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Soul & Motown Bands For Hire in Southport

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  • Charming Louise

    5 stars - Charming Louise are Highly Recommended 9 Reviews Number of members: 6 Merseyside

    Talented female fronted 6 piece Pop & Soul band who perform the biggest hits from The Beatles to Beyonce! With larger line-ups available and additional aco...

  • The Motownettes

    5 stars - The Motownettes are Highly Recommended 11 Reviews Number of members: 3 Greater Manchester

    Performing the very best Soul & Motown hits with style, full choreography, incredible harmonies & stunning outfits, The Motownettes will have your ...

  • Soul Control

    5 stars - Soul Control are Highly Recommended 5 Reviews Number of members: 10 Merseyside

    Soul Control - one of the biggest sounds around! A fantastic 10 piece with vocals, horns, energy and style! Music from Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, James Br...

  • Brown Sugar

    5 stars - Brown Sugar are Highly Recommended 24 Reviews Number of members: 4 Staffordshire

    Brown Sugar are known for their powerhouse sound, high energy sets & first class customer service. Covering music from the greats across the decades, like ...

  • La Frontera

    5 stars - La Frontera are Highly Recommended 15 Reviews Number of members: 5 Merseyside

    Performing an upbeat mix of Pop, Soul & Funky Dance, La Frontera are a versatile female fronted 5 piece. Providing unforgettable entertainment, this profes...

  • The Floor Fillers

    5 stars - The Floor Fillers are Highly Recommended 5 Reviews Number of members: 6 Merseyside

    The Floor Fillers pride themselves on creating the perfect atmosphere for every individual occasion. With a repertoire in excess of 120 songs and a flexibl...

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  • James Nicholas

    5 stars - James Nicholas are Highly Recommended 40 Reviews Number of members: 1 Bedfordshire

    Pianist James Nicholas has over twelve years’ experience travelling the world performing at shows, parties, weddings and corporate events. He has performed...

  • The Vibe Sound

    5 stars - The Vibe Sound are Highly Recommended 4 Reviews Number of members: 4 Greater Manchester

    The Vibe Sound: a renowned pop & soul band, perfect for weddings, parties, & corporate events. With captivating vocals & talented musicians, they guarantee...

  • Soul Cartel

    5 stars - Soul Cartel are Highly Recommended 31 Reviews Number of members: 8 West Midlands

    This high-energy, 8-piece band features exceptional male and female lead soul vocalists, powerful backing harmonies, and a brass section that fills the roo...

  • Shakin That Class

    5 stars - Shakin That Class are Highly Recommended 8 Reviews Number of members: 5 Merseyside

    Shakin' That Class will blow your socks off! A powerhouse Soul & Pop band, this floor-filling 5 piece cover music from Stevie Wonder, Prince, Michael J...

  • Seven

    5 stars - Seven are Highly Recommended 83 Reviews Number of members: 7 London

    Seven are a world class party band available to hire throughout the UK and internationally. The official band of the FIFA World Cup 2022 performing to 50,0...

  • The Pictures

    5 stars - The Pictures are Highly Recommended 7 Reviews Number of members: 4 Cheshire

    Born from a mutual love of classic pop, The Pictures are a group of phenomenal musicians who'll deliver a night to remember! Heavily inspired by legendary ...

  • Domino

    5 stars - Domino are Highly Recommended 10 Reviews Number of members: 4 West Midlands

    Domino: the UK's premier 4-piece live band, masters of Soul, Funk, Motown & Pop! With a stellar track record entertaining for Armani, BBC, and more, their ...

  • The Family

    5 stars - The Family are Highly Recommended 27 Reviews Number of members: 5 Greater Manchester

    The Family are a Funk, Soul & Pop party band, performing a superb mix of classic and contemporary dance floor fillers. One of Manchester’s finest function ...

  • Academy Of Soul

    5 stars - Academy Of Soul are Highly Recommended 12 Reviews Number of members: 4 Cheshire

    Bringing funk, groove & passion for some of the greatest hits of all time, Academy Of Soul are one of the finest UK soul bands! Guaranteeing a slick, top f...

