Live Band Hire Bath — Because Life’s Too Short for a Boring Party

Written by Craig Mitchell of the Funk City Band.

Live Band Hire in Bath — The City of Gorgeous Architecture Deserves Gorgeous Music

Let’s be honest. Bath is ridiculously beautiful. The Roman Baths. The Royal Crescent. The kind of golden stone that glows in the evening light and makes everyone feel like they’ve wandered into a period drama. It’s a city that sets a very high bar for everything — and your event’s live music should absolutely clear it. Funk City Band has been the go-to choice for live band hire in Bath since 2004. Weddings, birthdays, corporate dos, private parties — if it involves people, a venue, and a dance floor that needs filling, we’ve done it. More than 7,000 times. We rather enjoy it.

Live Band Hire Bath — What You Actually Get When You Book Us

Here’s the thing about hiring a live band in Bath. There are options. Some of them are fine. Some of them are spectacular. We fall firmly into the second category and we’ll back that up with over 100 five-star Google reviews and 22 years of full-time professional gigging. When you hire Funk City Band, you get a band that plays your songs — not ours. Send us a playlist and we’ll build your evening around it. You get our free playlist DJ service until midnight, included as standard. You get wireless guitars and wireless mics so we can abandon the stage and come find you. And you get a collective of 10 to 12 full-time musicians who genuinely, unreservedly love what they do.

Live Band Hire Bath — Choose Your Line-Up, Choose Your Adventure

Not every Bath event needs the same thing. A romantic wedding at a Georgian manor is a different beast to a rowdy 50th birthday in a converted warehouse. That’s why we offer flexible line-up options to match your occasion perfectly. The lean, punchy 3-piece line-up is bass, drums, guitar and vocals — everything you need and nothing you don’t. The 4-piece line-up adds a female vocalist and a whole new world of songs. And if you want to go absolutely nuclear on the dance floor, the 7-piece line-up brings trumpet and saxophone — at which point guests stop worrying about the canapés entirely and just dance. All line-ups. Every booking. Free DJ until midnight. It just works.  it’s just what we do.

“I hired Funk City Band for a private party at a venue in Bath and I genuinely cannot find a single thing to fault. They learned three songs from our playlist I was convinced they wouldn’t know, played them perfectly, then came off the stage and into the crowd and the whole room absolutely lost its mind. I’ve been to a lot of parties. This was the best one. My guests are still talking about it six months later. The music never stopped, the energy never dipped. If you’re looking for live band hire in Bath, We were really happy.”
— Harriet W., private party, Bath

Bath Live Band Hire That Covers Every Kind of Event — Weddings to Wild Birthdays

Weddings are our bread and butter. Over 630+ of them since 2004. We have a lot of experience. Our wedding band service covers everything from the ceremony to the last dance, with acoustic duo options for drinks receptions and full first dance song learning included. But we’re just as at home at a birthday party, a corporate event, or a private party of any description. If there are people in a room who might want to dance, we are extremely relevant to their needs. The Key is We still really love doing it. 

“We needed a live band for our company Christmas party in Bath at fairly short notice and Funk City Band came through brilliantly. Craig was organised, professional and genuinely fun to deal with. On the night the band were sensational — everyone from the interns to the directors was on the dance floor. We’ve already re-booked for next year.”
— James P., corporate event, Bath

“Craig came out into the crowd with his guitar during our reception and my nan — who is 81 and famously does not dance — got up and danced. That alone was worth every penny. Book them. Immediately.”
— Sophie & Dan, wedding near Bath

Live Band Hire Across Bath, Bristol and the Wider South West

Based between Bath and Bristol, we cover the entire region and beyond. If you’re planning an event nearby, explore our location pages below — there’s a good chance we’ve already played your venue or your postcode more than once.

We cover party band Bristol events right across the city, and our wedding band Bristol page is packed with information for Bristol couples. Heading further into the countryside? Our Somerset band hire page covers the county in detail, while our Wiltshire band page is the place to start if you’re planning something in that direction. And if you’re tucked away in deepest Devon or all the way down in Cornwall — yes, we travel. Gladly.

Further reading: check out our guide to finding a wedding band, browse our full song set list, read our honest wedding band cost guide, or take a look at our reviews and testimonials from real clients across Bath and beyond. For the best Live band hire Bath get in touch below. 

Ready to Chat?
If you’re having a party you probably want a brilliant band that actually gets the vibe and gets people dancing. This is really important to us. If that sounds good— get in touch. We’d love to be the FUN part of your night. If you have a wedding or event we are local to Bath, Wiltshire, Bristol, Somerset and Reading too although we travel absolutely everywhere. *Except the moon*. When people dance too much in zero gravity they have a tendency to float off which can cause problems with our insurance.

Written by Craig Mitchell Funk City band. 9000+ event rocked since 2004 inc. over 600+ weddings. You’re in very safe hands. 

If you want to see more videos of our band there are loads of the different band options on our YouTube page. Enjoy!

Or Simply call Craig on 07754265836 or email info@funkcitypartyband.co.uk 

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