Top 10 Cover Bands For Hire 2025
Check out the hottest cover bands for hire this year!
What's better than hearing your favourite rock, indie and pop anthems on the jukebox? Hearing an accurate professional cover band performing them live! Check out this top ten list of our best, most booked cover bands for hire for weddings, parties and all kinds of events!
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Our best cover bands all have these common traits: they're all highly experienced, world-class musicians with a passion for creating a gig/concert -like vibe for each and every party they are booked for! Guests simply love them -see for yourselves in the review centre! This list of our top ten cover bands is compiled from our Rock and Pop and Tribute bands rosters!
(Note: The list is subject to change as it auto-updates based on your search. If an artist in the list is unavailable on your event date, the next available most popular artist will show in the unavailable artist's place)
Hipster
549 Rock & Pop Function Bands Cheshire
With more than 2000 bookings to date, and over 500 five-star reviews, Hipster are one of the most well established and best loved party bands in the UK. Available as a 4 or 8 piece line-up, their repertoire contains classic Beatles, Fleetwood Mac & The Rolling Stones through to modern indie & pop from Kings of Leon, The Killers & Pharrell. Previous clients include Next, NSPCC, Channel 5, HSBC, Wella, Savilles, Deloitte, KPMG, RBC, Lloyds, M&S, Unileaver, BAE Systems and many more.Price from £1,898-
Happy Hour
493 Rock & Pop Function Bands Kent
Our #1 best selling party band, you'll be blown away by the Happy Hour experience! With over 500 five star reviews, Happy Hour are available as a 4-piece line-up or a power trio. Experience high-energy, non-stop dance floor filling hits, with incredible vocal harmonies and face melting guitar solos. Previous clients include some of the world's biggest names including Pinewood Studios, Microsoft, Budweiser, ITV & many more.Price from £2,197 -
The Kicks
305 Rock & Pop Function Bands Surrey
Indie, Rock and Pop classics from the 50's through to today! These guys have extensive live experience having shared the stage with some of the UK's top artists touring worldwide. Previous clients include BBC2, O2 and ITV. Over 300 positive reviews!Price from £1,559 -
Live Wires
288 Rock & Pop Function Bands Staffordshire
Rocking events across the UK for the last 16 years, Live Wires are experienced, professional & ready to fill your dance floor! With over 280+ 5 star customer reviews, previous clients including Pepsi Co, Argos & Santander, and a killer repertoire packed full of dance floor classics plus some of today’s biggest hits, Live Wires will go down a storm!Price from £1,559 -
The Hot Shots
392 Rock & Pop Function Bands Essex
Four time winners of The Wedding Industry Awards! The Hot Shots, are an multi award winning modern rock & pop party band. Their repertoire covers Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran & Maroon 5 through to rock & indie classics by Foo Fighters, Killers & Kings Of Leon. Members have played at V Festival, BugJam, London Astoria & the O2 arena. Over 350+ positive reviews.Price from £2,106 -
The Dukes
308 Rock & Pop Function Bands London
A hugely experienced, fun and entertaining band who are guaranteed to get everyone on the dance floor! Their music covers a more diverse range than most, from The Killers, Bowie & The Beatles to Shaggy, Lil Nas X and Metallica - there's something for everyone! With over 300 five star reviews you know you're in safe hands. Previous clients include Next, The NEC, Glastonbury Festival, Ralph Lauren, Barclays, Sainsbury's, Buckingham Palace and many more.Price from £1,916 -
Dexter
178 Rock & Pop Function Bands Cheshire
With 27 years experience performing at over 1500+ events, Dexter features both male and female lead vocals, with a varied set that includes dance floor fillers from across the decades. Their interactive live show engages audiences of all ages, and has helped them to become one of our most popular wedding and party bands in Cheshire, the North West and the Midlands. Highly recommended!Price from £1,630 -
The Royale
184 Rock & Pop Function Bands Merseyside
Fronted by an amazing singer-guitarist with an incredible rock-pop voice, The Royale’s exciting repertoire spans modern day anthems plus a selection of unforgettable classics! A highly experienced band that has entertained crowds across the UK, played alongside Lenny Kravitz & Placebo, toured Europe, played numerous festivals & more!Price from £1,134 -
The Rips
278 Rock & Pop Function Bands Northamptonshire
Bringing fun, energy and a killer repertoire to every event, The Rips are experts at filling dance floors across the UK. Performing well known rock and pop from the 50's to present day, expect to hear music from Oasis, Kings Of Leon, Fleetwood Mac, The Killers and even a few fun surprises from the likes of Avril Lavigne and Harry Styles!Price from £1,422 -
Riptide
146 Rock & Pop Function Bands East Sussex
Having worked with the likes of Paolo Nutini, Chesney Hawkes, Echo Belly & Right Said Fred, Riptide are a highly experienced band with a cool & exciting edge! Guaranteed to show you a good time, the band's diverse repertoire covers all areas. Covering songs by The Beatles & The Kinks right up to modern day hits from Catfish & The Bottlemen, Taylor Swift, Arctic Monkeys & more!Price from £1,519
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