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The guide prices below are for events in Central London. Outside this area extra travel expenses will apply. Please get in touch for an accurate quote.
2 x 60 minute sets:
4-Piece Band: £1929
5-Piece Band: £2236
6-Piece Band: £2543
7-Piece Band: £2850
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We're a group of experienced musicians who are passionate about delivering top-notch performances and creating an unforgettable atmosphere. Our lead vocalist, Ione, has honed her soulful voice through years of experience, including performances in the West End and collaborations with renowned artists like Sam Smith. Backed by a talented group of musicians with impressive credentials – from music degrees to performances at iconic venues – Motown Memories brings energy and professionalism to every event.

We offer a diverse repertoire of over 350 songs, spanning soul, pop, R&B, and more, allowing you to curate the perfect soundtrack for your special occasion. Our standard line-ups come as a 5, 6, or 7-piece band, ensuring a dynamic and captivating performance.

We understand that flexibility is key, which is why we have a pool of talented musicians ready to step in should any of our core members have prior commitments. This guarantees a seamless and exceptional performance every time, giving you peace of mind throughout the planning process.

Beyond our live sets, we can provide complimentary playlist music to keep the energy flowing between sets and beyond. We also offer reduced rates Sunday to Friday (excluding December) to help you make the most of your budget.

Have any questions? We're always happy to help! Get in touch to discuss your event and discover how Motown Memories can make it truly special.


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Location

Based in Central London

Will travel up to 155 miles
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SOUL

