{"id":2135,"date":"2017-08-20T22:07:10","date_gmt":"2017-08-20T22:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/?p=2135"},"modified":"2017-07-23T22:10:30","modified_gmt":"2017-07-23T22:10:30","slug":"ideas-for-hosting-a-private-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/ideas-for-hosting-a-private-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Ideas for hosting a private party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the simplest and easiest types of party to organise is a venue or marquee with a live band. Nothing gets guests excited like a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/subcategorey.php?catid=1\">live music performance<\/a> as it&#8217;s far more interesting &#038; engaging than a DJ or background music. You&#8217;ll need to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/subcategorey.php?catid=1\">hire a band<\/a> to suit to the occasion, your guests and the type of atmosphere you&#8217;re looking for.  <\/p>\n<p>Popular types of party band include tribute bands, rock and pop function bands, or for an older audience try Swing and Jive or Rock n\u2019 Roll.<\/p>\n<p>Any <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/venues.html\">private hire venue<\/a> with a cool bar and space to dance would be suitable, but bear in mind parking and accommodation for those guests traveling beyond a taxi ride. For something a bit different try the Hard Day\u2019s Night Hotel in Liverpool, complete with a live Beatles Tribute band.<\/p>\n<p>Private parties based around a live band, especially a lively band, are likely to be quite loud so consider how many elderly guests you might have. Venues with sound limiters can be a real pain so before you hand over any money, make sure the venue you choose doesn&#8217;t have a limiter fitted (or if it does, that the threshold is set higher than 95dB). Also, make sure there is a dance floor and if at all possible, try to avoid venues where the bar is in a different room to the dancing as this can split guests and leave you with a less party atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>Good quality function bands will provide all of the equipment you&#8217;ll need, so all you need to do is ensure they have enough space and some light refreshments. Expect to pay upwards of \u00a31000\/\u00a31400 for a really good 4-5-piece band.<\/p>\n<p>For most private parties a really early arrival is not necessary so if you ask the band to arrive around 6pm they should be set up, sound checked &#038; ready for guests to arrive by 7.30pm &#8211; 8pm. Most function bands will play 2 x 60 minute performances, and we suggest the first to start no earlier than 9pm so guests have time to get a drink and have a chat before the music starts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the simplest and easiest types of party to organise is a venue or marquee with a live band. Nothing gets guests excited like a live music performance as it&#8217;s far more interesting &#038; engaging than a DJ or &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/ideas-for-hosting-a-private-party\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[494,734,546,547,201,338],"tags":[502,26,288,300],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2135"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2135"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2136,"href":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2135\/revisions\/2136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}