Wedding Bands in London & South East

The most exciting and professional live function bands and wedding bands in London and the South East, playing a broad mix of 60s - 00s rock, pop, funk & soul covers.

Function Central specialises in London wedding music for all venue shapes and sizes and all budgets. Many of our London wedding bands can provide acoustic options for your wedding ceremony as well as a party soundtrack for your evening reception.

Our DJs, musicians and wedding bands in London have played in all the most prestigious wedding venues in the city, including Somerset House, Eltham Palace, Pembroke Lodge, London Dungeon, Chandos House, Haberdashers' Hall, Kenwood House, Syon House & Gardens, Holborn Bars, Shepperton Studios and London Zoo. Our wedding bands in London are experts at entertaining crowds of all ages, and only the most professional, reliable and musically outstanding bands and musicians are accepted onto our books. If you're after live wedding entertainment in London, you won't find a better range of acts than ours!

Our most popular style of wedding band in London is a rock/pop band playing classics from the sixties to the present day. Also popular are London soul bands playing a broad mixture of funk, soul, Motown and R&B and ceilidh bands - a great way of getting guests of all ages dancing. Some can also provide a caller to teach you the steps. a London jazz band can provide a sophisticated musical backdrop as well as something to dance to; and original choices such as reggae bands, barn dance bands and ska bands always impress an audience. All wedding bands in London play recorded music between their sets, so the dancing never needs to stop!

Our London wedding bands are available across the South East and you may also like to check out listings in some of our popular home counties including wedding bands in Kent, wedding bands in Surrey and wedding bands in Essex. If you're looking for something other than wedding music, check out our corporate entertainment in London or our range of function bands in London.

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  • Based in:
    London
  • Available in:
    All of UK
  • Price:
    from £850

Energetic and powerful male-fronted trio playing rock and pop classics and modern dance floor fillers, whose sole commitment is to make your night one to remember!

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  • Based in:
    London
  • Available in:
    All of UK
  • Price:
    from £1450

Party down with Party Up, London’s slickest male-fronted 6-piece pop, soul, funk outfit! The band features some of London’s top musicians, including a singer who had a hit with Artful Dodger.

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  • Based in:
    London
  • Available in:
    All of UK
  • Price:
    from £3100

Quite simply the very best pro function band money can buy, Radio Nation feature some of the UK's most in-demand musicians, including a MOBO winner and international number 1 chart-topper on vocals.

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  • Based in:
    London
  • Available in:
    All of UK
  • Price:
    from £1090

Fantastic female-fronted London band playing a floor-filling selection of classic Motown, disco and a generous dollop of recent rock and pop! Brass section available.

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  • Based in:
    South East
  • Available in:
    All of UK
  • Price:
    from £980

Exceptionally talented and lively 5-piece female fronted soul covers band from Surrey playing the best of classic and contemporary soul and pop from Stevie Wonder to Amy Winehouse.

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  • Based in:
    London
  • Available in:
    All of UK
  • Price:
    from £970

This male-fronted London 4-piece are the icing on any wedding cake – whether you want sugary sixties hits or spicy funk and soul!

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  • Based in:
    London
  • Available in:
    All of UK
  • Price:
    from £860 for Quartet

Professional and stylish London jazz band (4-6 piece) playing cool and unobtrusive ballads for your reception, right through to swinging jazz standards and toe-tapping funky grooves for dancing in the evening.

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  • Based in:
    London
  • Available in:
    London, the South, The East, the Midlands & Wales
  • Price:
    from £425

2-3 piece acoustic covers band from Surrey playing chilled out 60s-00s rock, soul and pop classics, from Stevie Wonder to NeYo. Duo also available.

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  • Based in:
    London
  • Available in:
    All of UK
  • Price:
    from £2550

Led by a charismatic frontman who will scoop your audience up in the palm of his hand, charm them with his wit and melt them with his voice, Soul Train recreate the glory days of soul with a first class band comprising London's top soul musicians.

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  • Based in:
    London
  • Available in:
    All of UK
  • Price:
    from £1400

Female-fronted 6-piece from London with quite possibly the largest repertoire of any function band in the UK! Optional Jazz sets & DJ service.

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  • Based in:
    London
  • Available in:
    All of UK
  • Price:
    from £1245

An all-star fun, zesty quartet with both female and male lead vocals playing popular rock and pop covers with a unique twist (think hot club / latin / swing). Perfect as either background music or floor-filling fun.

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  • Based in:
    London
  • Available in:
    All of UK
  • Price:
    from £965

New London-based 4-piece function band with female vocals, playing the hits of the past five decades with flawless musicianship, passionate performances and professionalism.

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  • Based in:
    London
  • Available in:
    All of UK
  • Price:
    from £740

Electric steel pan party band (quartet or quintet) playing danceable Caribbean music with the exciting sound of steel pans at its core - sure to surprise and delight! Perfect for parties, weddings and evening events and available to hire with male or female limbo dancer.

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  • Based in:
    London
  • Available in:
    All of UK
  • Price:
    from £1210

The hottest young rock, pop and soul band in London! 5-piece female-fronted band of talented professionals.

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  • Based in:
    London
  • Available in:
    All of UK
  • Price:
    from £995

Dressed in snappy suits and circular skirts, this young, high-energy 50s tribute band leap effortlessly from authentic rock n'roll to mellow prom-style ballads.

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  • Based in:
    London
  • Available in:
    All of UK
  • Price:
    from £1795

One of the slickest, sexiest, most entertaining bands on the circuit, delivering classic R'n'B and Rock'n'Roll of the 50s and 60s – the music of Etta James, Dinah Washington, Little Richard, Johnny Otis, Ray Charles et al - with a 21st century attitude.

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  • Based in:
    London
  • Available in:
    All of UK
  • Price:
    from £2470

High-end pop 5-piece The New Sensations are the ultimate show band, adding dazzling (optional) choreography and captivating female lead vocals to an extensive repertoire.

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  • Based in:
    London
  • Available in:
    All of UK
  • Price:
    from £2340

From Ford Motor Cars to Roman Abramovich's birthday party, this stylish London 5-piece have taken their show all over the world. Brass section and afternoon background music available.

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  • Based in:
    London
  • Available in:
    All of UK
  • Price:
    from £730

Super talented 3 or 4 piece 60s tribute, covering all the quintessential English bands from the era, such as the Kinks, the Small Faces, the Rolling Stones and the Beatles.

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  • Based in:
    London
  • Available in:
    All of UK
  • Price:
    from £460

Fantastic London based acoustic guitar/vocal duo playing a mixture of blues, soul, funk, reggae and rock n roll covers from the 60s to the present day.

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  • Based in:
    South East
  • Available in:
    All of UK
  • Price:
    from £1200

The Jumpingist Jivers in town - from their togged-out period clothes to their in between-song banter, Five Guys Named Moe play swingyjazzybluesyjivey music to fill any dancefloor!

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  • Based in:
    London
  • Available in:
    All of UK
  • Price:
    from £550 for Trio

London's finest young jazz musicians performing some of the best jazz music ever written, including songs by Cole Porter, Louis Prima, Stan Getz, Gershwin, Miles Davis and Diana Krall. Available as a 3-5 piece.

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  • Based in:
    South East
  • Available in:
    All of UK
  • Price:
    from £730

Top flight female-fronted quartet consisting of sax, double bass and guitar and performing songs from the Great American Songbook, including standards and show tunes