The Heights are a nine-piece, authentic soul band, who deliver an energetic and exciting performance of classic songs by the legends of soul, including Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, James Brown, Aretha Franklin and Tina Turner, as well as playing homage to the Commitments, the Blues Brothers and the Jools Holland Rhythm & Blues Orchestra.
The Heights deliver a dynamic and lively experience ensuring that whatever the event, everyone has a great time.
Whatever you're planning, you can be sure that with The Heights Soul Experience, it will be an event to remember – for all the right reasons! The Heights Soul Experience are an exciting, all-live 9-piece soul band with a big sound, who consistently deliver memorable and professional performances for wedding receptions, corporate functions and private parties.
The group perform Soul, Rhythm & Blues and Motown classics from artists such as Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner and the Blues Brothers mixed in with the funk of James Brown and the great performers from the Stax label such as Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave and Otis Redding. Music that's guaranteed to make your event an all-out success with your guests!
The band line up consists of: Marc - Vocals, Briony - Vocals, Rob - Drums, Colin - Bass/ Vocals, Alan - Keyboard/ Vocals, Stewart - Lead Guitar, Mike - Alto/ Baritone/ Tenor Sax, Marisa - Tenor Sax/ Vocals, Cerys –Trumpet, and Tim - Sound Engineer.
If you are looking for a band to perform at your private function, The Heights are a soul band with plenty of experience and musical talent that will ensure your event is one everyone will remember. Soul music is party music... Its dance music with energy and emotion and The Heights certainly know how to perform it with style!
Male & Female Vocals, Drums, Bass/ Vocals, Keyboard/ Vocals, Guitar, Alto/ Baritone/ Tenor Sax, Tenor Sax/ Vocals, Trumpet (and Sound Engineer)
Chain Of Fools
Cold Sweat
Dancing In The Street
Everybody Needs Somebody
Flip, Flop & Fly
Get Ready
Gimme Some Lovin’
Green Onions
Groove Is In The Heart
Hard To Handle
Harlem Shuffle
Higher And Higher
Hit The Road Jack
Hold On I’m Coming
I Can’t Turn You Loose
I’d Rather Go Blind
I Just want To Make Love To You
I Feel Good
Kiss
Knock On Wood
Lady Marmalade
Land Of A Thousand Dances
Let’s Stick Together
Love Shack
You Keep Me Hangin’ On
Midnight Hour
Wooly Bully
Mister Pitiful
Mony Mony
Mustang Sally
Night Train
Nutbush City Limits
Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag
Proud Mary
Respect
Rescue Me
River Deep, Mountain High
Roadrunner
Sex Machine
Shake A Tail Feather
Shotgun
Son Of A Preacher Man
Soul Man
Superstition
Sweet Home Chicago
Sweet Soul Music
Tainted Love
I Bone Shuffle
Teenage Wedding
Tell Mama
Think
Claire and Darren Frost, RAF Yacht Club, Hamble, Southampton
I have to thank you all so much for making our wedding evening so memorable - everyone has been talking about you and how brilliant you were. I hope you guys had a good time too; one thing we all commented on is how you all look as though you were enjoying yourself and you had about 3 encores! Please can you pass on my thanks to everyone involved, all the band and the sound guys too, it was a brilliant brilliant evening and organised by you all so very professionally too.
Rob Lovett
Just wanted to let you know that I was in the audience at Riff's on Saturday 14th October. I have been going to live gigs for over 30 years and have seen some great acts, from world famous names to local bands, but I have never had more fun at a gig than I did on Saturday. Your repertoire covers the very best of soul and R&B and your performance really does justice to the songs. I am really looking forward to seeing you again. Please come back to Riffs soon.
Steve Jones
Just a quick line to say how much we enjoyed your set at the Nuffield. Being old enough to have gone to the Birdcage in the sixties we can say that your performance equals that of the top club bands then - i.e The Action, Jimmy James and the Vagabonds Chris Farlowe etc. Well done for providing authentic Soul Music.
Colleen Prendergast
What a great night last Friday! We had planned to stay in as we had just returned from holiday but when we saw in the local paper you were playing we just had to get up to the Kings to see you. So glad we did. Our friends that came with us were also raving about you all.
Amanda and Alan Apps, Winchester Guildhall
I just wanted to thank you very much for the fantastic performance on Saturday night. Everyone that I have spoken to has said how much they enjoyed your music and I would hope that you may get some bookings as a result, certainly I would have no hesitation in hiring yourselves again or recommending you to anyone. In fact some attendees have requested whether we could all come along again next weekend so that we can have another good evening! Thank you once again and I hope that you all enjoyed playing as much as we enjoyed listening and dancing.
Jamie & Sue Allison, Wedding Reception, Andover
We just wanted say a huge thank you to The Heights for making our wedding celebrations more than we could have ever wished for, you guys were absolutely fantastic. The sound check alone had many people talking with excitement as they strolled around the garden, so when the time came for the real thing, with you all dressed to impress, some real cracking opening numbers soon filled the dance floor making our marquee wedding experience unforgettable.
The Heights are based in the Southampton/ Winchester area and have been performing extensively in the South of England.
Some of the venues the group have performed at include:
Athena, Leicester, Botley Park Hotel and Country Club, Coal Exchange, Cardiff, Concorde Club, Southampton, De Vere Grand Harbour, Southampton, De Vere Belfry, Birmingham, Embassy Theatre, Selsey, Chichester, Exeter College, Summer Ball, Farringford Hotel, Isle of Wight, Friends Provident St Mary's Stadium, Southampton, Gosport Music Festival, Hampshire Rose Bowl, Henley Management College, IBM, Hursley, Jagz Club, Ascot, Jazz Café, Reading, Kington Manor, Chippenham, Lainston House Hotel, Winchester, Hampshire, Marriott Goodwood Park Hotel and Country Club, Number 1 Lombard Street, London, Nuffield Theatre, Southampton, Ragley Hall, Alcester, Warwickshire, Rhinefield House, New Forest, Rockley Park Holiday Village, Poole, Sandhurst Military Academy, Southampton University, Southampton International Airport, Stanstead House, Rowlands Castle, The Lights, Andover, Wentworth Golf Club, Winchester Guildhall, Usk College, South Wales...
The Heights can provide CD music in-between breaks so that music flows continuously throughout your event. If you have your own selected CD's the group are also happy to play them for you.
The band is a totally self-contained unit and any quoted fees include all sound and stage lighting equipment.
The band are also able to learn a special song for you, providing enough notice is given before the event (ideally 6 to 8 weeks) and the song fits into their musical style.
Please Note: The fees indicated below are approximate and based on a central location for each county. They are intended to provide a rough guide only and exact quotes can only be given once the date and exact location of your event have been provided.
East
- Cambridgeshire - £1,840.00
Midlands
- Gloucestershire - £1,725.00
- Hereford and Worcester - £1,725.00
- Leicestershire - £1,840.00
- Northamptonshire - £1,840.00
- Warwickshire - £1,840.00
- West Midlands - £1,840.00
South East
- Berkshire - £1,667.50
- Buckinghamshire - £1,725.00
- East Sussex - £1,667.50
- Essex - £1,840.00
- Hampshire - £1,495.00
- Isle of Wight - £1,495.00
- Kent - £1,840.00
- London - £1,725.00
- Oxfordshire - £1,667.50
- Surrey - £1,610.00
- Sussex - £1,667.50
- West Sussex - £1,725.00
South West
- Avon - £1,725.00
- Devon - £1,840.00
- Dorset - £1,725.00
- Somerset - £1,725.00
- Wiltshire - £1,610.00
