Going to a Go-Go: Motown / Northern Soul / Stax / Atlantic

All the classic Tamla Motown hits, r&b, Wigan Casino classics and sweet soul ballads. We can cater to those who were at the Twisted Wheel the first time around or to those who just want to hear the upfront hits.
This set leans towards the hits, but with a few that you may have heard at Blackpool Mecca back in the day

Diana Ross - You Can't Hurry Love
Four Tops - Something About You
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Jimmy Mack
Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Stevie Wonder - Uptight (Everything's Alright)
Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
Smokey Robinson - Tears Of A Clown
Isley Brothers - This Old Heart Of Mine
Temptations - Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
Jnr Walker & The All Stars - Shotgun
Edwin Starr - War
Gloria Jones - Tainted Love
Ray Charles - What'd I Say
Dobie Gray - Out On The Floor
Jackie Wilson - Higher & Higher
Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up
Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free
Sam & Dave - Soul Man
Aretha Franklin - Say A Little Prayer
Nina Simone - Funkier Than A Mosquito's Tweeter
Velvelettes - Needle In A Haystack
Contours - Do You Love Me
The Dells - Run For Cover
Al Green - Tired Of Being Alone
Sly & The Family Stone - A Family Affair

Speakeasy - Prohibition era swing jazz, lindy hop, jump blues, jitterbug & vegas style rat pack vibes.

Everything from the era of big band swing, right up to the birth of rock & roll. This type of set can work well as a theme for a whole evening or as a mood setter before a more updated set later.
The set below gives an idea of the range that can be included, with a smattering of rock & roll & New Orleans in there too.

Louis Jordan - Is You Is, Or Is You Ain't My Baby
Brian Setzer Orchestra - Jump, Jive & Wail
Glenn Miller - In the Mood
Ben Webster - Palm Springs Jump
Duke Ellington - Take the A Train
Frank Sinatra & Dean Martin - Mack The Knife
Sammy Davis Jnr - All That Jazz
Peggy Lee - Fever
Billie Holiday - Swing Brother Swing
Ella Fitzgerald - A Ticket A Taskett
Bobby Darin - Beyond The Sea
Frank Sinatra - New York, New York
Dinah Washington - Mad About The Boy
Bill Haley - Mambo Rock
Bottle To The Baby - Charlie Feathers
Chuck Berry - Too Much Money Business
Fats Domino - I'm Walkin
Koko Taylor - Wang Dang Doodle
Art Tatum - Liza
Jummy Lunceford Orchestra - It Ain't What You Do Its The Way That You Do It
Connie Francis - Don't Be Cruel
Elvis Presley - A Little Less Conversation
Danny & The Juniors - At The Hop
Eddie Bond - Rockin Daddy
Professor Longhair - Tipitina

80s Electro Pop

This selection leans heavily in the direction of popular 80's electro pop, with a few more eclectic tracks added for the connoisseurs. This could be made more funk/soul, alternative or rock based by changing the emphasis.

Gary Numan - Are Friends Electric
Human League - Fascination
Kraftwerk - Computer Love
Kim Wilde - Kids In America
Kid Creole & The Coconuts - Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy
Pigbag - Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbag
New Order - Temptation
Orange Juice - Rip It Up
Deacon Blue - Real Gone Kid
Blondie Denis
Visage - Fade To Grey
Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round
Falco - Rock Me Amadeus
Madonna - Holiday
Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy
OMD - Enola Gay
Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough
Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams
Yazoo - Situation
Fine Young Cannibals - Good Thing
The Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Propaganda - Duel

Disco

Disco classics from the 70's & 80's. Including Motown Disco, Philly Groove, Loft & Paradise Garage floorfillers, Hi-Energy & underground disco edits. We can make the set a Boogie Nights party with all the well known hits, or cut to the underground with the sort of edits that Theo Parrish & Moodymann spin.
This set is more a straight up party set, with a few funk numbers added to the mix...

