Soul Soup

Soul Soup

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Location Shropshire
Starting from £3100
2 Reviews

Soul Soup are a soul, jazz and Motown band for hire in Shropshire, Cheshire and throughout the UK.

  • Highlights
  • Flexible line-up options to suit your budget and requirements, ranging from 5 to 8 performers
  • Will learn your first dance song or special request wherever possible
  • Duo or jazz quartet available to accompany your daytime proceedings

About


Soul Soup are a 8-piece band, featuring fantastic male and female vocalists, a funky horn section, and the tightest of rhythm sections. With a repertoire ranging from jazz and swing, through Motown and soul, all the way to rock and pop, this dynamic group really can provide a sublime musical backdrop to any special occasion.

Soul Soup are versatile group of experienced musicians and firm friends who have been working together to provide high quality live music since 2003, ideal for any occasion.

From solo artists for intimate weddings, right up to 8-piece bands for extravagant corporate events, and covering a broad spectrum of musical styles, we'll work tirelessly to ensure you and your guests have as much fun as we inevitably will.

Repertoire


Classic Party Hits

  • 9 to 5 – Dolly Parton
  • A Little Respect – Erasure
  • Oh What a Night! – The Four Seasons
  • Do You Love Me – The Contours
  • Flip, Flop & Fly - Live – The Blues Brothers
  • Hound Dog – Elvis Presley
  • I Wanna Dance with Somebody – Whitney Houston
  • I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
  • Jump (For My Love) – The Pointer Sisters
  • Land of 1000 Dances – Wilson Pickett
  • Merry Christmas Everyone – Shakin' Stevens
  • Merry Xmas Everybody – Slade
  • Pencil Full of Lead – Paolo Nutini
  • Proud Mary – Tina Turner
  • Son Of A Preacher Man – Dusty Springfield
  • Stayin Alive – Bee Gees
  • Sweet Home Chicago – The Blues Brothers
  • Twistin' the Night Away – Sam Cooke
  • YMCA - Original Version 1978 – Village People
  • You Can Leave Your Hat On – Joe Cocker
  • You Make My Dreams – Daryl Hall & John Oates
  • Young Hearts Run Free – Candi Staton
  • Dance & Modern Party
  • Cheerleader - OMI
  • Crazy In Love – Beyoncé & JAY-Z
  • Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough – Michael Jackson
  • Giant – Calvin Harris & Rag'n'Bone Man
  • Hold My Hand – Jess Glynne
  • Locked out of Heaven – Bruno Mars
  • Rather Be – Clean Bandit & Jess Glynne
  • Runaway Baby – Bruno Mars
  • Sax – Fleur East
  • Shake Ur Body – SHY FX
  • Show Me Love – Robin S
  • Shut Up and Dance – WALK THE MOON
  • Sing it Back – Moloko
  • This Girl – Cookin' on 3 Burners & Kungs
  • Treasure – Bruno Mars
  • Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars
  • Valerie – Mark Ronson & Amy Winehouse

Soul & Motown

  • (Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding
  • Higher & Higher – Jackie Wilson
  • Ain't No Mountain High Enough – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
  • Ain't Nobody – Chaka Khan
  • Best of My Love – The Emotions
  • Dancing In The Street – Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
  • Get Up I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine – James Brown
  • Green Onions – Booker T. & the M.G.'s
  • Hard to Handle – Otis Redding
  • Heatwave – Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
  • Heaven Must Have Sent You – The Elgins
  • Hit the Road Jack – Ray Charles
  • I Got You (I Feel Good) – James Brown
  • I Heard It Through The Grapevine – Marvin Gaye
  • I Want You Back – The Jackson 5
  • I Wish – Stevie Wonder
  • I'm Coming Out – Diana Ross
  • I've Got a Woman – Ray Charles
  • Isn't She Lovely – Stevie Wonder
  • It Takes Two – Marvin Gaye& Kim Weston
  • Knock on Wood – Eddie Floyd
  • Lovely Day – Bill Withers
  • Mess Around – Ray Charles
  • Mustang Sally – The Commitments
  • My Girl – The Temptations
  • Never Too Much – Luther Vandross
  • Papa's Got A Brand New Bag – James Brown
  • Reach Out I'll Be There – Four Tops
  • Rescue Me – Fontella Bass
  • Respect – Aretha Franklin
  • Shake a Tail Feather – The Blues Brothers & Ray Charles
  • Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) – Stevie Wonder
  • Sir Duke – Stevie Wonder
  • Soul Man – Sam & Dave
  • Stand By Me – Ben E. King
  • Superstition – Stevie Wonder
  • Think – The Blues Brothers & Aretha Franklin
  • This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) – Natalie Cole
  • Uptight (Everything's Alright) – Stevie Wonder
  • What I'd Say – Ray Charles
  • You Are The Sunshine Of My Life – Stevie Wonder
  • You Can't Hurry Love – The Supremes
  • You're All I Need To Get By – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

Funk & Disco

  • All Night Long – Lionel Richie
  • Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now – McFadden & Whitehead
  • Blame It on the Boogie – The Jacksons
  • Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe – Barry White
  • Candy – Cameo
  • Car Wash -– Rose Royce
  • Celebration -– Kool & The Gang
  • Celebration – Kool & The Gang
  • Cosmic Girl – Jamiroquai
  • Dancing On The Ceiling – Lionel Richie
  • Groove Is in the Heart – Deee-Lite
  • Kiss – Prince
  • Lady Marmalade – Patti LaBelle
  • Le Freak – CHIC
  • Move Your Feet – Junior Senior
  • Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry
  • September – Earth, Wind & Fire
  • Somebody Else's Guy – Jocelyn Brown
  • Thinking of You – Sister Sledge
  • We Are Family – Sister Sledge

Rock & Indie

  • Beggin' – Måneskin
  • Breakfast At Tiffany's – Deep Blue Something
  • Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
  • Burn the House Down – AJR
  • Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen
  • Don't Stop Me Now – Queen
  • Everywhere – Fleetwood Mac
  • Faith - Remastered – George Michael
  • Hey Jude – The Beatles
  • I Saw Her Standing There – The Beatles
  • I'm a Believer – The Monkees
  • It's Not Unusual – Tom Jones
  • Johnny B. Goode – Chuck Berry
  • Long Train Runnin' – The Doobie Brothers
  • Moondance – Van Morrison
  • Mr. Brightside – The Killers
  • No Diggity – Blackstreet
  • Place Your Hands – Reef
  • Roxanne – The Police
  • Sex on Fire – Kings of Leon
  • Seven Nation Army – Ben L'Oncle Soul
  • She's A Lady – Tom Jones
  • Sledgehammer – Peter Gabriel
  • Stuck In The Middle With You – Stealers Wheel
  • Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • The Power Of Love – Huey Lewis & The News
  • Twist And Shout – The Beatles
  • Walking On Sunshine – Katrina & The Waves
  • You & Me Song – The Wannadies
  • You Can Call Me Al – Paul Simon
  • You Never Can Tell – Chuck Berry

90s / 00s R&B & Hip-Hop

  • Boom! Shake the Room – DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
  • Doo Wop (That Thing) – Ms. Lauryn Hill
  • Everybody (Backstreet's Back) – Backstreet Boys
  • Fill Me In – Craig David
  • Forget You – CeeLo Green
  • Gangsta's Paradise – Coolio
  • Gettin' Jiggy Wit It – Will Smith
  • Got Your Money – Ol' Dirty Bastard & Kelis
  • Gotta Get Thru This – Daniel Bedingfield
  • I Need a Dollar – Aloe Blacc
  • Jump Around – House Of Pain
  • Let's Get It Started - Black Eyed Peas
  • Mysterious Girl – Peter Andre
  • Rapper's Delight – The Sugarhill Gang
  • Return of the Mack – Mark Morrison
  • Slam Dunk (Da Funk) – Five
  • She Said – Plan B
  • Stir It Up – Bob Marley & The Wailers
  • The Real Slim Shady – Eminem
  • U Can't Touch This – MC Hammer

Pop Anthems

  • 2step – Ed Sheeran
  • About Damn Time – Lizzo
  • Ain't No Other Man – Christina Aguilera
  • American Boy – Estelle & Kanye West
  • Can’t Stop the Feeling! – Justin Timberlake
  • Cake By The Ocean – DNCE
  • Dancing in the Moonlight – Toploader
  • Domino – Jessie J
  • Happy – Pharrell Williams
  • Juice – Lizzo
  • Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera
  • Murder On The Dancefloor – Sophie Ellis-Bextor
  • One Kiss – Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa
  • Paradise – George Ezra
  • Relight My Fire – Take That & Lulu
  • Rock Your Body – Justin Timberlake
  • Señorita – Justin Timberlake
  • Shake It Off – Taylor Swift
  • Take Your Mama – Scissor Sisters
  • Troublemaker – Olly Murs
  • You've Got The Love – Florence + The Machine

Jazz & Swing

  • (It’s Only a) Paper Moon – Natalie Cole
  • Ain’t That a Kick in the Head – Dean Martin
  • All About That Bass – Postmodern Jukebox
  • Almost Like Being in Love – Natalie Cole
  • At Last – Etta James
  • Cheek to Cheek – Ella Fitzgerald
  • Cry Me a River – Ella Fitzgerald
  • Fever – Peggy Lee
  • Fly Me to the Moon – 1950s Standards
  • Georgia on My Mind – Ray Charles
  • Hit the Road Jack – Ray Charles
  • I Got a Woman – Ray Charles
  • I Put a Spell on You – Nina Simone
  • Jump, Jive, An’ Wail – Brian Setzer
  • Let There Be Love – Chris Botti
  • L-O-V-E – Nat King Cole
  • Mack the Knife – Robbie Williams version
  • Mad About the Boy – Dinah Washington
  • Minnie the Moocher – Cab Caloway
  • Misty – Ella Fitzgerald
  • My Baby Just Cares for Me – Nina Simone
  • Route 66 – Natalie Cole
  • Smells Like Teen Spirit – Paul Anka
  • Somethin’ Stupid – Robbie Williams
  • Straighten Up and Fly Right – Nat King Cole
  • Strangers in the Night – Frank Sinatra
  • Summertime – Ella Fitzgerald
  • Sway – Michael Bublé
  • That Man – Caro Emerald
  • The Way You Look Tonight – Frank Sinatra
  • Unforgettable (Duet) – Natalie Cole
  • Wonderwall – Paul Anka
Line-Up

8-Piece Band:

  • Female Vocals
  • Male Vocals
  • Guitar and Backing Vocals
  • Trumpet and Backing Vocals
  • Sax
  • Keys
  • Bass
  • Drums

Option to remove Sax, Trumpet and Keys

2 Reviews

Top reviews

Danny Doughty

Event: Birthday Party
Location: Manchester
5/5

Five Stars!


