James Schofield
Google review
Duelling Pianos
Carl & Ollie provided a brilliant show. Everyone commented how good the music was and how much fun it was. Tremendous.
Duelling Pianos Hire in Birmingham
Engaging live piano entertainment with energy, interaction, and impact
✓ Baby Grand Pianos
✓ Professional sound system
✓ Self-contained setup
When hiring Duelling Pianos in Birmingham, the goal is more than music — it’s creating an atmosphere that engages guests and sets the tone for the event.
PianoFactor delivers refined, interactive Duelling Pianos, combining audience-led requests, polished musicianship, and confident direction to energise the room.
For corporate events, weddings, functions, and private parties throughout Birmingham, we deliver a Duelling Pianos experience designed to drive the energy and engage every guest.
How the performance Works
The PianoFactor experience is interactive by design, with the flow of the night led by experienced performers.
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Reading the room
The night starts with experience, not guesswork — reading the room and performing the right songs to bring the event to life.
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Leading the way
Exploring different genres and feeling out the crowd, driving the energy and shaping the experience.
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Encouraging Requests
Guests are invited to make requests and informed how it works, so everyone feels included from the start.
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Lifting the energy
The energy lifts into shared moments that bring everyone together, from big sing-alongs to full-room participation.
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Maintaining the flow
Requests are chosen with intent and introduced at the right moments, keeping the experience flowing from start to finish.
What You Get With Our Duelling Pianos Acts
Every PianoFactor Duelling Pianos performance is built around two piano entertainers, and genuine audience interaction, led by experienced professionals.
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Live piano & vocals
An authentic Duelling Pianos performance — with sing-alongs and audience participation. -
Song Requests
Guests are encouraged to make requests throughout the performance, creating a live soundtrack driven by the room. -
Self-contained setup
2x Baby grand pianos, sound system and lighting included — designed to slot into your venue without fuss. -
Energy that builds naturally
From warm-up atmosphere to full singalong moments — the performance grows with the crowd. -
Professional delivery
Arrive early, set up, soundcheck, perform, pack down — all handled by the PianoFactor team. -
A performer who can lead a room
Timing, confidence, connection — and knowing how to keep guests engaged all night.
- Baby Grand Pianos
- 3x 45 minutes live sets
- Request slips & pens
- Music between sets
- Live Interactive Show
- Total peace of mind
The result is a complete, self-contained Duelling Pianos package for your Birmingham venue — personal, energetic, authentic and ready to slot straight into your event.
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PianoFactor is a full-time live entertainment company built around professional, request-driven piano shows. Our performers don’t just play songs — they manage rooms, read people, and deliver live entertainment that works in the real world, under real event pressure.
Over the years, our Piano entertainers have performed at an extraordinary range of events and venues including locations in and around Birmingham — from private celebrations and corporate functions to large-scale public and televised events. That experience shapes how we approach every booking, regardless of size.
- Major venues we have performed at
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Wembley StadiumScottish Event Campus (SEC)ICC BirminghamStadium MK
- Our clients include
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MicrosoftNFLVirginGuinness StorehouseRolls-RoyceMercedesWilliams F1BBCRAF
This depth of experience means our Duelling Pianos acts arrive prepared, adaptable and in control — whether performing in an intimate room or a demanding, high-profile environment.
Below are a small selection of reviews from clients who have booked PianoFactor for their events.
Customer reviews
A selection of feedback from clients who booked PianoFactor for their event.
Lisa Hough
Google review
One Piano Show
You absolutely smashed it. Everyone commented on how good you were — and how no-one could find a request you couldn’t play. Phenomenal.
Cheryl Hickman
Google review
Pop-Up Piano Bar
Carl was super reassuring as we got close to the date, he’s calm and you can trust him. Thanks for keeping 150 guests entertained and keeping the dance floor full all night.
Pip Moore
Google review
Corporate Event
We used PianoFactor for a corporate event and guests hit the dancefloor immediately. Excellent band, engaging, and a refreshing alternative to a standard set-list.
Zoe Comfort
Google review
Wedding
Carl and his team made our wedding reception everything we hoped for and more. The dance floor was packed all night.
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Duelling Pianos hire in Birmingham
Live piano entertainment for Birmingham events
Birmingham is one of the UK’s most dynamic and diverse event cities, known for its scale, variety, and strong cultural mix. From major conference centres and landmark venues to luxury hotels and contemporary event spaces, the city values entertainment that is polished, versatile, and capable of engaging a wide range of audiences. Duelling pianos fit naturally into Birmingham’s events scene — energetic, interactive, and built around audience connection.
