About The Tourists – professional wedding & party band based in London, UK
The Tourists are a supergroup of world-class musicians who met on the London music scene, all with vast experience playing weddings and events, and touring and recording with the world's biggest and best artists. From Glastonbury Festival to your party!
Our group of 7 top musicians are available as any combination of 3, 4 and 5-piece line-ups and is armed with an upbeat setlist of classic indie, pop and rock tunes to suit any event.
View our list of the UK's best indie rock wedding bands ➡️
We look forward to partying with you throughout the UK very soon.
We're listed on FixTheMusic's Top 30 Best Wedding Bands in the UK For 2024 🏆
We're regularly booked to perform for weddings and events at Cigarral de Las Mercedes in Spain, Manchester Museum, Tall John's House in Brecon and Milton End Farm in Arlingham, Gloucestershire.
You may have seen and heard us performing alongside Reef, Pixie Lott, Albert Lee, Smokie, Ronnie Wood (Rolling Stones), One Direction, James Morrison, Crystal Fighters, Gary Barlow, Nile Rodgers (Chic), Fatboy Slim, Willow Kayne, Carrie Underwood, Hannah Grace, Freya Ridings, Sigala, Oliver Heldens, Kit Trigg, The Lion King Musical, Dirty Dancing The Musical, Judge Jules, Andy Burrows (Razorlight), Jessie J and many, many more...!
View our list of the UK's best indie rock wedding bands ➡️
So if you’re looking to hire one of London’s finest wedding & party bands, look no further than The Tourists and get in touch today!
We're listed on FixTheMusic's Top 22 Best Wedding Bands in London For 2024 🏆
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"Genuinely struggling to find the words to thank The Tourists for their performance at our wedding. They are just so good as musicians and performers. Almost all of our guests commented on how great they were, and the dance floor was full all night. Beyond that, they are lovely guys and super professional. They were flexible when our day started running late, they learnt our (pretty left-field) first dance, and even took a few minutes to give my little niece a drum lesson. I honestly can't recommend them more highly and thank them more for providing the soundtrack to an amazing day."
"The band were AMAZING! They played great set lists and took on board our song requests throughout the night - they were great fun, even getting involved with our props! Sounded really good throughout the night and kept the dancefloor full! We would definitely recommend to anyone looking for a great wedding band :) Thank you again, The Wilcox’s xx"
"We booked the Tourists for our wedding and I am so glad that we did! They were excellent musicians, everyone commented on how good they were and everyone stayed on the dancefloor all night! Si was super helpful leading up to and on the day which made the whole experience stress free. Thank you so much guys!"
"Now things have calmed down a bit after a whirlwind week and a bit, I just wanted to say a massive THANK YOU for playing at our wedding and helping to make it such an amazing event. We had so many people telling us how awesome you were and we totally concur! Such a great repertoire, really well thought out starting off with the oldies but goodies to ending our night in the most spectacular way (mini mosh pit to Rage Against the Machine), which was right up our street. Thank you so much."
"Si and the band were absolutely phenomenal and provided us with a wedding evening that both us and our guests will remember forever!! The dance floor was packed for every song they played and no one wanted them to leave at the end of the night. All three band members that we booked are incredible musicians and so many of our guests commented on how amazing they were and that the band were the absolute highlight of the day for them. Thanks guys for helping to make our evening so special, we never doubted you wouldn’t, and thanks Si for such great communication right from the moment we booked with you. It’s been an absolute pleasure! Shame we can’t do it all over again, though will definitely be recommending the Tourists to anyone and everyone that we can."
"From start to finish Si and the band were absolutely amazing. The communication was exceptional and they worked with us to create the perfect evening for our wedding. Would highly recommend anyone looking for a band who wants a night which no one will forget. All our wedding guests have not stopped talking about them. They were very helpful organising the event abroad and were super flexible with last minute changes to the event. 10/10!"
"Absolutely fantastic band! From the excellent communication before the event, to the first dance, to the party, everything was perfect. I would recommend this band to everyone and all our guests keep commenting on how brilliant our band were. Thank you for making our party so incredible. Such a lovely, talented bunch."
