Manchester Wedding Bands
Hire the Best Wedding Music Bands in Manchester
Hire the Best Wedding Music Bands in Manchester.
When the lights go down, it’s time to party with our incredible Manchester wedding bands. We’ve done the searching before you start yours, hand-picking experienced bands and musicians with the sound and style to make your wedding party shine. From funky disco and soul to indie-inspired rock and pop, and music from every decade in between, you’ll find brilliant live bands that bring everyone together. Read more
- 81-120 of 506 Wedding Bands in Manchesterresults
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The Maple Kind
Bringing you non-stop party & indie anthems, plus a unique Festival/Mumford & Sons style set if requested, The Maple Kind are an exceptionally talented ban...
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The Rodeos Duo
🌟 Customer Favourite
A great daytime act with a love of music from across the decades & genres, The Rodeos play stripped back ‘live lounge’ style arrangements from popular arti...
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The Connection
🌟 Customer Favourite
Professional, fun and friendly. With a huge ranges of styles and material to draw on including pop, rock, jazz, dance and many other genres - old and new. ...
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The Red Letters
🌟 Customer Favourite
The Red Letters boast a fantastic repertoire featuring music from Elvis, The Killers, The Strokes, Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars and even Disney! This band puts...
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The Ice Breakers
The Ice Breakers are a high-energy seven-piece rock and pop band featuring experienced professional musicians with over 25 years of live performance expert...
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Pure Party Plus
A world class group who perform at luxury events around the globe! Bringing you energy, style and stage presence mixed with the best Pop, Soul and Dance an...
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The Matt Thomas Big Band
🌟 Customer Favourite
Matt Thomas & his amazing 11 piece big band recreate the sound of the roaring 40's with wonderful music from Frank Sinatra, Glen Miller & more! With style,...
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Rabscallion
🌟 Customer Favourite
A ceilidh band, with a charismatic caller, who will get all the audience on the dancefloor from the word go, the onus is on fun! Dances suit all ages and l...
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Soul Machine
Soul Machine are a lively, well established Funk & Soul band playing the very best classic & modern hits to get your dance floor moving! Complete with powe...
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Californication (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
They are not just a tribute band—they are on a mission to bring the energy, groove, and spirit of the Red Hot Chili Peppers to fans everywhere. Whether it’...
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Resident Heroes
🏆 Customer Choice Award
Contemporary covers trio Resident Heroes offer a truly versatile performance. Tackling a unique and appealing selection of indie-rock, pop & hip-hop hits f...
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Loud Lions
A fun loving, folk-party trio performing floor-stomping folk anthems and must-have party hits! Loud Lions have a repertoire jam-packed with hits from over ...
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Hurricane Heights
Specialising in Rock, Pop and Indie dance-floor fillers, Hurricane Heights cover a wide range of artists from the 50's to present day! Featuring seasoned m...
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Hipster And The Hot Hot Horns
🏆 Customer Choice Award
Imagine the Killers or Arctic Monkeys with a brass section, and that's the vibe you get with Hipster and the Hot Hot Horns! Experience indie / guitar clas...
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Cartoon Kings
🏆 Customer Choice Award
The Cartoon Kings are a high-energy party band based in the Midlands, performing at private functions, festivals and corporate events of every size. Alongs...
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The Fun-Keys
Highly talented & in demand band performing everything from Rock 'n' Roll, Motown, Pop, Funk and Soul to suit all ages. With bookings from Radio 1 DJ's...
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The Northern Lights
Based in the North West of England, The Northern Lights are a top-tier wedding and function band guaranteed to leave a lasting impression. With their signa...
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Craic Attack
🌟 Customer Favourite
Introducing Craic Attack; a party band standing out from the crowd with their unique mix of Irish and Country songs plus Pop, Rock and Indie floor-fillers!...
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After Dark
🌟 Customer Favourite
After Dark are one of the hottest acts on the UK Jazz scene today. With a repertoire of over 150 Jazz Standard's, the group also perform Bossa Novas, Swing...
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The Fireworks
🌟 Customer Favourite
The Fireworks function band are fast gaining a reputation for providing superb top quality live entertainment at weddings and other functions UK wide....
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Hypersonix
🌟 Customer Favourite
Taking the biggest songs of past & present, Hypersonix capture the energy & essence of everything from chart pop to classic indie hits! Never failing to ra...
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Electric Blue
Electric Blue receive standing ovations and encores wherever they go! With an eclectic and extensive repertoire spanning the decades and genres, this chari...
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Raise The Roof
Raise The Roof are a high-energy party band whose exciting, interactive performance will get you singing & dancing all night! Playing the very best roc...
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Lets Dance
Lets Dance are here to get you and your guests moving all night long. From dance floor bangers, soul and RnB all the way through to chart music from the 70...
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The Stride
A dynamic powerhouse band with an incredible energetic live show guaranteed to get your guests up on their feet with a real party atmosphere, The Stride pe...
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Party Nights
🌟 Customer Favourite
A dynamic party trio who work hard to bring you the highest standard of live music. Recreating some of the biggest pop hits, spanning almost five decades o...
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The Bentley Brothers Inc
🌟 Customer Favourite
A high energy and sophisticated musical troupe, blasting out raucous and sophisticated 1920s style arrangements of classic rock and pop. Inviting Taylor Sw...
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Soul Control
Soul Control - one of the biggest sounds around! A fantastic 10 piece with vocals, horns, energy and style! Music from Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, James Br...