Michael Jackson - Dont Stop Till You Get Enough
Prince - When Doves Cry
Chic - I Want Your Love
Stevie Wonder - Superstition
Donna Summer - I Feel Love
James Brown - Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose
Diana Ross - Love Hangover
Salsoul Orchestra - Runaway
Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody
Blondie - Heart Of Glass
Jimmy Bo Horne - Spank
Sister Sledge - We Are Family
Trampps - Disco Inferno
Jacksons - Blame It On The Boogie
Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - Dr. Beat
Roy Ayers - Running Away
Kool & The Gang - Celebration
Lamont Dozier - Going Back To My Roots
Barry White - You're The First, The Last, My Everything
Positive Force - We Got The Funk
Heatwave - Boogie Nights
Lipps Inc - Funkytown
Average White Band - Pick Up The Pieces
Hamilton Bohannon - Me & The Gang
Dells - No Way Back

Rock 'n' Roll

We can stick to the classic 50's / 60's period, add a bit of rockabilly & jump blues if required, or we can take it up to the present day with tracks influenced by the sounds of Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley & Co., like the list here.

Big Joe Turner - Shake, Rattle & Roll
Bill Haley - Rock Around the Clock
Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode
Eddie Cochran - C'mon Erverybody
Elvis Presley - Blue Suede Shoes
Gene Vincent - Rollin' Danny
Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shaking Going On
Johnny Cash - Jackson
Little Richard - Tutti Frutti
Ray Charles - Mess Around
Rolling Stones - Come On
Roy Orbison - Pretty Woman
Beatles - Get Back
Who - I Can't Explain
Kinks - All Day & All Of The Night
Monkeys - Mary Mary
Free - All Right Now
T Rex - Get It On
David Bowie - Rebel Rebel
Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
Ramones - Needles & Pins
Iggy Pop - Wild One
Strokes - Last Nite
White Stripes - Hotel Yorba
Kings Of Leon - Red Morning Light

Mods & Rockers: Quadrophenia relived with sixties mod & r&b, tamla motown, northern soul, britpop & rock & roll

Whether you want to stick to the authentic early/mid sixties period or extend to the seventies revival & britpop the choice is yours.

This brief set list adds a bit of everything mod related, plus a few for the rockers too.

The Who - My Generation
Small Faces - Sha-La-La-La-Lee
Kinks - You Really Got Me
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Nowhere To Run
The Supremes - Reflections
Four Tops - Its the Same Old Song
Spencer Davis Group - Gimme Some Lovin'
Beatles - Paperback Writer
Rolling Stones - Under My Thumb
Al Wilson - The Snake
Carnaby - Jump & Dance
Brian Auger / Julie Driscoll - Indian Rope Man
Gene Vincent - Be Bop A Lula
Bobby Fuller - I Fought The Law
Led Zeppelin - Rock & Roll
Del Shannon - Runaway
Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues
The Jam - Town Called Malice
The Police - So Lonely
Clash - London Calling
Style Council - Walls Come Tumbling Down
Ramones - Baby I Love You
Blur - Girls & Boys
Bluetones - Slight Return
Ocean Colour Scene - Hundred Mile High City

Punk, Reggae, Ska, 2-Tone

This selection mixes classic punk / new wave with 2-tone, ska & roots & rockers reggae in a culture clash style.

Magazine - shot by both sides
Buzzcocks - ever fallen in love
New York Dolls - Personality Crisis
Only Ones - Another Girl Another Planet
Ramones - Rockway Beach
Undertones - Teenage Kicks
Stranglers - Peaches
Stooges - Search & Destroy
Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen
Slits - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Vapors - Turning Japanese
Bad Brains - I & I Survive
Prince Buster - Madness
Junior Murvin - Police & Thieves
Toots & The Maytals - Monkey Man
Vin Gordon - magnum Force
Althea & Donna - Uptown Top Rankin
Bob Marley - Punky Reggae Party
Max Romeo - Chase The Devil
Steel Pulse - Handsworth Revolution
Selecter - On My Radio
Specials - Rudi, A Message To You
Elvis Costello - Watching The Detectives
Iggy Pop - Passenger
Joy Division - She's Lost Control

Soul Weekender

A popular genre at bar nights up & down the country at the moment. The smoother end of seventies Philly, 80's soul, garage, rare groove & slammin' funk.

