Midlands’ 9-piece band playing the best Soul & Motown
Upcoming Events
🗓️ When: 19th September 2026 –
đź“ŤWhere: The Greig Hall – Alcester, Warwickshire
About the band
The Soul Department are based in the West Midlands and are a nine-piece collective of first class musicians and singers, guaranteed to make the very best of your special occasion. From weddings and parties to corporate events and functions, we have an enviable reputation for professional performances with excellent sound quality and lighting, playing all the songs you know and love (and some you have forgotten!).
The band have been together for many years with performances and recommendations that do credit to our musicians and singers who give their all, time after time.
What You Will Get
Energize your event with our full nine-piece soul band, bringing authentic grooves.
Tailored sets crafted to fit weddings, private parties, and corporate gigs perfectly.
Professional sound and lighting setups to create that deluxe, intimate atmosphere.
Our Repertoire
Ain’t Too Proud To Beg
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
Build Me Up Buttercup
Can’t turn you loose
Car Wash
Celebration
Dancing In The Street
Disco Inferno
Do You Love Me
Everybody Needs Somebody
Gimme Some Lovin’
Hard to Handle
Heatwave
Higher & Higher
Hold on I’m Coming
I Feel Good
Isn’t She Lovely
I Wish
Knock on Wood
Land Of 1000 Dances
Love Train
Midnight Hour
Mr Pitiful
Mustang Sally
Pick Up The Pieces
Play That Funky Music
Proud Mary
Respect
River Deep, Mountain High
September
Son of a Preacher Man
Shake a Tail Feather
Sir Duke
Signed Sealed Delivered
Soul Man
Superstition
Sweet Home Chicago
Sweet Soul Music
Take Me to the River
Try A Little Tenderness
Twisting The Night Away
Valerie
Testimonials
Melanie, Hampton Court Castle
We particularly wanted a soul band and during our seemingly endless search of bands we were just drawn to The Soul Department! They played at our evening wedding reception earlier this month.
Good reviews usually state pros and cons however, the band genuinely do not have any cons! They were professional from the onset, sounded incredible, looked incredible, great repertoire, were brilliant fun and had our wedding party rockin’!!! From start to finish they had our guests on their feet, we loved every minute! Exactly what we wanted! Cannot recommend these guys enough, worth their weight in gold, definitely will book them again, no question!!Thank you, you were amazing!!
Jo & Andy
What a fantastic band. You really made our wedding reception with great songs, incredible vocals, amazing musical talent and pure class. We had so much praise for the band on the night and would like to thank you for making our night even more special and performing a fantastic version of our first dance. Would highly recommend you
Becky & Joe
Thank you so so much for performing at our wedding in Stratford upon Avon. You were totally amazing and our guests loved you. Thank you also for learning my song request for my dad, he loved it and it meant a lot. We had an amazing day and our evening rocked! Thank you