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Dancing takes up half of your reception, but all too often it's a part of the wedding that is overlooked. If you want your party to be a barn burner, having a live band is a must - and having the right live band can make or break your night! Side One was founded by an event planner and a musican and is set up to meet all your needs for the big day, not the least of which is burning up the dance floor. Side One is not your cliche wedding band in frilly tuxedos playing Mustang Sally, they are young, dynamic entertainers and professional musicians, and will rock your wedding for a price that won't make you cry.

Services offered

Side One offers an extensive repertoire covering everything from Aretha, Tina Turner, the Beatles and the Stones right up to the most current hits by the likes of Kanye, Nikki Minaj, Flo Rida, and the Biebs. Side One will customize the set to meet your style and entertain absolutely all your guests. And they promise that at no point there will be any YMCA-ing! They basically shrivel up and die anytime they hear of the chicken dance being played at a wedding. Side One also offers live music options for your ceremony, cocktail hour and dinner, and audio solutions for mics for your officiant, MC and speakers - basically anything audio for your event, they have you covered!

Areas covered

Side One Entertainment are available for travel anywhere in the world and have bands locally based in:

  • Toronto
  • Vancouver
  • Calgary
  • Seattle
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Reviews for Side One Entertainment

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Ethan Sent on 27/03/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Epic Wedding Performance!

SideOne was an incredible wedding band. they can do it all! we had them all day long, from the ceremony to the cocktail hour to the party, and they crushed it all.

and they were completely professional the whole way through, and very helpful in the planning stages. very good to work with on top of their unbelievable talent. for anyone getting married or having a party with a band- just do SideOne. you will not regret it!
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Sent on 17/10/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Best wedding decision ever

I have absolutely no regrets about hiring Side One for our wedding! I have seen them before at other weddings I have been to and ever single time I am blown away by how amazing they sound and the energy they bring to a dance floor - our wedding was no exception! We hired the 6 piece band for our approximately 100 person wedding. They are professional, responsive, and incredibly helpful with answering questions. The quality of their sound and their performance is 10/10. Our wedding dance floor was so much fun and everything I dreamed of!
Marissa
Marissa Sent on 04/09/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding September 1st 2024

They were incredible at our wedding. They were on time and kind and were great at communicating with us before and during the wedding. Everyone that came to our wedding loved them and thought they were the best band they ever saw at weddings. Highly recommend them!
Hannah
Hannah Sent on 30/05/2024
5 out of 5 rating

For an UNFORGETTABLE wedding, look no further!

We had SideOne play during our wedding reception on May 19, 2024 in Vancouver, BC. We opted for the 6-piece band, and we also had their sound technician provide music management during our ceremony and dinner.

Hands down, SideOne is THE way to have your guests still talking about your wedding months later! They absolutely KILLED IT during the dancing portion of our evening, and they are probably the biggest reason why many of our guests told us after that it was the best wedding they had ever attended! The bandleader Rob was super helpful and responsive in the lead up to the big day, coming up with a custom edit of our first dance song and even accommodating the Groom's surprise musical performance for the Bride just before dinner. We are SO happy with our decision to hire SideOne, and we CANNOT recommend them enough -- the memories alone are worth EVERY penny!
Katie
Katie Sent on 19/08/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Book them!

We still can't believe how amazing this band was!! We booked them for our wedding and literally everyone was asking us - who they hell are these guys (and girl!) and where did you find them?! They rocked it way past our expectations and none of us have danced like that since I don't even know when. SO worth it! It was also so helpful and seamless to have them there for our ceremony, dinner, and reception - not really sure what we would have done otherwise. Hope to see them play again soon!
Haley
Haley Sent on 11/04/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Best wedding band bar none

Side One absolutely *made* our wedding!!! Not only did they keep our friends and family on the dance floor literally all night, but they also helped us with sound tech throughout our ceremony and a fun playlist throughout our happy hour, ensuring that everything music-related was professionally handled from beginning to end. They even paid attention to our sample Spotify playlists and played my husband's favourite song as a surprise encore at midnight! 12/10 recommend them—stop thinking about it and just go for it!
Melanie
Melanie Sent on 14/10/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Best. Band. Ever.

We hired SideOne's 8-piece band for our wedding and it was the best decision ever. They rocked a dance party that everyone noticed. They are excellent musicians, incredible vocalists, and nice people. We gave them a weird inspiration list and they took it and made it amazing, there was nothing I would have changed about my experience with SideOne. They were worth every penny and I am looking for the next thing to hire them for already!
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Miles Sent on 31/08/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Outstanding - would recommend to anybody

My wife and I had SideOne for our wedding reception at Cornerstone Weddings in Canmore. They were truly one of the biggest highlights of the day! We found that SideOne was incredibly professional, easy to plan with, and kept guests on the dance floor the ENTIRE evening, playing crowd-pleasing hit after hit. We constantly had guests telling us how much they loved the Side One as a live band playing our reception and how much fun it was. I would highly recommend them as a hands-down top pick for a live band to play a wedding reception.
Shelly
Shelly Sent on 08/08/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Best dance band ever!

We had Side One's 6 piece band for our wedding and it was one of the best decisions we've ever made! They were absolutely phenomenal and kept the party going all night. All of our guests are raving about their performance and they were honestly worth every penny. If you are on the fence, GO WITH THEM. Words can't explain how great they were!!
Rachael
Rachael Sent on 23/11/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Epic experience

Super professional, the vibe was perfect. They were flexible with us during unprecedented covid challenges. And most importantly our guests loved them, it was the most talked about part of our wedding!
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Side One - Head Office 312 - 119 W.Pender St V6B 1S5 Vancouver (British Columbia)

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