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
Keyboard Alternate
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 music during band breaks.
We can provide microphones, sound system and live acoustic or mp3 music for the ceremony.
Ryan and his band absolutely blew all expectations I had out of the water. When it came to music and entertainment I didn’t have to worry about a single thing on my wedding day. Ryan was happy to help offer suggestions on intro songs when we couldn’t decide and it was exactly what we wanted. All of the guests danced the night away and had so much fun! I can’t wait to have an excuse to have another event so that we can have Hit Play come and perform again. Our day was absolutely perfect and a big part of that was due to Hit Play. Ryan and the band are excellent and absolutely made the night memorable. I would give them 10 stars if I could!
- Ashley, September 2019
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
The band was AMAZING! Hit Play made the wedding even more perfect! The energy coming from the band made it that our dance floor was NEVER empty. The music during the band break was exactly what we talked about which made for a seamless transition when they came back on stage. Highly recommend them!
- Dee H., The Knot, June 2019
We had Hit Play at our wedding 09/2019. They were amazing!! They played everything we wanted them to play, they have a wide range of music that they play. Anything from country to old school songs to pop from today. They kept our guests entertained the entire night! Everyone kept saying that we had the most fun wedding they had ever been to and I think it was mostly because of the band! One of my friends even booked them for her wedding after coming to ours. Very flexible and reasonable. 100% recommend!
- Valerie J., September 2019
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.
Thursday, October 5th 9:45 - 1:45
Friday, October 6th 8 pm - 11 pm
Thursday, October 12th 8 pm - 11 pm
Friday, October 13th 10 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.
Saturday, October 14th 9 pm - 12 am
Wednesday, October 18th 9 pm - 1 am
Friday, October 20th 8 - 11:30
Saturday, October 21st 10 pm - 1:00
Saturday, October 21st 5 pm - 8 pm
Sunday, October 22nd 3 pm - 6 pm
Sunday, October 22nd 3 pm - 6 pm
Thursday, October 26th 8 pm - 11 pm
Friday, October 27th 8 pm - 11 pm
Saturday, October 28th
Friday, November 3rd 8 pm - 11 pm
Saturday, November 4th
Friday, November 10th 10:30 p.m. - 1:45 a.m.
Saturday, November 11th 10 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.
Friday, November 17th 8 pm - 11 pm
Monday, November 20th 9 pm - 1 am
Friday, November 24th 10:30 p.m. - 1:45 a.m.
Saturday, November 25th 9:30 pm - 1 a.m.
Friday, December 1st 8 pm - 11 pm
Saturday, December 2nd 10 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.