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Wedding Band in Staffordshire
Looking for a wedding band in Staffordshire that’ll have every generation on the dancefloor? Brass Monkees are a high-energy 9-piece live band performing across Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford, Lichfield, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Burton upon Trent, Tamworth, Leek and the wider Staffordshire area. From stately homes and country estates to rustic barns in the Moorlands, we bring the energy, the professionalism and the party your wedding deserves.
019 Piece Band
Nine musicians, two lead singers and a three-piece horn section on trumpet, trombone and sax. It's a sound big enough for a stately-home ballroom or a packed Moorlands barn, and it gets every generation up dancing.
022 Hours of Live Music
Two hours of live music, as two 60-minute sets or three 45-minute sets, timed around your speeches, cake cutting and evening guests, with our playlist keeping things going between sets.
03No Agency Fees
You book the band direct, with no agency in the middle. One clear price covers the performance and travel anywhere in Staffordshire, from Leek to Tamworth, and you deal with the people who'll be on stage.
04Wide Range of Music
Soul, Funk, R&B, Motown and Pop, from 60s classics to this year's chart hits. Your nan's favourite and your best mate's party anthem, all in the same night.
Add our roaming brass for the drinks reception, an acoustic singer for the ceremony, or our DJ booth to keep the party going after the band. One booking can cover your whole day.
“The best wedding band I've seen and lucky it was at our big day!”
Nick GalvinStaffordshire's 9-piece party band
STAFFORDSHIRE WEDDING BAND
Two lead singers and a three-piece horn section on trumpet, trombone and sax, backed by drums, bass, guitar and keys. Nine musicians who turn your wedding breakfast room into a packed dancefloor the moment the tables are cleared.
We play soul, funk, R&B, Motown and pop at weddings right across the county, from grand country houses and estates around Lichfield and Stafford to converted barns out in the Staffordshire Moorlands and modern hotel suites in Stoke-on-Trent and Burton. Big room or small, we set up to suit the space.
Wherever you're getting married, from Uttoxeter and Cheadle to Stone, Rugeley and Cannock, we bring the full show: our own PA and lighting, a playlist between sets, and a set list that changes as we read the room. Plenty of Staffordshire's historic halls use sound limiters, and we're well used to playing a full-energy set within them. Getting married over the border? We also play Cheshire and Manchester weddings all the time.
There's no agency in the middle: you speak to the band from first enquiry to final encore. Want music earlier in the day too? Add a ceremony singer, roaming brass for the drinks reception or our DJ booth with one of our wedding packages.
Fully Insured
Public liability insurance and PAT-tested kit as standard. Staffordshire's country houses and estate venues usually ask for both, so we'll send them to your coordinator well before the big day.
Check your dateNo DJ Needed
Our playlist fills the gaps before, between and after our sets, so the dancefloor never goes quiet while the band takes a breather. Want to keep going after the last song? Add our manned DJ booth.
See the DJ booth optionPA and Lighting Included
Professional sound and stage lighting sized to your space, from a beamed barn in the Moorlands to a grand country-house ballroom, and we're well used to working within venue sound limiters. Nothing extra to hire.
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The songs we play at weddings across Staffordshire
Soul, funk, R&B, Motown and pop, every song played live with a three-piece horn section. No two nights are the same: we watch the dancefloor and change the set as we go, from the Motown classics your grandparents love to the chart hits your friends will be singing back at us. Search for a song you love, or browse by decade.
