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The UK's Best Gatsby Bands and 1920s Bands Available for Hire

FixTheMusic has curated the UK's best Gatsby bands and 1920s bands available for hire throughout the country and made it easy to hire them for your own wedding, vintage party or event. The bands have taken their inspiration from the classic novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald written in 1925, as well as the main vintage themes from the roaring 1920s era.

What kind of music will the Gatsby band perform?

Our Great Gatsby-style bands perform both vintage jazz hits and modern songs done in the vintage, jazzy style. Think Postmodern Jukebox style. Think "All About That Bass" with a swing beat and sung by a singer wearing a 1920s-style flapper dress.

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Some Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About Hiring a Vintage Gatsby Themed Band for Your Wedding or Event...

How much does it cost to hire a Gatsby band in the UK?

The average price to hire a Gatsby band in the UK is £1,950. Most vintage swing and jazz bands in this style charge about £250 - £350 per musician and the most usual line-up is a 6-piece band. This would include one or two singers (maybe a male and female singer each), as well as drums, guitar, bass guitar, sax and trumpet. The brass instruments are really essential to achieve the full Great Gatsby look and sound – and it means the band can play the full range of vintage jazz hits that you'd expect to hear.

What style of music do the Gatsby bands perform?

Our live Gatsby wedding music bands usually perform a mix of vintage 1920s music, mostly jazz and swing. They will also perform more modern music but played in a 1920s style. This type of music is often labelled Postmodern Jukebox, after the band of the same name (also known as PMJ). Postmodern Jukebox are at the forefront of modern covers done in a vintage style. Their jazzy rendition of "All About That Bass" currently has over 70 million views on YouTube, which shows how popular this type of music is at the moment. As well as jazz and swing, the bands also cover ragtime music and other styles performed by 1920s speakeasy style bands.

What kind of events are Gatsby themed bands hired for?

Since the start of the current decade, our Gatsby bands have recently had a resurgence, as the 2020s mirrors the roaring 1920s from the last century. Many of our engaged couples are opting for a 1920s-themed wedding, with decor, clothing, food and drink, table settings and flowers all capturing the spirit of The Great Gatsby – and a Gatsby-themed band and DJ is the best way to finish the night, with your guests dancing to vintage jazz and swing music and jazzy modern covers. The Gatsby bands are also popular at corporate events, charity fundraising events and international conferences across the UK and Europe.

How long do the Gatsby bands perform for?

Most Gatsby bands will provide 2 x 45 or 2 x 60 minute live sets. In between and after their live performances, the bands will either provide a laptop DJ service, or you can hire a professional DJ to perform alongside the band. Many of our bands in this style work closely with Gatsby-style DJs who specialise in 1920s music. They sometimes DJ with a live saxophonist too.

Is it possible to hire a Gatsby band to perform with dancers too?

All of our Gatsby style bands are available to be hired with vintage style dancers too. Our bands often perform with flapper girls, Charleston dancers or other 1920s dancers. There will be an extra cost to hire the dancers to perform with the band, but it's certainly worth it if you want to complete the Gatsby look on stage!

Why Are Gatsby Bands So Popular Now?

Since the 2013 release of the Great Gatsby movie featuring Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby, the UK has seen a massive increase in the number of Great Gatsby themed events. Other popular themes include 1920s prohibition-era and speakeasy-style events. These themed events hark back to Prohibition Era which lasted between 17th January 1920 and 5th December 1933, during which time alcohol in the United States was banned from being produced or sold. As such, illegal speakeasy bars were formed underground selling bootleg liquor. Nowadays, the phrase refers to retro style bars and other themes. Speakeasy bands have also risen to prominence alongside Gatsby bands.

More and more couples are choosing to have a 1920s, vintage-themed wedding, and the trend has also taken off in the corporate world, with many large conferences or company parties also using this theme.

Where Do the Gatsby Bands Perform in the UK?

Our Great Gatsby jazz bands are available to hire for weddings, corporate events and charity functions throughout the UK. They are in particularly high demand at events in London and the south-east of England, as well as in Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Leeds, Sheffield, Bristol, Brighton, Cambridge, Oxford, Cardiff and across Scotland (especially events in Edinburgh and Glasgow).

Our Gatsby bands are also available in the following UK counties: Bath and North East Somerset, Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Bristol, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Cornwall, County Durham, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Devon, Dorset, East Riding of Yorkshire, East Sussex, Essex, Gloucestershire, Greater London, Greater Manchester, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Isle of Wight, Isles of Scilly, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Merseyside, Norfolk, North Somerset, North Yorkshire, Northamptonshire, Northumberland, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Rutland, Shropshire, Somerset, South, Gloucestershire, South Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Surrey, Tyne & Wear, Warwickshire, West Midlands, West Sussex, West Yorkshire, Wiltshire and Worcestershire.

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