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Wedding Band in Manchester
Looking for a wedding band in Manchester that'll keep the dancefloor full all night? Brass Monkees are a high-energy 9-piece live band performing across Manchester, Salford, Stockport, Bolton, Bury, Wigan, Oldham and the wider Greater Manchester area. From converted mills and warehouses to grand city-centre hotels, we bring the energy, the professionalism and the party your wedding deserves.
019 Piece Band
Two lead vocalists, a rhythm section and trumpet, trombone and sax up front. A sound that holds its own in a high-ceilinged warehouse, a hotel ballroom or a converted mill.
022 Hours of Live Music
Choose two one-hour sets or three of 45 minutes, placed around your speeches and evening food. Our playlist covers every gap, so the room never goes quiet.
03No Agency Fees
No booking agent and no commission. Your quote includes travel across Greater Manchester, and every conversation is with the musicians themselves.
04Wide Range of Music
Soul, Funk, R&B, Motown and Pop, mixing Motown standards with recent chart hits, so the whole room, young and old, ends up dancing.
Pair the band with roaming horns, a ceremony singer and guitarist or a manned DJ booth, and have live music from your vows to the end of the night.
“Such a professional set up, full of fun and sympathetic to the demands of organising a wedding.”
LaurieManchester's 9-piece party band
MANCHESTER WEDDING BAND
Drums, bass, guitar, keys, two singers and a three-piece horn section: a proper Manchester party band that keeps your dancefloor full until the very last song.
We play soul, Motown, funk, R&B and pop at weddings across the city and beyond, from the soaring Great Nave of The Monastery in Gorton and the industrial brick of Victoria Warehouse to the grand interiors of Manchester Hall and the rooftop views at 20 Stories.
Planning your day? Our venue guides cover some of our favourite Manchester venues, including The Stables in Castlefield and The Saddleworth Hotel out on the moors, or read our guide to the best Manchester wedding venues for a live band. We've also played the Manchester Piccadilly Hotel, Whitworth Locke, 12 Tariff Street and Daisy Bank Manor, among many more.
Wherever you're getting married, from Salford Quays to Stockport, Bolton, Bury, Wigan or Oldham, we'll bring the full show: our own PA and lighting, a playlist between sets, and a set list that changes as we read the room. Getting married further afield? We also play Cheshire and Liverpool weddings all the time.
You deal with the band directly, with no agency in the middle, from first enquiry to final encore. Add a ceremony singer, roaming brass or our DJ booth with one of our wedding packages.
Fully Insured
Public liability insurance and PAT tested equipment as standard. Most venues ask for both before the day, and we'll send them straight over.
Check your dateNo DJ Needed
Our playlist runs before, between and after our sets, so there's no silence while the band takes a break. Want a live DJ to take you into the early hours? Add our manned DJ booth.
See the DJ booth optionPA and Lighting Included
A professional sound system and stage lighting, sized for your room, from an intimate mill space to a city-centre ballroom. Nothing extra to hire.
View our tech riderSong list
Ever-changing set list for your wedding in Manchester
Soul and Motown classics, funk, R&B and the pop hits everyone knows, played live with a full horn section. We shape every set around your crowd so the dancefloor stays busy all night. 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
Live wedding bands in and around Manchester usually charge somewhere around:
Our nine-piece starts at £2,000 plus travel. There’s no agent between us, so no extra 20% gets added on.
What you pay depends on the date, your venue and how much live music you want.
- Nine musicians, with set-up and soundcheck from 6pm
- Two 60-minute sets, or a different split to suit your evening
- Music through our PA before the band, between sets and after
- Our own sound system and stage lights
- Public liability insurance and PAT-tested gear
A manned DJ booth is available as part of our wedding packages.
Fill in the enquiry form with your date and venue. If we’re available, you’ll get a quote by email.
Sign the booking form online and pay a 15% deposit, and the date is yours. The deposit invoice comes straight to your inbox.
The final invoice is emailed about two weeks before your wedding, with extras added and the deposit deducted. Payment is due 7 days before the day.
More detail is in our terms and conditions.