- Get Ready60sThe Temptations
- Same Old Song60sFour Tops
- Knock On Wood60sEddie Floyd
- Needle In A Haystack60sThe Velvelettes
- Tears Of A Clown60sSmokey Robinson
- This Old Heart Of Mine60sThe Isley Brothers
- Reet Petite60sJackie Wilson
- Gimme Some Lovin'60sSpencer Davis Group
- Higher and Higher60sJackie Wilson
- Soul Man60sSam & Dave
- In the Midnight Hour60sWilson Pickett
- Jimmy Mack60sMartha Reeves
- Really Saying Something60sThe Velvelettes
- Rescue Me60sFontella Bass
- Heatwave60sMartha and the Vandellas
- Do You Love Me60sThe Contours
- Shout60sLulu
- Hold On, I'm Comin'60sSam & Dave
- Respect60sAretha Franklin
- Dancing in the Street60sMartha and the Vandellas
- I Can't Help Myself60sFour Tops
- Build Me Up Buttercup60sThe Foundations
- I Just Wanna Make Love To You60sEtta James
- Mustang Sally60sWilson Pickett
- Feeling Good60sNina Simone
- It's Not Unusual60sTom Jones
- Brown Eyed Girl60sVan Morrison
- Twist & Shout60sThe Beatles
- Jailhouse Rock60sElvis Presley
- I Got You (I Feel Good)60sJames Brown
- At Last60sEtta James
- My Girl60sThe Temptations
- Ain't No Mountain High Enough60sMarvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
- There's A Ghost In My House60sR. Dean Taylor
- I Saw Her Standing There60sThe Beatles
- I Heard It Through the Grapevine60sMarvin Gaye
- Soul Finger60sThe Bar-Kays
- Tainted Love70sGloria Jones
- Best of My Love70sThe Emotions
- Move On Up70sCurtis Mayfield
- Band of Gold70sFreda Payne
- I Wish70sStevie Wonder
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered70sStevie Wonder
- Sir Duke70sStevie Wonder
- Superstition70sStevie Wonder
- Got to Be Real70sCheryl Lynn
- Use Me70sBill Withers
- Le Freak70sChic
- Boogie Oogie Oogie70sA Taste of Honey
- Shake Your Body70sThe Jacksons
- Let's Stick Together70sBryan Ferry
- September70sEarth, Wind & Fire
- One Step Beyond70sMadness
- Got to Get You Into My Life70sEarth, Wind & Fire
- Nutbush City Limits70sTina Turner
- Get Up Offa That Thing70sJames Brown
- Jackie Wilson Said70sVan Morrison
- Play That Funky Music70sWild Cherry
- Flip, Flop and Fly70sThe Blues Brothers
- Young Hearts Run Free70sCandi Staton
- Let's Stay Together70sAl Green
- Rock with You70sMichael Jackson
- Thinking of You70sSister Sledge
- Boogie Wonderland70sEarth, Wind & Fire
- Red Light Spells Danger70sBilly Ocean
- Son of a Preacher Man70sAretha Franklin
- Memphis Soul Stew70sKing Curtis
- Brown Sugar70sThe Rolling Stones
- I Wanna Be Your Lover70sPrince
- Rock Steady70sAretha Franklin
- Blame It on the Boogie70sThe Jacksons
- Pick Up The Pieces70sAverage White Band
- Let's Groove70sEarth, Wind & Fire
- Soul Power70sJames Brown
- Shake a Tail Feather / Sweet Soul Music80sThe Blues Brothers
- Somebody Else's Guy80sJocelyn Brown
- Never Too Much80sLuther Vandross
- Do I Do80sStevie Wonder
- I Feel for You80sChaka Khan
- Get Down Saturday Night80sOliver Cheatham
- Walking On Sunshine80sKatrina and the Waves
- Everybody Needs Somebody to Love80sThe Blues Brothers
- Geno80sDexys Midnight Runners
- Let's Dance80sDavid Bowie
- Back in Black80sAC/DC
- Proud Mary80sTina Turner
- Shake Everything You've Got80sMaceo Parker
- Pass the Peas80sMaceo Parker
- Sweet Home Chicago80sThe Blues Brothers
- All Night Long80sLionel Richie
- Ain't Nobody80sChaka Khan
- Sledgehammer80sPeter Gabriel
- Baggy Trousers80sMadness
- I'm Coming Out80sDiana Ross
- Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go80sWham!
- Forget Me Nots80sPatrice Rushen
- Dream Come True90sThe Brand New Heavies
- Midnight at the Oasis90sThe Brand New Heavies
- Always There90sIncognito
- Ride in the Sky90sThe Brand New Heavies
- Hard To Handle90sThe Commitments
- I Don't Want to Miss a Thing90sAerosmith
- Smooth90sSantana
- Talkin' Loud90sIncognito
- Groove Is in the Heart90sDeee-Lite
- Relight My Fire90sTake That
- So I Got To Groove90sTower Of Power
- Mr Pitiful90sThe Commitments
- Who Do You Think You Are90sSpice Girls
- No Scrubs90sTLC
- Parklife90sBlur
- Gypsy Woman90sCrystal Waters
- Canned Heat90sJamiroquai
- Finally90sCeCe Peniston
- Freed From Desire90sGala
- Don't Look Back in Anger90sOasis
- Red Alert90sBasement Jaxx
- Happy00s – TodayPharrell Williams
- Valerie00s – TodayAmy Winehouse
- Rock Your Body00s – TodayJustin Timberlake
- Crazy in Love00s – TodayBeyoncé
- Get Lucky00s – TodayDaft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams
- Uptown Funk00s – TodayMark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
- Hold My Hand00s – TodayJess Glynne
- The Weekend00s – TodayMichael Gray
- Can't Stop the Feeling00s – TodayJustin Timberlake
- Juice00s – TodayLizzo
- You Got The Love00s – TodayFlorence and the Machine
- Treasure00s – TodayBruno Mars
- Good Luck00s – TodayBasement Jaxx
- Señorita00s – TodayJustin Timberlake
- Forget You00s – TodayCeeLo Green
- That's What I Like00s – TodayBruno Mars
- This Love00s – TodayMaroon 5
- About Damn Time00s – TodayLizzo
- One Kiss00s – TodayCalvin Harris & Dua Lipa
- Levitating00s – TodayDua Lipa
- Murder on the Dance Floor00s – TodaySophie Ellis-Bextor
- Espresso00s – TodaySabrina Carpenter
That song isn't on our list yet, but we're always learning new songs, and we can play any track through our PA. Ask us about it
Got a first dance in mind? Tell us when you enquire
As a rough guide, wedding bands in Staffordshire cost:
Our 9-piece band starts from £2,000 plus travel. You book with us directly, so there's no 20% agency fee on top, and you get a full band with a live horn section for less than many agencies charge for a smaller line-up.
Your exact price depends on the line-up, how far we travel, the time of year and how long we're needed at your venue.
- Set-up and soundcheck from 6pm
- Two 60-minute live sets (or another format that suits your day)
- Our playlist through the PA before, between and after the sets
- Full PA system
- Stage lighting
- Public liability insurance and PAT-tested equipment
Want the party to carry on after the band? Add our manned DJ booth with one of our wedding packages.
Send us your date and venue using our enquiry form. We'll check we're free and send you a quote.
Happy to go ahead? We'll send a link to our online booking form. Sign it and pay a 15% deposit to secure your date, and your deposit invoice lands in your inbox straight away.
Your final invoice comes by email about two weeks before the wedding. It includes anything you've added since booking and takes off anything you've already paid.
The balance needs to be paid at least 7 days before your wedding. Our terms and conditions and full FAQs have more detail.
Soul, funk, R&B, Motown and pop, from 1950s classics to this year's hits, all played live with a horn section. We read the room and change the set as the night goes on.
Browse the full song list.
Nine: two lead vocalists, drums, bass, guitar and keys, plus a horn section on trumpet, trombone and saxophone.
No, we bring it all. We just need a flat, covered performance area of about 6m × 3m and two separate 13 amp sockets on individual spurs. Plenty of barn and country-house venues are tighter than that, and we've squeezed into far smaller spaces, so just let us know.
Our 3kW PA comes as standard. For larger rooms we can bring a bigger 5kW PA at an extra cost.
All of it. We play weddings from Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme in the north to Lichfield, Tamworth and Burton upon Trent in the south, plus Stafford, Stone, Uttoxeter, Cannock, Rugeley and out into the Staffordshire Moorlands around Leek and Cheadle.
Whether it's a stately home, a country estate, a converted barn or a hotel ballroom, we'll size the PA and lighting to suit. Getting married over the border? We're regulars in Cheshire and Manchester too.
Of course. If it's a song we've been meaning to add to our set, we'll learn it for free. If not, there's an extra fee to arrange it for the band and rehearse it.
Or we can play the original recording through our PA, exactly as you know it.
Usually around 6pm. If we're setting up in a separate room from the wedding breakfast, we'll get going straight away. If it's the same room, we'll wait until the meal and speeches are over.
We'll fit around your plans, but we'd suggest starting around 8:30–9pm at the earliest. That way the party builds at the right pace and the dancefloor is still packed at the end of the night.
At least 60 minutes to set up and soundcheck, plus a little time to change and grab a drink, so we walk on fresh and ready to go.
In most cases, yes. Plenty of Staffordshire's historic halls and country houses have one. A limit of about 100 decibels, with the limiter at least 7 metres from the stage, lets the full 9-piece play at its best.
A lower limit doesn't always rule us out: we've played many quieter venues using in-ear monitors and the venue's electronic drum kit. Just check with us before you book.
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From a ceremony in a country-house chapel to a late-night party in a Moorlands barn, we can soundtrack your whole Staffordshire wedding day. As well as our 9-piece band, there's an acoustic singer and guitarist for the ceremony, a roaming brass band to get your guests going at the drinks reception, and our own manned DJ booth to carry the evening on after the band.
ACOUSTIC SINGER AND GUITARIST
A singer and acoustic guitar for your walk down the aisle, the signing of the register and the drinks afterwards, whether that's in a chapel, an orangery or out on the lawn.
4-PIECE ROAMING BRASS BAND
Four horn players on the move, weaving between your guests in the gardens and courtyards while the photos are taken, then leading everyone in to the wedding breakfast.
