Based in southeastern Massachusetts and formed in 2015 by some of the area's most accomplished musicians, Hit Play has quickly earned a solid reputation as one of the hottest live wedding and event party bands in New England. The band’s leader, guitarist and singer, Ryan McHugh is well known in the Boston area for his ability to entertain a room by utilizing his 22 years of experience working professionally in the live music industry. Drawing on this experience, Hit Play performs in top club venues from Boston to Newport and at top wedding venues all over New England. The band is well known for their incredibly versatile repertoire - consisting of anything from rock, pop, funk, country, alternative and hip-hop to name a few. Ryan will work with you to select the perfect song choices for your event. Unlike most Boston wedding bands that have a set list of songs that vary only a little from one event to another, the band can call from a variety of genres during performances to perfectly fit the crowd and the vibe of your event. With nearly 400 songs to choose from and state of the art sound system and uplighting, Hit Play will make the night perfect. When you book Hit Play for your wedding you will not only get an incredibly energized performance, but also unparalleled service throughout the entire planning of your event. Hit Play promises to be here for you to answer any questions and make your event one you will never forget!
Lead Vocals
Band Leader
Lead Vocals/Guitar
Drums/Vocals
Bass/Vocals
Keyboard
Saxophone
Trumpet
Next level, high-energy Boston wedding entertainment including ceremony and cocktail hour music. (optional)
We provide MC service for the entire event, cocktail hour, and reception and DJ'd music during band breaks.
We can provide microphones, sound system and live acoustic or DJ'd music for the ceremony.
We continue to receive endless compliments from every guest about our amazing band, Hit Play! They are an amazing talent and go over the top ensuring we had a fantastic wedding. From start to finish, Hit Play was communicative, easy to work with, took every request of ours, and delivered in spades. We consider them our personal friends and look forward to seeing them more in Boston as we've learned about them through planning out wedding. Our guests and ourselves will never forget our reception because of how much fun we had celebrating with Hit Play! Cannot recommend enough!
- Shelly C. WeddingWire May 2022
We had Hit Play perform at our wedding. Ryan was so easy to work with. He was professional, responsive and a great lead vocalist/guitar player!! The entire band made the night memorable. They made the night extremely personalized and even gave us the option of learning some new songs for our wedding that were outside of the set list. They played back up as my dad sang a punk rock song at the end of the night which he was so appreciative of. All of our guests commented on how they were the absolute best band they had seen at a wedding!! So many of the guests were asking for their info. The band played a wide variety of genres, kept everyone on the dance floor and were able to read the room the gage what the guests wanted to hear. Call them now! Reach out! Book them! They’re truly the best in the business!
- Marina N., July 2021
Hit Play was the perfect addition to our recent wedding night!! From the beginning, Ryan was easy to work with and very responsive. On the day of, they were just awesome all night! They played a great mix of genres and got all our guests out in the dance floor - even before dinner started!! Highly recommend booking Hit Play for your day!
- Kaitlin S., The Knot, August 2024
You cannot go wrong booking HitPlay as your wedding band! Ryan, the leader, was extremely responsive and easy to work with. Everyone was so friendly and the band was absolutely amazing. We had everyone on the dance floor and the band was really interactive with our guests too. Seriously, one of the best vendors I worked with out of all of our wedding planning, would book them again a million times over!
- Danielle B, WeddingWire July 2022
For Booking or for pricing info please fill out the form below. Our band leader (Ryan) will reply with pricing info and availability ASAP.
Here is the updated list of public gigs in Mass and RI to watch the wedding band live! Ask any questions, talk to the musicians, and get a really good feel for how amazing and different the band is compared to everything else out there.
Every Other Tuesday, 8 - 11pm
Wednesday, April 2nd 9:00 pm - 1:00 am
Thursday, April 3rd 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Saturday, April 5th 9:30 pm - 12:30 am
Tuesday, April 8th 9:00 pm - 12:00 am
Wednesday, April 9th 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Thursday, April 10th 9:00 pm - 12:30 am
Friday, April 11th 9:30 pm - 12:30 pm
Tuesday, April 15th 8:30 pm - 11:30 pm
Thursday, April 17th 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Friday, April 18th 8:00 pm - 11:30 pm
Saturday, April 19th 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Monday, April 21st 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Tuesday, April 22nd 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Saturday, April 26th 8:30 pm - 11:30 pm
Sunday, April 27th 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Tuesday, April 29th 8:30 pm - 11:30 pm
Friday, May 2nd 9:30 pm - 12:30 pm
Wednesday, May 7th 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Friday, May 9th 8:00 pm - 11:30 pm
Saturday, May 10th 10:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Tuesday, May 13th 8:30 pm - 11:30 pm
Thursday, May 15th 9:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Friday, May 16th 9:30 pm - 12:30 am
Sunday, May 25th 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Monday, May 26th 9:00 pm - 1:00 am
Tuesday, May 27th 8:30 pm - 11:30 pm
Thursday, May 29th 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm