Wedding and event entertainment

Mister Kanish: Wedding & Event Entertainment

Mister Kanish are one of the UK's hottest wedding and event entertainment bands. From our base in Hampshire in the south east of the UK we've played 100s of weddings and events all over the world. Our unique style includes Mumford and Sons tinged folk, guitar led 90s dance and UK garage, and modern and classic pop and rock that'll get you and your guests flooding the dance floor from the word go. There is no band as versatile as Mister Kanish - we can cover anything. We have over 75 five star reviews on facebook, 100% positive feedback and nearly 3million youtube plays.

We’ve been playing weddings and events together since 2006 (and were together in our own band before that) and have since then played all over the world including Madrid, Strasbourg, Majorca, and Dublin. We come recommended my wedding photographers, planners, and venues all over the UK so get in touch to find out how we can make your wedding day or event amazing!

One of our folky cover versions helped us be voted #1 Covers Band in the world, by the people of France on a TV show showed watched by one million people.

Check out our two different music styles

Mumford and Sons, Folk & Festival

Mister Kanish - Hit Me Baby One More Time - Britney Spears Vintage Cover
90s dance folk cover - No Limit - 2Unlimited
Seven Nation Army - White Stripes Folk Cover

Rock, Pop, 90s Dance, & Hip Hop

Wedding Band, UK - Take On Me Cover
90s Dance Medley - Party Band - Pro Audio
Backstreet Boys - Everybody Cover by Wedding Band

10-piece Wedding and Event Entertainment

As well as our standard 5-piece we can offer line-ups all the way up to 10-piece including brass (trumpet, trombone, sax) and additional vocals perfect for larger weddings or events that need a little something extra. We can perform both our folky and rock and pop styles with these line-ups and are one of the only bands in the world who can do a 10-piece festival band like this. Check out our line-up options here.

Mister Kanish are one of the UK's most popular wedding bands. Whether you’re getting married in a yurt in a field or at a swanky hotel, we are the band you’re looking for. As well as rocking the party we can also offer a wealth of awesome extras such as ceremony music, wandering drinks reception sets, or even throw in a trio of awesome horn players. We cover everything so you don't have to think about DJ's, lights or Public Liability Insurance.

Wedding Entertainment

We’ve played promotional events, Christmas parties, summer parties, you name it. Previous clients include Microsoft, Holland and Barrett, White Stuff and Merrill Lynch to name just a few. Whether you’re looking for background music to accompany a sophisticated networking event, or all out dance tunes to ensure everyone does something they’ll regret when they get back in the office, you can trust us to deliver. We are the band you’ve been looking for.

Corporate Entertainment

We are available to hire for festivals and public events, and also perform at charity events each year if our calendar allows. If you need upbeat Mumford and Sons style covers of modern and classic pop tunes, or a solid rock and pop band that can guarantee to entertain any crowd, we are the band you’ve been looking for.

Festival Entertainment

  • positive review  Absolutely phenomenal!!! I’m so so so happy we had them - the repertoire was incredible, they really made the wedding. By far the best wedding band we have heard, would definitely recommend them. Their set included everything from Bruce Springsteen and The Killers to Faithless and Backstreet Boys - couldn’t get off the dance floor. Nothing but fabulous feedback from our guests.

    Alison Howard Avatar Alison Howard
    August 26, 2019

  • Hey guys!! Love your selfie vid from our wedding in Wiltshire 😀 Just wanted to let you know that I've had nothing but amazing comments from all the guests. You certainly kept the dance floor full and overflowing right until the end! In fact lots of people told me that they thought you were the best wedding band they'd ever heard and that they could have carried on dancing to your music for hours! We felt the same and were absolutely thrilled to have you as part of our big day. It was fantastic to have so many people dancing including the older generation. Everyone properly let their hair down thanks to your awesome performance. You really made the party! Thank you ever so much.

    Rebecca Scott Avatar Rebecca Scott
    June 28, 2018

  • Saw you guys at the Oktoberfest in Colchester, great, great band! The Mrs is going to enquire around weddings in the near future!

    Dave Ware Avatar Dave Ware
    October 30, 2017

  • � The BEST band for your special day! �

    Alex Billings Avatar Alex Billings
    June 3, 2017

  • positive review  We had Mister Kanish play at our wedding in July last year, and what can I say...THE best wedding band EVER!!!! ? We knew these guys would be good,but they were even better than we expected! Some of our best memories of our wedding were from the evening entertainment from Mister Kanish! They can do anything, from pop, rock and indie, to hip hop and R&B! They did an incredible 90s dance medley which went down a treat and even learnt our cheesy NSYNC number to do as our first dance song (I’m pretty certain this will be a first for them...and probably a last ? but they learnt it anyway and did an amazing job!!!). Plus, you know when your band do a rendition of the Thong Song, you’ve picked the best! ? We loved the fact they could play electric or acoustic (we loved having the violin included in our first dance!!!). They put such a good twist on their songs which I believe makes them truly unique. Ben is an awesome singer and they’re all super talented making them sound A-MAZ-ING!!! Not only that, but my husband was over the moon that we were able to have a trance set arranged for the end of the night...a bit different, but was a massive hit with him and the best man! Booking was straight forward and Chris was so helpful with any questions we had and was really quick to respond! We honestly couldn’t have asked for a nicer group of guys to play at our wedding and would highly recommend them to anyone! Our guests were blown away by how good they were and had nothing but good things to say about them! So if you’re still undecided, rest assured you won’t be disappointed if you book Mister Kanish, and you might just regret it if you don’t!!! Love Nicole and Chris! ✨???? xxx

