Lapstone Barn wedding supplier Gloucestershire Hard to Handle wedding band entertainment music + DJ
Lapstone Barn wedding supplier live band
If you are lucky enough to have hired wonderful Lapstone Barn as your Gloucestershire wedding venue, you’ll soon enough be celebrating your big day in a classic rustic barn with oodles of character. The large threshing doors benefit from huge windows letting in plenty of natural light without compromising the old-world feel of the room. It also has great acoustics, which means that if you are planning on hiring a live band as your music wedding supplier, you’re probably in for a great sounding night!
Probably? Well that depends on which Gloucestershire wedding band you hire, of course. While there are plenty of bands who will turn up, play and get some of your guests dancing for a while, you may ultimately feel a little underwhelmed. You may have expected that the band would have played a broad mix of classic and contemporary music instead of sticking to one or genres. You may have hoped that the band looked less disinterested in playing for you, but then you probably felt that they were a little uncommunicative from the first point of contact when you had to follow up tour initial enquiry with a couple of phone calls and texts before they replied. And when they did, they seemed a little cagey about their availability, and you couldn’t pin them down on a price. Wedding supplier? In hindsight, you probably should have hired HARD TO HANDLE BAND.
Professional Gloucestershire wedding supplier
Let’s dispense with what could have happened and concentrate on the utter superbness of what happens when you hire HARD TO HANDLE! Each year, over 200 brides and grooms trust us to get their guests on the dance floor. Here’s why:
- Highly experienced live professional Gloucester wedding band
- 80 5* Google reviews
- Huge multi-genre 350+ live band playlist
- Rock, indie, pop, soul, folk and more
- Ask us to learn and play your favourite songs!
- Live DJ provided as standard on every booking for non-stop music all night
- Sound and lighting system
- Quick set up to kick the party off in less than an hour after arrival
- All-in one service with no travel, accommodation, VAT or any other hidden fees
- See our video reviews from brides and grooms: https://hardtohandleband.co.uk/reviews/
- Insured and electrically tested
- No entertainment agency fee when you hire us direct
- A unforgettable nights’ entertainment from a real live band!
Lapstone Barn staff and venue managers have stated that they love having HARD TO HANDLE BAND and a live music entertainment wedding supplier. It’s a mix of our professional approach, no-ego easy going manner and high-energy music. When you hire us to perform as your Gloucestershire wedding band you’ll see staff dancing behind the bar while they serve during our band and DJ sets – they just can’t help themselves as all of our music is infectious.
More importantly, you’ll also see our guests on the dance floor all night, dancing, jumping up and down like lunatics, possibly hoisting you and your partner in the air like you have won at life – which this being your big day, you will have, of course!
You will definitely have won when you hire HARD TO HANDLE BAND as your Lapstone Barn wedding supplier. It’s not just about the comprehensive service provide – it’s about all the stuff that sits around what we do. As you can see and hear from the videos and MP3s on our website, we sound and look great and all the music we play is instantly recognisable and designed to get you and your guests on the dance floor and keep them all night.
But how we get to that point is also important. From our perspective, how we communicate with you is really important. We’re talking about things like:
- Ensuring that we reply to your request for a quote or information as quickly as possible (within 24 hours; often within 1 hour).
- Providing you with clear and accurate information on the specifics of the service we offer.
- Ask you about the fun stuff like “who are your favourite bands?” “Do you have a theme for your evening?” “Would you like us to learn and play your first dance?” “What time would you like music to start?”
- Working with you to establish a clear timeline / schedule for your evening to ensure there’s non-stop music, all night.
- Working with Lapstone Barns’ venue manager well in advance so that they have all the information they need from us and we are aware of any specific requirements they have.
- Providing you with an easy-to-understand and comprehensive contract – you have the right to expect this from any professional Gloucestershire wedding supplier!
Should I hire a band or a DJ for my Lapstone Barn wedding reception?
