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Roaming Band in Manchester
Planning a wedding, party or event in Manchester? The Brass Roamers are our 4-piece roaming brass band, bringing trumpet, trombone, alto and baritone sax right into the middle of your guests at venues across the city centre, Salford, Trafford, Stockport and Saddleworth. From leading everyone out of the ceremony to a rooftop drinks reception, it’s live music that comes to your guests, with no stage, power or backing tracks needed.
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4 Piece Brass Band
Trumpet, trombone, alto sax and baritone sax: four horns that fill a Manchester street, courtyard or reception room, roaming through your guests so everyone gets a front-row seat.
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On the Move
From the ceremony doors to the drinks reception, we lead your guests wherever they’re going. No power or backing tracks needed, so we can play on the pavement, in a garden or under a hotel chandelier.
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No Agency Fees
You book direct with the band, with one clear price covering the performance and travel and no agency commission added on top. More of your budget goes on the music.
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A Brass Twist
Soul, Funk, R&B, Motown and Pop hits rearranged for horns, from Motown classics to recent chart songs, so guests hear songs they know in a way they won’t forget.
Want the party to carry on? Add our 9-piece Manchester wedding band for the evening, an acoustic singer and guitarist for the ceremony, or a manned DJ booth with live sax and vocals.
“Great music and the roaming band started the day off perfectly!”
Felix & EvaLive brass, right among your guests
MANCHESTER ROAMING BAND
Manchester weddings move. Guests spill out of the ceremony, cross to the drinks reception and find their way to dinner, and the Brass Roamers move with them. Our 4-piece of trumpet, trombone, alto sax and baritone sax plays right in the middle of the crowd, so the music comes to your guests instead of waiting on a stage.
We’ve led a wedding party down Deansgate with horns blaring (you can watch it below), and we’re just as at home on a city-centre rooftop or in a grand hall, without plugging in a single cable. Expect Soul, Funk, R&B, Motown and Pop favourites with our own brass twist, the kind of songs that get guests singing along with a glass in hand.
With no power, stage or backing tracks needed, we fit anywhere: a church path in Didsbury, a courtyard in Castlefield or the Great Nave at The Monastery. We also play corporate arrivals, product launches and private parties across Manchester, Salford, Trafford and Stockport.
Want the party to keep going? Pair the roamers with our 9-piece Manchester wedding band, an acoustic singer and guitarist for the ceremony or our DJ booth with one of our packages.
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Brass through Manchester
A real Manchester wedding, filmed on the day: the Brass Roamers leading the newlyweds and their guests through the city centre, horns first. Press play, then watch a second wedding with the roamers leading the whole party, horns first.
No Power Needed
Four horns and nothing to plug in. No speakers, no extension leads and no corner of the room to clear, which makes life easy in busy Manchester venues where space and setup time are tight.
Check your dateInside or Outside
Manchester rain is famous, so we plan for it. We can start outside on the terrace or the city streets and move indoors to the bar or the reception room the moment the weather turns, without missing a beat.
Read the FAQsFully Insured
We hold public liability insurance and can send the certificate straight to your venue, whether that’s a city-centre hotel, a converted mill in Ancoats or a country house out in Cheshire.
Read our reviewsHow we fit your day
Hire a roaming band in Manchester
A static act needs a corner and a plug socket. The Brass Roamers need neither, so we can follow your day from the ceremony to the evening, from the city centre to the suburbs. Playing on the move takes plenty of puff, so each set runs for around 25 to 30 minutes, and we spread them across the moments that matter most to you.
Play You Out
The first notes hit as you walk out as a married couple. We lead the way to the drinks, or along the pavement if your reception is a short stroll across town.
Check your dateRoaming Sets
Horns moving between the groups while the photographer works and the canapés go round, so no corner of the room goes quiet.
Read the FAQsSound the Call to Dinner
No more shouting over the crowd to round people up. A brass fanfare tells everyone it’s time to sit down, and we can come back between courses to lift the room.
Check your dateWelcome the Room
Live brass on arrival for private parties, product launches, Christmas dos and awards nights across Manchester, Salford and Trafford.
Events we playPass to the Full Band
Add our 9-piece band for the evening and the brass carries on, this time with vocals, a rhythm section and a packed dancefloor.
See packagesSongs your guests know
What the roamers play in Manchester
Soul, Funk, R&B, Motown and Pop hits, all arranged for four horns and played live as we move between your guests. No vocals needed: the melody comes from the trumpet and sax, and the crowd usually supplies the words. Search the list below for your favourites.
23 songs, all played live on four horns
- All You Need Is Love The Beatles
- Family Guy Theme Walter Murphy
- Mr FunkyGood Medley Mr Saxobeat, Funky Town, Happy, I Feel Good Various
- Isn't She Lovely Stevie Wonder
- One Step Beyond Madness
- Rocky Theme Tune Bill Conti
- Seven Nation Army White Stripes
- Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond
- When I'm 64 The Beatles
- You Make My Dreams Come True Daryl Hall & John Oates
- Lovely Day Bill Withers
- Crazy in Love Beyoncé
- Freed From Desire Gala Rizzatto
- Hey Jude The Beatles
- Valerie Amy Winehouse
- Teenage Dirtbag Wheatus
- 500 Miles The Proclaimers
- Signed Sealed Delivered Stevie Wonder
- We Found Love Rihanna
- Make You Feel My Love Adele
- You've Got a Friend in Me (Toy Story) Randy Newman
- It Wasn't Me Shaggy
- Happy Pharrell Williams
That song isn't in our roaming set yet, but we're always adding new ones. Ask us about it
Got a special song in mind? Tell us when you enquire
Hiring the Brass Roamers in Manchester starts from around £650. The final figure depends on the date, how long you’d like us to play and the travel to your venue.
