Best entertainers in West Footscray
Eight kilometres east and across the river is where nine of these ten acts live, and the tenth is a cover band at Cheltenham, twenty-five kilometres away on the far side of the bay. That Cheltenham distance is the biggest gap in any of the western pages, and it is worth noticing on the card rather than assuming everything on the list is close.
West Footscray has two kinds of room and they want different things. There are the old industrial buildings along and behind Barkly Street that get hired out as event spaces, all brick and concrete and a roller door. And there are family houses, often hosting a hundred relatives for a christening or an engagement, where the food matters more than the music and the music still has to hold the night together.
Top picks in West Footscray
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 West Footscray. Ask each act whether they travel to your venue and what that costs.
Questions people ask about entertainers in West Footscray
How much does a DJ cost for a party in West Footscray?
Length of the night, gear and whether they are also running the announcements are the three levers. A DJ working a warehouse space with its own sound is a different quote from one bringing a full rig, lights and speakers into a bare room. None of the city DJs are charging you for the eight-kilometre trip. Read the from-prices on the DJ cards above as today's opening figures.
Will an act play music in another language or style on request?
Some will and some cannot, and it is much better to find out in the first message than on the night. DJs generally have the widest range because they are working from recordings, while a live band is limited to what they have rehearsed. Send a handful of specific songs with your enquiry and ask straight out whether they can play them.
Is there enough choice for a warehouse-style party out here?
There is, because you are drawing on the whole inner-city pool rather than anything local, and that pool is deepest in DJs and cover bands. What you will not find on this page is an act based in West Footscray itself. Judge the ten on whether they have played a hard-surfaced room before, since that is the real test here.
Booking tips
Brick and concrete need a hand
A warehouse room sounds enormous and muddy with a band in it unless somebody is controlling the sound. Ask whether the act brings an engineer, or whether the venue has house sound worth using.
A big family party needs a microphone
Speeches, a welcome, somebody's uncle wanting a word: a hundred people in a house means the act is running the room as much as playing. Check they will hand over a wireless mic and keep the timings moving.
Ask about the mix, not just the setlist
Plenty of functions out this way want a chunk of the night in a language or a tradition other than the usual pop set. Say so early, because some acts and DJs do it well and others honestly do not.