"The Tourists played an awesome set for our wedding and made sure the dancefloor stayed full all night. We've had loads of friends and family saying how good they were. They were really flexible with timings when our day ran a bit later than expected and were happy to play all of our favourite songs. Would really recommend!"
"We booked the Tourists for our wedding and what can I say apart from absolutely fabulous from communication beforehand to getting everybody up on the dance floor. A special thank you for learning our first dance, Nights in White Satin by the Moody Blues which makes me emotional thinking about it. All of the guys were so personable and absolutely brilliant at what you do.Thank you so much for attending and making it a thoroughly memorable night."
"The Tourists were amazing as always! All our guests commented on how great the band were and the vocalists in particular were incredible!! You absolutely helped us to celebrate our big day and make it into a huge party! Will be back to enquire about our work Christmas party soon!"
"You and the band were SO great. All of my pals are really into music, many of them in bands and around bands…we received loads of compliments about you guys! You could tell right away...everyone was up and dancing the whole night. Was such an amazing day for us guys, and you really elevated it to EPIC heights. The first song was also beautifully done, we loved it!"
"What can I say, Simon and the band were incredible and kept us on the dance floor all evening. The music is so good you can't tell when they are singing or whether it's the actual track. Seamlessly professional, warm and fun, and made the evening so incredibly special. Couldn't recommend them more highly!"
"The Tourists played at our corporate awards party on Saturday, this is the second time we have booked. As before, they had everyone up on the dance floor thoroughly enjoying themselves. Great music and audience interaction. The communication was excellent and we were kept fully informed at all stages. Highly recommend!!!"
"The Tourists were incredible. We had so many comments afterwards and the dance floor was packed for the duration. Honestly was amazing. Everyone loved the band getting involved on the dance floor as well. You managed the timings well after the speeches (mine) went on too long. Cheers guys!"
"The Tourists were simply amazing! From start to finish, you were an important part of our wedding day - from the ceremony music to acoustic sets, and finally at the evening reception where you kept the dance floor packed. Even some guests who say they never dance got involved because of you! We didn't want it to end, and we've had so many comments from our guests to say how incredible you were. Thank you! Meghan and Shaun."
"Thanks again for putting on a great performance at our wedding, everyone loved it and my wife didn’t ever want to leave the dance floor! We really appreciate you making our day so special for everyone."
"We had The Tourists for our wedding with a lot of music geeks in our crowd! All I can say is - LOOK NO FURTHER!! The Tourists have some SERIOUS talent. Their performance was like having our own Glasto at our wedding. Absolutely everyone was raving about them all night and they were a great help in the lead up to the wedding, even helping with the run-through of the day! They were absolutely fantastic at engaging with the crowd and were so friendly and professional. I could not recommend them more. Thank you so much to Si and the gang and we definitely hope to book you again! Claire and Jonathan xxxx"
"I booked The Tourists for a surprise 30th birthday. The communication leading up to the event was fantastic, Simon couldn’t do enough to make sure everything was clear, explain how things would work and was even extra accommodating when I decided to change the venue a couple of times. The band learnt a special song, managed all the guests so the ‘surprise’ was a success and made the atmosphere so positive and energetic for the whole night, always adding personal touches to make us all feel really special. Everything about booking and the lead up to the event was made so easy and enjoyable, and the night couldn’t have gone better. The band are happy to work with any space to make the experience the best it can be, as well as accommodating music choices, requests where possible and getting involved in bespoke elements of events and I couldn’t recommend them highly enough!! Thank you!!!"
"Wow - what a band. They truly added something magical to our wedding. The dance floor never emptied. They adapted on the fly on the night and even learnt a song / played something new when they found out how much my husband liked Blink-182. Could not recommend the band enough and if our word is not enough our friends and family have not stopped commenting since about them. Don't hesitate, if you want to take the stress out of music on the night - book these guys!"
Here are just some of the locations where we have been booked by clients on FixTheMusic for weddings and events...
