Surrey is home to some of the best wedding bands in the country. With a pop and rock school in the centre of the county, Surrey has become a hotspot for and emerging musical talent. The musicians bring a fresh new energy to the scene and no matter what your preferred style, there is a band to suit your wedding day.
Here is our list of the top 7 bands we have booked during 2025 and in to 2026.
Alpha are an absolute powerhouse of a live party band. With over a decade of experience performing at weddings in Surrey, they are one of our most booked live bands.
The band is designed with only one thing in mind — to get you and your guests on the dance floor, and keep you there until the very end of the night.
Alpha have a fantastic mix of live performer options that can extend all the way to a 9 piece band for the ultimate party. Starting as a 5 piece band with both male and female singers, they are already one of the most versatile bands in our artist roster. The repertoire of songs spans all the decades and styles and can be adjusted for each playlist and designed to your preferred genre and vibe.
AKA is our longest running Surrey wedding band. With nearly 2 decades of experience performing at weddings in some of the best Surrey wedding venues, AKA has some of the best performer line up choices and an extensive song repertoire.
Starting as a 4 piece band, AKA can add musicians to the band’s line up to custom create your perfect live band experience. Their first addition being saxophone, this takes the band and those soul, R’n’B and contemporary songs to another level. Sax is their most requested performer addition, so they make it their go-to add on.
AKA is part of the exclusive artists collection of Gecko Live and is run in house by our team. Check them out on Instagram.
Helix started out as an acoustic vocal and guitar duo that has grown into a full 9 piece showband. Their changeable size, performer options and vast repertoire of songs makes them one of the best party bands to book in the UK.
Starting with both female and male singers, Helix have real energy and a style that leans towards the more funk, soul and Motown styles as well as the ability to change it up to be more contemporary, hitting those Top 40 chart classics too.
Hats Off came to our attention when we saw them live at a festival and they blew our socks off. With killer vocals, soaring guitar solos and an energy that is infectious, Hats Off quickly joined our roster and became one of our go-to live party bands for clients wanting that raw style of a band.
Hats Off’s song list is varied and is all played with serious style and electric atmosphere. Even the more pop and contemporary tracks that the band perform are stylistically adjusted for their instruments and are guaranteed to get you on to the dance floor.
Calibre are one of the best high energy party bands we have. With a stunning array of musicians to call upon, they can create the ultimate wedding celebration. Often found at Surrey’s premier wedding venues, Calibre offer the highest level of musical service to every client. Their flagship line up is their 11 piece showband, which will simply wow your wedding guests, blending a mix of classic party anthems and contemporary classics. Calibre’s rock inspired horn section is unlike any other, and fronted by incredible female and male vocals.
Having travelled all over the world for weddings, their clients have been in Dubai, Spain, Italy and Ireland and have always had glowing reviews and testimonials.
Gravity is a powerful trio of performers that have been lighting up dancefloors for many years. Gravity pride themselves on hitting those nostalgic notes and songs with a full rock, indie pop vibe.
Working to high quality tracks, Gravity may look like a smaller band, but they sound much bigger!
Horizon Festival Band are one of the best. With a core group of some of the most talented performers in the UK, Horizon specialise in creating the very best festival wedding vibe. Horizon come with 4 vocals, guitars, bass and drums and a repertoire that works for all groups, ages and genre preferences.
Horizon’s party piece is being able to perform as as totally acoustic and roaming band throughout the day and become a brilliant electric band for your evening party, meaning you get the best musical experience from the start to the finish of your day. We love how the band’s vibe changes with you to suit your wedding day and how you want it to be.
Horizon is part of the exclusive artists collection of Gecko Live and is run in house by our team. Check them out on Instagram.
We have worked a lot in Surrey and we still provide hundreds of clients with bands and performers each year. Here are our most frequently asked questions about bands and what to look out for.
This is one of our most asked questions and typically the answer is no. All of our bands are professional bands, and becasue of this the events that they perform at, like your wedding, are private. Sometimes the bands do have public performances, and if they, we will let you know so you can go and see them.
The average Surrey wedding band in 2025 costs £2675. This is based on a local band hire, and a 4 piece band playing up to 2 hours of music. Larger bands like Calibre will be more and smaller bands like Gravity will be less.
All of our bands will be quoted to you with them learning and performing your first dance. We always caveat this however as some songs work really well with a live band, and some don’t work so well. If you are looking for some inspiration, check out our first dance blog here.
Just let us know and we’ll see if anything needs to change. Weddings are really fluid things and Gecko Live and the band are used to this so don’t worry.
This can be possible depending on when the band arrives and get’s set up. It’s worth noting that a mic and sound system is never usually part of the standard quotes with bands so it’s worth letting us know sooner rather than later if it’s something you’re going to need.
Not necessarily, but they will need a flat and stable surface. That being said, we always recommend it for the band and it can make all the difference in making your chosen wedding band the centre of attention for the evening party.
All our bands will need a safe performance space, somewhere to prepare for their performance and access to soft drinks and an evening meal. Often the bands and performers are out on multiple days back to back and sometime performing at multiple events per day so keeping them fueled is key for an awesome performance.
Now! Our bands get booked up fast and you should be aiming to book as soon as possible once you have found the right band for your wedding day. If you are a key day (Friday/Saturday) our bands can be booked up to 2 years in advance and these days are the most popular for enquiries. Weekday weddings are becoming more popular and one of our newest key days is a Thursday wedding.