Eight-piece live Soul and Motown band playing hits from the 1960s and 1970s at Rio Music Bar, a night for over-18s.
Soul Battalion are playing Rio Music Bar on Saturday 28 November, with their show The Best of Soul & Motown running from 6 pm to 8 pm. It's a two-hour set that works its way through the hits that swept the nation in the 1960s and 1970s, and the whole thing is performed 100% live.
They're an eight-piece band built around a driving rhythm section, electrifying horns, silky strings and authentic female vocals. That's a fair few people on stage for a soul set, and the strings in particular aren't something you'll find in every tribute act. The full line-up means they can recreate the sound of the original records rather than relying on a backing track, which is what they mean when they say the show is performed live.
The set itself is titled The Best of Soul & Motown, and it stays within that era, pulling from the 60s and 70s. If you've got a soft spot for the Motown sound, that's exactly where this sits. It's a two-hour show, so there's plenty of room to get through a good number of those hits.
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The night is organised by Rio Music Bar itself, and it's for over-18s. Entry is free, so you don't need to worry about tickets. Doors open at 4:30 pm, and the music runs from 6 pm to 8 pm, which puts it in the early evening rather than late into the night. You'll find them at 19 Silver Street, Kingston upon Hull HU1 1JG.
