# What kind of music should I play for an event? **URL:** \ **Category:** All Things Music\ **Created:** [August 17, 2018, 1:49am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/what-kind-of-music-should-i-play-for-an-event/1924 "2018-08-17T01:49:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RolandGrey34](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b487fb/32.png) [@RolandGrey34](https://forum.headphones.com/u/RolandGrey34)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2018, 1:49am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/what-kind-of-music-should-i-play-for-an-event/1924/1 "2018-08-17T01:49:02Z")
I’m organizing a social event for a foreign marriage agency, so most of the guests are going to be men and women who are meeting each other for a romantic night out. One of my tasks include hiring some entertainment for the night, so I was thinking of inviting a band or musician to play some music for some dancing. What kind of music should I have them play? I want it to be appropriate for the event, but I’m not quite sure what genre is the best option. ---
**Author:** ![Jaethan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/jaethan/32/46_2.png) [@Jaethan](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Jaethan)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2018, 1:53am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/what-kind-of-music-should-i-play-for-an-event/1924/2 "2018-08-17T01:53:43Z")
Are they from former Soviet bloc countries? I’d probably go with this: ---
**Author:** ![pwjazz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/pwjazz/32/35458_2.png) [@pwjazz](https://forum.headphones.com/u/pwjazz)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2018, 2:22am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/what-kind-of-music-should-i-play-for-an-event/1924/3 "2018-08-17T02:22:34Z")
A fellow Boney M. fan! Weird disco brought to you by Frank Farian, the evil genius behind Right Said Fred and Milli Vanilli. ---
**Author:** ![rrwwss52](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/rrwwss52/32/945_2.png) [@rrwwss52](https://forum.headphones.com/u/rrwwss52)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2018, 8:45am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/what-kind-of-music-should-i-play-for-an-event/1924/4 "2018-08-17T08:45:53Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/2X/4/4b2e7d329a1d9316527b967030888112e11d4299.png) ---
**Author:** ![rrwwss52](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/rrwwss52/32/945_2.png) [@rrwwss52](https://forum.headphones.com/u/rrwwss52)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2018, 8:48am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/what-kind-of-music-should-i-play-for-an-event/1924/5 "2018-08-17T08:48:29Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/2X/d/d2b9b0fe7b963ae77f53c19ad117c6074b0e5deb.png) This kind of stuff is enjoyable and pleasant to the mood. ---
**Author:** ![pennstac](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/pennstac/32/381_2.png) [@pennstac](https://forum.headphones.com/u/pennstac)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2018, 4:32am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/what-kind-of-music-should-i-play-for-an-event/1924/6 "2018-08-18T04:32:00Z")
I see that you are getting a number of finely curated suggestions. Here’s mine: This the the high quality remake of “Benny Lava” with the original titles. ---
**Author:** ![prfallon69](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/prfallon69/32/43781_2.png) [@prfallon69](https://forum.headphones.com/u/prfallon69)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2019, 1:14pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/what-kind-of-music-should-i-play-for-an-event/1924/7 "2019-02-05T13:14:25Z")
Just got round to seeing this. Man that’s f\*\*\*\*d up.