How many sets will you play?

We'll do 1 x 40min funky jazz, instrumental set at the start of the night, or during meals - basically at a point in the evening when you want some vibe but no dancing yet. Then we'll do either 3 x 40min or 2 x 60min party sets. It may not seem like a lot of music but once you factor in speeches, meal service and cake cutting etc, it's heaps! In our experience, often we have to cut songs from our set as speeches run over and we have to finish by a certain time!

What Soul songs can you play?

Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers At last - Etta James Bad bad news - Leon Bridges Bring it on home to me - Sam Cooke Chain of fools - Aretha Feel like makin’ love Feelin good - Nina Simone/Buble Georgia on my mind - Ray Charles Hard to handle - Patty Drew Hold on I’m comin - Sam and Dave I heard it through the grapevine - Marvin Gaye I need a dollar - Aloe Blacc I wish - Stevie Wonder I wish I knew how it would feel to be free - Nina Simone I’d rather go Blind - Etta James Isn’t she lovely – Stevie Wonder Jealous guy - Donny Hathaway Jungle Boogie - Kool and the Gang Just the two of us - Grover Washington Jr Killing Me Softly – Roberta Flack Let's Stay Together - Al Green Living for the city - Stevie Wonder My cherie amour - Stevie Wonder Never too much - Luther Vandross Rocksteady - Aretha Signed sealed delivered – Stevie Sitting on the dock of the bay - Otis Redding Son of a Preacher Man – Dusty Springfield Sunshine of your love - Cream (Spanky version) Sunny - Marvin Gaye This land is your land - Sharon Jones Use me - Bill Withers What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye Who is he - Bill Withers You’ve got a friend - Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway

Will you provide music for the breaks?

Yep! We can provide a playlist of if you want to craft up some yourself, just send us Spotify links and we'll play them on the night!

What slow options do you have?

All of me - John Legend Best part-Daniel Caesar Blackbird - The Beatles Don’t know why – Nora Jones Even when I’m sleeping - Leonardo’s Bride Georgia - Emily King Hard place - H.E.R Hold on we’re going home - Drake I heard love is blind - Amy Winehouse If I ain’t got you - Alicia Keys I’ll be there - Jackson 5 My future - Billie Eilish Riders on the storm - The Doors Summertime - jazz standard Thinking out loud - Ed Sheeran This old love - Lior Twice - Little Dragon Versace on the floor - Bruno Mars

Do you do ceremonies too or just reception music?

Yes and yes! We do whatever you need us to do. Reach out and tell us what you have in mind and we'll come up with a package especially for you!

What Jazz can you play?

Afro BlueAin’t That a Kick in the HeadAll of MeAt LastAutumn LeavesFly me to the MoonGeorgia on my MindGirl from IpanemaIt Had to be YouLOVEMistyMy Baby Just Cares For MeMy Favourite ThingsNature Boy So NiceSomewhere Over the RainbowStraighten Up and Fly RightSummertimeThe Way You Look Tonight?What a Wonderful World

The Night Creatures

Name: The Night Creatures
Rating: 5.0

5.0 ( 30 reviews ) · Melbourne (View Map) · Show Phone

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OVERVIEW

A respected and well-loved fixture in the Melbourne live music scene, The Night Creatures are not your average party band. They’re a group of fine jazz, funk and soul musicians who love performing to a live crowd. The Night Creatures will bring an atmosphere of fun and frivolity to your wedding reception, ensuring even your more reserved guests will be dancing, and having a fantastic time.

Your guests will love The Night Creatures’ expansive repertoire featuring over 190 songs for you to choose from. From Dua Lipa to Marvin Gaye, Justin Timberlake to The Killers, Beyonce to Chaka Khan, The Night Creatures will cater to every age group, taste and mood. Priding themselves on their exceptional service, speedy response times and flexible packages, The Night Creatures are an invaluable addition to your wedding vendor list.

“The Night Creatures absolutely rocked it on our wedding night! They are such an awesome band with a fantastic vibe and got the whole crowd going all night. Super easy to deal with, great communication and made the whole night extra special. All my guests commented on how good the band was. Highly recommend for any occasion! I will definitely book them again! Awesome, awesome, awesome!” — Lily G.

What you’ll love about working with The Night Creatures for your Melbourne wedding:

Versatility to take you from aisle to dance floor. Weddings are for celebrating, and that’s something The Night Creatures know well! With a mix of classics, old and new, The Night Creatures can take you on a journey through eras and genres. You’ll love The Night Creatures’ ability to read the room and mingle with your guests.
Backed by years of experience. The Night Creatures have impressive experience playing all kinds of events, festivals, and top music venues across Australia, Bali, and Thailand. You’ll know you’re dealing with true professionals when you see the confident and thorough way The Night Creatures approach all bookings.
Choose your preferred band size! Is an understated and intimate acoustic duet your jam (pun intended)? Perhaps you’re ready to make a statement with a full five-piece band to really get everyone on the dance floor. The Night Creatures will adapt their offering to suit the style and size of your wedding. For a little extra pizzazz, why not include a saxophone? The options are endless.

