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Wedding Bands in West Sussex

Wedding bands in West Sussex

We've been booking live music for weddings since 1999, and every act on this page is one we represent and know well — a covers band, a party band, a function band, whatever you'd call it, the job's the same: read the room and get people dancing. You can hear each one before you decide, read genuine reviews from couples who've actually booked them, and check your date without ever picking up the phone.

West Sussex has real range for a wedding: country houses and historic halls, working barns and estates, and well-loved venues around Tillington, West Dean and Donnington that couples come back to again and again — places like Grittenham Barn, Farbridge, Southend Barns among them. Wherever you're getting married here, there's usually a band on this page who already knows the room.

That range asks a slightly different thing of the band each time. A big country house or a barn wants a five- or six-piece with a proper PA built to fill the space; a smaller venue or an intimate marquee does just as well with the same band scaled to a four-piece, without losing any of the energy. Some of West Sussex's grandest venues run their own noise conditions, so it's always worth checking the licence before you book — we can usually tell you what to expect if we've played the room before.

On cost: most West Sussex weddings book a four- or five-piece for somewhere between £1,400 and £2,600. What actually moves that number is the size of the line-up, the day of the week, the time of year, and how far the band's travelling. A Saturday in July will cost more than a Friday in November, and a three-piece will always come in under a seven-piece with horns. We quote against your real date and your real venue rather than a list price, and that quote includes PA, lighting and the band's travel to wherever you're getting married in West Sussex — there's no separate mileage charge to budget for.

Ready to book one? Just tell us the date and the venue, and we'll come back with whichever of our acts are free and genuinely suit the room. If you'd like to see a band play live before committing to anything, just ask — we run showcases, and can sometimes get you into a public date too. Nothing's held until it's confirmed in writing, but once it is, that's exactly who turns up.

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The Tommy Guns

The Ultimate Four Piece Wedding & Party Band Performing Rock & Pop Hits From Across The Generations

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From £2,420

Price is based on standard fee without any travel or extras

Funking Brilliant

Female Vocals | Male Vocals | Sax - This Band Has It All!

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From £2050

Price is based on standard fee without any travel or extras

Stereo Jack

Four or Five Piece Band | Male & Female Vocals | Huge Range Of Songs | Full Dancefloor Guaranteed

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From £1,480

Price is based on standard fee without any travel or extras

Third Wheel

Three Piece Band | Male Vocals | Huge Live Energy

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From £1,140

Price is based on standard fee without any travel or extras

UpTones

Powerhouse Female Vocals | Modern & Classics Song List | Amazing Reviews

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From £2200

Price is based on standard fee without any travel or extras

Kickback

Possibly The Finest Wedding & Function Band Around | Male Vocals Pop & Rock | Horn Section Add-on

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From £1,240

Price is based on standard fee without any travel or extras
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Working with a budget?

We work with acts from £250 - £5,000+! We can certainly help you find the perfect entertainment that fits your style and budget - get in touch to get started.

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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

Juno

Four Piece Band | Male Vocals | Learn First Dance | Pop & Rock Favourites

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From £1,395

Price is based on standard fee without any travel or extras

The 365s

Four Piece Band | Male Vocals | Guitar, Keys, Bass, Drums | Smooth As Silk And Know How To Work A Dancefloor

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From £1,685

Price is based on standard fee without any travel or extras

Sunny Side Up

This Fantastic, Funky 3-Piece Band Is Ideal For All Sorts Of Events, Perfectly Combining Talent And Showmanship!

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From £1,540

Price is based on standard fee without any travel or extras

The Voltaires

Male Vocals | Pop & Rock From All Generations

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From £1,250

Price is based on standard fee without any travel or extras

Brooklyn

5 Piece Band | Male Vocals | Horn Section

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From £2,165

Price is based on standard fee without any travel or extras

The Pocket Rockers

Four Piece Band | Male Vocals | Fully Live & Know How To Fill The Dancefloor!

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From £1,240

Price is based on standard fee without any travel or extras
Working with a budget?

Working with a budget?

We work with acts from £250 - £5,000+! We can certainly help you find the perfect entertainment that fits your style and budget - get in touch to get started.

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Mirror

Ultra talented 7 piece | Quality Female Vocals | Powerhouse horn section.

