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Roaming Bands in Warwickshire

Book a roaming band in Warwickshire

Roaming bands are one of the easiest ways to lift a wedding reception. Acts across Warwickshire need no stage and usually no power, so they can start as soon as guests arrive, follow them from the ceremony to the drinks and move around the room playing to small groups while everyone mingles.

Across Warwickshire, roaming bands are booked for weddings and events in and around Leamington Spa, Warwick and Stratford-upon-Avon. Venues in the area include Warwick Castle, Blackwell Grange and Compton Verney, and their gardens, terraces and reception rooms are ideal for a band moving between groups of guests.

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 Warwickshire 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

Roaming bands are often booked for outdoor receptions, so agree a covered alternative with your venue. Acoustic acts can move inside in minutes, and most are happy to play in a marquee, a conservatory or a covered terrace.

Most roaming band bookings fall between about £800 and £2,500. The number of musicians is the biggest factor, followed by the date and how long they play. Travel is included in the quote, so the figure you're given is the figure you pay.

Each roaming act's page carries real video, audio, a song list and reviews from previous clients. A couple of clips will tell you far more about how a band works a room than any description can.

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

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

(5)

“Really great to meet you and the band last night, thanks so much for an awesome performance! Everyone absolutely loved it, as you could probably tell by the dancing on tables and repeated calls for an encore :) You hit the nail on the head in terms of the brief and the kind of performance we were after and you totally brought your A-game!”

(5)

“Tommy & Sons we're incredible! They absolutely smashed our first song, got everybody up and dancing and sounded better than we hoped! We highly recommend!!!”

(5)

“We were delighted to book Detroit Vintage Duo for our wedding. Their music and style were perfect! Paul was really helpful in making the arrangements and advising on a setlist. The performance on the night was fantastic and really made it a party to remember!”

(5)

“Sorry for the delay in this message, we just wanted to say a huge thank you to the guys for an incredible set. We know everyone was on the dancefloor from the get go until the very end and had the best time. The energy was incredible and I wish we could re-live it over again! Looking forward to seeing our photos and video footage so we can see how much fun everyone was having. Also, the first dance song was absolutely perfect and just how we had imagined it, so please do pass on our gratitude.”

(5)

“THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING! You guys are incredibly talented and you were loved by our guests and us! Especially our little niece who apparently was the happiest ever when she was listening to you!! Your set was completely the right vibe for our wedding! Thank you for also bringing your own personal touch to everything. We loved having you!”

(5)

“Tommy and Sons were excellent. They created a really great vibe on the night and were able to play our first dance request. We would highly recommend them.”

Local Venues in Warwickshire

Lea Marston Hotel

Lea Marston Hotel

Golf, gardens and a spa across 54 Warwickshire acres: Lea Marston Hotel near Sutton Coldfield is a generous place to spend a wedding weekend.

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Shustoke Barn

Shustoke Barn

A restored 18th-century brick barn in the North Warwickshire fields near Coleshill, with fire-pit courtyards, great food and a proper late licence.

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Compton Verney

Compton Verney

A Robert Adam mansion turned art gallery near Kineton, with a lake, a chapel and 120 acres of Capability Brown parkland to wander on your wedding day.

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The Riverside Glasshouse

The Riverside Glasshouse

Say your vows among palms and glass in Jephson Gardens, Royal Leamington Spa, with the River Leam and the flowerbeds just beyond the windows.

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Ragley Hall

Ragley Hall

The Palladian family seat of the Marquesses of Hertford near Alcester, with baroque state rooms, a famous painted staircase and 450 acres of parkland.

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Warwick Castle

Warwick Castle

Marry inside a thousand-year-old castle above the River Avon, with Capability Brown gardens, a Great Hall for dinner and towers to sleep in afterwards.

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Blackwell Grange

Blackwell Grange

A thatched barn of 1543 and a light-filled modern one side by side at Blackwell, near Shipston-on-Stour, on the Warwickshire edge of the Cotswolds.

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Warwick House

Warwick House

A Grade II listed house in Southam given over entirely to weddings, with a terrace, gardens and the whole place exclusively yours for the day.

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Ettington Park

Ettington Park

Grade I Victorian Gothic in 40 acres of parkland near Stratford-upon-Avon, where turrets, chandeliers and an ancient church set the whole scene.

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