Soul & Motown Bands for hire in Reading

Hire a Soul & Motown band for your wedding, party, or event. Playing everything from 70s classics from Aretha Franklin and James Brown, to the music of soul-inspired pop giants Bruno Mars and Pharrell Williams, these bands are guaranteed to bring the infectious music of the famous Motown label to your party. Whether you’re looking for a small covers duo, or a full 12-piece funk band, choose from 360 of the best soul bands here.

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Hire Central Avenue Band Soul & Motown band with Encore
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£795 - £2800
Soul & Motown bandGuildford

Live Wedding & Corporate Band. Disco, Funk & Soul Music. High-Energy, Award Winning at over 275 Events, 100+ Five Star Reviews, DJ Services

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Hire The New Foundations Soul & Motown band with Encore
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£1200 - £2400
Soul & Motown bandLane End

6-Piece Soul & Motown Tribute Band for Weddings, Parties, Corporates and Functions. We have done them all! No gig too big or too small.

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Hire The Mighty Molly Collective Soul & Motown band with Encore
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£1450 - £1650
Soul & Motown bandLondon

The Mighty Molly Collective offer Solo acts -10 pc bands with a vast repertoire of Motown-Jazz-RnB-Soul-Rock n Roll-Blues-Pop-Dance-Reggae.

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Hire Soultanas Soul & Motown band with Encore
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£1600 - £2200
Soul & Motown bandGuildford

Soultanas are a nine piece band specialising in Funk and Soul music and available for hire in London, the South East and further afield!

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Hire The Estrellas Soul & Motown band with Encore
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£10 - £1584
Soul & Motown bandHigh Wycombe

Stars on the scene - sizzling hot vocals of the 60’s together with sparkling dance routines and diamond personalities, ready to entertain!

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Hire Dusty Funk's Floorshakers Soul & Motown band with Encore
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£750 - £1500
Soul & Motown bandEast Molesey

Get ready to groove and the dance the night away with Dusty Funk's Floorshakers - a band dedicated to the timeless genre of Soul!

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Hire STRAIGHT EIGHT Soul & Motown band with Encore
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Soul & Motown bandHigh Wycombe

PREPARE TO ENJOY YOURSELVES! From Festivals to pub gardens these guys know how to put on a show with the very best of 60's R&B and Soul!

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Hire Music Marmalade Collective Soul & Motown band with Encore
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From£1450
Soul & Motown bandWindsor

Music Marmalade Collective

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Hire Big Mama Funk Soul & Motown band with Encore
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£2500 - £3200
Soul & Motown bandWatford

Big Mama Funk says, "I'll bring the tunes, you bring the dancing shoes!"

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Hire The Covered Soul & Motown band with Encore
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£2500 - £5375
Soul & Motown bandHenley-on-Thames

Multi-award winning wedding & party 6-8 piece band playing floor-filling Motown, soul funk pop and rock classics from across the decades!

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Hire Sound Express band Soul & Motown band with Encore
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£1250 - £2000
Soul & Motown bandLondon

The Sound Express band is a high energy, versatile and super professional band, performing a huge range of classic and current hits.

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Hire The Ukes of Hazzard Soul & Motown band with Encore
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£1000 - £1850
Soul & Motown bandAylesbury

Fun, unique and award-winning - get massive kudos for booking the band that roams the world, all with a twist of uke! Guests LOVE us!

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Hire The Cheers Soul & Motown band with Encore
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£1050 - £3185
Soul & Motown bandGuildford

Fun, highly professional party band with modern edge, male and female vocals! Upbeat soul, disco, pop and rock from the 50s to current day.

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Hire Honey Soul Live Soul & Motown band with Encore
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£1250 - £7500
Soul & Motown bandHemel Hempstead

Delivering a high quality experience to our clients is our priority...and keeping everyone on the dance floor all night long!

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Hire Penthouse 5 Soul & Motown band with Encore
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£2000 - £3400
Soul & Motown bandReading

4 piece, live party band that performs high-energy sets with live and unique arrangements!

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Hire MIB band Soul & Motown band with Encore
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£900 - £6100
Soul & Motown bandGuildford

Book the band who performed to 300k people for the Royal Wedding of William & Kate - Professional party animals, MIB band!

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Hire Karizma Soul & Motown band with Encore
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£2000 - £3250
Soul & Motown bandBasingstoke

Award-winning party band based in the South East! Karizma knows how to fill a dance floor and, most importantly, keep it rocking all night!

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Hire Weekend Retro Team Soul & Motown band with Encore
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£987.50 - £1125
Soul & Motown bandOxford

We are a classic rock, punk and indie covers band based in Oxford. We can provide a variety of sets to suit your needs.

Latest reviews of our Soul & Motown Bands in Reading

Dusty Funk's Floorshakers
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"We just wanted to send over our massive thanks to Andrae and the whole band - without them the day wouldn't have been as special and fun as it was! They exceeded everyone's expectations of what would be possible in a rainy garden and we will be forever grateful to them for showing everyone such an amazing time. It was really important to us that the music lead the evening, and Andrae's voice and the musicians sounded incredible and had everyone up and letting loose! We cannot recommend them enough "

Tilly hired Dusty Funk's Floorshakers for a Wedding (available in Reading)

Verified Review, 7 September 2024
The Mighty Molly Collective
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"Mad Molly were just super!! From the time I booked them Emma was in contact to ask me about my event. They sang an amazing birthday song to me and they really made the party!! The guests loved them. They all looked fantastic too. Thank you so much!! Xxxx"

Amen hired The Mighty Molly Collective for a Private event (available in Reading)

Verified Review, 25 June 2022
The New Foundations
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"Incredible! Everyone enjoyed every second! Really nice people and amazing entertainers!! Thank you x"

Emily hired The New Foundations for a Private event (available in Reading)

Verified Review, 13 December 2019

FAQs about hiring Soul & Motown Bands in Reading

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Can any soul & motown band play my favourite song?

Professional soul & motown bands will often take requests, but you will need to give them plenty of notice. Please also keep in mind that soul & motown bands may ask for an small additional fee to prepare songs that aren't already on their song list. You can view the soul & motown band's song list on their Encore profile.

How much time do soul & motown bands take to set up?

Your soul & motown band will usually arrive about an hour or so before their performance begins to set up and get settled before they start playing. To avoid any delays, make sure the performance space is ready for the soul & motown band prior to their arrival.

My venue has asked for the performer’s PLI & PAT inspection certificates. What are these?

PLI stands for Public Liability Insurance. This insurance covers damage to another person or their property (it is also known as third party insurance). As many of our soul & motown bands are members of the Musician's Union, they are already covered by PLI up to £10 million. PAT stands for portable appliance testing. Most of our soul & motown bands will already have a PAT inspection certificate for their musical equipment/PA system, which they can provide to your venue if they need it.

Hiring a Soul & Motown Band in Reading

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Pop, Rock, Jazz
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How much does it cost to hire a Soul & Motown Band in Reading?

The typical price per group member for Soul & Motown Bands is:
£Budget£220
££Pro£330
£££High-end£400+

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