The wedding receptions that stand out, the ones people still talk about years later, all had one thing in common: an amazing live party band that kept everyone on the dance floor all night.
But finding the best wedding music bands requires the right assistance.
There’s something magical that happens when you have talented live musicians playing at a wedding–the energy in the room completely changes.
With professional live wedding bands, you can create a unique and personalised experience for your wedding guests. And at FixTheMusic, we cover every wedding music genre and style imaginable, including:
Our professional live wedding bands have setlists covering the most popular wedding music. However, they can help you curate your own playlist, or include special songs that make your wedding ceremony intimate and unforgettable.
There are thousands of bands out there, and sorting through them all is overwhelming. It's not easy to know the ones that are good, reliable, and that won't flake out at the last minute.
Here are a few things to consider when whittling down the best live wedding bands:
The cost of hiring a local wedding band in the UK depends on many aspects. The best wedding bands might cost more because they have more experience, have higher demand, and sing more professionally.
Additionally, the size of the wedding band, the presence of male and female vocals, and the amount of time you need the live band at your wedding party also affect the cost.
The size of your wedding and wedding venue determine your ideal wedding band choice. If you want a vintage-themed wedding, you might want to have a jazz wedding band play to align with your theme.
When looking at live bands for hire, you want to pick the best wedding band to play at your wedding. You want a professional wedding band with the right equipment--lights, a PA system, and a whole range of instruments.
The band should also display professionalism in how they present themselves. You can browse through the bands' video profiles posted on our platform to get an idea of what to expect.
You should also ask about certain logistics on the wedding day, like when the wedding band arrives and their setup process. Most bands arrive early evening, about an hour or two before the party. Note that bands charge extra if you need them to arrive earlier.
The heart of the matter, however, is the band's performance. Typically, wedding bands play two-hour performances. The sets are split into two 60-minute sets or three 40-minute sets. The best live bands can read the room to know when to drop pop classics or classic hits to get guests dancing.
Some bands might also include a DJ service to provide background music during their set breaks.
Whether you're into the latest wedding trends or you have had your perfect wedding theme planned out since you were 9, you should have a wedding band that fits your wedding theme.
Our hand-picked professional wedding music bands provide a selection of soul & Motown bands, oompah bands, jazz bands, and more genres to fit your preference.
For nearly a decade, we have been helping couples find professional bands for hire in the UK and have made our platform easy for you to find your preferred wedding bands.
Your wedding day is one of the most important days of your life, you deserve to be certain that the live wedding band you choose will not let you down. At FixTheMusic, we have a list of professional wedding bands for hire that we're certain will give you a memorable experience.
Here's why you should let us help you find wedding bands.
We only recommend the best live wedding bands with talented professional musicians. Many bands we represent have musicians who can easily adapt to your music preferences. Plus, we guarantee customer support throughout the process.
Choosing a local wedding band can help you save money by eliminating travel costs. Local bands also know the local wedding venues and the logistics involved, which eliminates unfamiliarity chaos during your event.
Contact us with the details of your wedding, and we'll provide you with a free quote and confirm the band's availability. We'll put you in contact with your preferred wedding band.
Once you've settled on a particular band, we handle the booking contract and facilitate payment via card or bank transfer.
The UK is home to some of the finest wedding bands in Europe: bands that perform regularly at high-end corporate events and celebrity weddings.
Check out our Instagram 📸 for videos and photos of our best UK wedding bands performing at real weddings and events.
View our list of the 30 Best Wedding Bands in the UK (2024) ➡️
Our wedding bands have performed at notable wedding venues, clubs, bars and hotels in the UK, including...
As they are in such high demand, many of our live wedding bands already have bookings up to two years in advance at some of the UK venues above.
Wedding bands on FixTheMusic have public liability insurance and PAT tested equipment.
Our bands can be booked for corporate events, weddings, private parties, charity events and any other occasion where live music or entertainment is required.
FixTheMusic's wedding bands perform in a variety of styles, from funk, blues, soul & Motown, 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 acoustic roaming or strolling bands, a particularly popular genre to add another dimension to your event.
The UK is home to some of the world's greatest musicians, singers and DJs, many of whom have trained in prestigious music colleges and universities across Europe.
And yet it isn't always easy to find wedding bands in the UK available for hire. FixTheMusic has spent years curating the UK's very best musicians – and made it easy for you to hire them for your special day.
Aside from British & American pop, rock, soul and funk, many of our UK bands can perform ceilidh dances and folk music.
FixTheMusic is a secure platform for hiring amazing professional wedding bands and musicians anywhere in the world. And it's completely free for event planners to use.
