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Uptown Drive

Uptown Drive takes their audience on a trip through the decades with a show highlighting your favorite dance songs from the Motown and disco eras moving through the 80s, 90s, 2000s, and today’s Top 40 dance hits. Their experience is really showcased through the flow of their sets with a tried and true game-plan to ensure a NON-STOP PARTY from start to finish!
Uptown Drive’s look, feel, and setlist is catered to each performance and they take pride in knowing the differences between wedding receptions and corporate events. They transition seamlessly between genres and there's never a break in the action with their hit medleys. All of this without using any backing tracks --- a 100% live band!

Uptown Drive

BAND SIZE

SOUND SYSTEM

EMCEE

GENRES

STAGE LIGHTING

RECORDED MUSIC
DURING BREAKS

Variety

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Yes

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Yes

LIABILITY
INSURANCE

Yes

6 to 8 pc

Song List

MOTOWN / SOUL / OLDER POP

Ain’t Too Proud To Beg - The Temptations
Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers
Chain Of Fools - Aretha Franklin
Dancing In The Street - Martha And The Vandellas
Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
Get Ready - The Temptations
Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours - Stevie Wonder
Proud Mary - Ike And Tina Turner
Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye And Tammi Terrell
Knock On Wood - Eddie Floyd
Hold On, I'm Comin' - Sam And Dave
Shotgun - Junior Walker And The All Stars
You Can't Hurry Love - The Supremes
Rock With You - Michael Jackson
It's Your Thing - The Isley Brothers
My Girl - The Temptations
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
Funkytown - Lipps Inc.
The Groove Line - Heatwave
Kiss - Prince
P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) - Michael Jackson
(Sittin' On The) Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson
Every Little Step - Bobby Brown
The Joker - Steve Miller Band
You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon
Lady Marmalade - Labelle
Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears For Fears
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson

DANCE / CURRENT / TOP 40

Sorry - Justin Bieber
Hotline Bling - Drake
Can't Feel My Face - The Weeknd
Good For You - Selena Gomez
Cheerleader - Omi
UpTown Funk! - Mark Ronson Feat. Bruno Mars
Rude - Magic!
Don't - Ed Sheeran
Want To Want Me - Jason Derulo
Dark Horse - Katy Perry
Shake It Off - Taylor Swift
Timber - Pitbull Feat. Ke$ha
Get Lucky - Daft Punk Feat. Pharrell Williams
Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke Feat. T.I. And Pharrell
Happy - Pharrell Williams
Tightrope - Janelle Monáe Feat. Big Boi
Yeah! - Usher Feat. Lil Jon And Ludacris
Treasure - Bruno Mars
Firework - Katy Perry
No Diggity - Blackstreet Feat. Dr. Dre And Queen Pen
Gold Digger - Kanye West Feat. Jamie Foxx
Regulate - Warren G. Feat. Nate Dogg
Locked Out Of Heaven - Bruno Mars
I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
Bust A Move - Young MC
Santeria - Sublime
Ignition (Remix) - R. Kelly
I Want It That Way - Backstreet Boys
This Is How We Do It - Montell Jordan
I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) - Whitney Houston
Smooth - Carlos Santana Feat. Rob Thomas
Killing Me Softly - Fugees
Shoop - Salt-N-Pepa
Faith - George Michael
Waterfalls - TLC
Fantasy - Mariah Carey
Pony - Ginuwine

COUNTRY

Tennessee Whiskey - Chris Stapleton
Chicken Fried - Zac Brown Band
Wagon Wheel - Darius Rucker
Amarillo By Morning - George Strait
Crazy - Patsy Cline
Alcohol - Brad Paisley
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Friends In Low Places - Garth Brooks
Picture - Sheryl Crow And Kid Rock
Dust On The Bottle - David Lee Murphy
Gettin' You Home - Chris Young
Gunpowder And Lead - Miranda Lambert
Carried Away - George Strait
Redneck Woman - Gretchen Wilson
Something To Talk About - Bonnie Raitt
Ring Of Fire - Johnny Cash
Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton
Strawberry Wine - Deana Carter
Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
Boot Scootin’ Boogie - Brooks & Dunn
Man! I Feel Like A Woman! - Shania Twain
Our Song - Taylor Swift
Neon Moon - Brooks & Dunn
Life Is A Highway - Rascal Flatts

BALLADS / SLOW DANCE

Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran
My Wish - Rascal Flatts
Stay With Me - Sam Smith
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) - James Taylor
Let's Stay Together - Al Green
Georgia On My Mind - Ray Charles
What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
At Last - Etta James

ROCK AND ROLL ANTHEMS

Don’t Stop Believing - Journey
Pour Some Sugar On Me - Def Leppard
Your Love - The Outfield
You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
Livin' On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
Jessie’s Girl - Rick Springfield

ADDITIONAL SONGS (BY REQUEST ONLY)

Ain't No Other Man - Christina Aguilera
All About That Bass - Meghan Trainor
Brick House - The Commodores
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-a-Lot
Careless Whisper - George Michael
Country Girl (Shake It For Me) - Luke Bryan
Dancing Queen - ABBA
Disco Inferno - The Trammps
Drift Away - Dobie Gray
Dynamite - Taio Cruz
Enter Sandman - Metallica
Every Breath You Take - The Police
Feel Like Makin’ Love - Bad Company
Forget You - CeeLo Green
Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Gangsta’s Paradise - Coolio Feat. L.V.
Gin And Juice - Snoop Dogg
Give It To Me Baby - Rick James
Hava Nagila - Traditional
Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar
Hot In Herre - Nelly
I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown
I Gotta Feeling - The Black Eyed Peas
I Want You To Want Me - Cheap Trick
September - Earth, Wind & Fire
La Bamba - Ritchie Valens
La Grange - ZZ Top
Mary Jane’s Last Dance - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
Moondance - Van Morrison
Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
Poker Face - Lady Gaga
Pride And Joy - Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble
Rehab - Amy Winehouse
Respect - Aretha Franklin
Roadhouse Blues - The Doors
Shout - Otis Day
You Look So Good In Love - George Strait
Sunday Morning - Maroon 5
Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
Watch Me (Whip / Nae Nae) - Silentó
What's Up - Four Non Blondes
You Never Even Call Me By My Name - David Allen Coe

Songs not listed available upon request. 

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