Recommended songs for band performances to liven up a wedding reception
No wedding reception would be complete without a performance to liven up the party.
Many of you may be thinking about playing in a band to celebrate close friends or coworkers on their special day.
Music is perfect for a reception activity because everyone can get excited together.
That said, it can be hard to decide which songs to play.
In this article, we’ll introduce plenty of recommended songs for a band performance at a wedding.
We’ve picked songs from a wide range of genres, so use this as a reference to match the couple’s tastes and the overall atmosphere of the wedding.
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Recommended Songs (21–30) for Band Performances to Liven Up a Wedding Reception
TRUTHT-SQUARE

A classic that every car enthusiast has heard at least once! It’s a signature track of the fusion band T-SQUARE and is also known as the F1 theme.
However, it’s not easy to pull off as a band—it requires considerable technique.
If you played in a band during your student days, you can definitely take on the challenge, so practice a lot, bring it to the stage, and get the crowd fired up!
STAY GOLDHi-STANDARD

If you’re into bands, everyone loves Hi-Standard, no questions asked! Among their songs, the classic “STAY GOLD,” which 10-FEET recently covered, is especially famous.
This track cranks your energy up unconditionally! I think it’s a song that both people in their 30s who grew up with Hi-Standard and the younger generation can all get hyped to.
Recommended songs (31–40) for band performances to liven up a wedding reception
Wax MuseumSeikima-II
This is a song that has probably turned countless people into wax figures by now.
With its heavy band sound, makeup, and MC, it will undoubtedly become a rousing Mass (meaning a live show).
It might require so much practice that it feels like overwork for a side act, but let’s give it our best.
To tell you the truth,Young Skinny

Young Skinny’s “Hontou wa ne,” released in 2022, is a track also included on the album “I Thought Anything Would Be Forgiven If I Turned It Into a Song.” The gentle atmosphere—like letting out hidden feelings and one’s own vulnerabilities—comes through in the sound as well.
With a calm tempo and a structure that layers each phrase, the piece is perfect for practicing the finer techniques that articulate those phrases.
It may be important to play each note with certainty, yet with a sense of lightness, aligning your breathing with one another as you perform.
vintageOfficial HIGE DANDism

When it comes to band performances, you want to show off something cool, right? In that case, how about a song by Official HIGE DANDism? It might be quite a challenge that won’t go well without thorough practice.
From harmonies to technical guitar phrases, if everything locks in, it becomes an incredibly cool mid-tempo ballad number.
secret base ~What You Gave Me~ZONE

They are a girls’ band that made their major debut in 2001.
After breaking up and reuniting, they ended their activities in 2013.
This song was released in 2001 as ZONE’s third single.
It’s a song you’d want to play cutely with a girls’ band.
From Me to Youflumpool

It’s flumpool’s fifth major-label single, released in 2010.
A refreshing song that became a big hit as the theme song for the live-action film adaptation of the manga “Kimi ni Todoke.” Since the vocals are in a high register, it suits male singers with relatively high-pitched voices—a bright, refreshing band tune.