  • The Souls Way

    5 stars - The Souls Way are Highly Recommended 5 Reviews Number of members: 6 Merseyside

    The Souls Way delivers unforgettable music for weddings, from intimate ceremonies to lively receptions. Offering a customizable lineup from a 4-piece ensem...

  • The Divine Soul Collective

    5 stars - The Divine Soul Collective are Highly Recommended 29 Reviews Number of members: 5 Greater Manchester

    Playing an accessible and lively soul based set, their playlist spans from the early 60’s Motown sounds, the 70's funk and disco era, right up to the conte...

  • Soul Machine

    5 stars - Soul Machine are Highly Recommended 3 Reviews Number of members: 6 West Yorkshire

    Soul Machine are a lively, well established Funk & Soul band playing the very best classic & modern hits to get your dance floor moving! Complete with powe...

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Booking Guide

Everything you need to know to hire Soul, RnB & Motown Bands for your event

Soul, RnB and Motown has deep-seated roots in African-American music of the 40s and 50s, such as gospel and jazz. As such, the sound is expressive and genuine, often reflecting the pride, strength, joy, sorrow, triumphs and failures of life. It can be lively and optimistic one moment, and slow and regretful the next, but always served in fabulous style.

A soul band is a live music group dedicated to performing popular soul and Motown hits for special occasions, like weddings, private parties and corporate events. Typically featuring a strong lead singer with backing vocals, drums, guitars, percussion, keyboards, and occasionally with a horn or string section, they usually range in size from 3–5 performers, right up to the impact of a big band, with 10+ members.

They can perform a range of music to reflect the atmosphere you’d like to create at your event - from old classics to contemporary hits - and most offer the option to tailor their set to suit. Think Percy Sledge, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Jill Scott, Joss Stone, and Beyoncé.

They are a self-contained entertainment package, providing everything needed for a booking, without the need to hire additional sound and lighting equipment. Often travelling over a wide geographical area, their performances are designed specifically for private events.

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Old classics or modern hits, soul and Motown bands will perform the best range of music to get you and your guests moving. Think music from the likes of:

  • Aretha Franklin
  • Beyoncé
  • Bruno Mars
  • Ella Fitzgerald
  • Frank Sinatra
  • Jackie Wilson
  • James Brown
  • Jill Scott
  • John Legend
  • Joss Stone
  • Marvin Gaye
  • Michael Jackson
  • Nat King Cole
  • Otis Redding
  • Percy Sledge
  • Pharrell Williams
  • Prince
  • Rihanna
  • Sister Sledge
  • Stevie Wonder
  • The Four Tops
  • The Jackson 5
  • The Supremes
  • The Temptations
  • Usher
  • Van Morrison
  • Whitney Houston
  • Wilson Pickett

Check out the repertoire for each band on their individual profile pages. Many will offer the option to tailor their set list to your specific passions!


RnB

Take jazz music, add a strong beat coupled with lyrics about life, love and freedom, and you have Rhythm and Blues music. Nowadays, RnB is a genre in its own right, sprouting sub-genres such as funk, ska, and hip-hop. This genre is home to artists as disparate as Stevie Wonder, Tina Turner, Whitney Houston, The Rolling Stones, Michael Jackson, Jay Z, Mary J. Blige and Justin Timberlake.

Soul

Born out of jazz and rhythm and blues in the late 1950s, soul music also has links to American gospel, combining powerful rhythms and strong, emotive vocals. Artists in this field include Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Jackie Wilson, Marvin Gaye, Luther Vandross, Sam Cook and Joss Stone.

Motown

Calling themselves ‘the new definition of soul’, this style of music was named after Detroit-based record label, Motown Records. Founded in 1958, the Motown record label created a new sound by merging soul and new pop, which proved extremely popular, filling dance-floors in night clubs and discos ever since. Motown artists include artists like Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, Diana Ross and The Supremes, the Four Tops, The Temptations, The Pointer Sisters, the Jackson 5, and Lionel Ritchie.

Classic Pop

Usually containing between from 3–10+ members, often with female lead vocals and more prominent use of keyboards or a brass section. Most of our soul, RnB and Motown bands will perform a range of classic pop and Motown hits, to modern pop and RnB artists like Rhianna, Amy Winehouse, Pharrell, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé.