The city’s events landscape is broad and fast-paced. Corporate conferences, exhibitions, awards dinners, private celebrations, and large-scale parties often take place side by side, each with different requirements but the same expectation of quality and professionalism. Duelling pianos offer a flexible live format well suited to Birmingham audiences: two performers, live requests, musical interplay, and a show that adapts in real time to the room.
Birmingham’s rich musical and cultural heritage plays a key role in why duelling pianos work so effectively here. With a long history of live music, touring acts, and major performances, audiences are receptive, engaged, and appreciative of entertainers who can read the room and deliver with confidence. Duelling pianos balance musical ability with personality, interaction, and controlled energy — ideal for both corporate and private events.
This format has proven itself across a wide range of venues throughout the city, from large-scale conference venues and hotels to distinctive cultural spaces and modern developments. Birmingham venues often prioritise atmosphere, flow, and audience experience, making duelling pianos an excellent choice where interaction and momentum are key.
What sets duelling pianos apart in Birmingham is their adaptability. An event can begin with a refined, professional tone before building naturally into higher-energy moments later in the evening. Live requests, singalongs, and musical versatility ensure each performance feels spontaneous and inclusive, while remaining expertly structured and well managed.
For event planners searching for duelling pianos in Birmingham, the appeal lies in reliability, flexibility, and impact. In a city known for hosting major events and diverse audiences, this format delivers engaging live entertainment that feels confident, interactive, and memorable — perfectly suited to Birmingham’s scale and character.
Compare Acts
From Solo performances to full-scale duelling pianos shows, each option offers a different way to experience PianoFactor live. Here’s a quick overview to help you understand the differences and decide what works best for your Birmingham event.
Pop-Up Piano Bar
- Solo piano entertainer with a compact self-contained setup
- Fully interactive, request-driven piano bar performance
- High-energy piano bar atmosphere right in the room
- Ideal for smaller venues or up-close Events
Guide price from
£1250
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One Piano Show
- Piano & live drums, with optional saxophone and guitar
- Big sound with the same direct audience interaction
- Request-driven, high-energy performance
- Perfect for most venues and mid-sized Events
Guide price from
£1990
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Duelling Pianos
- Two piano entertainers with live drums
- Saxophone and/or guitar — optional
- Big sing-alongs, audience interaction & requests
- Designed for large events and maximum impact
Guide price from
£2550
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Frequently Asked Questions
Our packages start from £2550 for Duelling Pianos, which covers our standard performance format of three 45-minute live sets.
Every PianoFactor booking includes everything needed for the performance, so there’s nothing for you to organise separately.
We provide the piano entertainers, baby grand pianos, professional sound system and lighting, music for the breaks, request slips and pens, full setup and breakdown, and the live performance itself as standard. The Duelling Pianos show is designed to slot straight into your event without unnecessary complexity.
Travel expenses are not included.
Special requirements costs such as extended performance time, unusual logistics or access involving stairs are not included.
Overnight accommodation for long-distance events is an additional cost
To find out any expenses, you can use our Quote Tool to get an instant online estimate
Yes. PianoFactor performances are designed to work across a wide range of events and spaces — from weddings and private parties to corporate events, venues and large-scale public functions.
Because the setup is self-contained and flexible, it can be positioned in venues and rooms where traditional bands or staged acts wouldn’t work. The entertainer adapts the performance style, energy and interaction to suit the event, the guests and the environment on the night.
Whether you’re hosting an intimate celebration or a high-energy event with hundreds of guests, the focus is always the same: creating the right atmosphere for the room and keeping people engaged from start to finish.
Interaction sits at the heart of every PianoFactor performance, but it’s always professionally led and instinctively judged.
Guests are encouraged to make requests, sing along and get involved naturally, without any obvious pressure. The entertainers read the room, gauge how engaged people want to be, and build participation at the right pace for the event.
PianoFactor Duelling Pianos setups are designed to work in a wide range of venues.
For Duelling Pianos, a clear area of approximately 5m × 2.5m is typically sufficient to accommodate the baby grand pianos, drums and sound equipment. This allows the performers to work comfortably while keeping the setup contained and unobtrusive within the room.
The setup is fully self-contained and professionally planned, with positioning chosen to ensure clear sound, safe, tidy cabling and minimal impact on guest movement. If your venue has limited space or an unusual layout, we’re always happy to advise in advance to ensure everything works smoothly on the day.
Availability varies depending on the time of year, location and event type, but popular dates — particularly weekends and peak seasons — tend to book up well in advance.
That said, PianoFactor regularly accommodates both early planners and last-minute bookings where availability allows. Because the setup is self-contained and professionally managed, we’re able to respond quickly once details are confirmed.
The best way to secure your date is to check availability online, which takes just a few seconds using our Availability Tool and provides a clear next step with no obligation.
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