Paradise - George Ezra
Mr Brightside - The Killers
Sex on Fire - The Kings of Leon
Take On Me - A-Ha
I’ll Be There for You (Friends) - The Rembrandts
Shut Up and Dance - Walk The Moon
Twist and Shout - The Beatles
Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
Valerie - Amy Winehouse/The Zutons
Dakota - Stereophonics
Yellow - Coldplay
Respect - Aretha Franklin
Get Lucky - Daft Punk
Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles
Times Like These - Foo Fighters
Sweet Child O’ Mine - Guns ‘n’ Roses
A Little Respect - Erasure/Wheatus
Shake It Off - Taylor Swift
Best of You - Foo Fighters
Proud Mary - Tina Turner
Somebody Told Me - The Killers
Parklife - Blur
Don’t Stop Me Now - Queen
Last Nite - The Strokes
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Livin’ on a Prayer - Bon Jovi
Don’t Look Back in Anger - Oasis
Stuck in the Middle with You - Stealers’ Wheel
Can’t Stop the Feeling - Justin Timberlake
Hey Ya - Outkast
Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus
You Really Got Me - The Kinks
I Will Wait - Mumford and Sons
Riptide - Vance Joy
Ho Hey - The Lumineers
I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor - Arctic Monkeys
The Darkness - I Believe in a Thing Called Love
Place Your Hands - Reef
Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis
Summer of ‘69 - Bryan Adams
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
Johnny B Goode - Marty McFly/Chuck Berry
I’m a Believer - Smash Mouth/The Monkees
Wonderwall - Oasis
Use Somebody - Kings of Leon
All the Small Things - Blink 182
Footloose - Kenny Loggins
"Genuinely struggling to find the words to thank The Tourists for their performance at our wedding. They are just so good as musicians and performers. Almost all of our guests commented on how great they were, and the dance floor was full all night. Beyond that, they are lovely guys and super professional. They were flexible when our day started running late, they learnt our (pretty left-field) first dance, and even took a few minutes to give my little niece a drum lesson. I honestly can't recommend them more highly and thank them more for providing the soundtrack to an amazing day."
"The band were AMAZING! They played great set lists and took on board our song requests throughout the night - they were great fun, even getting involved with our props! Sounded really good throughout the night and kept the dancefloor full! We would definitely recommend to anyone looking for a great wedding band :) Thank you again, The Wilcox’s xx"
"We booked the Tourists for our wedding and I am so glad that we did! They were excellent musicians, everyone commented on how good they were and everyone stayed on the dancefloor all night! Si was super helpful leading up to and on the day which made the whole experience stress free. Thank you so much guys!"
Thank you so much Mel and Elisa, what an amazing night in a wonderful venue with an incredible crowd! Our best wishes to you both, thanks so much for having us party with you!
"Now things have calmed down a bit after a whirlwind week and a bit, I just wanted to say a massive THANK YOU for playing at our wedding and helping to make it such an amazing event. We had so many people telling us how awesome you were and we totally concur! Such a great repertoire, really well thought out starting off with the oldies but goodies to ending our night in the most spectacular way (mini mosh pit to Rage Against the Machine), which was right up our street. Thank you so much."
"Si and the band were absolutely phenomenal and provided us with a wedding evening that both us and our guests will remember forever!! The dance floor was packed for every song they played and no one wanted them to leave at the end of the night. All three band members that we booked are incredible musicians and so many of our guests commented on how amazing they were and that the band were the absolute highlight of the day for them. Thanks guys for helping to make our evening so special, we never doubted you wouldn’t, and thanks Si for such great communication right from the moment we booked with you. It’s been an absolute pleasure! Shame we can’t do it all over again, though will definitely be recommending the Tourists to anyone and everyone that we can."
"From start to finish Si and the band were absolutely amazing. The communication was exceptional and they worked with us to create the perfect evening for our wedding. Would highly recommend anyone looking for a band who wants a night which no one will forget. All our wedding guests have not stopped talking about them. They were very helpful organising the event abroad and were super flexible with last minute changes to the event. 10/10!"