You deal with the band direct, so there’s no agency commission on top: one clear quote that covers the performance and travel.
Four musicians: trumpet, trombone, alto sax and baritone sax. The baritone sax holds down the bass line, so the sound is full even without a rhythm section.
None of them. We’re fully acoustic and play on our feet, so there’s nothing to set up and nothing to plug in. All we need is room to move between your guests, which makes us an easy fit for busy city-centre venues.
We’re used to it. We’re happy outdoors on terraces, courtyards, canal sides or the walk from the ceremony, and if the weather turns, we head inside with your guests and keep playing. Let your venue know you’d like a dry backup space and we’ll work around it.
Each set runs for around 25 to 30 minutes. Most couples split them across the day, for example one as you come out of the ceremony and one during the drinks reception or between courses.
Big, well-known songs your guests will recognise from the first few notes: Soul, Funk, R&B, Motown and Pop, arranged for four horns. The roamers are instrumental, so the horns carry the tune. Browse the song list to see the kind of music we play.
All of Greater Manchester, including the city centre, Salford, Trafford, Stockport, Didsbury, Altrincham, Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Wigan and Saddleworth. We also roam across Cheshire, Liverpool, Shropshire, Staffordshire and North Wales, and travel anywhere in the UK or Ireland.
Aim for 6 to 9 months ahead, and earlier for summer Saturdays and the run-up to Christmas. That gives us time to confirm your date and plan timings and songs with you.
Yes, and plenty of couples do. Roaming brass covers the ceremony and drinks, then the full 9-piece Manchester wedding band takes over for the party. Our packages show the options.
PAIR THE ROAMERS WITH
The roamers look after the daytime, from the ceremony exit to the drinks. Add one or more of these and the music runs from your vows to the last song of the night at your Manchester wedding or event, all booked with one band.
ACOUSTIC SINGER AND GUITARIST
A singer and acoustic guitar for the ceremony itself: your walk down the aisle, the signing and the moment you’re announced, before the horns take over outside.
THE 9-PIECE BAND
Soul, Funk, R&B, Motown and Pop with vocals, a rhythm section and a full horn section, for an evening party that keeps Manchester on its feet.
MANNED DJ BOOTH
Our own DJ fills the gaps between band sets and carries the party to the end of the night, with live sax and vocals over the top if you want them.
Reviews
Manchester roaming band reviews
A surprise in the church, a procession through the city and a day that started with horns: in their own words, here’s how the roamers went down at real weddings.
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!
"We had the Brass Monkees for our wedding and they were unbelievable! The dancefloor was packed all night. Great music and the roaming band started the day off perfectly!
Chris was also very prompt at replying to emails and very accommodating. Amazing!"
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!!
Areas we cover
Where the roamers play
Greater Manchester is home turf for the roamers, from the city centre to Stockport, Bolton and Saddleworth. We also cover the rest of the North West, the Midlands and North Wales, and travel anywhere in the UK or Ireland. Choose your area below.
WHY BOOK A ROAMING BAND IN MANCHESTER?
Music that finds your guests
Manchester venues are busy places. Drinks receptions spread across bars, terraces and side rooms, and a band on a stage in one corner only reaches the people standing near it. A roaming band solves that by going to every group in turn, so the guests at the back hear exactly what the guests at the front do.
It also changes the feel of the day. Four live horns appearing beside a table gets people smiling, filming and singing along, and it breaks the ice between two families who’ve only just met.
ROAMING BRASS FOR CITY-CENTRE WEDDINGS
From the ceremony to the reception, on foot
Plenty of Manchester couples marry in one place and celebrate in another a few streets away. Rather than a quiet walk or a fleet of taxis, we lead the whole party there with the horns going, past the shops and the onlookers, and you arrive at the reception with everyone already in the mood. Watch the clip above to see one of those walks.
If your ceremony and reception are at the same venue, we’ll play you out of the ceremony room, cover the drinks and photos, then bring everyone through to dinner, at venues such as The Monastery and The Stables.
ROAMING BAND HIRE FOR MANCHESTER EVENTS
Arrivals, launches and celebrations
Away from weddings, the roamers are booked to welcome guests at corporate dinners and awards nights, to bring some noise to a product launch or store opening, and to get the room going at birthdays, anniversaries and Christmas parties across Manchester, Salford and Trafford.
Because we need no power and no stage, we can work in a hotel foyer, a rooftop bar or an office reception without any setup, and move on to the next space the moment the crowd does.
PLANNING YOUR ROAMING SETS
Timings, songs and the evening
Each set lasts around 25 to 30 minutes, and most bookings split them across two or three moments in the day. Send us your timings and we’ll suggest where the brass will make the biggest difference. The music is Soul, Funk, R&B, Motown and Pop, and if there’s a song that means something to you, ask and we’ll tell you if we can arrange it. Browse the song list for ideas.
Booking the 9-piece Manchester wedding band for the evening too? We’ll plan the daytime and the night together, so you only have one band to talk to.
