
Corporate Event Band - South Wales
South Wales corporate band for major venues across the region. Celtic Manor, ICC Wales, DEPOT Cardiff, Parkgate Hotel, Holland House, St Pierre and Wye Valley venues.
South Wales corporate events - our home circuit
South Wales is where we’re based. Most weeks of the year we’re playing a corporate event somewhere in the region, usually at Celtic Manor or ICC Wales, the two anchor venues for large-scale corporate work in Wales.
Celtic Manor has been a Brotherhood venue since 2015. Over a decade. We’ve played every major function space: the Caernarfon Suite for the annual Black Tie Christmas calendar (10-12 nights a year, 650-guest sit-down with the mirror ball and the full party set), the 2010 Clubhouse and Samuel Ryder Suite for boardroom dinners, the Exhibition Hall for large conferences, the Manor House for private corporate hire, the Chairman’s Marquee for summer outdoor events, plus Rafters and the Rooftop Terrace.
ICC Wales main hall is the bigger sibling - flat-floor, around 4,000 sqm, configurable for events at any scale up to 1,000+ guests. We’re a regular fixture for galas, conference after-parties, awards dinners and the annual NYE Extravaganza. We’ve also worked the outdoor plaza for festival-style after-conference parties, and the Woodland Suite below the main hall for smaller ballroom events.
Across the region, DEPOT Cardiff offers something different from a traditional hotel ballroom. An industrial space with festival-grade lighting, which lends itself to product launches and tech-company Christmas parties. The hotel circuit is the backbone - voco St Davids on the bay, the Parkgate Hotel near the castle, Holland House on Newport Road. We know the function rooms, the AV teams, and how each one paces an evening from drinks reception through to dancefloor.
Out towards Chepstow, St Pierre Marriott Hotel & Country Club on the Welsh side of the bridge is a regular venue for gala dinners and awards nights.
Why a South Wales-based corporate band
No travel uncertainties, no overnight logistics. We’re local. The events teams at Celtic Manor and ICC Wales know us by name; we know their AV teams’ kit and their venue manager’s preferences. We work corporate events across the region most months of the year - from Newport to Cardiff to Chepstow to the Wye Valley. For South Wales corporate work the choice is straightforward.
Booking
The Christmas calendar at Celtic Manor and ICC Wales fills 12+ months out. NYE bookings lock 12-18 months ahead. For everything else, send us your date and brief and we’ll come back with availability.
South Wales is our base. We also play corporate events across the bridge in Bristol and the Southwest, up into Birmingham and the Midlands, and on to London.
Watch: live and session video from across the circuit, including Celtic Manor and the full eleven-piece showband.

Corporate Venues We Play
Celtic Manor Resort
Newport. Our home venue since 2015. Caernarfon Suite for the Black Tie Christmas season every year, Samuel Ryder Suite for boardroom dinners, Exhibition Hall for large conferences, Manor House for private hire, Chairman's Marquee for summer outdoor events.
ICC Wales
Newport. Main hall (4,000 sqm, flat-floor, configurable up to 1,000+ guests) for galas, conference after-parties, awards dinners and the annual NYE Extravaganza. Plus outdoor plaza for festival-style events and the Woodland Suite below.
DEPOT Cardiff
Cardiff. Converted warehouse on Curran Road. Festival-vibe atmosphere instead of hotel ballroom - exposed steel, big lighting rig. Preferred for clients wanting character over traditional ballroom.
The Parkgate Hotel
Cardiff. Postmaster Suite on Westgate Street. Part of the Celtic Collection, handles corporate dinners and Christmas parties as 5 to 8-piece, with solo, duo and trio options through the bar.
Holland House Hotel
Cardiff. Big four-star on Newport Road (rebranded from Mercure). The Calon Suite seats 450 for awards dinners and conference galas, with back-street loading doors into the room.
voco St Davids Hotel
Cardiff. Waterfront hotel in the bay. The Dylan Thomas Suite dinner-dances for around 180, with its own pre-function area for drinks and a controlled, wedding-scale sound for the low-ceilinged room.
St Pierre Marriott Hotel & Country Club
Chepstow. On the Welsh side of the bridge. Function rooms handle gala dinners and awards nights well, plus estate and golf-course context for delegate amenities.
Booking a Corporate Band in South Wales
How much does a corporate band cost in South Wales?
It depends on the lineup, the date and the venue. December is the busiest month in the corporate calendar and prices behave accordingly; a spring awards night is a different conversation.
Send us the venue, the date and the format - awards, Christmas party, milestone - and we’ll come back with options.
How do corporate bands in South Wales usually differ from wedding bands?
The set shape, mostly. A corporate evening is two sixty-minute sets rather than the three shorter ones a wedding runs, and it has to work around speeches, awards or an auction rather than a first dance.
The other difference is the running order changing on the night. Awards nights overrun. We plan for it rather than being surprised by it.
Can you play awards stings and walk-on music?
Yes, and it is worth doing live. Walk-on music played by a band rather than fired off a laptop lifts the room, and a live sting can stretch or cut to fit however long the winner takes to reach the stage.
Send the running order through in advance and we will rehearse to it.
Which South Wales venues do you know?
Planning a Corporate Event in South Wales?
We work every major venue across the region. Tell us your date and venue.