Soul & Funk
Northern soul, Motown and deep-cut grooves built for moving.
Est. 2002 · South Manchester
Live music across the North West. The hits from 40 years of popular music — soul, blues, rock & pop.
01 — What we play
See our set lists or simply request the special songs you want to hear. Every gig is built around the room — and the crowd.
Northern soul, Motown and deep-cut grooves built for moving.
Big riffs, bigger choruses, and a Les Paul that still believes.
Smoky standards, shuffles and a harmonica that howls on demand.
Forty years of songs everyone knows — arranged our way.
“Keeping it live since 2002.”
Still mostly the same line-up
02 — The story
The Soul Dependents formed back in 2002 and the current line-up remains mostly unchanged. Originally called SNATCH — following an earlier line-up named Snatch Squad — the name change made us a little more family-function friendly and better suited to our heavily soul-influenced sets.
We simply snatched the great hits from five decades of popular music and put our own take and arrangements on the classics. The band plays in 3–6 piece formats, and every member brings more than twenty years of performance experience — flexible enough for any venue, any crowd.
Want a laid-back groove? We can be your groovers. Want it loud and sweaty? Well… you get the idea.
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Years on the circuit
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Songs in the book
3–6
Piece formats
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Invested in stage gear
03 — Meet the band
Seven players, one very deep record collection. Tap a member to meet them properly.
04 — Kind words
One of the best live bands on the pub circuit in South Manchester — and the first ones I call when we want a party atmosphere.
The band played my 40th, so we asked them back for my 50th — better, louder and more fun than ever. Almost can't wait for my 60th.
The band can make or break a night in our club — and The Soul Dependents make it a great night every time.
05 — Live dates
Back to our roots in pubs, clubs and parties across the North West. Want us in the diary for your venue or occasion? Let's talk dates.
06 — Bookings
Two hours or more of foot-stomping classics every gig. Tell us the date, venue and type of event and we'll come back with availability and costs.