Funk & Soul Bands in Gloucestershire

Funk, soul and Motown bands in Gloucestershire

Funk and soul is the sound of a party that works for every generation. Across Gloucestershire, bands playing Motown, Stax, disco and modern soul are booked for weddings, Christmas parties, awards nights and big birthdays, because grandparents and twenty-somethings will both know the songs and both want to dance.

Whether your event is near Stroud, Gloucester and Cheltenham or elsewhere in Gloucestershire, the bands on this page cover the whole area. Local venues include Kingscote Barn, Lapstone Barn and Manor By The Lake — if you're still choosing, it's worth asking where a band would set up and whether there's a sound limiter.

Within funk and soul there's a real choice: sixties Motown and Stax, seventies funk and disco, eighties soul-pop, or current soul and neo-soul. Most bands move between these across the night, but each has its own emphasis, and their song lists show it clearly.

We've been booking live bands since 1999, and every funk and soul act on this page covers Gloucestershire. Travel is built into the quote, the band brings the PA and lights it needs, and you can check your date and price straight away with the instant quote button.

The essentials:

• Typical cost: from around £1,000 for a smaller line-up to £3,500 or more for a large band with horns, depending on date and set times
• Line-ups from four-piece bands to eight or nine-piece bands with a full horn section
• Two live sets plus a DJ playlist between and after sets as standard with most bands
• Travel, PA and lighting are included in every quote
• Every booking carries a 14-day change-of-mind refund

A four or five-piece covers the essentials — vocals, guitar, keys, bass and drums — and suits most rooms comfortably. Adding a horn section of saxophone and trumpet, or a second singer for the harmonies, gives you the full Motown and funk sound and suits larger rooms and bigger crowds.

Most funk and soul bookings fall between about £1,000 and £3,500. The number of musicians is the biggest factor, especially horns and extra singers, followed by the date — Saturdays in summer and December are the busiest. Travel is included in the quote, so the figure you're given is the figure you pay.

Each funk and soul band's page carries real live video, audio, a set list and reviews from previous clients. A couple of clips will tell you far more about how a band works a dance floor than any description can.

Enter your date and venue in the instant quote button for live pricing and availability. After you book, we look after the contract, deposit and details, and keep in touch right up to the event. You also get a 14-day change-of-mind refund and an emergency contact number to use on the day.