High school & college graduations

Live music for your graduation party.

The grandparents want Brown Eyed Girl, and your graduate’s friends want Mr. Brightside. One singer with a guitar can play both, which is why that’s where we’d usually start. If you’d like more, a duo is lovely for a family lunch, and a DJ or a band can play for the friends.

Like a lot of our private parties, a graduation party is usually outdoors, so take a look at our backyard party ideas, too.

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A singer with a guitar and a band for your graduation party

Here’s Tejas Singh at a private party, building No Woman No Cry from the ground up with a looper, a pedal that repeats what he plays. Tony Medina works well for a bigger graduation party, and you can hear him here playing welcome drinks.

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When to have your graduation party

Graduation parties often fall on the same weekend as every other graduation in your district, so it helps to think about your guests’ calendars when you choose a date. A Sunday afternoon after a Saturday ceremony can be an easier time for everyone.

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Graduation party entertainment ideas.

In our experience, the best choice for a graduation party is an act that can play for every generation in the yard.

A singer taking the graduate’s requests: One voice and a guitar can play the songs the whole family knows. Tejas Singh, one of our singers, can take the graduate’s requests and play them live with his looper. If you’d like dancing, his band can grow to a quartet.
A jazz duo for the family lunch: Upright bass and guitar are a lovely fit if your graduation party starts with lunch for the grandparents. Learn more about our jazz duo.
A DJ set built from the graduate’s playlist: Send us the graduate’s playlist and the DJ can plan the party around it, then take the music indoors later on.
A party band, or live band karaoke: A trio or a quartet works well for a bigger party with dancing, and Tony Medina can bring a four-piece band. Live band karaoke can get the friends and the parents singing together, since the song list goes from the 80s on up.
One song for the graduate: Is there a song you’d love to have played for your kid in front of everyone? Just let us know and we can usually learn it.

Want to see what it costs to hire musicians in Colorado? Look up the size you have in mind in our cost guide.

Questions

Planning graduation party music

Can we hire a band for a graduation party?

Yes. We can bring a party band, and we’re happy to help you choose the size. You’ll book everything through us at Signet Artists in Denver.

How loud is it?

While everyone’s eating, it’s about as loud as the conversation at the table, so the grandparents can hear each other. A DJ or a band will play louder when it’s time for the party, and that louder music is best kept early in the evening or indoors.

What do we need to set up in the yard?

We’ll need an outlet that isn’t shared with anything else, and cover over the musicians and the sound system whatever the forecast says. A singer with a guitar or a DJ can fit in about 6 by 4 feet, a duo in about 8 by 6, a trio in about 12 by 8 and a quartet in about 14 by 10. Each set can run 45 to 60 minutes, and we can keep music playing during the breaks.

Send us the date and a sentence about the yard.

We can bring one musician or a whole band, along with a sound system that’s right for your yard.

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