Soul, Funk, R&B, Motown and Pop, mixing classics with newer hits, all played live with our horn section. We watch the dancefloor and change direction when we need to.
See the full song list.
Nine of us: two lead vocalists, drums, bass, guitar, keys, and trumpet, trombone and sax.
No, we bring it all. We just need a flat, covered space about 6m × 3m and two 13 amp sockets on different circuits. City-centre rooms can be compact; we’ve squeezed into small spaces before, so just ask.
The standard 3kW PA suits most rooms, and a 5kW PA is available for bigger ones at extra cost.
We have pages for 20 Stories, Manchester Hall, The Monastery, The Stables, Victoria Warehouse and The Saddleworth Hotel.
Our Manchester wedding venues guide covers more, and we play right across Greater Manchester, from Salford and Trafford to Stockport, Bolton and Oldham.
We’d love to. If it suits our set, we’ll learn it for free; if not, there’s a fee to arrange and rehearse it.
Or we can play the original track through our PA.
Normally around 6pm. If we’re in a separate room from the meal, we set up straight away. In the same room, we wait until after the speeches.
Whenever fits your day, though 8:30–9pm is the earliest we’d advise, so the party has time to build and finishes on a high.
At least an hour to set up and soundcheck, with a few minutes on top to get ready.
Most of the time, yes. A limit of around 100 decibels, with the sensor at least 7 metres from us, lets the full band play properly. For tighter limits, in-ear monitors and an electronic drum kit normally help.
Our guide to sound limiters at Manchester venues has more, or ask us before you book.
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The 9-piece band covers your evening party. For the rest of a Manchester wedding day, from the ceremony to rooftop drinks, add any of these and book it all with one band.
ACOUSTIC SINGER AND GUITARIST
A singer and acoustic guitar for the ceremony and the drinks, whether you’re in a registry room, a mill or a hotel.
4-PIECE ROAMING BRASS BAND
Four horns on the move, playing in among your guests from the ceremony room to the terrace bar.
MANNED DJ BOOTH
A DJ behind a proper booth for when the band finishes, with live sax and vocals on top if you like.
Ceremony to last song
Your day, your soundtrack
Manchester weddings move fast: a ceremony, drinks on a terrace or in a courtyard, dinner, then straight into the party. We can provide live music for each step, or just the bits you need. This is how a full day with us tends to run.
Acoustic Singer and Guitarist
A singer and guitarist for your entrance, the register signing and your exit as newlyweds.
More infoRoaming Brass
Four horns working their way around the bar, courtyard or roof terrace while guests mingle.
More infoBackground Music
Acoustic songs or a playlist chosen for you, low enough for conversation over dinner.
See packagesThe 9-Piece Band
Two hours of the nine-piece: Soul, Funk, R&B, Motown and Pop with the horns in full flow.
Hear the bandManned DJ Booth
Booked with the band, so a DJ carries the night on from our last song.
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What our Manchester couples say
From packed dancefloors to a brass band procession through the city streets, here's what Manchester couples say about their day with us.
Brass Monkees were amazing!! We hired them for our Wedding day and it was one of our favourite parts of our wedding. They led the whole wedding party down to the evening section and put on the best performance.
People were on the dance floor all night and couldn’t stop telling us how fun and great they were. If you want a band with loads of energy they are for you!
Also the communication running up to the wedding was so easy and quick. We felt really supported.
Can’t recommend enough!!
I got married recently and got so lucky that I came across brass monkees! I came to them with an idea which they helped bring to life and did it so seamlessly! They hid at the back of church and popped out for the instrumental of 'All you need is love' - proper Love Actually style! They then walked us from church to our venue and played the whole way. It was like a big procession through the streets of Manchester!
I was in contact with Chris to organise the surprise and all the other logistics during the build up to the wedding and he was so helpful. Chris and the band were utterly brilliant. All my guests have said that the highlight of the wedding was the walk with the brass band. They played loads of upbeat tunes and barely stopped for breath along the way.
They brought so much joy to our wedding and we are so grateful. I would absolutely choose them again without a doubt. Thank you again so much for being such a fabulous part of our day!
