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Roaming Bands in Leeds & West Yorkshire

Hire a roaming band for your wedding or event in Leeds & West Yorkshire

If you want live music that feels part of the day rather than a performance in the corner, a roaming band is the answer. In Leeds & West Yorkshire, our roaming acts are booked for weddings, garden parties, product launches and Christmas events, moving among guests, playing close to small groups and taking requests as they go.

Leeds & West Yorkshire has a wide choice of wedding and event venues, from Mirfield Monastery and Weetwood Hall Hotel to Waterton Park Hotel. Our roaming acts travel right across the area, including Leeds, Harrogate and Wakefield, and can move between spaces as your guests do.

Not every roaming act does the same job. A duo can move quietly between tables and small groups, a trio or four-piece fills a large lawn, and a brass band makes a real entrance. Knowing where your guests will be makes the choice much easier.

Hireaband has been booking live music since 1999. Every roaming act here travels to Leeds & West Yorkshire as standard, brings the equipment it needs, and the quote you receive includes travel. Use the instant quote button on this page to check prices and availability for your date.

The essentials:

  • Typical cost: from around £800 for a smaller act to £2,500 or more for a larger band, depending on line-up, date and set times
  • The band moves around the room, playing to small groups of guests at a time
  • No stage and usually no power needed
  • Travel is included in every quote
  • Every booking carries a 14-day change-of-mind refund

Start with the space and the guest numbers. A duo suits a drinks reception of up to about 80 guests, a trio or four-piece suits a larger lawn or several rooms, and a brass band suits a big outdoor event or a grand entrance.

Expect to pay from around £800 for a smaller act up to £2,500 or more for a larger band. Line-up size matters most, then the date and extras such as an extra set during the meal. Every quote includes travel, so nothing is added later.

Every act's page has video and audio of the musicians who would actually play, their repertoire and written reviews from people who have booked them. It's the easiest way to check the style and the atmosphere before you commit.

Use the instant quote button on this page to see prices and availability for your date. Once you've chosen an act, we handle the contract, the deposit and the arrangements, and stay in touch through to the day. Every booking includes a 14-day change-of-mind refund, and an emergency contact line is available on the day if anything needs sorting quickly.

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The Wanderers

Mumford Folk Meets Pop & Rock. Available Static or Roaming.

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From £2,160

Price is based on standard fee without any travel or extras

Detroit Vintage Duo

Live Lounge Style Daytime Duo | Male & Female Vocals | Eclectic Repertoire

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From £700

Price is based on standard fee without any travel or extras

Tommy & Sons

Three or Four Piece Folk Style Covers Band | Roaming or Static Options Available.

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From £2,020

Price is based on standard fee without any travel or extras

Central Park

Four Piece Roaming Band | Wedding or Corporate Events | Perfect Addition To Any Event

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From £1,550

Price is based on standard fee without any travel or extras

Hosen Brass

Hosen Brass are one of the UK's leading Oompah bands.

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From £800

Price is based on standard fee without any travel or extras

FAQs

A roaming band plays acoustically while moving around the room or garden, stopping to play to small groups of guests at a time rather than performing from a stage. They're ideal for wedding drinks receptions, garden parties and corporate events where guests are mingling.

Usually not. Most roaming acts play fully acoustic, so they need no stage, PA or power. If they also play a static set with amplification, they'll let you know what they need.

Yes, and many bookings are outdoors. It's worth agreeing a covered spot with the venue in case of rain, and roaming acts can move inside quickly if the weather changes.

From around £800 for a smaller act to £2,500 or more for a larger band. The number of musicians, the date and the length of the booking make the biggest difference, and travel is always included in the quote.

Most play two or three sets of 30 to 45 minutes, which covers a typical wedding drinks reception. Longer bookings, or a mix of roaming and static sets, can be arranged when you enquire.

Yes. Many couples book a roaming act for the drinks reception and a separate band or DJ for the evening. We can quote for both together.

Reviews

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“This is the third year we've had Tommy & Sons at our Christmas party and each year they get better and better. Looking forward to next year!!”

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“Tommy & Sons were incredible, all our guests were on the dance floor from start to finish. We couldn’t have asked for better!”

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“Tommy & Sons played an acoustic set and a band set at our wedding at East Quay Venue on 18th November and they were absolutely fantastic! The dance floor was full and the atmosphere was incredible - our guests loved them as much as we did! They were a lovely group of guys and a pleasure to have at our wedding. We really can't recommend them highly enough - thank you so much!”

(5)

“100 % brilliant Band, fantastic lads so friendly polite and helpful, we will book them forever -- well done Tommy & Sons.”

(5)

“Amazing night! Everyone is still buzzing, massive thank you to Ian, Jono and the guys for smashing it! They were flexible and professional throughout and during the lead up to the wedding helped plan ways to execute certain additional surprises! For the show itself, no one could believe it when they played 'killing in the name of' and I even crowd surfed at my own wedding, so all in all amazing memories! Well done guys! Highly recommend to anyone looking for a wedding band that combines energy, style and charisma!”

(5)

“The band were great in every way - very polite, good lads and the performance was top notch. Everyone we've spoken to since have said how good they were also and I've already passed their details from your website to someone looking to book a band. Overall I would be happy to recommend the guys to anyone looking to book someone - they were excellent!”

Local Venues in Leeds & West Yorkshire

Weetwood Hall Hotel

Weetwood Hall Hotel

A 1540 manor house set in 9 acres of Headingley woodland, 10 minutes from the middle of Leeds, and made for a properly Yorkshire celebration.

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Lineham Farm

Lineham Farm

Take 120 acres of Leeds countryside for a whole weekend, with a stone barn, a woodland aisle and a children's charity behind the whole thing.

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Mirfield Monastery

Mirfield Monastery

A great Romanesque church, a hall with a soaring arched ceiling and 20 acres of walled garden, all kept by a monastic community above Mirfield.

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Oulton Hall

Oulton Hall

A rescued Georgian mansion just outside Leeds, with gardens laid out by Repton, 300 acres to wander through and a ballroom built to be shown off.

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Bowcliffe Hall

Bowcliffe Hall

A Wetherby estate with a ballroom, a chapel, 58 acres of parkland and, up in the woods, a copper-and-glass treehouse shaped like an aeroplane wing.

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The Mansion, Roundhay

The Mansion, Roundhay

A grand old house in the middle of Roundhay Park, 15 minutes from Leeds, with a sunny terrace, a great chandelier and 700 acres on the doorstep.

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Waterton Park Hotel

Waterton Park Hotel

A Palladian hall on its own island in a 26-acre lake outside Wakefield, once home to the naturalist who made the world's first nature reserve.

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Left Bank Leeds

Left Bank Leeds

A soaring Grade II* Gothic church just off Cardigan Road, run as an arts venue and a charity, and one of the most striking rooms in the whole city.

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Hollins Hall

Hollins Hall

A Victorian hall high above the Aire valley, with 200 acres of grounds, a championship golf course and a spa, halfway between Bradford and Leeds.

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