Entertainment Nation

Entertainment Nation, British live band booking agency

Entertainment Nation is a UK-based entertainment agency specialising in booking live bands, musicians and performers for weddings, parties and corporate events. The company was founded by professional musicians with experience in live performances and show planning, an origin the agency presents as a guarantee of practical knowledge about what works at each type of event.

Its activity is built around a catalogue of performances filterable by event type, music genre and location. The agency states that each artist has their own profile with photographs, music videos, professionally recorded songs and detailed biographies, as well as options that allow the performance to be customised.

Catalogue of bands and artists

The agency's repertoire covers a wide variety of formats and styles. Among the main categories are wedding bands, pop and rock bands, soul and Motown, indie rock, festival and folk, jazz and swing, emo and pop-punk, luxury showbands, chart, dance and RnB, rock 'n' roll, disco and funk, country, acoustic, roaming and bandeoke.

Alongside the bands, the catalogue includes musicians and soloists such as singers and vocal acts, string quartets, acoustic duos, singer guitarists, brass bands, pianists, guitarists, saxophonists, vintage and wartime acts, jazz and swing singers, singing waiters and choirs. It also offers DJs, DJ live, magicians and caricaturists.

Events and geographic coverage

The agency organises its offering around three main types of event: wedding entertainment, party entertainment and corporate entertainment. Geographic coverage extends across England, Wales and Scotland, with specific listings for counties and cities such as Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Cleveland, Cornwall, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Devon, Dorset, Durham, East Sussex, East Yorkshire, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, London, Manchester, Merseyside, Norfolk, North Yorkshire, Northamptonshire, Northumberland, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Rutland, Shropshire, Somerset, South Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Surrey, Tyne and Wear, Warwickshire, West Midlands, West Sussex, West Yorkshire, Wiltshire and Worcestershire, as well as Cardiff, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Monmouthshire, Pembrokeshire, Powys, Swansea and Wrexham, and Scottish locations such as Edinburgh and Glasgow. The agency also covers events in Europe and the rest of the world.

Selection process and quality standards

The platform works by having the user specify the type of event, the location, the date and the type of act they are looking for; based on these filters, the agency shows a list of available artists. The company states that all the musicians, bands and artists in its catalogue pass a quality assessment carried out by expert musicians on the team, which evaluates talent, charisma and reliability. The agency declares that it maintains close relationships with the artists in order to offer a professional service without issues.

Customer service and booking

Entertainment Nation states that its team of advisers handles enquiries seven days a week, including bank holidays and weekends, and that it offers 24/7 emergency support. The contact channels indicated are telephone, email and live chat. The agency also mentions the possibility of booking last-minute performances and of adjusting the booking to different budgets.

Among the figures the company itself highlights are more than a decade in business, thousands of clients and more than 2,000 five-star reviews on Trustpilot. The agency presents its service as a secure booking option, with expert advice and protection for the customer.

Featured artists in the catalogue

The site shows profiles of featured and in-demand artists. Among them are Eden Avenue, a band with female vocals, saxophone, keyboards, guitar, bass and drums, offering all-day packages; Midnight Luxe, a line-up with vocals, saxophone and rhythm section aimed at events with a glamorous element; Dance Floor Fillers, a rock, pop, folk and indie quartet with a repertoire of Arctic Monkeys, Ed Sheeran, Kings of Leon, The Killers and Oasis; The Headrush, a rock, indie and pop quartet with songs by Taylor Swift, Oasis, Tina Turner and Madness; Nova, a pop and rock quartet with a repertoire from the 1960s onwards and an option for daytime acoustic sets; Rooftop Groove, a pop, rock and soul quintet with saxophone and the possibility of adding daytime and evening sets; and Soul Boulevard, a pop and soul band with two lead vocalists, keyboards, guitar, bass and drums.