Best entertainers in New Town
New Town sits on the northern edge of Hobart, a few minutes from the city up the Brooker Highway, and its page is really the Hobart list read from that side. A couple of acts give a New Town address, a cover band and an acoustic duo, and everyone else on the first screen is in Hobart proper. Round here the drive to a gig is shorter than the sound check.
DJs are the biggest trade by a distance, then singers and duos, then cover bands and wedding bands in a smaller pool that gets spoken for early. If you want a bit of theatre, there's a fire act and an eighties band on the first screen, which is more range than a suburb page usually manages. Nothing here travels far, so the quote you get is for the job and not for the road.
Top picks in New Town
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 New Town. Ask each act whether they travel to your venue and what that costs.
Questions people ask about entertainers in New Town
How much does a DJ cost in New Town?
It depends less on the suburb than on the hours and the gear. A New Town DJ playing a hall with their own speakers and lights is quoting a bigger job than one plugging into a pub system for three hours, and a wedding with formalities sits above a birthday. The from-prices beside the DJs on this page are what Hobart's northern side is quoting right now.
Is New Town close enough to Hobart to book a city act without a travel fee?
Yes. The city is a few minutes down the road and no Hobart act treats New Town as out of town. Where travel does show up is further north, past Bridgewater and up the Derwent Valley, so mention it if that's where the venue is.
Are there acts for a kids' party or a school fair in New Town?
The first screen is music-heavy, but scroll down and the list widens. The fire act near the top of the page is a good fit for a fair after dark, and it's worth asking the DJs whether they do school discos, because plenty of party DJs in Hobart do and the card won't always say. Put the age of the crowd in the enquiry so the act pitches it right.
Booking tips
Read Hobart's page as well
Hobart's own page is a few kilometres away and carries the same acts in a slightly different order. Use this one when your venue is on the northern side, in New Town, Moonah or Lenah Valley, because the closest-first order will suit you better.
Tell the DJ what the room is
A lot of New Town and North Hobart events happen in halls, clubrooms and back gardens rather than function centres. Say what the space is and whether there's power where you want them, because a DJ brings a different rig for a hall than for a hotel.
Bands go first in summer
There are far more DJs than bands on this list, so a Saturday in January with a full band on it needs to be locked in months out. A DJ or a duo can usually be found closer to the date.