Alternative Wedding Band Ideas
Lee Broderick
Author: Lee Broderick

Lee has worked as a touring musician and songwriter since graduating from LIPA in 2010. After returning from a two-year stint in Nashville working as a staff writer for Universal Music Publishing, Lee joined our exclusive roster as the frontman of one of our most popular bands - Festival Nights. He combines his live performance and songwriting alongside work as Content & Social Media Manager for Tailored Entertainment.

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Alternative Wedding Band Ideas

Hands up, how many of you have been to more than one wedding this summer? Three? Four? Five, even?

Now everybody loves a good wedding, but come the end of a long summer you could be forgiven for feeling a little battle-weary from the standard, well-worn wedding staples; and if you're busy planning your own big day for next year, you might be ready to explore a few possibilities that sit a little outside the box. Some seriously alternative wedding entertainment ideas may be just the breath of fresh air you need!

Well, we thought we could help with that. Here at Tailored Towers, we see a lot of wedding bands, and there's nothing we love more than wedding music that is truly unique, truly different to anything else out there. So allow us to present to you a handful of completely alternative and unique wedding music, all of which has the potential to set your big day apart from the rest. Let's get started, shall we?

Bootleg Boogie Band

Alternative Wedding Bands - Bootleg Boogie Band

An exciting addition to our roster this summer offering truly unique wedding entertainment, this is a hip as hell swing band that's positively dripping in smokey, old school authenticity. They're set is filled with toe-tapping classics played to perfection by an ice cool live band. These guys really are one of the most exciting wedding bands London has to offer.

Soul Unit

Alternative Wedding Bands - Soul Unit

One of our hottest Yorkshire wedding bands of this year, Soul Unit set themselves apart from your standard function fare with an artful evening of neo-soul, presented by seven stunning live musicians. Complete with an iconic horn section and  fronted by their charismatic young lead vocalist, they'll prove to be the glittering highlight of your big night.

The Wanderland Band

Alternative Wedding Bands - Wanderland Bands

If you're looking for unique wedding entertainment ideas that are truly outside the box, look no further than The Wanderland Band. They make the stage a thing of the past, immersing themselves right into the party, singing songs directly to your guests. They've proved a huge hit on the London wedding band scene this summer, with back to back gigs across the country, travelling to exotic spots as far flung as Singapore.

LFX

Alternative Wedding Bands - LFX

This, right here, is truly unique wedding entertainment. LFX bring your favourite night club anthems to life with an electrifying night of live music. They'll have all your guests throwing shapes on the dance floor right into the early hours. They may be one of the best Hampshire wedding bands out there, but they'll have you feeling like your right back in the Ibiza sunshine!

Wonderfolk

Alternative Wedding Bands - Wonderfolk

For Wonderfolk, it's all in the name. Pure, joyous, unforgettable folk music. This beautiful live band offer a night of artfully alternative wedding entertainment, weaving their beguiling folk-pop sound around a string of unforgettable pop songs, both classic and contemporary. They're quickly cultivating a reputation as one of the hottest wedding bands Cheshire has to offer.

So, there you have it! Five incredible bands that will hopefully get you started on your quest for alternative wedding entertainment ideas. To book these or any of our other completely unique wedding bands, give us a call on 0800 564 2240. We can't wait to hear from you.

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