(Simply) The Best - Tina Turner

(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman - Aretha Franklin

A Change Is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke

Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers

Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

Ain’t Nobody - Chaka Khan

As - Stevie Wonder

At Last - Etta James

Baby Love - The Supremes

Bad Girls - Donna Summer

Best Of My Love - The Emotions

Can't Hurry Love - The Supremes

Chain Of Fools - Aretha Franklin

Chain Reaction - Diana Ross

Dancing In The Street - Martha and The Vandellas

For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder

Georgia On My Mind - Ray Charles

Higher and Higher - Jackie Wilson

I Feel For You - Chaka Khan

I Get The Sweetest Feeling - Jackie Wilson

I Say A Little Prayer - Aretha Franklin

I Wish - Stevie Wonder

Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder

Just My Imagination - The Temptations

Just The Two Of Us - Bill Withers

Knocks me off my Feet - Stevie Wonder

L-O-V-E - Natalie Cole

Lean On Me - Bill Withers

Let's Stay Together - Al Green

Love Hangover - Diana Ross

Lovely Day - Bill Withers

Midnight Train To Georgia - Gladys Knight

Moving On Up - M People

My Girl - The Temptations

Natural Woman - Aretha Franklin

Never Too Much - Luther Vandross

Proud Mary - Tina Turner

Rather Go Blind - Etta James

Reach Out, I'll Be There - Four Tops

Respect - Aretha Franklin

River Deep - Tina Turner

Signed Sealed And Delivered (I'm Yours) - Stevie Wonder

Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield

Stay With Me - Sam Smith

Stop! In The Name Of Love - The Supremes

Sugar Pie Honeybunch - The Four Tops

Superstition - Stevie Wonder

Sweet Thing - Chaka Khan

Tears Dry On Their Own - Amy Winehouse

The First Time - Roberta Flack

Thinking Of You - Sister Sledge

Upside Down - Diana Ross

We Are Family - Sister Sledge

What’s Love Got to do With It - Tina Turner

Wish I Didn’t Miss You Anymore - Angie Stone

You Can’t Hurry Love - The Supremes

You Keep Me Hanging On - The Supremes

You Send Me - Aretha Franklin

You're All I Need To Get By - Marvin Gaye

Your Love Keeps Lifting Me - Jackie Wilson

POP

4, 5 Seconds - Rihanna

A Thousand Years - Christina Perri

A-Team - Ed Sheeran

All About That Bass - Meghan Trainor

All Of Me - John Legend

All That She Wants - Ace of Base

Angels - Robbie Williams

Bang Bang - Jessie J ft Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj

Black & Gold - Sam Sparro

Black Magic - Little Mix

Blank Space - Taylor Swift

Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

Breakeven - The Script

Bring It All Back - S Club 7

California Gurls - Katy Perry

Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepson

Came Here For Love - Sigala ft Ella Eyre

Can't Feel My Face - The Weeknd

Chandelier - Sia

Cheap Thrills - Sia

Cold Shoulder - Adele

Count On Me - Bruno Mars

Crazy - Gnarls Barkley

Diamonds - Rihanna

Do It Like A Dude - Jessie J

Domino - Jessie J

Don't Know Why - Norah Jones

Don't Stop Movin' - S Club 7

Don't Stop The Music - Rihanna

Firework - Katy Perry

Forget You - Cee Lo Green

Get Lucky - Daft Punk Ft. Pharrell Williams

Get The Party Started - P!nk

Ghost - Ella Henderson

Giant - Calvin Harris & Rag'n'Bone Man

Gotta Get Through This - Daniel Beddingfield

Grenade - Bruno Mars

Halo - Beyonce

Happy - Pharell Williams

Havana (No Rap Version) - Camila Cabello

Heartbreaker - Mariah Carey

Hello - Adele

Hero - Mariah Carey

Higher Love (with Kygo) - Whitney Houston

Human - Rag'n'Bone Man

Human Nature - Michael Jackson

I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas

I Kissed A Girl - Katy Perry

I Want It That Way - Backstreet's Boys

I'm Like A Bird - Nelly Furtado

I'm Yours - Jason Mraz

It's not unusual to be loved by one - Tom Jones

Just The Way You Are - Bruno Mars

La La La - Naughty Boy (ft Sam Smith)

