Yorkshire’s No. 1 Soul Wedding Band
Whether it’s Motown in Malton or disco in the Dales, Manhattan’s crowd-pleasing soul sound is a must-have addition for any Yorkshire wedding.
As the leading Motown and soul band in the north of England, Manhattan are an act in high demand for wedding receptions all year round.
If you’re looking to up the energy and atmosphere of your wedding reception but you want to maintain a quality and sophistication to events, Manhattan offer the perfect solution to your wedding day worries. Offering utmost professionalism alongside unbridled enthusiasm throughout every song, Manhattan will give your wedding reception the bespoke, five-star treatment that it deserves!
Alongside their specialist delivery of soul, funk and Motown, Manhattan are also versatile and experienced enough to cover your favourite tracks from the 80s, 90s and 00s to satisfy the lovers of throwback anthems and cheesy pop on your guest list – there’s always a few!
But with over 40 years of live performance experience between them, there really is nothing that Manhattan can’t offer to your wedding celebrations. From Stevie Wonder and James Brown classics to Bruno Mars and Calvin Harris party bangers, Manhattan pride themselves on delivering anything that the happy couple enjoy – from soul-infused pop to floor-shaking classic rock, it’s all possible with Manhattan’s musicians.
Manhattan offer a choice of stunning male or female vocals with every booking, and line-ups range from 5 to 10 musicians in a range of formations. Add background jazz music, a gospel choir and even singing waiters as extras – Manhattan are a truly bespoke Yorkshire wedding band.
Manhattan are based in Leeds, with the majority of their weddings taking place in West, South and North Yorkshire. That said, they’ll travel to you wherever you are! They regularly perform in Manchester, Liverpool, Lancashire, Cumbria, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Cheshire.
Enquire today to start building your perfect wedding day musical entertainment with Manhattan – you won’t be disappointed!
How to book
Now you’ve chosen to have a great night of music with Manhattan, we just need to formalise things. Our agents at Function Central help us dot all the Is and cross all the Ts so once you’re ready to go ahead, they will get in touch with a finalised e-contract to confirm things officially. Part of this involves taking a small deposit payment ahead of the full amount (that can happen later) – but once that’s done, it’s all locked in!
Function Central can also help us liaise about your perfect set, if there’s a certain genre of music that you would like to mostly hear or any special requests that you have in advance. These are – most of the time – possible, as long as Manhattan can perform a suitable version but, once you’ve booked, feel free to get in touch about your ideas for the music and Manhattan and Function Central will do their best to make all your dreams come true!
On the day
The band perform 2 x 1 hour sets as standard. A typical schedule for the day might be as follows:
6pm – band arrives to set up and sound-check
7pm - band finishes sound-check and puts on background music and eats dinner.
8.55pm – first dance (either the recorded version or performed live by the band)
9pm – first set
10pm – interval
10.30pm – second set
11.30pm – encores and close, or band DJ service until close
Wedding Suppliers and Venues
Manhattan have performed at hundreds of wedding venues across Yorkshire and the north of England, from halls, homes, and hotels to pubs, football clubs, and even farms. Here are a handful of their favourite venues that they’ve visited over the last few years:
The Faversham, Leeds
Everton Football Club, Liverpool
Manchester Hall, Manchaster
The Grand Hotel, Birmingham
Bristowe Hill, Keswick
Le Petit Chateau, Northumberland
Rise Hall, Yorkshire
Willington Lodge, Shropshire
Bowburn Hall, Durham
Yorkshire Sculpture Hall, Wakefield
Grosvenor Pulford Hotel & Spa, Chester
Suppliers the band can recommend are:
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