This type of set can combine well with classic soul, 80's, disco, urban or breakdance to make for a great party vibe.

Womack & Womack - Teardrops
Barry White - Your Sweetness Is My Weakness
Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody
D Train - You're The One For Me
Drizabone - Pressure
Oliver Cheatham - Get Down Saturday Night
George Benson - Never Give Up On A Good Thing
Inner Life Ft Jocelyn Brown - Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody
Cameo - Word Up
Jocelyn Brown - Somebody Else's Guy
Kirk Whalum - All I Do
Loose Ends - Hanging On A String
Luther Vandross - Never Too Much
Marvin Gaye - Got To Give It Up
Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait
O'Jays - Put Our Heads Together
Odyssey - Inside Out
Patrice Rushen - Forget Me Nots
Players Association - Turn The Music Up
Rockers Revenge - Walking On Sunshine
Shalamar - Right In The Socket
Soul II Soul - Back To Life
Whispers - One For The Money
Yarborough & Peoples - Don't Stop The Music

Breakdance: Classic old skool hip hop, seventies funk breaks.

B-boys (and girls) get your power moves on to this. If you're hip to the game we can bring the noise.

If you need someone to scratch up those 70's funk beats we've got a couple of DJs who can do that for you.

Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
Grandmaster Flash - White Lines
Sugar Bear - Don't Scandalize Mine
Cymande - BRA
Run DMC - Its Tricky
Pharcyde - Ya Mama
Salt N Pepa - Push It
Patty Jo - Make Me Believe In You
Kool & The Gang - NT
James Brown - Talking Loud & Saying Nothing
Skee-Lo - I Wish
NWA - Express Yourself
Nextmen - Round Of Applause
Mark Ronson -Ooh Wee
Luniz - I Got 5 On It
Jurrassic 5 - Jayou
Rick James - Superfreak
Ice Cube - U Can Do It
Eric B & Rakim - You Know I Got Soul
De La Soul - Ring Ring Ring
Breakestra - Family Rap
Lil' Kim - Put Your Lighters Up
Trouble Funk - Let's Get Small
Prince - Gett Off
Lyn Collins - Do Your Thing

Madchester & the Hacienda

Tony Wilson may have passed on but his memory can be kept alive at your party! A mixture of Manchester baggy tunes, chicago house & old skool classics. Even if you never made it through the doors, if you're of a certain age these tunes will resonate in a way no others will.

Happy Mondays - Hallelujah
New Order - Blue Monday
Charlatans - The Only One I Know
The Fall - Hit The North
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
The Smiths - Bigmouth Strikes Again
Stone Roses - Fools Gold
James - Come Home
808 State - Pacific State
K-Klass - Rhythm Is A Mystery
Marshall Jefferson - Move Your Body
Candi Staton - You Got The Love
A Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray
Primal Scream - Loaded
Al Naayfish - Hashim
Bassheads - Is There Anybody Out There
Alison Limerick - Where Love Lies
Inspiral Carpets - Saturn 5
The La's - There She Goes
Flowered Up - Weekender
Electronic - Get The Message
Chemical Brothers - Song To The Siren
ESG - You're No Good
Soup Dragons - I'm Free
Quando Quango - Love Tempo

90's Revival: the trainspotting generation

Britpop, big beat, drum & bass, hip hop & rave. Yes, it's happening already; the nineties revival is here!

Primal Scream - Movin' On Up
Leftfield - Open Up
Chemical Brothers - Block Rockin' Beats
Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy
Groove Armada - Superstylin'
Fatboy Slim - Rockafeller Skank
Orbital - Chime
Underworld - Born Slippy
Blur - Parklife
Goldie - Inner City Life
Moby - Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad
Prodigy - Outer Space
SL2 - On A Ragga Tip
St. Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart
Shamen - Move Any Mountain
Pulp - Do You Remember The First Time?
Charlatans - You're So Pretty, We're So Pretty
Bjork - Big Time Sensuality
Deee-lite - Groove Is In The Heart
Basement Jaxx - Bingo Bango
DJ Zinc - Super Sharp Shooter
Roni Size - Brown Paper Bag
Pharcyde - Ya Mama
Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby
MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This

Retro House: Vocal House Classics

Classic late 80's / early 90's vocal house, MAW productions, Hed Kandi, Defected, Trance, Garage, Funky House, Deep House, Tech House & Disco House can all be catered for.

This selection is made up mostly of classic retro house tunes, with a few more recent sides in that vein.

Alison Limerick - Where Love Lives
Armand Van Heldon - I Want Your Soul
Baby D - Let Me Be Your Fantasy
Bob Sinclar Ft Cutee B - Rock This Party
Cee Cee Peniston - Finally
Clivilles & Cole - A Deeper Love
David Guetta - Just A Little More Love
De'Lacy - Hideaway
DJ Flavors - Your Caress
Incognito - Always There (David Morales Mix)
Kym Sims - Too Blind To See It
Liquid - Sweet Harmony
N-Joi - Anthem
S-Express - Theme From S-Express
Sandy B - Make The World Go Round
Sterling Void - It's Alright
Tori Amos - Professional Widow (Armand Van Helden Mix)
Axwell - I Found U
Deadmau5 - I Remember
Faithless - Insomnia
Inner City - Big Fun
Crystal Waters - Gypsy Woman
Moloko - Sing It Back
Ten City - Devotion
Deep Dish - Flashdance

Disco 2000: Indie/Rock

Indie & alternative classics from the eighties to present day.

Oasis - Supersonic
Supergrass - Alright
Franz Ferdinand - Matinee
Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor
Pixies - Debaser
White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
Pulp - Common People
Strokes - Last Nite
Kasabian - Fire
Arcade Fire - Antichrist Television Blues
Killers - Spaceman
Muse - Supermassive Black Hole
Raconteurs - Broken Boy Soldier
Libertines - Can't Stand Me Now
Vampire Weekend - Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa
Wedding Present - Kennedy
Nirvana - Come As You Are
Primal Scream - Rocks
Charlatans - Tellin' Stories
Blur - Song 2
Happy Mondays - Kinky Afro
Blondie - Hanging On The Telephone
The Cure - Close To Me
Jane's Addiction - Been Caught Stealing
The Clash - Rock The Casbah

Poptastic: Pop, R&B & Rock Hits

If you want to keep it to the big hits of the last few years we can do that too, maybe adding a few classic older tracks.

This is the sort of set we could play for an 18th / 21st or if you're just young at heart!

Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire
Calvin Harris - Acceptable In The 80's
Kasabian - Fire
Killers - Mr. Brightside
Amy Winehouse - Valerie
Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
Beyonce - Crazy In Love
Estelle feat. Kanye West - American Boy
Dizzee Rascal - Dance Wiv Me
Ting Tings - Shut Up And Let Me Go
Britney Spears - Womanizer
Scissor Sisters - I Don't Feel Like Dancin'
Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling
Lily Allen - Oh My God
Prodigy - Firestarter
Basement Jaxx - Red Alert
50 Cent - In Da Club
Flo-Rida - Right Round
Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
Sidney Samson - Riverside (Lets Go!)
Florence & The Machine - Rabbit Heart
Gwen Stefani & Akon - The Sweet Escape
K.I.G. - Head Shoulders Knees & Toes
Kid Cudi - Day'N Nite (Crookers Mix)
La Roux - In For The Kill

Urban: R&B, Hip-Hop, Garage, UK Funky

R&B, Hip-Hop, Street Soul. We can mix up some classics, underground & mainstream add a bit of dancehall, garage, grime & uk funky too, depending what you dig.

This list is a party set, including a few from back in the early nineties, big chart hits & one or two from the underground.

