Hiring Roving Performers in Sydney - Videos and What to Ask
There are 154 roving performers on Entertainers for Hire in Sydney. This guide gathers what they have published about themselves, so you can narrow the field before asking anyone for a quote.
Where to start your shortlist
These have filled in the most detail, from biography and line-up to songs and price. That is the only order used here. It says nothing about who plays best.
Petrol Panther - Fire Eating Sensation
Baroque Princess
Bella The Blow Fly Stilt Waker
BikeBoy
Carnivale
By type, Sydney has 77 stilt walkers, 35 circus acts, 24 roving entertainers and 18 fire performers in this listing. Home bases include Sydney, Sydney Olympic Park.
Watch before you shortlist
22 of the Sydney roving performers have a performance video on their page. A minute of real footage tells you more about how an act sounds and holds a room than any written description. A few to start with:
Songs Sydney crowds hear most
Counted across 39 set lists from Sydney roving performers. It shows what a local crowd is likely to know, and gives you somewhere to begin your own must-play and please-skip lists.
| Song | Set lists |
|---|---|
| Sydney Stilt Walkers | 5 |
Events outside Sydney
9 of the 154 roving performers here say how far they will go. 7 cover 200 km or more, some anywhere in the state or the country. 0 go somewhere between 50 and 200 km, and 2 stay within 50 km. For a venue out of town, name it in your enquiry: travel and a night's accommodation usually go on the quote.
Paperwork your venue may ask for
Venues often want to see public liability insurance, and anything involving children usually needs a Working With Children Check. In Sydney, 7 list public liability insurance.
Before you book
Roving performers in Sydney: common questions
Can I see a roving act perform before I book?
Yes, for 22 of them. Their pages have a performance video you can play, which tells you more about how they sound and look in a room than any description can.
Will a Sydney roving act travel to a regional venue?
Many will. 9 of the roving performers listed here say how far they go, and 7 of those cover 200 km or more. Mention the venue when you enquire, because travel and accommodation usually get added to the quote.
What happens once I send an enquiry?
Each act you picked replies with a written quote for your date. Put them side by side, check what each one includes, then decide. Enquiring costs nothing and you are not committed to anyone.