PA, sound & AV hire
Speech systems, band rigs and screens, sized to crowd and curfew. Delivered, set up and collected by suppliers who cover your patch.
PA hire typically costs £80 to £150 per day for a speech and playlist system, £250 to £600 for a band-ready rig, and £1,500+ per day for engineered festival systems. Check the venue noise curfew before booking: it shapes system choice and the running order.
Sound splits by job: speeches and background playlists (a pair of powered tops and a radio mic), function bands and DJs (subs, monitors and someone who knows gain structure), and full outdoor stages (line arrays, engineers and noise-management paperwork). Hiring one tier above your need is wasted money; one below is feedback during the vows.
Two site facts shape every quote: power at the stage position, and the noise curfew. Rural venues commonly carry a 23:00 curfew or a sound limiter; both are better discovered at booking than at 22:45. When EventSpeed sends your brief to sound suppliers, the venue’s curfew rides along automatically.
What it costs
| Item | Typical guide price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Speech PA + radio mic, day | £80–£150 | |
| Party / DJ system, day | £150–£300 | |
| Band-ready rig with monitors | £250–£600 | |
| Engineered festival system | £1,500+ / day | |
| Projector + screen | £100–£250 |
Guide prices exclude VAT and vary with season, region and site access. Quotes from suppliers are always the real number.
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PA, sound & AV hire: questions organisers ask
What PA do I need for outdoor wedding speeches?
A battery or generator-fed pair of powered speakers with a handheld radio mic covers up to about 200 guests outdoors. Spend the extra £30 on a second mic: passing one microphone between nervous speakers is where speeches go wrong.
What is a sound limiter and will it affect my band?
A limiter cuts stage power if volume crosses a set threshold: common in village halls and barn venues. Bands hate surprises more than limiters: tell them the threshold in advance and they will bring the right rig (electronic drums exist for a reason).
