The Postmodern Pops

Performing your favourite Pop songs with a Jazzy twist, The Postmodern Pops will fill your venue with energy, fun & amazing live music. Whether its Walking on Sunshine as a Calypso, Sweet Child O' Mine as a Shuffle or Happy as a swing, this band's original arrangements will leave you & your guests wanting more. Classic party set also available!

Price from £1,438 + travel

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Set List / Repertoire

Pop & Rock
Ain't Nobody- Chaka Khan
All Night Long- Lionel Richie
Alright Now- Free
Beat It- Michael Jackson
Billie Jean- Michael Jackson
Brown Eyed Girl- Van Morrison
Brown Sugar- Rolling Stones
Careless Whisper- George Michael
Don't Stop Believing- Journey
Free- Ultra Naté
Going Underground- The Jam
Hey Jude- Lennon & McCartney
Honky Tonk Woman- Rolling Stones
In The Air Tonight- Phil Collins
I Wanna Dance With Somebody- Whitney Houston
Jail House Rock- Elvis
Long Train Running- The Dooby Brothers
Love Shack- B52's
Moondance- Van Morrison
Nutbush City Limits - Tina Turner
Oh What A Night - Frankie Vallie
Perfect- Ed Sheeran
Proud Mary - Tina Turner
Relight My Fire- Take That & LULU
Saw Her Standing There- The Beatles
Stuck In The Middle With You- Stealers Wheel
Sweet Child O' Mine- Guns & Roses
Sweet Home Alabama- Lynard Skynard
Thinking Out Loud- Ed Sheeran
Town Called Malice- The Jam
Twist And Shout- The Beatles
9 to 5- Dolly Parton

Disco & Funk
Ain’t No Stopping Us Now- McFadden & Whitehead
Best Of My Love- Emotions
Blame it on The Boogie- Jackson Five
Car Wash- Rose Royce
Celebration- Kool In The Gang
Disco Inferno- The Tramps
Everybody Dance- Chic
Get Down On It- Kool & The Gang
Get Down Tonight- KC & The Sunshine Band
I will Survive- Gloria Gaynor
Im Coming Out- Diana Ross
Ladies Night- Kool & The Gang
Le Freak- Chic
Lost In Music- Sister Sledge
Move on Up- Curtis Mayfield
Play That Funky Music- Wild Cherries
Sex Machine- James Brown
Streetlife- Crusaders
That’s The Way I Like It- KC & The Sunshine Band
Upside Down- Diana Ross
We Are Family- Sister Sledge
Young Hearts Run Free- Candi Station

Soul & Motown
Ain’t no Mountain High Enough- Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrel
Chain of Fools- Aretha Franklin
Baby Love- Diana Ross
Dancing In The Street- Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Everybody Needs Somebody- Blues Brothers
Gimmie Some Lovin- Blues Brothers
Heard it Through the Grapevine- Marvin Gaye
Hold On Im Coming- Sam & Dave
How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You- Marvin Gaye
I Feel Good- James Brown
Isn't She Lovely- Stevie Wonder
I Say A Little Prayer- Aretha Franklin
I Want You Back- Jackson 5
In The Midnight Hour- Commitments
Lady Marmalade- Pattie Belle
Lets Stay Together- Al Green
Mustang Sally- Commitments
My Girl- The Temptations
No Where To Run- Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Reach Out ill Be There- 4 Tops
Rescue Me- Fontella Bass
Respect- Aretha Franklin
Shake A Tail Feather- Blues Brothers
Signed Sealed Delivered- Stevie Wonder
Street Life- Randy Crawford
Sunny - Bobby Hebb
Soul Man- Blues Brothers
Superstition- Stevie Wonder
Sweet Home Chicago- Blues Brothers
Think- Aretha Franklin
Uptight- Stevie Wonder
You Cant Hurry Love- Diana Ross
Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher- Jackie Wilson

Modern
A Thousand Years- Christina Perri
All About That Bass- Meghan Trainor
All of Me- John Legend
American Boy- Estelle
Angels- Robbie Williams
Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor- Arctic Monkeys
Blurred Lines- Robin Thicke
Can’t Stop The Feeling- Justin Timberlake
Clocks- Coldplay
Come As You Are - Beverley Knight
Cosmic Girl- Jamiroquai
Crazy- Cee Lo Green
Crazy Chick - Charlotte Church
Domino- Jessie J
Feel The Love- Rudimental Ft John Newman
Feel So Close- Calvin Harris
Forget You- Cee Lo Green
Get Lucky- Daft Punk
Girls And Boys - Blur
Golden Touch - Razorlight
Halo- Beyonce
Happy - Pharrell Williams
Hot Right Now - DJ Fresh
Human - Rag & Bone Man
I’m Not The Only One - Sam Smith
Just The Way You Are- Bruno Mars
Locked Out Of Heaven - Bruno Mars
Love Me Again - John Newman
Make You Feel My Love - Adele
Mercy- Duffy
Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5
No Tomorrow - Orson
Ordinary People- John Legend
Put Your Records On- Corinne Bailey Rae
Rather Be - Clean Bandit
Rock Your Body - Justin Timberlake
Ruby- Kaiser Chiefs
Rude- Magic
Senorita- Justin Timberlake
Shake It Off - Taylor Swift
Shape of You - Ed Sheeran
Shout Out To My Ex - Little Mix
Shut Up And Dance - Walk The Moon
Somebody Told Me - The Killers
Somewhere Only We Know - Keane
Spinning Around - Kylie Minogue
Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand
This Love - Maroon 5
Too Close - Alex Clare
Treasure - Bruno Mars
Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson
Valerie- Amy Winehouse
Waiting All Night- Rudimental Ft Ella Eyre
You've Got The Love- Florence and the Machine
You Had Me- Joss Stone

