Festival Bands for hire in York

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 The Maestros Festival band with Encore
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£525 - £1400
Festival bandLeeds

#1 Most Booked Party Band of the Year 2022 & 2023. 100% Live Music with floor-fillers from the 60s to today. We've performed at 800+ events!

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Hire Fresh Grooves UK Festival band with Encore
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Festival bandLeeds

High end modern function band based in Yorkshire! We've played 100s of events. Your guest will be dancing all night!

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Hire SaltEnders Festival band with Encore
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£562.50 - £937.50
Festival 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 Pretty Ugly Festival band with Encore
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£562.50 - £1562.50
Festival bandDewsbury

Your No.1 80s Pop/Rock young band in Yorkshire, played shows all over the country and in 2016 was voted best young band of Yorkshire.

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

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

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Hire The Mixtapes Festival band with Encore
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£1150 - £1400
Festival bandYork

Highly experienced party band with a MASSIVE song list! Every event is different, lets make it all about you!

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Hire Emerald Skye Festival band with Encore
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Festival bandLeeds

Acoustic Folk-Pop band playing a foot-stomping, festival-worthy set of songs old and new.

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Hire Jonny and the Dunebugs Festival band with Encore
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£1500 - £2500
Festival bandYork

Dreamt up by some of York's most established players comes a band lost in time, playing retro hits as your ultimate hip shakin’ party band!

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Hire Second Hand Store Festival band with Encore
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£1200 - £1800
Festival bandLeeds

Leeds six piece with a killer line up and a repertoire list to get anyone and everyone dancing! Sax+Keys+Vocals+Drums+Guitar+Bass

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Hire 5K! - The North’s Premier Pop Punk Party Band Festival band with Encore
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From£800
Festival bandYork

The North's Preimer Pop Punk Party Band. Professional and tailored sets to suit any occasions. Available for any event you want to rock!

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Hire Dirty Beach Festival band with Encore
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£800 - £2000
Festival bandLeeds

Dirty Beach are a fun, exciting and professional function band hailing from Leeds, UK.

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Hire The Groove Merchants Festival band with Encore
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£1250 - £1875
Festival bandLeeds

We are a 5-piece party band based in Leeds, UK. Whether you're looking for Motown classics or todays' chart toppers we'll have you covered!

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Hire The Fools on the Hill Festival band with Encore
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£700 - £1100
Festival bandWest Yorkshire

Beatles band: no gimmicks, no wigs. We play all the hits, the magic tracks of the studio years, and a breathtaking Abbey Road medley.

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Hire Pulse Flow Trio Festival band with Encore
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£320 - £1280
Festival bandLeeds

The Ibiza Trio: DJ?! + Saxophone?! + Percussion?! The perfect trio for any function in the North, be that club, private, or wedding events.

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Hire The Roving Pleasures Festival band with Encore
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£400 - £1100
Festival bandLeeds

Acoustic and Folk Duo - Top up and coming Folk Band in Leeds Over 10 years of performing together! Guaranteed to amaze your guests!

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Hire Will and Becca Festival band with Encore
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From£320
Festival bandLeeds

Leeds-based Acoustic Duo

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Hire Bogus Brothers Festival band with Encore
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£3000 - £5000
Festival bandYork

One of the world's top party bands, Bogus Brothers are exciting, energetic & above all entertaining.

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Hire Motown Magic  Festival band with Encore
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Festival bandGoole

We are the #1 party band for any occasion. We have played at events across the UK and have music that will wow your guests!

FAQs about hiring Festival Bands in York

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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 York

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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 York?

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 York

“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 York)

“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 York)

“I booked 19Eighties for an awards show. They were fantastic musicians with a really full sound. Very professional, communicative and willing to adapt to last minute changes to the schedule. Great music. Great band. The full 5 Stars. ”

9 November 2023
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Sam hired 19Eighties for a Corporate event (available in York)

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