Festival Bands for hire in Sunderland

20 reviews

£1450 - £1950

The Crazy Knights

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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12 reviews

£1500 - £2100

Chameleon Wedding & Function Band

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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14 reviews

£750 - £1250

The Firebeats

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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9 reviews

£500 - £600

Duke

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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13 reviews

£750 - £1875

Monster Ceilidh Band

Festival bandNewcastle upon Tyne

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

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12 reviews

£640 - £1000

MOTA

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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£850 - £1750

The Hornzmen

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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3 reviews

£1250 - £2000

Wavelength

Festival bandNewcastle upon Tyne

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

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£2500 - £3500

Le SAPE Nocturne

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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3 reviews

£500 - £2125

Castillo Nuevo Music

Festival bandNewcastle upon Tyne

Bringing the sounds and vibes of Afro-Cuban, Latin Jazz, Salsa, Bossa Nova, Cuban Lounge, Mambo music!

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1 review

£150 - £380

Wait until midnight

Festival bandPeterlee

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

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£1250 - £1875

Pretty in Pink

Festival bandGuisborough

Premier functions, weddings and events band - 5/6-piece fully live with male and female vocals guaranteed to play something for everyone!

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1 review

£175 - £350

Talk Pixi

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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£1000 - £1875

Kinda Blondie

Festival bandGuisborough

A tribute to the music of Debbie Harry and Blondie

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19 reviews

£1250 - £1625

The Anthemics

Festival bandLeicester

The UK's Premiere Party Band

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20 reviews

£1375 - £1875

White Light

Festival bandLondon

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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8 reviews

£1937.50 - £3375

Alchemy Beat Collective

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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3 reviews

Mista Trick Collective

A Guide to Choosing the Right Wedding Band for Your Big Day

Festival bandBristol

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

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Latest reviews of our Festival Bands in Sunderland

"They absolutely smashed it! They played for our wedding and made it such an incredible party atmosphere. They brought the sound and the vibes followed. We danced the whole set! We can't describe how enjoyable it was to have such a great band play for our special day. Thankyou so much to Mista Trick and collective for making our day so much more incredible!"

Ben hired Mista Trick Collective for a Wedding (available in Sunderland)

Verified Review, 17 August 2024

"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)"

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

Verified Review, 26 November 2022

FAQs about hiring Festival Bands in Sunderland

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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 Sunderland

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Popular genres:

Pop, Rock, Folk

Average response time:

1 hour

Busiest times:

June, July, August

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

The typical price per group member for Festival Bands is:

£Budget£220

££Pro£330

£££High-end£400+

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