Madison Heights Madison Heights are a high energy exciting ten-piece, funky soul & Motown band

Based in United Kingdom

Southampton, England, United Kingdom
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Southampton, England, United Kingdom

TRAVEL
up to 100 miles

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Madison Heights are a high energy, foot stomping, hand clapping energetic and exciting ten-piece, funky soul & Motown band!

With four vocalists and a team of great musicians, this slick band faithfully brings to life the ‘soulsational’ timeless classics by artists such as; Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, The Supremes, James Brown, Tina Turner, The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, The Jackson 5 and many many more. If you like authentic classic Soul and Motown, the Blues Brothers and The Commitments, you’ll absolutely love Madison Heights.

Available for functions, weddings, festivals, clubs and events.

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Location

Based in United Kingdom

Southampton, England, United Kingdom
Travels up to 100 miles
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Ain’t no mountain high enough - Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell

Ain’t too proud to beg - The Tmptations

Ain’t nobody - Chaka Khan

Ain't no stopping us now - McFadden and Whitehouse

All night long - Lionel Richie

Bad girls - Donna Summer

Build me up Buttercup - The Foundations

Blame it on the boogie - Jacson 5

Car wash - Rose Royce

Celebration - Kool and The Gang

Dancing in the street - Martha Reeves

Dancing on the ceiling - Lionel Richie

Disco inferno - The Trammps

Do I love you - Frank Wilson

Dock of the bay - Otis Redding

Everybody needs somebody to love - Blues Brothers

Everlasting love - The Love Affair

Get up offa that thing - James Brown

Good times - Chic

Higher & higher - Jackie Wilson

Hold on I’m coming - Sam and Dave

Hold back the night - The Trammps

I can’t help myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) - The Four Tops

I feel good - James Brown

I’m so excited - The Pointer Sisters

I’m coming out/Upside down/We are family - Chic, Sister Sledge and Diana Ross

I just want to make love to you - Etta James

I want you back - Jackson 5

I’m every woman - Chaka Khan

Lady Marmalade - LaBelle

Land of 1000 dances - Wilson Pickett

Love really hurts without you - Billy Ocean

Love train - The O'Jays

Mercy - Duffy

Mustang Sally

Money (that's what I want) - Barrett Strong

My girl - The Temptations

Nutbush city limits - Tina Turner

Nowhere to run - Martha Reeves

Papa’s got a brand new bag - James Brown

Pick up the pieces - Average White Band

Play that funky music - Wild Cherry

Proud Mary - Tina Turner

Reach out - Four Tops

Red light spells danger - Billy Ocean

Respect - Aretha Franklin

River deep mountain high - Tina Turner

September - Earth, Wind and Fire

Shake a tail feather - Blues Brothers

Signed sealed delivered - Stevie Wonder

Superstition - Stevie Wonder

Soul man - Sam and Dave

Somebody else’s guy - Jocelyn Brown

Stop in the name of love - The Supremes

Tears of a clown - Smokey Robinson

This old heart of mine - The Isley Brothers

Twisting the night away - Sam Cooke

Uptight (Everything’s Alright) - Stevie Wonder

Valerie - Amy Winehouse

You can leave your hat on - Jo Cocker

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

The stage area must be flat, dry and even and made from a solid material of sufficient strength to support the band and their equipment. The performance area must be a minimum of 7m (23ft) wide by 3.5m (11ft) deep. We require 2 x13 amp main sockets for the PA system and instruments and 2 x 13 amp sockets for the lighting system.


What information do you require about a venue?

Accuate directions to the venue. All information regarding load in and set-up requirements. Available parking for our vehicles. We also require a dressing room with power. Does the venue have a sound limiter in place.


Do you provide sound and lighting equipment?

We are completely self contained. We supply our own PA and sound engineer plus stage lighting.


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

Yes, we can supply a Spotify playlist to play between sets. Happy for the client to choose the music or to organise it ourselves.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

We've performed at the Hillier Gardens Summer Soul Concerts for two consecutive evenings. It's an outdoors picnic concert and truly magical to entertain such a fabulous happy appreciative audience.


What's your favourite type of event?

We're lucky enough to enjoy a wide range of gigs. Everything from large outdoor events, festivals and weddings and birthday parties. We also love smaller, intimate gigs in pubs and clubs. As long as we can entertain and interact with an audience, we're happy.


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

All members of Madison Heights have had previuos experience playing in lots of bands over many years. We got together through a love of classic soul and Motown music and by the show band, suited and booted, 1960s bands put on a slick performance.


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

We love lots of soul and Motown acts and why try and incorporate a lot of their songs into our stage show. Artistes such as; Sam & Dave, Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson, Earth Wind & Fire and Kool & The Gang. Great musicians who all recorded iconic soul music!


Do you always perform as a ten piece band?

Yes, we always perform with the full band. We have found that to create our unique Soul and Motown sound, it's very diffucult to re-create with fewer band members.

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

We like to allow 90 minutes for set up and sound check. We also require time to get ready and change into our stage clothes. Our regular performance times are 2 x 60 minute sets, plus encores. These timings seem to suit the majority of our events. However, we can be flexible and happy to play for shorter or longer times.


Are you happy to perform outside?

No problem to perform on an outdoor stage with an adequte power supply. Under cover is preferable, you can never guarantee dry weather in the UK!


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

We're happy to discuss our set list with a potentail client if requested and we're always OK to include their favorite songs from our repertoire. We can learn specific songs, as long as the song fits our style and genre.


How do previous clients most commonly describe your performances?

Here's a recent testimonial, this speaks for itself:
Thank you so much to Madison Heights who played at my daughter’s wedding and totally made the reception a night to remember! The Band are amazing and their music encouraged everyone find their dancing feet until the early hours!!! The Band members are very professional and courteous but equally lots of fun!! The wedding wouldn’t have been the same without them as they brought great energy to the room and we’ve been hearing very complimentary comments from our guests ever since!! Thoroughly recommended for any event you may be planning - don’t hesitate!

Recent Clients

Madison Heights has performed for these clients:

Andover Rugby Club

Arqiva Limited

Bourne Leisure Ltd

Hampshire County Council

The Royal Navy

Sabre Insurance Ltd

Petersfield Rugby Club

Shorefield Holidays

Konica Minolta

Royal Yachting Association

Venues

Madison Heights has performed at these venues:

HMS Prince of Wales

The Concorde Club

The Jazz Café, Reading

Palace Hotel, Torquay

Mercedes World, Weybridge

The Lights, Andover

Northe Fort, Weymouth

Hatton Court Hotel, Upton St Leonards

Wilde Theatre, Bracknell

The Crown Plaza Hotel, Marlow

Rhinefield House, New Forest

Lulworth Castle, Dorset

Southend Barns, Chichester

Royal Berkshire Hotel, Ascot

St Mary's Stadium, Southampton

Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Hampshire

Celtic Manor Resort, South Wales

The Farmhouse, Guernsey

HMS Sultan, Gosport

Warner Sinah Warren Hotel, Hayling Island

More Info

Events types:

Wedding

Birthday Party

Private Event

Corporate Event

Hotel / Restaurant Event

Bar / Venue Event

Concert

Theatre Show

Christmas Party

New Year's Eve

Genres:

1960s Music

1970s Music

1980s Music

Covers

Disco

Funk

Motown

Soul

Features:

PAT tested

Lighting system included

Instrumental

Male & female vocalists

Public liability insurance

DJ / background music options

PA / sound system included

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