Rosalind P

Event: Wedding
Location: Shropshire
5/5

We hired Soul Soup for our wedding reception. They were absolutely fantastic. Totally professional from the word go. Responded to emails and telephone calls quickly and efficiently, kept in contact to make sure we were happy, even after they had been paid in advance (!). We had a site visit and Chris made some recommendations and we discussed the type of music we wanted. They were flexible and recommended responding to the audience. How right they were! By a few tracks in, virtually everyone was dancing! Even people who I have never seen dance anywhere! We keep getting told how fantastic the band were. I can't recommend this band enough. You need a band? Soul Soup are the way to go. No competition!


    Pricing

    We give you a bespoke price based on the exact location of your event. The pricing below is based on a central location for your area so you have an idea of what your price will be. The exact price will be given in the booking process after you’ve provided the location details.

    East
    • Cambridgeshire £3596
    • Norfolk £3720
    • Norwich £3720
    • Suffolk £3720
    East Midlands
    • Derbyshire £3224
    • Leicestershire £3224
    • Lincolnshire £3410
    • Northamptonshire £3286
    • Nottinghamshire £3410
    • Rutland £3410
    Foreign Locations
    • Europe £5580
    • Rest of the world £5580
    North East
    • Durham £3720
    • East Yorkshire £3596
    • Leeds £3224
    • North Yorkshire £3534
    • Northumberland £3720
    • South Yorkshire £3410
    • Tyne and Wear £3720
    • West Yorkshire £3410
    • Yorkshire £3472
    North West
    • Cheshire £3100
    • Cumbria £3410
    • Lancashire £3100
    • Liverpool £3100
    • Manchester £3100
    • Merseyside £3100
    South East
    • Bedfordshire £3410
    • Berkshire £3410
    • Buckinghamshire £3410
    • Hertfordshire £3410
    • Oxfordshire £3410
    South West
    • Bath £3410
    • Bristol £3410
    • Somerset £3596
    Wales
    • Anglesey £3596
    • Brecon £3410
    • Cardiff £3596
    • Cardigan £3596
    • Glamorgan £3596
    • Monmouth £3410
    • Powys £3410
    • Wrexham £3100
    West Midlands
    • Birmingham £3100
    • Cotswolds £3224
    • Gloucestershire £3224
    • Herefordshire £3224
    • Shropshire £3100
    • Staffordshire £3100
    • Warwickshire £3100
    • Worcestershire £3100

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    FAQs

    What will we need to supply?
    An accessible power supply is essential as we use several pieces of electrical equipment. Other than this, we are self-contained and will bring all of our own equipment including PA and lighting for both band and dance floor. To keep their energy levels up the band will require soft drinks throughout the performance, and a hot and healthy meal for each band member.

    How long do you play for?
    We usually play two 60 minute sets over a three-hour period. We can play longer sets if required, just let us know.

    Do you play recorded music during your breaks?
    Yes, we'll fill all gaps in live music with premixed playlists on our laptop - If you prefer you can provide your own music!

    Can you play our first dance?
    Yes, this is completely possible – please get in touch for advice on song choice.

    Can we use your equipment for the speeches?
    Yes of course. Complimentary.

    What happens when the band finishes?  Do you offer a DJ?
    We offer both DJs and ‘DIY DJs’.  Leave it to us, or you can bring an MP3 player with your favourite music on and leave it running for the remainder of the evening. Musicians will need to pack down and head home.

    Can you play at our wedding ceremony / drinks reception / dinner as well as providing music for the evening?
    Yes, this is something we do regularly. Please get in touch with your requirements. You may prefer to have a smaller combo earlier in the day (i.e. a duo or jazz quartet) and have the rest of the band arrive in the evening.

    How much space do you need?
    This obviously depends on the size of the group you choose, but is probably less than you think. We are adept at fitting into unusual spaces! Our Septet require approximately 5m x4m. We can also play outside, but will need to be under cover in case of rain as our equipment is easily damaged.

    How long do you take to set up?
    It usually takes us around 60 minutes to set up, and we aim to arrive 90 minutes before the performance. We can, however, arrive earlier if required.

    Do you have Public Liabiliy Insurance?
    Yes. Our equipment is PAT tested also.

    Can we come and see you live?
    Nearly all of our gigs are weddings and private functions, so unfortunately this is not usually possible. 

    Have Soul Soup ever had to cancel?
    No. If one of the band members are taken ill, we have plenty of backup musicians available.

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