10 November 2019 (Updated 31 MAY 2023)
Blog post by Adam Southall
Estimated read time: 3 minutes
In this blog post, we'll list out the 10 most popular wedding bands for hire in Sussex on FixTheMusic, based on the number of their confirmed bookings for 2023 and 2024.
Sussex is home to some of the finest cover bands in Europe...bands that perform regularly at high-end corporate events and celebrity weddings.
You'll see that there is a huge range of styles and that many of the cover bands offer something a bit different to make your wedding truly memorable.
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All of these bands perform sets for dancing, as well as chillout music if you require a background set, e.g. for an afternoon cocktail event.
Some of these wedding bands can also incorporate a horn section (trumpet and saxophone), as well as electric string instruments to add another dimension to weddings and events.
Wedding bands on FixTheMusic have public liability insurance and PAT tested equipment.
FixTheMusic's cover bands perform in a variety of styles, from funk, blues, soul, acoustic, vintage and rock 'n' roll to R&B, Britpop, electro-swing and indie rock and pop covers. We also have a range of outstanding roaming bands, a particularly popular genre currently.
Here's the list of the 10 best wedding bands for hire in Sussex for 2023...
1. Scintillate
2. NOMAD
3. The Nauticals
4. Fusion Girls
5. The Old School 90s Band
6. The Manhattans
7. Wandering Three
8. The Legends Collective
9. The Scene
10. Supersoul
So let's take a closer look at the most in-demand bands in Sussex this year...
1. Scintillate
Average booking price: £6,000 - £20,000 (as of June 2023)
Location: London & Sussex
Scintillate are a luxury high-end function band with over 15 years of industry experience.
They perform at weddings, corporate events and private functions in the UK & across the globe.
From music selection and arrangements to performance and attire, everything about Scintillate oozes class and professionalism.
They aim to uplift your function by creating an incredible atmosphere to suit, with utmost elegance and sophistication.
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2. NOMAD
Average booking price: £4,000 - £8,000 (as of June 2023)
Location: London & Sussex
NOMAD is a carefully sculpted, slick and totally innovative music entertainment trio and quartet.
The outfit was formed to create something unique for the entertainment world, which brought to life a vision of a small, dapper roaming band, able to deliver a big dance floor sound, while weaving through rooms, interacting with guests.
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3. The Nauticals
Average booking price: £3,000 - £5,000 (as of June 2023)
Location: London & Sussex
The Nauticals are a 4 piece rock and pop covers band consisting of both male and female lead vocals.
Their female singer also plays saxophone which means she can steal the show by ripping into some of the most famous sax solos of all time without the need of backing tracks.
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4. Fusion Girls
Average booking price: £2,500 - £8,000 (as of June 2023)
Location: London & Sussex
Fusion Girls are a unique trio of DJ mixing, light-up sax & percussion, available for events in the UK and worldwide.
Their unique combination of funky, soulful house mixes tied with jazzy sax grooves and an uber cool feel of percussion beats have created a sound like no other, that people just can’t help but dance to!
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5. The Old School 90s Band
Average booking price: £3,200 - £4,000 (as of June 2023)
Location: London & Sussex
The Old School 90s Band bring the best of 1990s pop, dance, RnB and hip hop to your party, event or wedding.
Their line up of highly experienced professional musicians have all toured internationally as well as across the UK. They faithfully recreate the spirit of the 90s. Get your glow sticks ready!
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6. The Manhattans
Average booking price: £3,200 - £8,200 (as of June 2023)
Location: London & Sussex
The Manhattans are a high-energy pop & rock covers band based in London and Hertfordshire.
Having supported huge names including Bruce Springsteen at Hyde Park and headlined Trafalgar Square as part of the Closing Paralympic Celebrations, the band caught the attention of promoters in the United States.
Since then the band have been touring across the US supporting bands like Fuel and Alien Ant Farm.
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7. Wandering Three
Average booking price: £2,000 - £4,500 (as of June 2023)
Location: London & Sussex
Wandering Three are London’s fresh, high-energy acoustic roaming band.
With no need for a PA, Wandering Three take no time to set up and can perform anywhere you need. They can roam around the guests at your event, entertaining them in small groups and playing their requests.
Or show them a stage and they'll fiddle the house down!
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8. The Legends Collective
Average booking price: £10,000 - £25,000 (as of June 2023)
Location: London & Sussex
This stunning 5-15 piece band provides a world-class spectacle that will absolutely floor your guests from start to finish.
Week in week out they perform a hit-filled repertoire that flows with the fluidity of a DJ set, but with the punch of Beyoncé’s live band.