Highlights of working with The Night Creatures for your Melbourne wedding:

Punctual and reliable
Friendly and accommodating
A preferred supplier of multiple top Melbourne wedding venues
All equipment provided and delivered
Special requests encouraged

“The Night Creatures helped make our wedding day truly amazing! Extremely good vibes and extremely good times were had by all. They learnt the song for our first dance, which made it unforgettable. The dance floor was packed as soon as we opened it up to the crowd, and stayed that way all night!!” — Shaun H, October 2019

About

I'm a full-time performer and artist in Melbourne... and I honestly have the best job ever. This band was started by our former disco queen Phoebe who moved on to do other amazing projects, leaving me at the helm of a spectacular musical crew. Somehow the band has the holy trinity of traits for any bands - everyone is exceptionally talented, we love hanging out together and we love playing music. Nothing makes us happier than sharing what we do and seeing smiling faces on the dance floor.

Diego Villalta

Band director

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What party songs can you play?

Ain’t Nobody – Chaka Khan

All Night Long – Lionel Ritchie

American Boy - Estelle

Can't Stop the Feeling - Justin Timberlake

Crazy – Gnarls Barkly

Don’t start now - Dua Lipa

Everybody (Backstreet’s back) - Backstreet Boys

Happy – Pharrell Williams

I can't Feel My Face - The Weeknd

I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor

Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry

Proud Mary - Tina Turner

RESPECT – Aretha Franklin

Rock With You – Michael Jackson

Rock Your Body – Justin Timberlake

Senorita - Justin Timberlake

September - Earth wind and fire

Superstition – Stevie Wonder

Treasure – Bruno Mars

Uptown funk - Bruno Mars

Valerie – Amy Winehouse

Will you learn songs especially for us?

Yep! We'll learn one song especially for you! Usually people get us to do their first dance, or if we're doing the ceremony, it might be your aisle song... or just one of your favourite tunes you want us to play on the night!

Any Pop/Rock/Indie gems?

Yep!

Adore you - Harry Styles

Back to Black – Amy Winehouse

Belly ache - Billie Eilish

Better together - Jack Johnson

Billy Jean - Michael Jackson

Black and Gold – Sam Sparro

Boys in town - Divinyls

Close to You - Maxi Priest

Come together - The Beatles

Confidence - Ocean Alley

Dancing in the moonlight - Top Loader

Distance - Emily King

Dreams - Fleetwood Mac

Electric Feel - MGMT

Everybody wants to rule the world - Tears for fears

Everywhere - Fleetwood Mac

Get Lucky – Daft Punk

Groove is in the heart - Deee lite

Hey Ya - OutKast

Hotel California - The Eagles

I feel it coming - The weeknd

I got burned - The Bamboos

I’ve been waiting for a girl like you - Foreigner

Kiss – Prince

Lonely boy - The Black Keys

Love fool - The Cardigans

Love is a battlefield - Pat Benatar

Love yourself - Justin Bieber

Memories - Maroon 5

Moves like Jagger - Maroon 5

Mr. Brightside - The Killers

Necessary evil - Unknown Mortal Orchestra

On my mind - Powderfinger

One more time - Daft Punk

Overload - The Sugarbabes

Pumped up kicks – Foster the People

Remember the time - Michael Jackson

Riptide – Vance Joy

Rolling in the deep - Adele

Royals - Lorde

Scar - Missy Higgins

Slow hands - Niall Horan

Soaked - Benee

Sorry - Justin Bieber

Sunflower - Post Malone

Talk is cheap - Chet Faker

This Girl - Kungs vs Cookin on Three Burners + Kylie Auldist

The way you make me feel – Michael Jackson

Tightrope - Janelle Monae

You Know I’m No Good – Amy Winehouse

Walking on sunshine -Katrina and the waves

Wild thoughts - DJ Khaled and Rihanna

Would I lie to you? - Charles and Eddie

Your woman - White Town

Can we pick the setlist you play?

Yep! Well - partially anyway. We'll ask you to select 15 tunes in order of preference, and we'll do our best to include as many of them as possible on the night, but always will make sure the top 5 at least are in there. We need a bit of flexibility on the night to make sure we keep the dancefloor going.

Can you do RnB/hip-hop/funk

Yes we can!