MANNED DJ BOOTH
Our own manned DJ booth picks up where the band leaves off, with optional live sax and vocals over the top to keep the dancefloor busy to the very end.
Ceremony to last song
Your day, your soundtrack
Getting married at a Staffordshire country house, an estate or a barn out in the Moorlands? We can play every part of the day, from your vows to the final song of the night. Choose the bits you'd like and we'll build them around your timings. Here's how a full day with us might run.
Acoustic Singer and Guitarist
Live music as you walk down the aisle, sign the register and head back out as newlyweds.
More infoRoaming Brass
Horns on the move around the gardens, the courtyard or the orangery while the photos are taken.
More infoBackground Music
Gentle acoustic sets or a hand-picked playlist while everyone sits down to eat.
See packagesThe 9-Piece Band
Soul, funk, R&B, Motown and pop played live, with a horn section that fills the dancefloor.
Hear the bandManned DJ Booth
Book it with the band and the music runs from first dance to carriages, with no gaps.
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What our Staffordshire couples say
Bouncing rooms, full dancefloors and guests who still talk about it: here's what Staffordshire couples say about their wedding with us.
The Band played at our wedding celebration last Saturday and the room was bouncing. Everyone up dancing through every song! Something for every age and we loved them.
One guest said “best wedding band he’d ever seen” and he’s been to many weddings and we have to agree.
If your considering booking then just do it you won’t regret it! Well done guys
Genuinely the best wedding band ever, and we weren’t the only ones saying that; all our guests were too.
Kept the party going and the dance floor full all evening. An incredible ensemble, beautiful voices and amazing vibes!
Book them before somebody else does!
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Areas we cover
Wedding locations we cover
We're based in the North West and travel to weddings all over Staffordshire, as well as Cheshire, Shropshire, Greater Manchester, Liverpool and North Wales. Pick your area to see more.
LIVE MUSIC AT STAFFORDSHIRE WEDDING VENUES
Stately homes, country estates and Moorlands barns
Staffordshire weddings tend to happen in the countryside rather than the city: grand country houses and estates around Lichfield, Stafford and Burton upon Trent, converted barns and farm venues out in the Staffordshire Moorlands near Leek and Cheadle, and hotels and manor houses close to Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Every one of those spaces sounds different. A beamed barn needs a different set-up from a high-ceilinged ballroom, so we size our PA and stage lighting to the room and check the practical bits with your venue first: where we load in, the power supply, and whether there's a sound limiter.
Not sure your venue has the space for a 9-piece? We've squeezed into far smaller rooms than you'd think. Just send us the details and we'll let you know.
PLANNING LIVE MUSIC FOR YOUR STAFFORDSHIRE WEDDING
Timings, set-up and sound limiters, sorted with your venue
We usually arrive at around 6pm and need at least an hour to set up and soundcheck, plus a little time to change. If we're playing in the same room as your wedding breakfast, we wait until the meal and speeches are over. The band normally goes on between 8.30 and 9pm and plays two 60-minute sets, with our playlist running before, between and after.
Plenty of Staffordshire's historic halls and country houses have a sound limiter. A limit of around 100 decibels lets the full band play at its best, and we've played many quieter venues using in-ear monitors and an electronic drum kit, so let us know what your venue has.
Your PA, stage lighting and playlists are all included. Got a late licence? Add our manned DJ booth and the party carries on after the band.
WEDDING BAND LINE-UPS AND EXTRAS IN STAFFORDSHIRE
Music from your vows to the final song
The full band is nine musicians: two lead vocalists, drums, bass, guitar and keys, and a horn section on trumpet, trombone and saxophone. It's a big, warm sound that fills a country-house ballroom or a barn without having to be turned up.
Country venues often have the ceremony, drinks and evening in different spaces, which is where the extras come in. Our acoustic singer and guitarist can play your ceremony, and our 4-piece roaming brass band can play among your guests in the gardens while the photos are taken.
Every booking includes our playlist between sets, and you can add the manned DJ booth for the end of the night. See our wedding packages for everything together.
SONGS AND SETLISTS FOR YOUR STAFFORDSHIRE WEDDING
Something for every generation
Our sets mix soul, funk, R&B, Motown and pop, from 60s classics to this year's hits, all played live with a horn section. It's how we get grandparents and uni friends on the same dancefloor.
"Everyone up dancing through every song! Something for every age and we loved them." Eleanor Drayton
Before the day, we'll shape the setlist around the songs you love, and on the night we watch the dancefloor and change things as we go. We can learn your first dance if there's time to rehearse, or play the original through our PA.
Browse our full song list.