    Nicole Raven Avatar Nicole Raven
    January 8, 2019

  • positive review  Choosing Mister Kanish as the band to play at our wedding has been the first thing we’ve done after getting engaged. We’ve found them during some random wandering session on YouTube years ago and fell in love with their cover of White Stripes - Seven Nation Army. We’re so glad we did choose them - they were FANTASTIC! There wasn’t a single guest who hasn’t commented on how awesome the music at the wedding was. We had people who’s never danced at any wedding before dancing the night away. I had no idea that Martyn (the groom) had such moves! ? We had an amazing time - the day after the wedding we’re sat in a bar, discussing the next upcoming ocassion to ask them to play for us, that’s how AWESOME they are. If you’re looking for the best band to play at your wedding, don’t think twice - just book Mister Kanish. THANK YOU GUYS for helping us have the best time at our wedding! Maggie & Martyn

    Maggie Formella Avatar Maggie Formella
    February 13, 2020

  • I Just heard them on YouTube! So funny and cute! And also great musicians. ??From Serbia.

    Jelena Filipović Avatar Jelena Filipović
    May 4, 2018

  • positive review  Gents ... what can we say. You made an incredible day even more amazing & everyone loved you guys from start to finish. The first song was absolutely incredible (even if it was JLS for the ??) & made me cry happy tears (which was a theme of the day!) and we just cannot thank you enough. Hope you had an amazing weekend of gigs & thank you from the bottom of our hearts for joining us in celebrating getting hitched. Love Mr & Mrs L ?♥️?

    Ju Larcombe Avatar Ju Larcombe
    December 7, 2018

  • positive review  Highly, highly recommend Mister Kanish. They had the dance floor at our wedding packed and jumping from start to finish. Really versatile, high energy and it was also great to have the acoustic set outside for our ceremony and drinks reception. Nothing but kind words from all our guests and they were a pleasure to deal with as well. Thanks again guys!

    Ross McCann Avatar Ross McCann
    September 7, 2018

  • Mister Kanish were playing at a wedding where I was doing the photography last weekend and can honestly say they were brilliant. They played such a wide range of songs from different decades. The style, vocals and instruments were all fantastic! Great bunch of guys too and really engaged with the guests, highly recommended 🙂

    Steve McCann Avatar Steve McCann
    May 23, 2017

Wedding and Event Entertainment Highlights

  • Over 3million hits on youtube and more live video than most other wedding bands.
  • Recommended at loads of the UK's best wedding venues.
  • 100% positive feedback and loads of testimonials.
  • Same amazing musicians every week.
  • Huge repertoire of tried and tested dance floor fillers.
  • Hampshire based but more than willing to travel. We regularly play weddings abroad.
  • The world's first Mumford and Sons style wedding band - we accidentally started the festival wedding band craze!
  • 2 unique styles covering every genre you can imagine means we leave everyone at the party happy.
  • 100s of the UKs best event and wedding venues played including - The Savoy, The Ritz, Hedsor House

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    Why hire us?

    Over 14 Years Of Experience

    Mister Kanish formed in 2006 and we have been playing together every year since. We play over 50 weddings or events a year. We know your event is probably going to be a one off, and we want to make it amazing. We are a band who has worked in every situation, and solved every problem possible.

    We're a real band

    Many bands are made up of groups of musicians, who may not have even met before showing up at your event. Mister Kanish is no collection of random musos - we are the real deal. We’re just like one of your favourite bands, but we play all of your favourite bands’ music. Mister Kanish can only be in one place at a time - make it your event!

    Versatility

    We offer Classic Kanish, our Mumford and Sons style wedding band, featuring double bass, mandolin, violin, banjo and acoustic guitars - as well as Mister Kanish, our regular rock and pop setup. Frequently we perform at events using both styles - these are always the best gigs. To take it to the next level we can add a 3 piece horn section and additional male and female vocals too.

    Communication

    When you contact Mister Kanish, you’ll be contacting us directly. There is no agent or middle man. Most likely it will be Chris, our bass player, otherwise Ollie or Andy. Check out our individual pages to put a friendly face to a name. We will be on hand to answer your questions, and concerns throughout the wedding, or event planning stages. We're always happy to give advice on how to make your event the best it can be and have also written a book to help with your wedding planning.

    Testimonials

    Don’t just take our word for it - check out our testimonials page and Facebook reviews all from genuine happy brides, grooms and clients. People don’t say we are a good band, or even a great band - they say we are “THE BEST BAND EVER” (“Best band I’ve ever seen… and I’ve been to Glastonbury” - that’s a direct quote.)

    Voted World's Best Cover Band

    A few years ago we played a TV show in France where they were looking for the world's best cover band. We came up against Russians, Germans, Americans, The French, and more and came in top. Over a million people watched and voted. See the video of our final performance here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuT-r_eW4a0 - if you don't recognise our singer Ben, that's because after this video he went on to loose over 17 stone!!
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