Better now - Post Malone

Brother I’m hungry - Snarky Puppy

Close to you - Jacob Collier version

Crazy in Love – Beyonce

Every little step - Bobby Brown

Everybody loves the Sunshine - Takuya Kuroda version

Feel like making love - D’Angelo version

Forget you - Cee Lo Green

How deep is your love - PJ Morton version

I Need a Dollar – Aloe Blacc

I Wish I Didn't Miss You - Angie Stone

Just friends - Musiq Soulchild

Let me love you - Mario

Long train runnin’ - The Doobie Brothers

Lost – Frank Ocean

Love on top - Beyonce

No diggity - Black street

No Scrubs - TLC

Pony - Genuine

Redbone - Childish Gambino

Room in here - Anderson Paak

Say my name - Destiny’s child

Senorita - Justin Timberlake

Sittin’ up in my room - Brandy

So into you - Tamia

So sick - Ne-Yo

Sober - Childish Gambino

Summer love - Justin Timberlake

Talk - Khalid

Thinkin bout you - Frank Ocean

U remind me - Usher

Waterfalls – TLC

What you won’t do for love - Bobby Caldwell

30 reviews 5.0 Write a Review

June 2019

Even though unfortunately Phoebe was unable to sing with band on the night, Shannen was able to step in and do such an amazing job with the band. All our guests raved about how much they loved the band, even our photo booth operator was dancing! It was so special to us that they learnt the song “Grow Old With You” from The Wedding Singer . I tear up when I think about what it was like to hear the band perform it while we had our first dance as husband and wife. It was also lovely that the the band members took the time to check in with us throughout the night. I would highly recommend to anyone wanting an amazing musical experience at their wedding!

Jacqueline M.

May 2019

Unlike most brides I didn't care about getting everything perfect because I knew that if I just got the music and drinks right everything else would fall into place and that's exactly what happened. I've been dancing to Phoebe's music for years so it was a real honour to finally have Phoebe and the Night Creatures all to ourselves! These guys just love doing what they do - a labour of love you might say - and they really bring their all. The arrangement of our first dance track was beyond beautiful. I couldn't get my guest off the dance floor at the end of the night (partly because the band didn't want to leave either). Love you guys!! You sprinkled our night with your disco magic and we're eternally grateful 🥰

Lynn N.

The Night Creatures

The Giant and his Bride. Oh man, what an utterly magical, autumn evening that was! From the ceremony to the encores and everything in between, we were just so insanely happy to be a part of it all. Especially after already knowing your gorgeous faces from gracing the d-floor at our gigs! Big love to you both <3 <3 <3

August 2018

Phoebe and the Night Creatures were the perfect pick for us to have at our wedding. We gave Phoebe nothing to go by other than "do your stuff, read the guests and have fun" and she nailed it! Phoebe was so great to deal with in the lead up to our wedding as well. I literally didn't have to worry about a thing with Phoebe in charge of the music! Could not recommend more highly - I'm so glad we went with an amazing vocalist and the 5 person band. Nothing beats amazing live music and there was no cheesy jukebox tired "wedding hits" at our wedding. We got so much great feedback from our guests about the band too which was nice!

Tanya M.

The Night Creatures

Thank you SO much, you gorgeous human, you!!! I will never forget the sight of your grandpa getting down to our tunes along with a bunch of your cousins (I think?) - so so beautiful. And Justin! Every wedding needs a Justin, huh?! Hopefully see you again soon!! xxx

September 2022

So many guests came to us after the wedding commenting on how good the band was. Exceptional musicians and artist that will guarantee you an amazing night! Shannen was our vocal lead and she was spectacular. We had lots of kids at the wedding and it was a tough crowd to control and they did an amazing job. They learnt your song and were super flexible with how the sets were organised. Totally recommended!!

Maxene H.

July 2022

The Night Creatures were absolutely perfect for our wedding! They were amazing musicians and set the mood beautifully, making our ceremony special and then getting everyone dancing in the reception. So many of our friends and family came up to us afterwards and commented on how awesome the band was. Diego was very professional and worked hard to make sure everything was perfect. I would not hesitate to recommend them, hopefully I'll get to hear them again at a friends wedding or party :)

Adam B.

Expert Advice

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What are some great first dance songs?

Would love some suggestions on first dance songs specifically. Something that will be great filmed for our wedding video. Thank you!

The Night Creatures

Always very personal choice but here are a few we loved performing:

To build a home - Cinematic Orchestra

Saviing all my love for you - Whitney Houston

So into you - Tamia

She moved through the fair - Irish traditional

Jessica

Can i ask for a dj or band's music sample before i book them?

The Night Creatures

Absolutely!!!!! You should also ask if you can go and see them play live too. Nothing like seeing them entertaining crowds, in the flesh! :)

Which goes first, the first dance or Father/Daughter dance? Thanks!

The Night Creatures

It's completely up to you, however for all the weddings we've done, the first dance usually comes first. Father daughter dance works really well as the first song in the next set. I wouldn't put it after the first dance - usually guests love to come and dance after the first dance, so if you do a second dance whereby the guests can't join in, it might lose momentum a bit... but it's completely up to you guys! :)

Rosie