Founded in 2015 by two brothers who share a passion for great live music, FixTheMusic is a new way to find and book hand-picked bands and musicians for weddings, private parties, corporate events and charity events.
FixTheMusic is free to use – the price you agree with musicians is the price you pay.
We really hope you enjoy using FixTheMusic. If you have any feedback for us, please get in touch. Otherwise, read more about FixTheMusic, browse our FAQs or read our blog to find helpful articles, research, insights, definitive guides and much more!
As professional musicians, we realised how difficult it can be for event planners to find and book musicians for their event. So we decided to make it easy.
With FixTheMusic, all you need to do is tell us what you’re looking for and our system does the heavy lifting to get you offers from our carefully curated selection of amazing musicians.
We make it simple and secure for you to connect directly with the best musicians across the globe so you can book live music for any event within minutes.
Have a read of our highly curated list of The Top 30 Best Wedding Bands in the UK For 2024 ➡️
We're regularly mentioned in forums and wedding industry blogs and were recently featured in Vogue. Take a look at FixTheMusic in the press.
Check out our Instagram, YouTube and TikTok ♪ for videos and photos of our bands performing at real weddings, parties and events.
FixTheMusic is trusted by the world's most prestigious brands, universities, charities, wedding planners and events companies
FixTheMusic's corporate and government clients include Google, Facebook, Amazon, Lamborghini, Samsung, U.S. Department of State, Formula One, The Premier League, The Crown Estate, UNESCO, Playstation, Huawei, Hewlett-Packard, Pepsi, CHANEL, Dior, Bacardi, Unilever, Red Bull, Sky Arts, L'Oréal, House of Fraser, The Ritz, The Savoy, Johnson & Johnson, Aldi, the British Army, Ministry of Defence, Virgin Sport, WPP, W Series, KPMG, Deloitte, The Economist, G4S, Lavazza, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, English Heritage, The Courtauld Institute of Art, The King's Fund and numerous luxury hotels and wedding planners around the world 🌍
FixTheMusic is proud to have provided live music for numerous charity fundraising events, including for London's Air Ambulance, WWF UK, The Zoological Society of London, Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, The Royal British Legion, Shelter, The Genesis Research Trust and The Pituitary Foundation.
Beyond the UK, FixTheMusic has helped clients find amazing local musicians and book UK-based bands for destination weddings and events as far afield as Cyprus, France, Malta, Monaco, Ibiza, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Netherlands, Iceland, Finland, Poland, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Oman, Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Turkey, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Guinea, India, Israel, the Dominican Republic, Singapore and China.
We are the world's leading specialists in providing outstanding bands for weddings in France, Italy, Greece (and the Greek islands, especially Santorini), Spain, Portugal and Croatia.
We have ambitious plans to grow internationally over the coming years — we want FixTheMusic to be the first port of call for discovering and booking outstanding local musicians throughout the world.
We're proud that we have received consistent 5-star reviews on Facebook, Google and Trustpilot.
As well as offering only a carefully curated selection of hand-picked bands and musicians, we strive to provide world-class customer service so you can book with complete confidence. See what our clients say in our verified reviews.
FixTheMusic was a finalist in the Parmee Prize for Entrepreneurs at Pembroke College, Cambridge.
We have been an official supplier with Rock My Wedding. They choose only the very best wedding suppliers and we're proud that they invited us to join their hand-picked selection of outstanding suppliers.
We have become the first port-of-call for British couples looking to hire the finest wedding bands UK has to offer.
Having provided the live music entertainment for thousands of weddings and events worldwide, we were often asked by clients if we provided other entertainers aside from bands.
We now offer a full range of entertainment options for weddings and corporate events, from fire dancers and magicians to acrobats and stilt walkers, including other professionals such as wedding photographers.
To minimise our carbon footprint, for every 10 bookings on FixTheMusic, we provide funds to Trees for Cities for one tree to be planted. Trees for Cities is a UK charity which aims to plant urban trees and create greener cities 🏙️ 🌳
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You can read more about FixTheMusic and their team of Ed, Adam, Zazie & Paul here.
"Well well well, what can we say about Scintillate. These guys were without question the easiest part of the wedding to organise. Since booking the band the communication was second to none, whenever I had a query or needed to discuss any logistics/requests/equipment. They would always respond right away and were absolutely worth every penny. On arrival these guys were personable and friendly and blended in with our guests so well. Then we come to the music and the opening number. We had asked them to re-arrange a song to make it suitable for our slow dance starting soft and then transitioned into an up tempo track for our guests to join the floor. Well, they absolutely smashed it! We couldn’t have been happier. We hadn’t really given any idea of a playlist for the whole weekend but had asked them to read the crowd and make the party happen! Again they delivered on every front here. We went from a civilised dance to a full on party without any noticeable transition, of course the lead singers’ voice hitting every note. We also had a couple of musicians in our party and the band got them up on stage to perform songs of their choosing without hassle. We couldn’t have been happier with the whole performance. A huge thank you to Sintilate and Fix the music our wedding wouldn’t of been the same without you!"
