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2 x 50 Minute Sets (within a 2 hour period)£600
Additional 45 minute set£150
The Story of Fleetwood Mac (Story and Live Music Performance)£750
The Story of Johnny Cash and June Carter (Story and Live Music Performance)£750
These prices are inclusive of our Yamaha PA System, and lighting rig. Prices may need to be adjusted depending on - parking - room size - number of guests -hours - food. Please get in touch for an accurate quote.

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The Upbeats Music Duo are an exciting, energetic party duo comprising Rachel Manchester on vocals and woodwind alongside Peter Manchester on vocals and guitars.

Whilst working as Professional Actors in the West End and all over the country, in shows such as: Les Miserables, The Crucible, 20th Century Boy, and in theatres including: the Royal Albert Hall, the o2, the Palladium, the Barbican and many more; The Upbeats Duo have been performing together for over 10 years at Private Events, Parties, Weddings and Corporate Functions all over the UK. For the past five years they have been travelling the world performing on cruise ships. During that time, they have worked with a number of well known clients including P&O, NCL, Ponant and Windstar Cruises, and are incredibly proud of the 5 star reputation they have built up.

Rachel and Peter are a fun, professional and reliable duo, with a repertoire of over 600 songs, in styles ranging from 80's to Motown, and from 70’s disco to Modern Pop and Party Hits. Subsequently, they are always ready to play the right music for the occasion; be it wedding, birthday, corporate party or anything else!

The Upbeats Duo are highly skilled multi-instrumentalists as well as professionally trained singers, meaning they perform great covers of all your favourite classics with beautifully arranged vocal harmonies!

The Upbeats also perform two fantastic tribute shows that have had great success around the country and aboard Cruise ships:

Don’t Stop – The Story of Fleetwood Mac
Rachel and Peter Manchester present a show packed full of the music, myths and rumours created by the Multi-Platinum and Diamond-selling band Fleetwood Mac. Featuring the best stories and some of the greatest songs including "Don't Stop", "Dreams", "Rhiannon", "Go Your Own Way" and many more!

Ring Of Fire – The Story of Johnny Cash and June Carter
Rachel and Peter Manchester are pleased to present Johnny and June, a show packed with the hits and stories of the legendary Man in Black and the Queen of Country who made him ‘Walk The Line’. Featuring the hits ‘Ring Of Fire’, ‘Folsom Prison Blues’, "Jackson" and many more.

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There are currently 33 user ratings for The Upbeats Duo

AVERAGE RATING

10 / 101

Location

Based in St. Helens, Merseyside

Will travel up to 500 miles
green circle = areas covered (up to 500 miles)
pink circle = free travel (up to 30 miles)
Please note that the circles shown on the map are calculated "as the crow flies". By road distances may vary, so please get in touch for an accurate quote.

We have a repertoire of over 600 songs!

Below are just a few:

