Ideas, Advice & Inspiration
Our entertainment guides are here to spark inspiration for your next event. Explore the latest trends from our experts, get insider tips on choosing the perfect live acts, discover crowd-pleasing favourites for weddings, parties and corporate events, and uncover unique performance ideas you might not have considered.
The Alive Signature Function Bands Collection
By Cathryn Briggs
Check out this collection of our very best function bands and musicians for hire!
Hipster perform at Batman Live World Premiere After-Party
After kapow-wow-wowing Manchester’s glitterati with the Batman Live world premiere at the MEN Arena, Water Lane Product...
Signature Wedding Drinks Reception Collection
By Cathryn Briggs
A selection of our favourite wedding bands, musicians and entertainers for your drinks reception. The ultimate collection of...
The Swing Smiths play at Wembley Stadium for D-Link's Europe...
On Wednesday 1st February 2012, our Jazz, Swing and Soul function band The Swing Smiths were invited to play at Wembley Stadi...
DJ With Live Musicians
By Verity Glenn
Turntables meet live performers with our collection of cool live DJ acts. Fusing DJ sets with live sax, vocals, percussion,...
Alive Network Books Truly Authentic Motown Band For Trentham...
UK's most authentic and charismatic motown tribute band, Motown Vogue, provided an evening of soul classics at Trentham Garde...
The Singer Guitarist Collection
By Dave Bevan
Perfect for a wide range of event types and spaces, hire our fantastic singer guitarists for a versatile live music performan...
Top Function Band Hipster Perform A Sell Out Show At Wolverh...
On the 21st April, our premium rock and pop function band Hipster were booked to perform at Wolverhampton Racecourse. With a...
An Award Winning Employer
Alive Network is very pleased to have won second place for Employer of the Year at the Executive PA Magazine / Hays Awards
The Uncoverable Song - Happy Hour Send Alive Network Into An...
By Rich Hearn
Alive Network challenged UK function band favourites Happy Hour to record one of the best, but most uncoverable songs in the...
Sports Themed Entertainment From Alive Network
Check out our latest sports themed entertainment brochure showcasing our Athletic and Sports themed entertainment! If you are...
Mark and Zoe Lancaster's Perfect Wedding
By Rich Hearn
Mark and Zoe Lancaster got married at St James Church in Taxal, Whaley Bridge, followed by a posh vintage themed marquee rece...
Thorntons Family Fun Day With Our Childrens Entertainers
Alive Network was thrilled to provide a selection of mix and mingle childrens entertainers to perform at the Thorntons Family...
Thorntons Plc Celebrates Its 100th Year With A Family Gala D...
On Saturday 7th May Thorntons plc held a Family Gala Day at Thornton Park site in Derbyshire to celebrate its centenary. They...
Live Wires Perform at PepsiCo's Christmas Party!
Back in December, rock and pop party band Live Wires performed at the PepsiCo Christmas party. The corporate event took place...
Happy Hour Rock An Armed Forces Event At The Defence Academy...
On Saturday 30th June, fun loving rock and pop band Happy Hour shared the stage with The Military Wives and performed for the...
The Swing Smiths Perform for 'Unit 4' At Birmingham's ICC
Back in February, popular 9 piece band The Swing Smiths performed at Unit 4's Customer Conference. We sent our event reporter...
Hipster - The £1Million Function Band!
Over the last eight years, Hipster have racked up over £1Million worth of bookings from their agents ‘Alive Netwo...
A Guide To Function Band Prices
By Rich Hearn
There's no denying that a good function band is a big investment for any event - but we thought it might be interesting to sh...
The Ultimate Guide to Interactive Party Entertainment
By Clare Hargreaves
Want a corporate party that immerses your guests from the start? These interactive entertainment ideas will give you event t...
Band Photo Shoots & Live Music Photography
Our experience shows that a great profile photo is one of the biggest contributing factors to selling your band effectively o...
Trending Now... Themed Bars & Pop Ups
By Clare Hargreaves
If getting Tweets and Insta posts is important, this one is for you...
Top 5 Entertainment Ideas For A Summer Garden Party
By Rich Hearn
If the weather holds out this summer, you might be considering a traditional garden party. Alive Network has put together its...
How To Book A Band
By Rich Hearn
Most people don't book bands every day. In fact most people don't book bands! Finding the right band for your event can be lo...

