"Absolutely fantastic band! From the excellent communication before the event, to the first dance, to the party, everything was perfect. I would recommend this band to everyone and all our guests keep commenting on how brilliant our band were. Thank you for making our party so incredible. Such a lovely, talented bunch."
"The Tourists played an awesome set for our wedding and made sure the dancefloor stayed full all night. We've had loads of friends and family saying how good they were. They were really flexible with timings when our day ran a bit later than expected and were happy to play all of our favourite songs. Would really recommend!"
"We booked the Tourists for our wedding and what can I say apart from absolutely fabulous from communication beforehand to getting everybody up on the dance floor. A special thank you for learning our first dance, Nights in White Satin by the Moody Blues which makes me emotional thinking about it. All of the guys were so personable and absolutely brilliant at what you do.Thank you so much for attending and making it a thoroughly memorable night."
"The Tourists were amazing as always! All our guests commented on how great the band were and the vocalists in particular were incredible!! You absolutely helped us to celebrate our big day and make it into a huge party! Will be back to enquire about our work Christmas party soon!"
"You and the band were SO great. All of my pals are really into music, many of them in bands and around bands…we received loads of compliments about you guys! You could tell right away...everyone was up and dancing the whole night. Was such an amazing day for us guys, and you really elevated it to EPIC heights. The first song was also beautifully done, we loved it!"
"What can I say, Simon and the band were incredible and kept us on the dance floor all evening. The music is so good you can't tell when they are singing or whether it's the actual track. Seamlessly professional, warm and fun, and made the evening so incredibly special. Couldn't recommend them more highly!"
"The Tourists played at our corporate awards party on Saturday, this is the second time we have booked. As before, they had everyone up on the dance floor thoroughly enjoying themselves. Great music and audience interaction. The communication was excellent and we were kept fully informed at all stages. Highly recommend!!!"
"The Tourists were incredible. We had so many comments afterwards and the dance floor was packed for the duration. Honestly was amazing. Everyone loved the band getting involved on the dance floor as well. You managed the timings well after the speeches (mine) went on too long. Cheers guys!"
"The Tourists were simply amazing! From start to finish, you were an important part of our wedding day - from the ceremony music to acoustic sets, and finally at the evening reception where you kept the dance floor packed. Even some guests who say they never dance got involved because of you! We didn't want it to end, and we've had so many comments from our guests to say how incredible you were. Thank you! Meghan and Shaun."
"Thanks again for putting on a great performance at our wedding, everyone loved it and my wife didn’t ever want to leave the dance floor! We really appreciate you making our day so special for everyone."
"We had The Tourists for our wedding with a lot of music geeks in our crowd! All I can say is - LOOK NO FURTHER!! The Tourists have some SERIOUS talent. Their performance was like having our own Glasto at our wedding. Absolutely everyone was raving about them all night and they were a great help in the lead up to the wedding, even helping with the run-through of the day! They were absolutely fantastic at engaging with the crowd and were so friendly and professional. I could not recommend them more. Thank you so much to Si and the gang and we definitely hope to book you again! Claire and Jonathan xxxx"
"I booked The Tourists for a surprise 30th birthday. The communication leading up to the event was fantastic, Simon couldn’t do enough to make sure everything was clear, explain how things would work and was even extra accommodating when I decided to change the venue a couple of times. The band learnt a special song, managed all the guests so the ‘surprise’ was a success and made the atmosphere so positive and energetic for the whole night, always adding personal touches to make us all feel really special. Everything about booking and the lead up to the event was made so easy and enjoyable, and the night couldn’t have gone better. The band are happy to work with any space to make the experience the best it can be, as well as accommodating music choices, requests where possible and getting involved in bespoke elements of events and I couldn’t recommend them highly enough!! Thank you!!!"
"Wow - what a band. They truly added something magical to our wedding. The dance floor never emptied. They adapted on the fly on the night and even learnt a song / played something new when they found out how much my husband liked Blink-182. Could not recommend the band enough and if our word is not enough our friends and family have not stopped commenting since about them. Don't hesitate, if you want to take the stress out of music on the night - book these guys!"