"These guys are the real deal. I knew they'd be good but they exceeded my/our expectations (and I book plenty of music acts for events). Communication was prompt and easy right from the off. They showed up on time, were super nice guys, so professional, friendly and incredibly talented. Our guests loved every second of the performance and no one sat down throughout (we danced and sang along to every track). Slick, charismatic, tight and musically so on point. Lead singer has a great voice too. We wanted them to go on and on. I'd recommend them wholeheartedly and would book them again in a heartbeat. You won't be disappointed."
"It’s hard to put into words how happy we were to find The Scottish Soul Collective. We booked both the jazz duo and the full 9-piece band, and we couldn’t have been happier. From the first enquiry right through to the last song, Tom and the band were professional, timely, and cared so much about our day."
"Solid Gold...we can not thank you enough for getting the party well and truly started at our wedding, the dance floor was packed from the start to finish… to the point that people were concerned they could not even get on there!!! Everyone has said what an amazing band you were, Suz your vocals wowed them all and your perfect song choices meant that all ages were up dancing the night away. One of the most important things to us, for our wedding day, was to have a full dance floor and you guys ensured that we didn’t just have a full dance floor we had a PARTY, it was absolutely rocking!!! Although I am pretty sure you haven’t had to many brides air guitar for you!! We can’t thank you enough for completing our perfect day and making sure it was a wedding that would not be forgotten! Thank you again guys and can’t wait to hit the dance floor with you again soon. Big love Claire and James xxx"
"Craig, we all can't thank you enough for the truly incredible performance Saturday. From the elegantly performed music at the villa to the energy you created at Paolino with great performances and music that kept our guests on the dance floor we couldn't have asked for more. I can't tell you how many of our friends from New York said they had ever heard anything better. And our Capresse friends told us that you were the best band the island has ever seen. Since I found and selected you I'm sure you can imagine the relief I felt 15 seconds into your first song. Finally I also want to thank you for your responsiveness in the time leading up the wedding as we discussed song selection and the complex logistics of Capri. From me and Susan and Melissa and Mack, grazie mille."
"Mashup Kings played at our wedding and they were absolutely INCREDIBLE! To give you a sense of our wedding, we’re in our early 30s .. we had tipis in a campsite.. and loads of people there were really into music. We therefore spent ages looking for a band which would get all generations on the dance floor, who wouldn’t be cheesy and who would play a variety of styles of music. And we definitely made the right choice. Everyone danced all night long and had the best time ever! What we loved most about them (which made them unique) is their incredible mash ups… from a garage mash up to Stevie Wonder to pop and rock… just such a mix of amazing tunes and having them as mash ups means you get to hear about 3 times as many amazing tunes as normal! The band were all so lovely and super high energy. Benji was also extremely helpful in the run up and set up, as we borrowed some of his gear for the music after the band and during a song my husband did during the speeches. Thank you so much for everything Benji and the rest of the Mashup Kings crew!"
"Where do I start, you guys were AMAZING!! Not only did Ben and I love every second, the amount of comments we got from our guests on how good you were was insane. Everyone was commenting on how different it was, how good it was that your roamed around and how great the mash ups were. We’ve even had a few ask for your details for upcoming weddings and birthdays so fingers crossed they’ll be a few bookings coming your way. Thank you also for learning our first dance song, we LOVED it! And for doing the extra set, everyone was loving the entertainment so much we just didn’t want it to end."
"Groove Addiction stepped in last minute after our previous wedding band cancelled 2 months before our wedding. Phil was incredibly friendly, laid back and made the whole thing feel far less stressful! The band are incredible musicians and are all talented in their own right. They played our first dance 'Do I love you? Indeed I do' followed by 'Higher and Higher' and were able to make these up-tempo songs fit perfectly for our first dance. Throughout the night, they played classic tunes and kept the dance floor alive! I will be on the lookout for this band playing other gigs just so we can both go and see them again. I would recommend them for any event, for all generations as all of our wedding guests loved the band! Thank you again for making our first dance and evening of music so special."
FixTheMusic provides bands for thousands of weddings and private events each year across Europe and worldwide. We've put together some Frequently asked questions (FAQs) about hiring a wedding band, a few of which are listed below: