The Groove Primitive Sophisticated covers band playing grooving Soul, Funk, Motown and Pop tunes

A performance area of at least 5 meters x 3 meters.
At least 2 x 13 amp power sockets within or close to the performance area
3 parking spaces
A room to change in and keep instrument cases etc.
A hot meal for the band

Unless the venue has its own PA and/or lights, we bring our own PA system and basic lighting.

As much as possible please! As a minimum, we need to know any directions that will help us find the venue and find the right place to load in our equipment. We’d also need to be informed if there’s a sound limiter in the venue.

Yes, we’re happy to play recorded music before, after and between our sets, if requested. We’re happy to choose the music ourselves and can include any specific client requests notified to us in advance.

We came together through the London jam scene where we have all played in jam session house bands for many years. This has given us an extensive multi-genre repretoire and an extremely flexible approach to learning new material, should you have any specific tunes you would like to hear that are outside our existing setlist.

We normally arrive 2 hours before the performance to set up. We normally perform 2 x 45 minutes or 2 x 60 minute sets.

We’re happy to play outside but we ask for shade, a flat level surface and a power supply close to the performance area. There should be an alternative to play indoors if the weather is bad.

We can learn specific songs before the event but we usually limit this to 5 songs. The clients are welcome to pick a set list from our repertoire or let us choose the music for them.