Event Entertainment Ideas & Inspiration

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For the ultimate in live entertainment ideas and event planning tips, get inspired to create better events with our exclusive blog series. From real-life weddings in our inspiring Your Real Weddings series, to the ideas packed Excellent Events section, you'll find some fantastic tips and live entertainment ideas.

Corporate Entertainment Ideas

How Live Entertainment Enhances Brand Experience Events

Through working with Douglas Macmillan on their annual ball, we have experienced first-hand the hugely important role that li

Top 10 Caricaturists For Hire 2016

Check out the top 10 caricaturists available to hire on Alive Network.

Complete Entertainment Booking Guides

Booking A Street Entertainer, Everything You Need To Know

The ultimate 'go-anywhere' entertainment, street entertainers take the fun, laughter and amazement out to your guests whereve

Top 10 Highly Recommended Bands For Hire 2016

Check out the bands who received the most 5 star reviews from March '15 to March '16 in this top 10 list!

Top Wedding Entertainment Lists

Top 10 Highly Recommended Wedding Entertainers For 2016

By Rich Hearn

Check out this list of the most highly commended wedding entertainers of the previous 12 months

Top Wedding Entertainment Lists

Top 10 Wedding DJs For Hire In 2016

Looking to hire the perfect disco jockey to play endless, back to back, perfectly mixed tunes? You need to check this list ou

Top Wedding Entertainment Lists

Top 20 Wedding Entertainers For Hire 2016

By Rich Hearn

Check out our best, most booked wedding entertainers for hire in the past 12 months who are available to hire in 2016

Top Wedding Entertainment Lists

Top 20 Wedding Bands For Hire In 2016

By Rich Hearn

The twenty hottest, best selling wedding bands available for hire across the UK in 2016.

Top Wedding Entertainment Lists

Top 10 Rock & Pop Bands For Weddings In 2016

Discover our top 10 most booked wedding bands for hire in the past 12 months!

Complete Entertainment Booking Guides

Booking An Electric Violinist, Everything You'll Ever Need T...

Whether you want to tug at heartstrings or fill the dance floor, an electric violinist is a glamorous, contemporary and excit

Complete Entertainment Booking Guides

Booking Indian And Bollywood Entertainment, Everything You'l...

Bring the energy, expertise and elegance of Indian music to your wedding, party or corporate event. From the beauty of the si

Complete Entertainment Booking Guides

Booking Vocal Groups & Choirs, Everything You'll Ever Need T...

Whether you want terrific voices to raise the roof with song, or corporate entertainment that sings your product's praises, v

Top Wedding Entertainment Lists

Top 10 Best Of The Rest For Weddings In 2016

Here are the top ten 'best of the rest' musicians, bands and entertainers for weddings in 2016!

Complete Entertainment Booking Guides

Booking A Latin Or Salsa Band, Everything You'll Ever Need T...

In this booking guide you will learn everything there is to know about Latin and Salsa bands, from what they do to how to boo

Artist News and Advice

Alive Network Artist Awards 2015

This year Alive Network put on their first ever awards party for the artists on their development program. It was mainly to s

Complete Entertainment Booking Guides

Booking A Soul, RnB or Motown Band

By Rich Hearn

Chill out or boogie on down with the superb sounds of some of the UK’s finest soul, Motown and RnB (rhythm & blues)

Complete Entertainment Booking Guides

Booking A Swing And Jive Band, Everything You'll Ever Need T...

By Rich Hearn

Get your glad rags on and dance the night away to the retro sounds of super swing and jumpin’ jive bands.

Real Life Corporate Events

DJ Guy Stevens At The COMMS National Awards

The event organisers for the 2015 COMM Awards booked our very own party DJ, Guy Stevens to perform at the after party for gue

Party Entertainment Ideas

Top 5 Circus Performers for Events in 2016

Alive Network present their top 5 circus performers and entertainers for events and weddings across the UK in 2016.

Corporate Entertainment Ideas

Top 10 Office Christmas Party Ideas

By Rich Hearn

Christmas is a few months away, we're sure it comes round quicker every year! So, if you're hosting or planning a party for e

Party Entertainment Ideas

Top 5 Caricaturists: Hot Right Now

By Rich Hearn

A list of the hottest caricature artists for hire on our books right now!

Party Entertainment Ideas

Top 5 Big Bands & Jazz Orchestras: Hot Right Now

By Rich Hearn

Have a look at the best big bands and jazz orchestras on our our books right now!

Artist News and Advice

Alive Network Auditions - Have You Got What It Takes?

By Dave Bevan

Alive Network, the UK's leading live music and entertainment agency, are holding auditions for new artists. Find out how you

Charleston Swingers, ITV & #1MusicInHospitals Charity

Our very own Charleston Swingers have recently been involved in a truly beautiful charity. In partnership with ITV and T

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