Best entertainers in Mawson Lakes
Mawson Lakes is the youngest suburb on this side of Adelaide, a planned estate laid out around a lake and a town centre where there was little more than open ground at the turn of the century, and it has no entertainers of its own to show for it yet. The list is the city's. The reviewed ten at the top are all based in Adelaide, a quarter of an hour down the road, and they're the same names that Pooraka and Para Hills see. What Mawson Lakes has that the older suburbs don't is townhouses with a courtyard instead of a yard, and a neighbour on both sides of the wall.
Which changes the booking more than the drive does. A courtyard party wants a soloist or an acoustic duo who can play at a talking volume and stop at ten, not a party band with a kit, and the lakeside lawns and the town centre rooms are where the bigger nights go. The other thing the estate has is offices: the campus and the tech precinct next door mean a good share of what gets booked from here is a work function, an end-of-year dinner or an awards night, and for those Adelaide's cover bands and party bands, all reviewed, are the right end of the list.
Top picks in Mawson Lakes
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 Mawson Lakes. Ask each act whether they travel to your venue and what that costs.
Questions people ask about entertainers in Mawson Lakes
Is there anyone based in Mawson Lakes?
Not on this page, and that's no surprise in a suburb this new; the acts within reach are Adelaide's, with a couple in Tea Tree Gully and Gawler East further out. It makes no odds for the booking, since a quarter of an hour is nothing to a city act. Check the distance on each card and pick on the profile, not the postcode.
How much does a band cost for a corporate dinner in Mawson Lakes?
A corporate night is usually priced on a longer call time, because the band arrives before the guests, waits through speeches and plays late, and that shows up in the quote. Add a wireless mic and the venue's sound rules if it's a hotel room. From-prices for Adelaide's cover bands and party bands sit on their cards on this page, and each assumes a set lineup.
Will a duo be too quiet for a lakeside wedding?
Outdoors by the water, a duo with a proper battery PA will reach a big standing crowd gathered close for the vows, which is all a ceremony needs. It's the reception where a duo can run out of puff, so if the night's in a big room and you want a floor, that's the band's job. Plenty of couples book both from this list.
Booking tips
Courtyards carry sound
A townhouse courtyard with rendered walls throws a duo's PA straight into the neighbours' bedrooms. Tell the act it's a courtyard, agree the volume for the last hour, and have the finish time in writing.
The lake is a ceremony spot, not a power point
A wedding on the lawn by the water is lovely and has no mains power near the vows. A singer or duo with a battery rig covers the ceremony; the reception band needs a room.
The train helps guests, not the band
Mawson Lakes has a station and the city's a short ride, which is handy for guests. The act still drives, because a PA doesn't take the train, so give them somewhere to unload near the door.