Amerie - 1 Thing
Beyonce - Single Ladies
Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow
Blackstreet - No Diggity
Christina Aguilera Ft Redman - Dirrty
Ciara Ft Justin Timberlake - Love Sex Magic
Egypt & Fuzzy Logic - In The Morning
En Vogue - My Lovin'
Wiley - Wearing My Rolex
Jay-Z Ft Pharell - Frontin'
Jennifer Lopez - Jenny From The Block
Kanye West - Gold Digger
Lil' John & The Eastside Boys - Get Low
LL Cool J - Doin' It
Lucy Pearl - Without You (JayDee Rexix)
Lupe Fiasco - Sunshine
Mary J Blige Ft 50 Cent - MJB Da MVP
Mase - Feels So Good
MC Lyte Ft Missy Elliot - Cold Rock A Party
Montell Jordan - This Is How We Do It
N.E.R.D - You Know What
Nelly - N Dey Say
ODB - Got Your Money
Pitbull - I Know You Want Me
Shakira - She Wolf

Elektronik Rock - Electro Disco

Indie / alternative meets electro. Electroclash, Punk Funk, 2 Many DJs, Ghettotech, Electro House, Digital Rock, Kitsune Maison, ....

White Stripes - Seven Nation Army - Adam Freeland Mix
MGMT - Kids (Soulwax Nite Version)
Gossip - Standing In The Way Of Control
Yo Mama - Club Action
Riton vs Primary - Radiates
Rapture - House Of Jealous Lovers
Mylo - Destroy Rock And Roll (Riton Rerub)
Hot Chip - One Life Stand
Chemical Brothers - Do It Again
Architecture In Helsinki - Do The Whirlwind (Hot Chip Remix)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix)
!!! - Must Be The Moon
TV On The Radio - Wolf Like Me
Soulwax - Another Excuse (DFA Remix)
Klein & MBO - Dirty Talk
LCD Soundsystem - Disco Infiltrator
The Horrors - Sea Within A Sea
Friendly Fires - Skeleton Boy
Delphic - Couterpoint - Delphic's En Route Mix)
CSS - Lets Make Love & Listen To Death From Above (Spank Rock mix)
Animal Collective - My Girls
Gorillaz - Dare (DFA mix)
Beck - Where It's At
Tom Vek - Nothing But Green Lights
Terranova - Good Bye The Ferrari

Rock Out - Hard & Heavy Rock

70's & 80's Classic Rock, AOR, Glam, Hair Rock, NWOBHM, Goth. Air guitars at the ready! The set list below plays it hard but with a bit of irony too!

Foreigner - Cold As Ice
AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long
Guns 'N Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town
Black Crowes - Hard To Handle
Aerosmith - Dude (Looks Like A Lady)
Kiss - God Gave Rock 'N Roll To You
ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man
Them Crooked Vultures - New Fang
Wolfmother - Woman
Terrorvision - Tequila
Status Quo - Down Down
Iron Maiden - Run To The Hills
Cult - She Sells Sanctuary
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give It Away
Rainbow - Since You've Been Gone
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer
Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name
N.I.N. - Closer
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Love Rock & Roll
Nirvana - Molly's Lips
Poison - Ride The Wind
Motorhead - Bomber

House / Techno

Electronic classics from Chicago, Detroit & Europe. Techno might not be everyone's cup of tea, but the list here shows how we could combine its funkier elements with some classic vocal house tracks to keep the danefloor open to all.

Inner City - Good Life
Candi Staton - You Got The Love
Marshall Jefferson - Move Your Body
A Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray
Frankie Knuckles - Baby Wants To Ride
Jeff Mills - The Bells
Derrick May - Strings Of Life
Laurent Garnier - The Man With The Red Face
Masters At Work - To Be In Love
DJ Sneak - U Can't Hide From Your Bud
Todd Terry - Back To The Beat
Adonis - No Way Back
Farley Jackmaster Funk - Love Can't Turn Around
Norma Jean Bell - I'm The Baddest Bitch
Gusto - Disco's Revenge
Joe Smooth - Promised Land
Bizarre Inc - Playing With Knives
Moodymann - Shades Of Jae
Bucketheads - The Bomb!
Daft Punk - Da Funk
Kraftwerk - The Robots
Jam & Spoon - The Age Of Love
Ce Ce Pensiton - Finally
Sueno Latino - Sueno Latino
Lil' Louis - French Kiss