Best entertainers in Eaton
Eaton's own entertainer is a balloon twister, which fits a suburb of young families on the north bank of the Collie River. Everything else on the page is Bunbury's, a few minutes over the bridge: acoustic duos, singer-songwriters, a pair of cover bands, a juggling act, and then a solo musician half an hour inland at Donnybrook. It is the Bunbury list with a kids' act put in front of it, and there's no point pretending otherwise.
What Eaton and Australind do have is the Forrest Highway, which ends on this side of the city. A Perth or Mandurah act heading south reaches Eaton before it reaches Bunbury, so if you want a big band or an MC from the city, the drive on the quote is a little shorter here than it is on the cape. For a birthday in a park at Australind or an engagement in a backyard at Eaton, though, the Bunbury duos and the balloon act at home cover it without anyone driving two hours.
Top picks in Eaton
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 Eaton. Ask each act whether they travel to your venue and what that costs.
Questions people ask about entertainers in Eaton
How much to pay wedding ceremony musicians in Eaton?
For a ceremony at Eaton or Australind, none of the Bunbury duos or singer-songwriters is charging a drive, so the quote is the hour or two of playing plus set-up and whether they move to a second spot for the drinks. A battery speaker for a riverside lawn is a fair thing to ask about. Where an act has listed a from-price it's on the card; where it hasn't, send the same date to two of them.
Will a Perth entertainer come down to Eaton?
The city acts treat the whole south-west as a trip, and Eaton is the first town they hit at the end of the Forrest Highway, which takes a little off the drive compared with Busselton or Margaret River. Expect a travel line and a question about the finish time, and for a band, sometimes a room. Try the Bunbury list before you ask them.
Is there a DJ in Eaton?
Not in the nearest ten, though DJs are in the wider mix around Bunbury and the Busselton page has a couple more. For a twenty-first in a hall at Eaton the cover bands will run music between sets, and a duo with backing tracks fills a smaller room. If it must be a DJ, send the date to Bunbury and Busselton both.
Booking tips
Kids' parties have a local act
A balloon artist in the suburb is rarer than a guitarist, and the school holidays claim the weekend slots first. A weekday afternoon is the easy booking.
The Bunbury page has the same names
Every Bunbury act on this page appears on the Bunbury one with a different distance, so read either. The Eaton view matters only if the venue is on this side of the river, where the run from town is a few minutes and the run from the cape is a little longer.
Ask the cover bands about the estuary wind
A party on the Leschenault Estuary or the Collie River foreshore gets an afternoon breeze that knocks a small speaker flat. The cover bands carry enough PA for it; a duo may not, so ask what they bring for outdoors.