Soul bands specialise in fantastically fun, spirited performances, certain to fill the dance floor! They are usually the headline evening entertainment, but can provide several options for your own event, be it a:

Our bands come in all shapes and sizes, from sole soul singers and dynamic duets performing with backing tracks, to impressive 10-piece big bands with a lively brass section that will blow you away! Many offer flexibility for your event, and many solo artists also offer a live band option. You can scale most options up or down, depending on your budget and event requirements. You may want a lower-key version of your chosen band’s set for your wedding ceremony or afternoon drinks reception, for example, adding members in the evening for a larger line-up, making your party an energetic event after the lights go down!

Soul music is all-inclusive, and a great choice if you want all your guests to get up and enjoy themselves - whatever their age! They’re also great for exciting corporate events, fun cocktail parties, and can even provide walk-on music for awards ceremonies.

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The cost of a Motown or soul band will vary, depending on line-up and the options each band offers.

In the last 12 months, the average price of a 5-piece band is around £1,600.

This table shows the cost ranges for different types of acts:

Type of ArtistCost Range
Solo singer£390 – £720
Duo artists£660 – £780
3-piece bands£610 – £1,200
5-piece bands£960 – £2,420
7-piece bands +£1,270 – £3,620
Big Bands£1,740 – £7,500

Booking a band who are local to your venue is one way to reduce costs, as their travel time will be minimal. The home town location of all Alive Network bands are displayed on their profile pages, and your Entertainment Coordinator can also recommend the best bands closest to your venue.

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Most bands offer performances made up of two 45- or 60-minute sets, with a break of around 30 minutes in-between. In fact, many offer the flexibility of several set choices, such as one longer set or three shorter sets, so they can tailor their performances to your individual event. For example, at a wedding drinks reception, your band could perform a 40-minute set of lovely laid-back soul music, then take a break to reappear on-stage for the loud and lively party set later on, at your evening reception.

Some bands also offer the option of after-midnight finishes, if you’d like to continue the party into the wee small hours. The booking options for each artist can be found on their profile page, and our Event Coordinators will be happy to discuss the options available.

The performance space needed will depend on the format of band you choose, how many members it has and the number and type of instruments they use, as well as their sound equipment. Also, our bands specialise in providing a fantastic visual, as well as musical, performance so they’re likely to need plenty of room to move around to get your guests hyped up!

If you have a large space to fill, you may wish to opt for the impact of a big band with plenty of gusto. However, smaller bands and artists can also do an excellent job of delivering an energetic performance and getting the room jumping at a large venue.

This table gives a rough guide to the space a live soul artist will need to perform in:

Size of bandPerformance Space Required
 Solo singer2 × 2 metres
  Duo artists3 × 2 metres
   3-piece band3 × 3 metres
    4-piece band4 × 3 metres
    5 and 6-piece band5 × 3 metres
       7-piece band and bigger5/6 × 4 metres

If your band features dancers or backing singers, remember to ensure there’s plenty of space at your venue so the band can give their peak performance. Your dedicated Event Coordinator can provide you with specific measurements for your chosen band.

It usually takes anything from 60 – 90 minutes for a band to unload, set up and perform their vital sound check. This will depend on how close they can park relative to the performance area – some busy inner-city hotels require bands to load in via a supplier’s entrance, using a shared staff elevator, which can impact their set up time.

Following their final set, it can take around 20 – 60 minutes to pack down and load out.

To funk up your special occasion with style, our performers will appreciate:

  • a dedicated, suitably-sized, safe, dry, flat performance area or stage
  • if consented to an outside performance, they will need cover from all types of elements
  • adequate lighting, especially if they're performing in a marquee, for example
  • a minimum of four 13 amp power sockets, depending on the line-up
  • parking provision with easy access to the venue
  • a secure, lockable changing room
  • refreshments – soft drinks and food, in some occasions and depending on the length of time you’ve booked them for

Our bands will bring their own instruments, PA sound system, microphones, stage lighting, and backline amplifiers. If you’re planning an event at a very large venue with over 200 guests, we recommend you discuss your requirements with your Event Coordinator, as you may need to hire an additional sound system.

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