Popular First Dance Requests
A Thousand Years- Christina Perri
All of Me- John Legend
Amazed- Lonestar
At Last- Etta James
Cant take my eyes off of you- Franki Valli
I Could not ask for more- Edwin McCain
I loved her first- Heartland
Lets Stay Together- Al Green
Perfect- Ed Sheeran
Thinking Out Loud- Ed Sheeran
Something about the way you look Tonight- Elton John

Christmas
All I Want For Christmas- Mariah Carey
Jingle Bell Rock- Bobby Helms
Santa Baby- Kylie
Winter Wonderland- Bing Crosby
Blue Christmas- Elvis
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
Jingle Bells
(Everybody's waitin' for the) Man with the Bag- Kay Starr
I wish it could be Christmas Everyday - Wizzard
Last Christmas- Wham
Rockin Around the Christmas Tree- Brenda Lee
Merry Christmas Everyone- Shakin Stevens

Full Biography

The Postmodern Pops perform pop songs with a jazzy twist in their own special way. The band covers all of your favourite hits from the 70s to the present day with energy and authenticity.

Whether its Walking on Sunshine as a Calypso, Sweet Child O' Mine as a Shuffle or Happy as a swing, the bands very own original arrangements will leave you wanting more.

The members of The Postmodern Pops love jazz and pop music in equal measure and their versatility means that along with the band’s very own original jazzy arrangements, they also offer the option of a classic traditional party band set, which is always perfect to end the night with a bang and guaranteed to fill the dance floor!

Members of The Postmodern Pops all have a wealth of experience performing at high profile events for international brands and celebrities along with countless wedding and birthday celebrations.

DJ Option
The band offers a FREE Laptop DJ service with 1000's of songs manned by a member of the band, making basic announcements and taking requests. Please see booking options for more details.

Song Request
The band will learn one song or your first dance request free of charge.

Dress Code
The band will always dress in suit and tie or tuxedo as standard unless a more casual look is required by the client.

Working with Sound Limiters
The band is regularly booked to play at events where the venue has some restrictions placed on the amount of volume which is allowed during the performance. This is absolutely no problem for the band to work with.

Background Sets For Earlier In The Day
Alongside The Postmodern Pops very own brand of floor fillers, they also offer a number of options to entertain your guests during the wedding ceremony, wedding breakfast and drinks reception. This is perfect to add a touch of class and sophistication to your event.

You can choose from straight forward jazz standards or the bands very own laid-back arrangements of pop tunes. Perfect to relax and entertain in equal measure. This can be with or without vocals.

Watch or Listen to the bands version of "Careless Whisper" as a relaxing bossa nova and see booking options for line ups and prices.

Lineup

Default lineup: 4 members

Standard 4 Piece Band:
Line up 1:  Drums, Bass, Piano, Female Vocalist
Line up 2:  Drums, Bass, Guitar, Female Vocalist

Optional line ups also available (please see booking options):

5 Piece Band:
Line up 1: Drums, Bass, Piano, Guitar, Female Vocalist
Line up 2: Drums, Bass, Guitar, Sax, Female Vocalist
Line up 3: Drums, Bass, Piano, Sax, Female Vocalist

6 Piece: Drums, Bass, Piano, Guitar, Sax, Female Vocalist.


Performance Times

2 x 45 minutes sets


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2 x 60 minutes sets


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Prices

Price from £1,438 + travel from South Yorkshire

Based on 4 members performing 2 x 45 minute sets.

  • East Midlands From £1,438
  • Yorkshire and the Humber From £1,438
  • East of England From £1,568
  • North East From £1,568
  • North West From £1,568
  • Republic of Ireland From £1,568
  • South East From £1,568
  • South West From £1,568
  • Wales From £1,568
  • West Midlands From £1,568
  • Scotland From £1,830
  • Northern Ireland From £2,585

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2 Customer Reviews

Performance quality: 5 stars
Sound quality: 5 stars
Behaviour: 5 stars
Communication: 5 stars
Audience engagement: 5 stars
Value for money: 5 stars
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5 stars - The Postmodern Pops are Highly Recommended
booked The Postmodern Pops for their event in Buckinghamshire July 2024

“Just to thank you all for a great night of music. It was perfect for our event and we have had good feedback. We hope it all went ok from your side. ”


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5 stars - The Postmodern Pops are Highly Recommended
booked The Postmodern Pops for their event in Buckinghamshire July 2024

“Mat and the Band were very professional and fitted in to suit our event and needs. Great music.”

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