Their impressive set list includes 200+ bangers ranging from R&B throwbacks, Garage classics, Ibiza anthems all the way to your favourite old school soul and Motown!
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9. The Scene
Average booking price: £3,000 - £4,500 (as of June 2023)
Location: London & Sussex
The Scene are professional Mumford style wedding band based in London
They have been playing together since 2011. Since the beginning, there has always been one ambition...to entertain!
They offer a quartet of 2 guitars, double bass, drums and 3 part harmonies with the addition of slide guitar to recreate a unique Americana style.
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10. Supersoul
Average booking price: £3,500 - £10,000 (as of June 2023)
Location: London & Sussex
Supersoul are a soul band based in Sussex & London featuring some of the finest musicians in the UK.
With an authentic soul, funk & Motown repertoire taking in such musical luminaries as Ray Charles, the Four Tops and Stevie Wonder, Supersoul are the perfect choice to keep your dance floor filled.
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The band have performed across the UK and have entertained at some of the most prestigious venues including London's Ritz Hotel and the top floor of The Gherkin.
We're regularly booked to perform for weddings and events at Castello di Celsa in Italy, Pan Pacific Hotel in London, Orchardleigh House in Somerset and Knowlton Court in Kent.
Our standard line up is our 6 piece band which is Male & Female Vocals, Guitar, Keys, Bass & Drums. We can expand the line-up to include brass for an extra fee.
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Supersoul play for 2 hours which can be arranged as 2 x 60 minute or 3 x 40 minute sets. The band have their own engineer with professional PA system & lighting (all equipment PAT-certified).
Our sound engineer also supplies the music between the live band's sets if you don't have a DJ.
Supersoul will turn your celebration into an unforgettable event!
Whether you require a live band for corporate events, session work, weddings, or parties, Supersoul's fusion of effortless musicianship and attention to detail, choreographed stage show and current versatile set list, will undoubtedly make us the ideal band for you.
With a plethora of professional musical accolades, including such highlights as winning MOBO awards, worldwide tours including performances with Stevie Wonder, Barry Manilow, Boys II Men, Queen, Led Zeppelin, Brand New Heavies, Cheryl Crow and Beverly Knight, and the Wailers to name but a few.
Supersoul perform at wedding receptions, parties, corporate events and have performed at iconic venues such as the London Gherkin, Mayfair One & Wimbledon Tennis Championships.
The diversity and calibre of Supersoul musicians means that any song can be learnt with finesse at the drop of a hat, and their set list reflects this, with hits from the 50s right through to this week’s top 40, along with the constant and frequent addition of new songs, dance moves, and sound and lighting.
Supersoul band consists of Joell (Vocals), Katanya (Vocals), Rich (Guitar), Matteo (Bass), Emilio (Keys) and Lee (Drums).
Here are just some of the locations where we have been booked by clients on FixTheMusic for weddings and events...
- Castello di Celsa, Tuscany, Italy
- Pan Pacific Hotel London
- Orchardleigh House, Frome, UK
- Highden Estate, West Sussex
- Whittlebury Hall Golf & Country Club
- Milling Barn, Throcking, Buntingford
- Hyde House, Cheltenham, UK
- Knowlton Court, Canterbury, Kent
- The Ned, Poultry, London, UK
- Copdock Hall, Ipswich
- Hedsor House, Taplow
- Kimberley Hall, Norfolk
- Gorse Hill Hotel, Woking
- Elmore Court, Gloucestershire, UK
- Wilton's Music Hall, London
- 100 Barrington, London, UK
- The Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall
- National Liberal Club, London
- The ICC Birmingham
- Stanlake Park Wine Estate
- High Rocks, Tunbridge Wells, UK
- Hadsham Farm, Banbury, UK
- The Purefoy Arms, Preston Candover
- Captain Woods Barn, Essex, UK
- Fawsley Hall Hotel & Spa, Daventry
- Larmer Tree Gardens, Wiltshire
- The Dream Centre, Tottenham Town Hall
- Shoreditch Studios, Bateman's Row
- The Crazy Bear Hotel, Oxford
- AMP Studios, Peckham, London
- Kingston upon Thames
- Felsted, Dunmow, UK
- Winkfield Row, Bracknell
- Bledlow Ridge, High Wycombe, UK
- Putney Embankment
- Devonshire Terrace, London, UK
- Slaugham, West Sussex
So if you're looking to hire the finest soul wedding band London has to offer, get in touch with Supersoul.
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We hope you've enjoyed reading this list of the best wedding bands Sussex has to offer in 2023.
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— Adam is a co-founder of FixTheMusic and works on everything from copywriting and marketing to design and user experience. He studied Music at Cambridge University. Adam is a keen pianist, and also learned cello and trumpet from an early age.