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Venue inspiration
Our favourite Manchester wedding venues
From a Pugin-designed monastery to cotton warehouses and rooftop bars, Manchester has wedding venues like nowhere else. Here are six of our favourites for a big night of live music.
The Monastery
A Grade II*-listed Victorian friary by Edward Welby Pugin, beautifully restored. Its soaring Great Nave takes up to 500 guests and makes a horn section sound incredible.
Victoria Warehouse
An early 1900s cotton warehouse by the canal, with raw brick, big open spaces and a hotel on site. Built for a party that goes on late.
Manchester Hall
The city's former Freemasons' Hall, with chandeliers, domed ceilings and neo-classical interiors. Grand and glamorous, and right in the heart of town.
20 Stories
A rooftop restaurant and terrace garden above Spinningfields, with views right across the skyline. Sunset drinks outside, then the band inside.
The Saddleworth Hotel
A family-run hotel in nine acres of Pennine countryside, with a balconied ballroom for up to 500 and ocean-liner chandeliers overhead.
The Stables
Once part of the Coronation Street set, now an exclusive-use, industrial-chic venue just off Deansgate, with exposed brick, timber roofs and a proper dancefloor.
Getting married somewhere else?
We play weddings at venues all over Manchester and Greater Manchester. Tell us where and when, and we'll check the date for you.
Areas we cover
Wedding locations we cover
Based in the North West, we play weddings from Greater Manchester out to Cheshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire and North Wales. Choose your area to find out more.
A MANCHESTER WEDDING TO REMEMBER: A BRASS BAND PROCESSION THROUGH THE CITY
From a surprise in church to a parade through the streets
Molly came to us with an idea, and our roaming brass band helped bring it to life. We hid at the back of the church and popped out for the instrumental of All You Need Is Love, Love Actually style, then led the newlyweds and their guests from the church to the reception, playing upbeat tunes the whole way through the streets of Manchester.
"All my guests have said that the highlight of the wedding was the walk with the brass band."
It's the kind of moment that only works with live musicians on the move. If you're getting married in the city and moving between a ceremony and a reception, roaming brass turns the walk into part of the celebration.
PLANNING LIVE MUSIC FOR YOUR MANCHESTER WEDDING
City venues, timings and set-up, handled for you
Manchester venues come in every shape, from converted warehouses like Victoria Warehouse and grand old halls like Manchester Hall to rooftops like 20 Stories and hotels out towards the Pennines. City-centre weddings bring a few extra details, such as loading bays, lifts and late licences, and we'll sort all of that out with your venue coordinator so you don't have to.
We usually arrive around 6pm and need at least 60 minutes to set up and soundcheck, plus a little time to get changed, waiting until after the speeches if we're in the same room as your meal. The band normally starts around 8.30 to 9pm with two 60-minute sets, and our PA, stage lighting and playlists before, between and after the sets are all included.
Got a late licence? Add our manned DJ booth to carry the party on after the band. Read our guide to sound limiters at Manchester wedding venues too.
WEDDING BAND LINE-UPS AND EXTRAS IN MANCHESTER
One booking, music from the vows to the last dance
The full band is nine musicians: drums, bass, guitar, keys, two lead vocalists and a horn section of sax, trombone and trumpet. It's a big sound that fills a warehouse or a ballroom without needing to be pushed.
Earlier in the day, our acoustic singer and guitarist can play your ceremony, and our 4-piece roaming brass band can lead your guests to the drinks reception or play among them on the terrace.
Every booking includes our playlist service between sets, and you can add the manned DJ booth for the end of the night. See our wedding packages for the full options.
SONGS AND SETLISTS FOR YOUR MANCHESTER WEDDING
Something for every generation
Our sets mix soul, funk, R&B, Motown and pop, from 60s classics through to today's chart hits, all played with a live horn section. It's music your grandparents will dance to and your friends will sing along to.
Before the day, we'll help you shape the setlist around the songs you love, and on the night we read the room and adjust as we go to keep the dancefloor full. If there's time to rehearse, we can learn your first dance, or we'll play the original through our PA.
Have a look at our full song list.