About Northern Star Showband – professional wedding & party showband band based in Newcastle, UK

Based out of Newcastle, Northern Star Showband play for clients in and around Northumberland and across the whole of the North of England, Scotland and the wider UK!

Northern Star Showband consists of a collection of top session musicians all based in the Newcastle area.

Each member of Northern Star Showband has been specially selected for their area of expertise and style and together they are by far the coolest, funkiest and freshest party band available to hire today.

Please take a look at our 2023 SET LIST

Northern Star Showband are fully self-sufficient providing your event with everything from a quality PA system, lighting rig, dedicated sound and lighting engineer on every event.

Available from a 6 to 11 piece, our party band perform dance floor classics from the funk, soul and Motown era, with a sprinkling of modern day hits for good measure.

Mix this with the band's vast musical ability, performance experience and showmanship and you have the perfect recipe to get your event grooving from the first note to the last!

Contact Northern Star Showband

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More information about Northern Star Showband

They can play mixed party music before between and after live sets with the option of both formal and informal stage wear. Set times consist of 2 x 1 hours or 3 x 40 minutes

Northern Star Showband perform the best Funk, Soul and pop hits from the last five decades from artists such as Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, Beyonce, Curtis Mayfield, Aretha Franklin, Maroon 5, Rihanna, Jamiroquai, Taio Cruz, Jesse J, Chaka Khan, Amy Winehouse and James Brown to name a few.

Northern Star Showband pride themselves on recreating authentic and accurate renditions of their repertoire and a have been told in the past that they sound even better than the original artists!

Band line-up options

6 piece band – The line up would include 2 singers, 1 male and 1 female, drums, guitar, bass and keyboards.

7 piece band – The line up would include 2 singers, 1 male and 1 female, drums, guitar, bass, keyboards and saxophone.

8 piece band – The line up would include 2 singers, 1 male and 1 female, drums, guitar, bass, keyboards, saxophone and trumpet.

9 piece band – The line up would include 3 singers, 1 male and 2 female, drums, guitar, bass, keyboards, saxophone and trumpet – OR the band can have 3 brass by adding in a trombone and just have 2 singers.

10 piece band – The line up would include 3 singers, 1 male and 2 female, drums, guitar, bass, saxophone, trumpet and trombone.

11 piece band – The line up would include 3 singers, 1 male and 2 female, drums, guitar, bass, keyboards, saxophone, trumpet, trombone player and second saxophone making a 4 piece brass section.

So if you’re looking to hire one of the best luxury showbands in the UK, look no further than Northern Star Showband and get in touch today!

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Set List

Funk, Soul & Motown

Ain’t Nobody – Chaka Khan

I’m Every Woman – Chaka Khan

Never Too Much – Luther Vandross

Move On Up – Curtis Mayfield

Night To Remember – Shalamar

Respect – Aretha Franklin

Think Aretha Franklin

Rescue Me – Fontella Bass

Uptight – Stevie Wonder

All This Love – Gwen Mccrae

Sir Duke – Stevie Wonder

I Wish – Stevie Wonder

Signed Sealed Delivered – Stevie Wonder

Superstition – Stevie Wonder

Master Blaster – Stevie Wonder

All Night Long – Lionel Richie

Beggin’ – Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons

Give Me The Night – George Benson

Love Man – Otis Redding

Got To Be Real – Cheryl Lynn

Somebody Else’s Guy – Jocelyn Brown

Sweet Soul Music – Arthur Conley

Long Train Running – Doobie Brothers

I Feel Good – James Brown

Get Up Offa That Thing – James Brown

Sex Machine – James Brown

Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag – James Brown

Soul Man – Sam And Dave

I Found Lovin’ – Fatback Band

Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry

And The Beat Goes On – The Whispers

Hard To Handle – Otis Redding

Brick House – The Commodores

Lovely Day – Bill Withers

Mustang Sally – The Commitments

Street Life – The Crusaders

(sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay – Otis Redding

In The Midnight Hour – Wilson Pickett

Let’s Get It On – Marvin Gay

Let’s Stay Together – Al Green

Mr Big Stuff – Jean Knight

Canned Heat – Jamiroquai

Cosmic Girl – Jamiroquai

Love Fool – Jamiroquai

Express Yourself – Charles Wright

Harvest For The World – Isley Bros

I Heard It Through The Grapevine – Marvin Gay

I Say A Little Prayer – Aretha Franklin

Pick Up The Pieces – Average White Band

Super Freak – Rick James

Disco

September – Earth Wind And Fire

Let’s Groove – Earth Wind And Fire

Everybody Dance – Chic

We Are Family – Sister Sledge

Le Freak – Chic

Good Times – Chic

He’s The Greatest Dancer – Sister Sledge

Thinking Of You – Sister Sledge

Get Down On It – Kool And The Gang

Shake Your Body Down /shovel – Michael Jackson

I Want You Back – Jackson 5

Rock With You – Michael Jackson

Bad Girl – Donna Summer

Blame It On The Boogie – Jackson 5

Boogie Nights – Heatwave

Car Wash – Rose Royce

Disco Inferno – The Trammps

Don’t Stop ‘til You Get Enough – Michael Jackson

Going Back To My Roots – Odyssey

Jungle Boogie – Kool And The Gang

Lady Marmalade – Labelle

Upside Down – Diana Ross

Ain’t No Stopping Us Now – Mcfadden And Whitehead

Pop & Club Classics

We Found Love – Rihanna

Crazy In Love – Beyonce

One More Time – Daft Punk

Show Me Love (robin S)

Finally – Cece Peniston

Freed From Desire – Gala

Rhythm Of The Night – Corona

Don’t Start Now – Dua Lipa

Levitating – Dua Lipa

Uptown Funk – Bruno Mars

24k Magic – Bruno Mars

Locked Out Of Heaven – Bruno Mars

Treasure – Bruno Mars

Waiting All Night – Rudimental

Rewind – Artful Dodger

Moving Too Fast – Artful Dodger

Teardrops – Womack And Womack

Hung Up – Madonna

Juice – Lizzo

Good As Hell – Lizzo

Wake Me Up – Avicii D

Don’t You Worry Child – Swedish House Mafia

Shut Up And Dance – Walk The Moon

Shape Of You – Ed Sheeran

Get Lucky – Daft Punk Bm

We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off – Jermaine Stewart

You Got The Love – Florence/the Source

Digital Love – Daft Punk

Senorita – Justin Timberlake

Rather Be – Clean Bandit

Please Don’t Stop The Music – Rihanna

Happy – Pharrell Williams

The Best – Tina Turner

Proud Mary – Tina Turner

Valerie – Amy Winehouse

Rehab – Amy Winehouse

Rock Your Body – Justine Timberlake

American Boy – Estelle

Crazy – Gnarls Barkley

I Need A Dollar – Aloe Blacc

7 Nation Army – White Stripes/ben L’oncle Soul

Go Your Own Way – Fleetwood Mac

1999 – Prince

Kiss – Prince

Price Tag – Jesses J

It’s Not Unusual – Tom Jones

Suspicious Minds – Elvis

My First, My Last, My Everything – Barry White

All Right Now – Free

All You Need Is Love – The Beatles

La’bamba – Los Lobos

Twist And Shout – The Beatles

Saw Her Standing There – The Beatles

Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison

Stuck In The Middle – Stealers Wheel

Buffalo Soldier – Bob Marley

Could This Be Love – Bob Marley

Christmas

All I Want For Christmas – Mariah Carey

Fairytale Of New York – The Pogues

Merry Christmas Everybody – Slade

Last Christmas – Wham

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