Best entertainers in Derwent Park
Derwent Park is warehouses, yards and trade counters, and the closest act to it twists balloons. He lives here, which makes him the top card, and after him the page barely moves: a cover band and a duo at New Town three minutes away, then Hobart itself with two DJs, a fire performer, a jazz band, a magician, an MC and another cover band, none of them more than a few minutes down the road. There is no distance problem on this page at all.
What there is instead is a particular kind of booking. This is the suburb where a lot of Hobart's businesses actually sit, so the parties are staff Christmas dos in a warehouse, a milestone in a function room off the highway, a family day in a yard that normally holds pallets. Those rooms are hard and echoey and they were never built for music, which is why the MC and the DJs on this list matter more here than the bands do. Sort the room out first and the act becomes easy.
Top picks in Derwent Park
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 Derwent Park. Ask each act whether they travel to your venue and what that costs.
Questions people ask about entertainers in Derwent Park
How much does a DJ cost for a work Christmas party in Hobart?
Two DJs here are minutes away and neither has a road to price in, so what moves the number is the length of the night, the size of the rig and whether they are running the raffle and the speeches as well. December is the dear month and the one that sells out first, because every business in the state wants the same three Fridays. Their starting figures are on the cards above, and the written quote is where your date lands.
Do I need an MC for a staff party?
You do if there are awards, a raffle or more than two people speaking, because somebody has to hold the room while the food is being cleared. There is an MC in Hobart on this list a few minutes away, and using one stops the job falling to whichever manager is least keen to do it. Ask how they work with the DJ, since the two of them share the microphone all night.
Is there a kids' entertainer near Derwent Park?
The balloon twister in the suburb itself is the closest, and a magician in Hobart is on the same list barely further on. For a family day or a company open afternoon, roving balloon work usually beats a fixed show, since the crowd drifts past in ones and twos rather than sitting down. Ask how long he can rove for and how many children that realistically covers.
Booking tips
A warehouse eats sound
Concrete floors and steel walls turn a live band into a wash and speeches into mush. Tell the act what the space is made of, and let a DJ or an MC with a proper vocal PA solve the talking parts.
Get the gate and the loading rules in writing
Industrial estates lock up at odd hours and some sites need a site induction before anyone unloads. Find out who opens the gate on a Saturday night and pass their number to the act.
Hobart pricing, no travel
Everything on this page is a Hobart act by any practical measure, so nobody should be adding a run to Derwent Park. If a travel line appears on a quote from this list, it is worth a polite question.