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Sound and lighting for a house party
A front room, a garden or a hired space with a kitchen — the setup that works without wrecking the walls, upsetting the neighbours or turning the evening into a tech rehearsal.
What usually goes wrong
A single Bluetooth speaker at one end of the room, a phone passed around for the playlist, and no microphone when someone stands up to speak. The bass travels through the floor to the neighbours while the people at the back cannot hear the toast. None of it is a disaster, but all of it is avoidable with two speakers, a small desk and one wired microphone.
A setup that fits the room
- Two compact speakers on stands at ear height, one each side of the room or the garden, rather than one loud box in a corner.
- A small mixer with a wired microphone for speeches and a cable for the playlist. A cable is more reliable than Bluetooth once the room fills and phones start looking for a signal.
- Six battery uplighters for colour on the walls. No haze in a house, and no trailing leads across a floor people are dancing on.
- Cables taped down or routed around the edge, and everything powered from one socket near the setup rather than a chain of extension leads.
When it is worth hiring
A single speaker is fine for a kitchen supper. Once there are thirty or more guests, speeches, a garden, or a room with hard floors and bare walls, two speakers and a microphone change the evening. Live instruments need a different setup again: count the channels, and add a monitor if the performer needs to hear themselves.
What it costs
The plug-and-play party PA is £115 for three days, or £140 with local setup, and includes two speakers on stands, a small mixer and a wired microphone for the speeches. Six battery uplighters are £70 and ten are £100. Delivery is quoted by postcode, and collection is free if you can bring it back. The exact figure appears in your quote before anything is confirmed.
What we need from you
- A standard 13A socket near the setup, and a little space around it.
- Room for two speaker stands, and a small table for the mixer and microphone.
- The access route and parking, and whether there are stairs.
- The time the music has to stop, so the system is set for the room rather than turned down in a hurry.
Keeping the neighbours on side
Bass travels further than anything else. Point the speakers into the room, keep the subwoofer out of a house party, close the windows and doors, and finish at a sensible hour. A private house party does not need a premises licence, but noise nuisance rules still apply. If the party is in a garden, agree a finish time with the neighbours before the day.
Packages that suit this event
One price for the sound, the lighting and the setup. Choose the package and we will confirm the details for your venue.
Rather hire the individual pieces?
The packages are the simplest way to book the event. Every fixture, speaker and microphone is still hired on its own if you would rather build the rig yourself.
Questions people ask
Can you set up in a front room?
Yes, provided there is space for two stands and a socket near the setup. Send a photograph or two and we will say what will fit before the day.
Will it be too loud for the neighbours?
We set the system to the room, keep the bass controlled and can point the speakers away from shared walls. The finish time is yours to keep.
Do we need a licence?
A private house party does not need a premises licence. Noise nuisance rules still apply, and a hired venue may have its own terms and curfew.
Can we use our own playlist?
Yes. Bring a phone or laptop and a cable, or use ours. The microphone for speeches is wired and on a stand so it cannot wander off.
How long does setup take?
About 30 to 45 minutes for sound and uplighting, and the same to pack down. We agree the access time before the day.
