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.
Hit Play was absolutely incredible! Our guests were raving about them, Ryan was incredibly responsive and easy to work with plus they were VERY reasonably priced. They even paid attention to our speeches and picked up that we were big Pearl Jam fan and Ryan shredded some Alive on the guitar. Thank you for making our NYE wedding so special.
- Taylor, Married on 12/31/2022
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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
Ryan and the entire Hit Play team were incredible to work with (from start to finish). We first saw them play at a friend’s wedding and knew immediately we wanted to book them. We couldn’t asked for a better band!
- Emily, Married on 12/20/2023
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
Thursday, May 28th, 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Friday, May 29th, 9:00 pm - 12:00 am
Thursday, June 4th, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Friday, June 5th, 9:30 pm - 1:00 am
Sunday, June 7th, 3:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Sunday, June 7th, 8:00 pm - 11:30 pm
Tuesday, June 9th, 8:30 pm - 12:00 am
Wednesday, June 10th, 9:00 pm - 12:00 am
Thursday, June 11th, 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Friday, June 12th, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Saturday, June 13th, 9:00 pm - 12:00 am
Sunday, June 14th, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, June 17th, 9:00 pm - 12:00 am
Thursday, June 18th, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Wednesday, June 24th, 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Sunday, June 28th, 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Friday, July 3rd, 9:30 pm - 1:00 am
Thursday, July 9th, 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Friday, July 10th, 9:00 pm - 12:00 am
Saturday, July 11th, 9:00 pm - 12:30 am
Thursday, July 16th, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Friday, July 17th, 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Sunday, July 26th, 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm