Now booking · Minneapolis
Wedding band Minneapolis:
a Motown and soul revue for hire
The Velvelettes are a Motown and soul band available for weddings and corporate events across Minneapolis and St Paul. Three voices, live horns, choreography and an MC, staged as a revue rather than a background covers set, from $3,400 plus travel.
The Twin Cities calendar is shaped by the weather in a way few markets are. Summer Saturdays at lake venues and restored mill-district halls sell out first, and a good half of what we play here lands between June and September. Winter dates are wide open and priced accordingly, which is genuinely worth knowing if your date is flexible.
Two logistics notes specific to this market. Winter load-ins mean instruments need 30 to 40 minutes indoors to come up to temperature and hold their tuning, so we build that into the arrival time rather than the soundcheck. And several of the older warehouse-conversion rooms downtown run on a single shared circuit, which a 7-piece with horns will trip, so we advance power with your venue contact every time.
★ 200+ shows · Insured & contracted · Backup-performer guarantee
Rooms we have played · The Mill District Hall · Nicollet Assembly Rooms · The Bde Maka Ska Pavilion
The advance, in plain terms
How a Minneapolis date runs
Travel
A fly date from Detroit. Travel is quoted as a single line covering flights, ground and one hotel night, added to the package price.
Setup
90-minute setup, 30-minute soundcheck, two dedicated 20A circuits and about 16 by 12 ft of floor for The Revue. Add 30 minutes for a winter load-in.
Good to know
Summer Saturdays here book 12 to 18 months out. November to March dates are usually open and quoted below peak.
Same packages, every city
Three formats for Minneapolis rooms
Private parties · intimate weddings
The Club Set
from $3,400
Three-voice front line with a rhythm trio, two 45-minute sets, PA and lighting included.
Weddings · galas
The Revue
from $6,900
7-piece with horns, three 40-minute choreographed sets, custom first-dance arrangement, DJ sets between.
Large weddings · headline events
The Grand Revue
from $12,500
9-piece with backing singers, a two-act staged show, bespoke segment, lighting design and production manager.
The show adapts to the occasion, not just the room. Planning a reception in Minneapolis? See how a live wedding band fits a full timeline, from processional underscore to last dance. Booking for a company? The same revue runs as corporate event entertainment, with COI, W-9 and Net-30 invoicing handled by our booking office.
Before you ask
Minneapolis questions, answered
How much does a wedding band cost in Minneapolis?
Our packages start at $3,400 plus a single travel line for a Minneapolis date, and the full staged Revue is $6,900 plus travel. The wider Twin Cities market runs about $3,000 to $12,000 for a live wedding band, with most couples landing near $5,000. Our pricing page lists what each package includes.
Do you play winter weddings in Minnesota?
Yes, and they are some of our favorite dates because the rooms are full and the calendar is open. We ask for a slightly earlier load-in so instruments can acclimate indoors before soundcheck, and we travel with backup gear in case a flight is weather-delayed.
Do you play both weddings and corporate events in Minneapolis?
Yes. The Twin Cities have a deep corporate market, and our calendar here splits between wedding receptions and company parties and galas, on the same contract and COI process.
Everything else a host asks first lives on the FAQ page.
The rest of the bill
Other cities the revue plays
Every city page is one stop on the same tour. Start with the Motown tribute band itself, or see everywhere we play.
One night in Minneapolis · yours
Give Minneapolis a 1960s soul show
Tell us your date, room and occasion. June in our booking office replies within one business day with availability and a straight quote.