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From £3,000

Price is based on standard fee without any travel or extras

Tommy & The Big Guns

6 Piece Band | Horn Section | The Tommy Guns' Big Brother

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From £3,070

Price is based on standard fee without any travel or extras

Hot Piece Of Brass

8 Piece Band | Full Horn Section & Female Vocals | Internationally Renowned

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From £3500

Price is based on standard fee without any travel or extras

Roll With It

Three Piece Band | Enormous Rock & Pop Set-list | 2.5 Hours of Live Music As Standard!

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From £1,765

Price is based on standard fee without any travel or extras

The Wayfarers

Roaming Band | 3 Piece | Male Vocals

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From £1,635

Price is based on standard fee without any travel or extras

FAQs

Most West Sussex weddings book a four- or five-piece for somewhere between £1,400 and £2,600, all in including PA, lighting and travel. What moves the figure is the line-up size, the day of the week and the season.
All of it — Tillington, West Dean, Donnington, Upwaltham and Bury and everywhere between, plus the surrounding towns and villages just over the county line.
Some of the grandest venues run their own noise conditions or curfews, so it's worth confirming the licence when you book — we can usually tell you what to expect if we've played there before.
Yes, in almost every case — tell us the song when you book and we'll confirm it.
Twelve to eighteen months for a Saturday in peak season; off-peak dates and weekdays hold later.
Often, yes — we run private showcases, and every act has video and real reviews.

Reviews

(5)

“Fantastic from my first contact with Irving to the band playing their last song! Thank you”

(5)

“Hi Irving,

Thanks so much for your message!

Also, thank you for recommending the band - they were absolutely brilliant on the day and everyone loved them!

Zsofia and Ben”

(5)

“Absolutely incredible - easy to book through hire a band and great communication leading up to the day. So many compliments from guests on the night and they kept everyone dancing until the end. Would thoroughly recommend!”

(5)

“Booking with Hire the band was so easy and communication was brilliant! It was great speaking with Libby and Irving who were incredibly helpful with all the finer details!

Now to the band! To all of Kickback, you guys rocked! Literally! Thank you so much for learning Africa for us, you really made it memorable! Everyone loved you guys, and we loved every minute of your set! I cannot thank you enough for all the communication and DJ set/music you performed. I cannot recommend or thank you guys enough! All the best and keep
on rocking! Mr and Mrs Matthews!”

(5)

“Hey guys, Hannah and I wanted to message say a massive massive thank you again to Kyanna, Toby and Rob for our wedding last weekend. We've had so many people compliment us on the band the last week, you guys have helped created the most unforgettable memories (acapella in cocktail hour, inviting Hannah to sing with you guys and just smashing your set in the evening) and we can't thank you enough for coming in with so much energy xx”

(5)

“On behalf of my wife and I we would like to thank you for playing a part in our special day. Thoroughly professional from start to finish, and kept our guests dancing with a flawless playlist. You smashed our first dance out of the park even though you had never performed it before. Thank you again and hope to hear you play somewhere again.”

Local Venues in West Sussex

Grittenham Barn

Grittenham Barn

A Grade II listed Sussex barn near Petworth, with a lake, an orchard and seven acres of it all to yourselves. Here is how a wedding day unfolds.

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Farbridge

Farbridge

An old Sussex dairy turned barn wedding venue just north of Chichester, with a secret garden, seven bedrooms and the South Downs all around.

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Southend Barns

Southend Barns

Four restored barns, a secret garden and bell tents under the stars at Donnington, just outside Chichester. A warm, family-run place to marry.

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Upwaltham Barns

Upwaltham Barns

Flint barns high on the South Downs between Petworth and Chichester, with downland views from the ceremony room and a glass bar built for dancing.

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Bury Manor Barn

Bury Manor Barn

A Tudor barn above the River Arun at Bury, near Pulborough, with a walled garden, a grass amphitheatre and views across to Amberley Castle.

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Cowdray Estate

Cowdray Estate

Tudor ruins, Capability Brown parkland and a walled garden at Midhurst, deep in the South Downs, offering two very different ways to marry there.

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Fitzleroi Barn

Fitzleroi Barn

A timber-framed Sussex barn on a farm at Fittleworth, near Pulborough, hired for two whole days so nothing about the wedding has to be rushed.

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Cissbury Barns

Cissbury Barns

Barns on a private downland estate at Findon above Worthing, reached by a drive through fields and woodland. Somewhere to disappear for a day.

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Two Woods Estate

Two Woods Estate

Marry among towering redwoods on a 42-acre woodland estate at Pulborough, with a restored barn, a wild meadow and a firepit under the trees.

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