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Festival Bands for hire in Essex

Hire a Festival band for your wedding, private party or festival themed event today. Whether you're looking for pop, rock, jazz, indie, country or blues, choose from 360 festival bands and secure an amazing live performance today.

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Hire Into the Sun Festival band with Encore
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£837.50 - £1255
Festival bandColchester

The #1 party band in the UK! We've played 3000+ events including Glasto & VW fest and over 1,000 weddings. Guaranteed to wow your guests!

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Hire The Midnight Band Festival band with Encore
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£400 - £2800
Festival bandBrentwood

Hi-Energy Party band for all events across the UK.

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Hire Capital Party Festival band with Encore
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£700 - £2000
Festival bandUpminster

Our band make your party one to remember. High-energy performance with blistering guitar solos, onstage hi-jinx and eclectic repertoire!

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Hire The Jjarrs Festival band with Encore
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£1250 - £1500
Festival bandBishop's Stortford

One of the UK's premier covers bands with an awesome reputation for providing the very best live music for weddings, functions and events.

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Hire Jukerox Festival band with Encore
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£1000 - £2250
Festival bandBuckhurst Hill

No.1 Essex based function band offering a stadium size performance on any stage!! With more than 8 years experience, Jukerox bring the rock!

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Hire Jupiter Ray Festival band with Encore
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£895 - £3795
Festival bandColchester

Jupiter Ray are an exceptional and experienced professional party band based in Essex and Hertfordshire. Motown/Pop/Party Music.

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Hire After Hours Festival band with Encore
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£1250 - £2500
Festival bandChelmsford

The #1 party band in the South East! We've played 500+ events, Guarantee to have you dancing!!

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Hire The Soul Corporation Festival band with Encore
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£1562.50
Festival bandWickford

Soul Corporation perform the best in Club Classics, Dance and Soul!

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Hire Soul Occupants Festival band with Encore
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£1125 - £3937.50
Festival bandWitham

Soul, funk, disco & Motown party classics performed by exceptional musicians, tailored to your event and sure to get your guests dancing.

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Hire DJ ALIVE Festival band with Encore
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£2625 - £7000
Festival bandColchester

Sassy Female Vocals, Powerful Male Vocals, Incredible Musicians performing at weddings around the world DJ Alive are the ONLY band to Hire

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Hire Raven Festival band with Encore
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£750 - £2000
Festival bandWickford

If you are looking for a great rock/indie/pop covers band for your event, you just found it! Raven will get your party started!

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Hire It's A Vibe Festival band with Encore
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£2187.50 - £4375
Festival bandBishop's Stortford

The #1 bespoke entertainment group in the UK! Offering 3 to 7 piece packages for life's most important celebrations.

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Hire Hollie B & the Rocketeers Festival band with Encore
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Festival bandGrays

We are a seven piece jump blues and rock 'n' roll band with a wide repertoire of music from the 50s, 60s

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Hire Arcadiumfunctionband Festival band with Encore
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£1250 - £2125
Festival bandSouthend-on-Sea

Exceptional Essex based party band ready to get your party rocking! We will surprise, delight & keep your guests dancing and singing along!

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Hire MK Festival band with Encore
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Festival bandRomford

1 of the most in demand Dj in the business, both national and international. Guaranteed to wow your guest!

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Hire Holding Back The Years - The Ultimate Simply Red Tribute Experience Festival band with Encore
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Festival bandEssex

With meticulous attention to detail, Holding Back The Years delivers the world's most authentic tribute to Simply Red!

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Hire Thames Music Group Festival band with Encore
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£625 - £1375
Festival bandSouthend-on-Sea

You’ve heard of a jack of all trades. This is all the masters in one. Hand picked musicians, delicate solo performances to big band energy!

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Hire Divyarup Latin Band Festival band with Encore
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£737.50 - £2125
Festival bandLeigh-on-Sea

Divyarup Latin Band will bring the vibes of Brasil ! A band of great musicians and a selection of great tunes to make you happy !

Latest reviews of our Festival Bands in Essex

Festival Party Live!
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"Amazing band. Everyone loved them. They brought the vibes and the energy. Julie was fabulous. She is an amazing singer and really engages with the crowd. David was a great communicator and I felt very confident in my booking as a result. Thank you Twist Of Rock. You nailed it. "

Jessica hired Festival Party Live! for a Private event (available in Essex)

Verified Review, 5 September 2026
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"I would recommend this band everytime. They were the nicest people. They arrived in good time, the set list was great. There wasn't a song they couldn't sing. Their performance was great, really reading the audience. So many of our guests asked me where i found them and told me how great they thought they were. i would definitely book Twist of Rock again"

Jo hired Festival Party Live! for a Birthday party (available in Essex)

Verified Review, 15 August 2026
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"We booked Twist of Rock for our event and couldn’t have been happier with them. Communication throughout was excellent, and they were incredibly easy to deal with from start to finish. They were complete professionals, looked fantastic, and sounded even better! The whole band were genuinely lovely people and a pleasure to work with. They brought great energy to the event and were a real highlight of the day. We would highly recommend Twist of Rock and would happily book them again."

Nicola hired Festival Party Live! for a Private event (available in Essex)

Verified Review, 11 July 2026

FAQs about hiring Festival bands in Essex

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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 Essex

Useful information

Festival bands in Essex typically play Pop, Acoustic, Disco, and most respond to enquiries within an hour. Demand peaks in May, June, July, so if your event falls in that window, it's worth getting in touch early to secure your preferred act.

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

Prices for Festival bands vary depending on experience, set length, and the size of the act. As a guide, budget Festival bands typically charge around £220 per performer, mid-range acts around £330, and high-end Festival bands from £400 per performer upwards.

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This page was created by the Encore team using data from 6610 bookings and 3386 verified reviews across the UK.

Last updated: 10 October 2026