band with Encore
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£690 - £875
Festival bandBirmingham

The Birmingham Blues Brothers Are A Fully Professional Authentic Blues Brothers Tribute Show From The UK, We Cover The UK And Overseas.

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Hire Mista Trick Collective Festival band with Encore
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Festival bandBristol

Live Multi Genre Knees Up Experience with Live Drum and Bass. We’ve played Glastonbury, Boomtown and SGP

FAQs about hiring Festival Bands in Durham

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Can any festival band play my favourite song?

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

How much time do festival bands take to set up?

Your festival 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 festival 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 festival 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 festival 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 Festival Band in Durham

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Popular genres:
Folk, Pop, Rock
Average response time:
1 hour
Busiest times:
May, June, July

How much does it cost to hire a Festival Band in Durham?

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

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Recent reviews of our Festival Bands in Durham

“10/10. They were brilliant. Our members thoroughly enjoyed them! Will be looking to book them again next year some time. Many thanks Carly. (Club Stewardess)”

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Annemarie hired Blues Brothers Tribute for a Bar / Club / Venue event (available in Durham)

“Fabulous! Performed at my 60th! They were fantastic! Every person at the Party complimented them! They had everyone up on the dance floor… it was seamless! The 1980’s were everything I hoped for and MORE!! 🤩”

27 January 2024
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Vanessa hired 19Eighties for a Private event (available in Durham)

“Absolutely fantastic band. They made our Xmas ball an outstanding evening and a memorable one too. All of the band were friendly, professional and extremely enthusiastic. 19Eighties are highly recommended. ”

2 December 2023
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Mr hired 19Eighties for a Private event (available in Durham)

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