1999 - Prince

24K Magic - Bruno Mars

Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band

Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye/T.Terrell

A Little Respect - Erasure

All About The Bass - Meghan Trainor

All Night Long - Lionel Richie

All Of Me - John Legend

American Pie - Don McLean

As It Was - Harry Styles

Baby Love - The Supremes

Baby, Now That I’ve Found You - The Foundations

Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran

Bad Moon Rising - Creedance Clearwater Revival

Be My Baby - The Ronettes

Better Together - Jack Johnson

Big Girls Don’t Cry - The Four Seasons

Billie Jean - Michael Jackson

Blame It On The Boogie - Jackson 5

Blame It On Me - George Ezra

Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke

Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins

Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen

Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison

Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations

Bye Bye Love - The Everly Brothers

Cake By The Ocean - DNCE

California Dreamin' - The Mamas & The Papas

Call Me - Blondie

Can’t Buy Me Love - The Beatles

Can’t Help Falling In Love With You - Elvis Presley

Can’t Stop The Feeling - Justin Timberlake

Celebration - Kool And The Gang

Closer - The Chainsmokers

Close To You - The Carpenters

Come Away With Me - Norah Jones

Crazy - Gnarls Barkley

Crazy - Patsy Cline

Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen

Cupid - Sam Cooke

Da Doo Ron Ron - The Crystals

Dancing In The Moonlight - Toploader

Dancing In The Street - Martha & The Vandellas

Dancing Queen - Abba

December ’63 (Oh What A Night) - The Four Seasons

Daydream Believer - The Monkees

Dear Future Husband - Meghan Trainor

Don’t Stop - Fleetwood Mac

Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough - Michael Jackson

Don’t Worry Baby - The Beach Boys

Don’t You Want Me - The Human League

Do You Love Me - The Contours

Dream A Little Dream Of Me - The Mamas & The Papas

Dreams - Fleetwood Mac

Eight Days A Week - The Beatles

End Of The Line - The Traveling Wilbury's

Espresso - Sabrina Carpenter

Every Breath You Take - The Police

Everywhere - Fleetwood Mac

Faith - George Michael

Fireball - Pitbull

Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash

Forget You - Cee Lo Green

Gimme Some Lovin’ - The Blues Brothers

Give It Up - KC & The Sunshine Band

God Only Knows - Brian Wilson

Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys

Get It On - T. Rex

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper

Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac

Good Luck, Babe! - Chappell Roan

Grease Megamix - Grease

Happy - Pharrell Williams

Haven’t Met You Yet - Michael Buble

Heart Of Glass - Blondie

Hey Ya - OutKast

Hippy Hippy Shake - The Swinging Blue Jeans

Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles

Holiday - Madonna

Honky Tonk Woman - The Rolling Stones

Hotel California - The Eagles

I Can’t Get No Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones

I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) - The Four Tops

I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles

I’m A Believer - The Monkees

I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers

I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor

I Gotta Feelin’ - Black Eyed Peas

I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye

I Love To Boogie - T. Rex

I Say A Little Prayer - Aretha Franklin

I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash

I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston

I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles

I Want You Back - Jackson 5

I’m Coming Out - Diana Ross

I’m Yours - Jason Mraz

In The Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett

Isn’t She Lovely - Stevie Wonder

It’s Not Unusual - Tom Jones

It’s Raining Men - Weather Girls

I’ve Had The Time Of My Life - Bill Medley/Jen Warnes

Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley

Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry

Juice - Lizzo

Jump In The Line (Shake Señora) - Harry Belafonte

Just Can’t Get Enough - Depeche Mode

Just The Two Of Us - Bill Withers

Keep On Running - Spencer Davis Group

Kiss - Prince

La Bamba - Ritchie Valens

Let’s Dance - David Bowie

Let’s Stay Together - Al Green

Love Shack - The B-52’s

Little Lies - Fleetwood Mac

Lose Control - Teddy Swims

Lovely Day - Bill Withers

Maggie May - Rod Stewart

Man! I Feel Like A Woman! - Shania Twain

Marry You - Bruno Mars

More Than A Woman - The Bee Gees

Mr Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra

My Girl - The Temptations

My Guy - Mary Wells

Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett

Need You Now - Lady Antebellum

Night Fever - The Bee Gees

One Love (People Get Ready) - Bob Marley

Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly

Perfect - Ed Sheeran

Piano Man - Billy Joel

Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry

Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison

Price Tag - Jessie J

Proud Mary - Tina Turner

Rehab - Amy Winehouse

Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac

Ring Of Fire - Johnny Cash

River Deep, Mountain High - Tina Turner

Rolling In The Deep - Adele

Reach - S Club 7

Respect - Aretha Franklin

Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley And His Comets

Roxanne - The Police

Rude - Magic

Runaround Sue - Dion

Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush

September - Earth, Wind and Fire

Shake It Off - Taylor Swift

Shape Of You - Ed Sheeran

Shout - Lulu

Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie Wonder

S.O.B - Nathaniel Rateliff

Send My Love To Your New Lover - Adele

Sex Bomb - Tom Jones

Sherry - The Four Seasons

Shout Out To My Ex - Little Mix

Shotgun - George Ezra

Shut Up And Dance - Walk The Moon

Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) - Beyonce

Sittin’ On The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding

Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye

Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Spring

Stayin’ Alive - The Bee Gees

Stuck In The Middle With You - Stealers Wheel

Sugar - Maroon 5

Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits

Superstar - The Carpenters

Superstition - Stevie Wonder

Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond

Sweet Dreams - Eurythmics

Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Tainted Love - Soft Cell

Take It Easy - The Eagles

Teach Your Children - Crosby, Stills & Nash

The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feeling Groovy) - Simon and Garfunkel

Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran

This Girl - Kungs vs Cookin' On 3 Burners

Three Little Birds - Bob Marley

Timber - Pitbull

To Make You Feel My Love - Adele

Town Called Malice - The Jam

Turn Me On - Norah Jones

Twistin’ The Night Away - Sam Cooke

Twist And Shout - The Beatles

Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers

Uptown Funk - Bruno Mars

Valerie - Amy Winehouse

Viva La Vida - Coldplay

Wagon Wheel - Darius Rucker

Wake Me Up - Avicii

Wake Up Little Susie - The Everly Brothers

Walk Like A Man - The Four Seasons

Walk Like An Egyptian - The Bangles

Wannabe - The Spice Girls

Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together - Taylor Swift

Where Did Our Love Go - The Supremes

Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Frankie Lymon

Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow - Carole King

Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton

Wonderful World - Sam Cooke

You Can’t Hurry Love - The Supremes

Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher and Higher - Jackie Wilson

You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon

You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman - Aretha Franklin

Your Song - Elton John

You Send Me - Sam Cooke

You Shook Me All Night - Long AC/DC

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

2 x 13A Sockets


Do you provide sound and lighting equipment?

We bring our own PA system to all of our gigs as well as a small lighting rig.


What information do you require about a venue?

If it's a difficult to find venue, then directions that will help us find the venue and find the right place to load in our equipment are always helpful!


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

Of course, we do provide playlist music between our sets for free to keep everyone in the mood.
However, if you would like the party to carry on into the late hours, we can provide a DJ service after our performances finish, and simply charge an additional fee.


How much power do you need?

Two 13A sockets near to the performance area please!

Frequently Asked Questions

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

We've performed at a Royal Variety Show, in front of royalty, onboard the highest-end yachts in the world, but that doesn't matter... If it's your party we care about you having the best possible time and we promise to do all we can to make sure that happens!


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

We love such a wide variety of artists, from The Beatles to Ed Sheeran, from Motown to Abba, from The Bee Gees to Beyonce... we love to span the decades, but if you want the biggest hits that will get EVERYONE on the dancefloor then book us!


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

We've worked as Professional Actors in the West End and all over the country, in shows such as: Les Miserables, The Crucible, 20th Century Boy, and in theatres including the Royal Albert Hall, the o2, the Palladium, the Barbican and many more. We've been performing as a duo together for over 8 years at Private Events, Parties, Weddings and Corporate Functions all over the UK. During the past 5 years we've been travelling the world performing on cruise ships and gigging when we've been back home!


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

From the Royal Albert Hall, to a a Labour club, we've performed at all types of venues. We don't discriminate about our events, and as long as you're up for a party, we can bring the energy and the fun!

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

Setup Time:
We would require approximately 45 minutes to do our full setup and a very quick sound check.

Performance Times:
We usually perform in 45 minute slots, but can do up to 4 x 45 minute slots in an evening or if preferred we can do hour long sets. Most commonly we perform 2 x 45 Minute Slots for an event.


Are you happy to perform outside?

We’re happy to play outside but if it's in UK then we need cover (just in case!), a level surface and a power supply close to the performance area.


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

We love your input! Of course, we have many years of experience and our sets have been honed from countless performances, learning what works best to ensure guests get on the dancefloor and have an amazing time. However, if you have ideas and input, we're very happy to chat through your preferred genres and make sure we find what works for your event!


How do previous clients most commonly describe your performances?

Clients usually rave about our harmonies, our energy and about how happy we've made everyone!
We take a huge amount of pride in our work and it shows in our clients reviews.


How do two of you sound like a band?

We use incredible loops, samples and tracks, as well as live instruments, to sound like a massive band with the bonus of only having two members.


Can we request songs?

Of course, if we know it and it won't kill the vibe, we will do it!
If we don't know it, you'll have to purchase one of our premium packages which includes learning some requests!

Recent Clients

The Upbeats Duo has performed for these clients:

P & O Cruises

NCL

Ponant

Select Car Leasing

Windstar

Venues

The Upbeats Duo has performed at these venues:

Reading Football Stadium

Royal Albert Hall

London Coliseum

Aboard many P&0, NCL and other Cruise ships

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