One of the most commonly asked questions when choosing entertainment for your big day is whether a band or DJ is the right option to get your guests on the dance floor. Ultimately, you’re the expert – you know the type of atmosphere you want to create and you also probably know the musical tastes of most of your guests. And if you don’t, just ask them! If you do, you might not want everyone to contribute…let’s face it, everyone has at least one friend who has terrible taste in music. And while we’re not here to judge, you might want to consider the following when it comes to choosing the perfect type of entertainment for your big day:
- Budget: wherever possible, it’s important to stick to your wedding entertainment budget. How you arrive at that figure of course can depend on several different factors, but the single best way to work out what you would like to spend on entertainment is to put out the feelers and ask some Gloucester bands and DJs for an idea of their prices. Relatively quickly you’ll be able to see that some band and even DJs are charging far too much! The there will be a mid section grouping of “just about within our budget” entertainment options, and a few “too good to be true” quotes.
- Style of music: inevitably, DJs will have a larger and more varied playlist at their command than a live band thanks to the miracle of Wifi and Spotify, but there are still live bands who have an impressive variety of music styles in their repertoire. For a club feel, a DJ will be best, but if you want to recreate the sounds of your favourite summer festival, only a live band will suffice.
Here’s the good news – if you’re a fan of rock, pop, indie but also love electronic music or Ibiza classics, HARD TO HANDLE BAND can deliver everything in one – we provide a live DJ as standard. Our DJ mixes music live and takes requests on the night, taking over in the band breaks with bangers and anthems to raise the roof and keep your guests on the dance floor.
This means that if you are working to a budget, you won’t have to cut corners by hiring a band who only provide a Spotify playlist or hire a separate DJ!
Will Lapstone Barn have enough room for all of my guests AND a wedding band?
Though Lapstone Barn can comfortably hold up to 200 evening guests, you may be wondering if there will also be enough space for a live band. After all, Gloucestershire wedding bands need a lot of room for all of their equipment, right? And then there’s the DJ to consider – what happens if there’s not enough room for them to set up?
Relax – HARD TO HANDLE BAND have it covered. One of the many advantages of hiring HARD TO HANDLE BAND as your Lapstone Barn wedding supplier for live music entertainment is that we have a very compart set up, which means that there won’t be any speakers or other equipment in the way or your guests – all of our band and DJ equipment has been designed to be perfect for small to midsized functions.
How do I know if the live band I am interested in is the best idea for my wedding at Lapstone Barn?
While we can’t speak for other bands, the best way to find out if the live entertainment wedding supplier you are thinking about hiring for your wedding reception at Lapstone Barn are perfect for you is to find out what brides and grooms have to say about the band.
Looking at the bands’ music videos, deep diving into their playlist and listening to their music will tell you a lot about their style, but reviews of the bands’ performance will be the single biggest indicator of whether the band will be successful in creating a full dancefloor, playing the songs you want them to and ensuring that you and your guests have positive memories of your big day…
…or at least, that’s what reviews should do. Unfortunately, as many reviews of Gloucester wedding bands are written, it’s hard to verify their authenticity. When you read ten reviews and they all sound the same, it’s easy to come to the conclusion that they are not genuine.
This is one of the reasons why HARD TO HANDLE BAND use video reviews – you can see the bride and groom talking about their experience of hiring Hard to Handle band, loving our mix of music, onstage energy and recommending us. And it’s not just the three reviews from Lapstone Barn weddings on this page – you will fine over a hundred more video reviews of our performances here: https://hardtohandleband.co.uk/reviews/
So what are you waiting for? Get in touch to find our how HARD TO HANDLE BAND +DJ can be your perfect live entertainment Lapstone Barn wedding supplier!
HARD TO HANDLE WEDDING BAND – 2 hours of killer indie, rock, pop and more + live DJ!
Tel: 0796 433 5657
E: info@hardtohandleband.co.uk
https://hardtohandleband.co.uk/wedding-bands-gloucestershire/