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Up All Night
Super professional 4 piece rock and pop band hailing from the North of England playing nationwide. Bringing the party and providing the best in evening ent...
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Space Cowboys
Space Cowboys have been tearing up dance floors together since 2013 and know exactly what it takes to get a party moving. A tight-knit group of seriously t...
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Riff Kings
🌟 Customer Favourite
Riff Kings are one of Europe's top party bands. Consisting of of the UK's top professional session musicians, they have performed with The Temptations, Per...
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The Floor Fillers
The Floor Fillers pride themselves on creating the perfect atmosphere for every individual occasion. With a repertoire in excess of 120 songs and a flexibl...
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Holly And The Heels
🌟 Customer Favourite
A wandering acoustic act with the WOW factor. A live human jukebox!Quirky, spontaneous and interactive. Bursting with personality, talent and feel good fa...
Most Booked Bands For Weddings In Manchester in 2026
Based on bookings secured by Alive Network for weddings in 2026, these are our most popular wedding bands in Manchester.
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Hipster
🏆 Customer Choice
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Dexter
🏆 Customer Choice
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Tuxedo
🌟 Customer Favourite
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The Royale
🏆 Customer Choice
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Drive
🏆 Customer Choice
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Live Wires
🏆 Customer Choice
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Midnight Train
🌟 Customer Favourite
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Out Of Control
🏆 Customer Choice
Bands under £1500 For Small Weddings In Manchester
Small in size but big on sound and value, check out our pick of the best value duo and trio wedding bands available in Manchester - ideal for intimate celebrations at venues like King Street Townhouse.
The Atoms
Price from £1,355The Marlins
Price from £1,320The Roots Acoustic Trio
Price from £1,092Chance To Dance
Price from £759Throwback Thursday
Price from £1,097The Megatones
Price from £1,130The Rodeos Duo
Price from £731
Manchester Wedding Bands featuring Saxophone or Brass
Big room, big party? These Manchester wedding bands add sax or a brass section for a bigger sound and more stage presence - a great match for larger weddings at venues like Victoria Warehouse and The Monastery Manchester.
The Silks
Price from £3,169BrassWerk Orchestra
Price from £9,460Tuxedo
Price from £1,681The JJ Show Band
Price from £2,757The Vibe Sound
Price from £1,627Seven
Price from £3,974Live Tonight
Price from £2,237
Recommended By Us, Loved By You
We asked our team to pick the wedding bands based in Manchester that they’d personally recommend for weddings in the city, drawing on years of booking experience and first-hand knowledge of the acts. We considered live performance quality, professionalism, recent booking history, and feedback from couples who’ve booked each band. Here are are their choices, alongside reviews from previous clients who experienced them first-hand.
OUR PICK: Overdrive
Literally the nicest guys you'll ever meet, 110% effort and enthusiasm for every event, and incredible musicians too. We know whenever these guys are booked, we're going to get awesome feedback.
"Overdrive were absolutely amazing! They got the party rocking, got everyone dancing and sounded amazing!! We were so happy with them and their choice of songs and a plus, all four of them were super lovely, cool guys! Amazing value for money. Would 100% recommend!"
Courtney D
Booked Overdrive for her wedding
OUR PICK: The Silks
A hugely charismatic lead singer, exceptional musicians, and the widest choice of songs we've seen from any wedding band - these guys are the real deal and worth every penny.
"There are no words to describe how amazing The Silks were at our wedding. They had everybody up singing and dancing, nobody wanted them to leave! As well as sounding absolutely fantastic they also looked insanely cool!! Our guests are still talking about them now, thank you so much for making our day so great!"
Sophie J
Booked The Silks for her wedding
Photo by Surya Prasad
Booking a Wedding Band in Manchester, at a glance
Based on recent Manchester wedding bookings, these quick insights give you a useful snapshot of what couples typically book, spend and add to their package when choosing a live wedding band.
- Most popular price range: £1,500-£2,500
- Typical band size booked: 4-piece
- Most popular style: Indie Rock & Pop
- Most popular performance time: 2 x 60 minute sets
- Most popular upgrade: Full DJ service from the band
- Included in the price: PA system & stage lighting
- Typical booking lead time: 7 months
- Security: Contract, support & emergency cover from Alive Network
Wedding Musicians in Manchester
Manchester Wedding Band Reviews
“We were absolutely blown away by the front runners and so were all of our guests, Nick and the guys were fantastic and genuinely lovely people. It was our privilege to have them on our wedding day, and we couldnt be more grateful for a dance floor that was never empty.”
Matt J booked Front Runners for their wedding in Manchester
“Lovely set of guys to deal with, amazing musicians, great energy that kept people on the dance floor because they generated a really good atmosphere. Would definitely recommend the additional acoustic set earlier in the day as well. For anyone who is set on having a band at the wedding, choose wisel...”
Ben B booked Midnight Train for their wedding in Manchester
“The guys in Drive were fantastic. They were responsive to messages and chose a set that really matched what we were looking for. They did such a good jo learning the song for our first dance and had some good surprises to make the night fun. So many guests had great things to say about them so would...”
Alison G booked Drive for their wedding in Manchester
“Above and beyond is what you get from The Fulltones! The dance floor was packed all night when they were playing and when Jimmy took our very very long playlist and turned it into something that had people on their feet singing and dancing in-between sets. Our day fell pretty behind schedule and the...”
Alistair booked The Fulltones for their wedding at Village Pointin Manchester
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