Maddi & The Dreamers

A usual night with Maddi & The Dreamers runs three to four hours and builds as it goes: softer songs during arrivals and dinner, upbeat pop once people start dancing, then nostalgic pop and rock to close. No backing tracks are used. Every note is live, and a sound engineer travels with them. They'll even set the stage lights to match your reception colours. The list runs past 120 songs, from Fleetwood Mac, U2 and Taylor Swift to Chappell Roan and Dua Lipa, and they'll add your picks. The Brisbane band are relaxed about speeches, rain delays and schedule changes. Their PA and lighting cover roughly 300 guests, and they need a 5 m by 3 m stage, four power outlets and overhead cover outdoors. Weddings can add an acoustic ceremony set. The band has public liability cover and goes up to 200 km from Brisbane.