Let Me Entertain You - Robbie Williams

Levitating - Dua Lipa

Livin La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin

Locked Out Of Heaven - Bruno Mars

Love Me Like You Do - Ellie Goulding

Love Yourself - Justin Bieber

Lush Life - Zara Larsson

Make You Feel My Love - Adele

Man! I Feel Like A Woman! - Shania Twain

Marry You - Bruno Mars

Mercy - Duffy

Million Reasons - Lady Gaga

Next To Me - Emeli Sande

One And Only - Adele

Oops!...I Did it Again - Britney Spears

Ordinary People - John Legend

Polker Face - Lady Gaga

Power - Little Mix

Price Tag - Jessie J

Reach - S Club 7

Roar - Katy Perry

Rolling In The Deep - Adele

Rule The World - Take That

Runaway Baby - Bruno Mars

Say You Love Me - Jessie Ware

Set Fire To The Rain - Adele

Shake It Off - Taylor Swift

Shape Of You - Ed Sheeran

She Will Be Loved - Maroon 5

Shout - Lulu

Shout Out to My Ex - Little Mix

Single Ladies - Beyoncé

Skyfall - Adele

Someone Like You - Adele

Sorry - Justin Bieber

SOS - Rihanna

Spinning Around - Kylie Minogue

Spotlight - Jennifer Hudson

Stay - Rihanna

Stop - The Spice Girls

Teenage Dream - Katy Perry

Tell Me You Love Me - Demi Lovato

thank u, next - Ariana Grande

That's What I Like - Bruno Mars

Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran

Torn - Natalie Imbruglia

Treasure - Bruno Mars

Treat You Better - Shawn Mendes

Trouble - Taylor Swift

Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson ft Bruno Mars

Valerie - Mark Ronson ft Amy Winehouse

Waiting All Night - Ella Eyre

What About Us? - P!nk

When We Were Young - Adele

Work - Rihanna

Work It Out - Beyonce

You Know I'm No Good - Amy Winehouse

You've Got The Love - Florence & The Machine

Your Song - Ellie Goulding

R&B/HIP HOP

1 Thing - Amarie

A Night To Remember - Shalamar

Afro Blue - Erykha Badu

Always Be My Baby - Mariah Carey

American Boy - Estelle

Back to Black - Amy Winehouse

Back To Life - Soul to Soul

Bills Bills Bills - Destiny's Child

Bootylicious - Destiny's Child

Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Lauryn Hill

Crazy In Love - Beyoncé

Crazy In Love / Crazy (Live Version) - Beyoncé

Cry Me A River - Justin Timberlake

Deja Vu - Beyonce ft Jay Z

Don't Let Go - En Vogue

Don't Mess With My Man - Lucy Pearl

Doo Wop (That Thing) - Lauryn Hill

End Of Time - Beyonce

Ex-Factor - Lauryn Hill

Fallin' - Alicia Keys

Good Love - Mary J Blige

He Wasn't Man Enough - Toni Braxton

How Will I Know - Whitney Houston

I Have Nothing - Whitney Houston

I Need A Dollar - Aloe Blacc

I Wish I Didn't Miss You Anymore - Angie Stone

If I Ain't Got You - Alicia Keys

Independent Woman - Destiny's Child

Jumpin' - Destiny's Child

Killing Me Softly - Roberta Flack

Kissing You - Des'ree

Lose My Breath - Destiny's Child

Love On Top - Beyonce

My Love Is Your Love - Whitney Houston

No One - Alicia Keys

No Scrubs - TLC

Penitentiary Philosophy - Erykah Badu

Rehab - Amy Winehouse

Rock Your Body - Justin Timberlake

Saving All My Love for You - Whitney Houston

Shackles (Praise You) - Mary Mary

Survivor - Destiny's Child

That's The Way Love Goes - Janet Jackson

To Zion - Lauryn Hill

Trick Me - Kelis

Umbrella - Rihanna

Waterfalls - TLC

What's My Name - Rihanna

When You Believe - Whitney Houston & Mariah Carey

Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow - Amy Winehouse

You Da One - Rihanna

You Gotta Be - Des'ree

DANCE/ELECTRONIC

Answerphone - Ella Eyre

Be The One - Dua Lipa

Don't Let Me Down - The Chainsmokers feat. Daya

Don't You Worry Child-Swedish House Mafia

Flowers - Sweet Female Attitude

Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) - Spiller feat. Sophie Ellis Bextor

How Deep Is Your Love - Calvin Harris

I'm Outta Love - Anastacia

Just Dance - Lady Gaga

Just Got Paid - Ella Eyre

Love Never Felt So Good - Michael Jackson

On The Floor - J Lo

Only Girl (In The World) - Rihanna

Please Don't Stop The Music - Rihanna

Rather Be - Clean Bandit ft Jess Glynn

Rhythm Is A Dancer - SNAP!

Rockabye - Clean Bandit feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie

Rude Boy - Rihanna

Show Me Love - Robin S

The Edge of Glory - Lady GaGa

This Is What You Came For - Calvin Harris feat. Rihanna

Titanium - David Guetta feat. Sia

Toxic - Britney Spears

We Found Love - Rihanna

When Love Takes Over - Kelly Rowland

Burn - Ellie Goulding

RETRO POP

Believe - Cher

Black Or White - Michael Jackson

Don't Stop Believing - Journey

Evergreen - Barbara Streisand

Fame - Irene Cara

Finally - Cece Peniston

Girls Just Wana Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper

I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) - Whitney Houston

I Want You Back - Jackson 5

I Will Always Love You (The Bodyguard) - Whitney Houston

I'll Be There - The Jackson 5

I'm Every Woman - Whitney Houston

If I Could Turn Back Time - Cher

Into The Groove - Madonna

It's Raining Men - The Weather Girls

Kiss - Prince

Like A Virgin - Madonna

Man In The Mirror - Michael Jackson

Never Can Say Goodbye - Jackson 5

P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) - Michael Jackson

Purple Rain - Prince

Queen Of The Night - Whitney Houston

Rock With You - Michael Jackson

Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) - The Jackson 5

The Tide Is High - Blondie

The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson

Walking On Sunshine - Katrina And The Waves

We Don't Need Another Hero - Tina Turner

Young Hearts Run Free - Candi Staton

DISCO/FUNK

ABC - Jackson 5

Ain’t No Stopping Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead

Blame It On The Boogie - The Jacksons

Boogie Wonderland - Earth, Wind & Fire

Car Wash - Rose Royce

Chained To The Rhythm - Katy Perry

Dancing Queen - ABBA

Don't Stop 'Till You Get Enough - Micahel Jackson

Finesse - Bruno Mars

Good Times - Chic

He's The Greatest Dancer - Sister Sledge

I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown

I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor

I'm Coming Out - Diana Ross

Knowing Me Knowing You - ABBA

Lady Marmalade - P!nk

Last Dance - Donna Summer

Le Freak - Chic

Lost In Music - Sister Sledge

Mamma Mia - ABBA

Murder On The Dancefloor - Sophie Ellis-Bexter

On the Radio - Donna Summer

PYT-Michael Jackson

September - Earth, Wind & Fire

Sunny - Boney M

Super Trouper - ABBAR

The Winner Takes It All - ABBA

Wanna Be Startin Something - Micahel Jackson

ROCK

Complicated - Avril Lavigne

Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen

Creep - Radiohead

Don't Speak - No Doubt

Knocking on Heaven's Door - Guns and Roses

Let It Go - James Bay

Living On A Prayer - Bon Jovi

She Moves in Her Own Way - The Kooks

Use Somebody - Kings Of Leon

We've Only Just Begun - The Carpenters

FOLK

Fields Of Gold - Eva Cassidy

Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen

I Will Wait - Mumford & Sons

Over The Rainbow - Eva Cassidy

Songbird - Eva Cassidy

Time After Time - Eva Cassidy

GOSPEL

Amazing Grace - Gospel Standard

God In Me - Mary Mary

Great Is Your Mercy - Donnie McClurkin

Heatwave - Martha and The Vandellas

I Smile - Kirk Franklin

Imagine Me - Kirk Franklin

Joyful Joyful - Sister Act

Oh Happy Day - Sister Act

Where Did Our Love Go? - The Supremes

JAZZ

Autumn Leaves - Jazz Standard

Cheek to Cheek - Ella Fitzgerald

Dream A Little Dream - Ella Fitzgerald

Feeling Good - Nina Simone

Fever - Jazz Standard

Golden - Jill Scott

Puttin On The Ritz - Ella Fitzgerald

Smooth Operator - Sade

Streetlife - Randy Crawford

The Very Thought Of You - Ella Fitzgerald

When I Fall In Love - Nat King Cole

You might need somebody - Randy Crawford

FESTIVE

All I Want For Xmas Is You - Mariah Carey

Jingle Bell Rock - Brenda Lee

Jingle Bells Jingle Bells Jingle all the Way - Traditional

Last Christmas - Wham

Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Traditional

MUSICAL

How Far I'll Go - Moana

Let It Go - Frozen

When You Wish Upon A Star - Disney

REGGAE

Is This Love - Bob Marley

One Love - Bob Marley

Turn Your Lights Down Low - Bob Marley

Waiting In Vain - Bob Marley

OTHER

I Can’t Help Falling in Love With You - Elvis Presley

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

• At least 2 x 13 watt amp plugs
• Changing room if possible
• Hot meal for the band


Do you provide sound and lighting equipment?

We come fully equipped with our own professional PA system and lighting rig, ready to transform any venue into a concert experience.


What information do you require about a venue?

Please provide directions to the venue, including specific load-in instructions. Also, please let us know if there's a sound limiter.


Can you provide a Spotify/DJ service before and between your sets?

We're happy to provide music from Spotify before, after, and between sets, either based on your preferences or our own selection.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best gig you've ever done and the best venue you've ever played at?

We thrive on creating memorable experiences for all kinds of occasions, from intimate gatherings to large-scale celebrations. We've been fortunate to play at some incredible venues throughout our career. Some of the most notable include the Royal Albert Hall, Wembley, and Royal Ascot, each offering a unique atmosphere and presenting exciting opportunities to connect with diverse audiences.


Which artists have you been most influenced by, who is your favourite artist and what is the greatest song of all time?

Our musical influences are vast, spanning the realms of soul, pop, R&B, and beyond. From iconic figures like Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin to contemporary artists such as Beyoncé and Bruno Mars, we draw inspiration from a wide range of musical styles. Choosing a single favorite artist or song is a near-impossible task! However, "Respect" by Aretha Franklin holds a special place in our hearts for its powerful message and timeless appeal.


What's your previous experience and how did you start gigging?

Our individual musical journeys are diverse and rich. We've honed our skills through formal training at prestigious institutions like the British Institute of Modern Music, as well as through countless performances in various settings. Ione, our lead vocalist, has even graced the stage of the Royal Albert Hall alongside Sam Smith and appeared on Later with Jools Holland. Our shared passion for live performance brought us together, and we've been creating musical magic ever since.


What's your favourite type of event to play at?

We love them all! From weddings and private parties to corporate events and festivals, each type of event offers a unique opportunity to connect with people through music. The energy and excitement of a wedding reception are always infectious, while the intimacy of a private party allows for a more personal touch. Ultimately, we strive to create a memorable and engaging experience for everyone, regardless of the occasion.

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

We'll be on site for a full 7 hours, from 5pm to midnight, ensuring your event has a fantastic soundtrack from start to finish. Ideally, we require 90 minutes for setup and soundcheck, allowing us to create the perfect atmosphere for your guests.

However, we pride ourselves on being flexible and accommodating. If you have any time constraints, we can be ready to go within an hour if a sound engineer is booked as an add on.

Our performance includes two energetic 60-minute live sets usually from around 8pm, guaranteed to get everyone on the dance floor. In between sets, we'll keep the party vibe going with carefully curated background music, ensuring a seamless and enjoyable experience for everyone.


Are you happy to perform outside?

Yes as long as the weather is suitable or if there is a back up option or cover for the band and the equipment.


Do the clients have a say in what you play or is it a set repertoire list only?

The clients can make suggestions for songs from our repertoire, and we always offer a one 'off the menu' request that the band can learn, either as a first dance or to go in the band set.


How do previous clients most commonly describe your performances?

Our clients consistently praise our energetic performances, extensive repertoire, and ability to get everyone on the dance floor. Ione's incredible vocals and the band's musical talent frequently receive rave reviews. We're often commended for our professionalism, flexibility, and commitment to creating a fun and unforgettable atmosphere for all.

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