There is no strip of restaurants here and no function centre, which decides more than people expect. Beechboro is a grid of brick and tile between the river and Marshall Road, so a party happens in somebody's backyard or in a hired hall, and those two rooms want completely different gear from an act.
Twelve kilometres separates you from the ten nearest, all central Perth acts rather than anyone based out along the river. Bassendean is four kilometres away and Guildford five, and both of those pages draw on exactly the same catalogue, so there is little point shopping between them.
Top picks are the nearby performers with the most visible reviews, then rating, then the closest; further afield the closest come first, and premium listings break remaining ties. Distances are straight-line from Beechboro. Ask each act whether they travel to your venue and what that costs.
It comes down to numbers and how late you want to run. A hall gives you space, a stage and a finish time nobody argues about, while a house costs nothing to hire but caps both the volume and the hour. Past about sixty guests the hall usually wins, and any act you ask will have a firm view.
Rarely, since twelve kilometres out along Guildford Road and back is ordinary work for the city-based performers on this page. Where it does appear is with acts coming up from Rockingham or Mandurah, which is an entirely different proposition. If a charge turns up, just ask what it covers.
Whichever one sits nearest your actual venue, because Bassendean, Guildford and this page are all built from the same central Perth pool measured from slightly different points. The distance printed on each card is the only number that changes. Comparing them against each other will cost you an evening and turn up the same names.
The number of musicians is the biggest single lever, then the hours, then whether the room has a sound system or the band is rigging a hall from nothing. Three hours in a hall with a house PA is a smaller job than five hours in a bare backyard. Compare the from-prices here between acts of a similar size or the comparison tells you nothing useful.
Most community halls around here supply a stage, a kitchen and a couple of power points, and everything else arrives in the act's van. Confirm that is inside the quote instead of assuming it, because it is the line people get surprised by.
Single-storey houses on flat ground let sound run a long way on a still night. Settle a finishing hour with the performer when you book it, and knock on a few doors yourself beforehand, which is cheaper than having the night stopped for you.
Most bands on this list will play as a duo or a trio without the full kit, and in a backyard that choice is what stands between a great night and a knock at the door. Request that version specifically, since it is a separate booking and usually a separate price.