SOHO ROAMS
ABOUT
Soho Roams is our audaciously suave group of musicians set up to roam. Whether it's a interactive drinks reception, a networking event or high-energy dinner sets that will have guests up on their seats, our amazing roaming band is the best option if you want the band to truly feel part of the party. The band is in its prime when taking requests on the spot or coming up with improvised medleys right in front of guests!
LINE UPS
Acoustic
Un-amped Guitar/Vocals
/Percussion/Sax
Full Band
Roaming Vocals/Guitar/
Static Drums/Bass/Keys
DJ Backing
DJ/Vocals/Sax/
Percussion
When booking a roaming band, it's important to have a clear vision of the purpose you'd like them to serve. This can help inform the style of lineup you choose...
Are you looking for an ice-breaker whilst people are chatting, or do you want maximum impact with the whole room involved at once? The former might point to longer unamped acoustic roaming sets with the band making their way around different groups of people, whereas the latter points to short, punchy roaming sets involving a full band or a DJ with speakers filling the whole space. If you need guidance on what's right, just give us a call!
Soho Entertainment made our wedding. I couldn’t imagine our day without them, from start to finish they were just incredible. One thing all of our guests have mentioned is the music. Our love story entrance was iconic and the R&B medley ❤️
We met Tia and Jake out in Portugal in 2024 at the wedding of Lauren and Elliott. As that wedding drew to a close, they asked if we’d be interested in flying to Barbados for theirs. Needless to say, we didn’t have to think too long about that one. While it’s not a typical wedding destination for British couples, we honestly couldn’t recommend it highly enough. Aside from the obvious perks—weather and sea—the food was incredible at every single meal.
Because the flight time is nine hours and the costs are high for flying a band to Barbados, we flew a hybrid six-piece made up of Soho Roams and Soho DJ Live, in order to cover as much of the entertainment as we could with a smaller group.
Our itinerary started with two sets of acoustic roaming during the drinks reception to welcome guests with some Caribbean classics to set the scene. When guests arrived 20 minutes early with no warning, we immediately broke a sweat sprinting into position—less than ideal in full tuxedos in 30°C heat!
Then came the dinner sets, where we debuted our R&B A-Z medley—a 26-song mashup running through the entire alphabet of R&B singalong bangers. Tia and Jake went mad for it, and so did the guests, to the point that we couldn’t move from our spots once we were in position. That didn’t matter, because the cacophonous energy in the space meant all the focus was exactly where it should be.
Once dinner service was complete, we transformed into Soho DJ Live for the evening in a DJ live setup. Ben (guitarist) became the DJ, Dessie moved from cajón to percussion, and Eloise and Jay fronted the vocals. The night was seen out in style with a great mix of club classics, new EDM tunes, and vibey R&B. We would very happily go back for a round two in Barbados!!
Photos - Nina Wernicke
LOCATION - BARBADOS
BAND - SOHO ROAMS
DRINKS - ACOUSTIC 5 PIECE BAND
DINNER - 5 PIECE BAND + FEMALE VOX
PARTY - SOHO DJ LIVE
When Neill Strain Floral Couture's team reached out about the soft launch of their new Mayfair Atelier we didn't blink. As the event world geared up for Engage '25 - we welcomed some of the world's most renowned planners and event professionals to check out Neill's gorgeous brand new atelier space.
Starting outside the shop, the roaming band framed the entrance whilst performing some joyous summer classics, before moving inside the space to get a real vibe going.
Neill is Kylie Minogue's florist so naturally when we asked him for a request on the spot, he asked for a bit of Kylie - without knowing we shared a bit of her rep knowledge between us, we improvised an on the spot Kylie Minogue medley, much to the delight of Neill and his guests!
The event went down a storm and everyone left with big smiles on their faces.
LOCATION - NEILL STRAIN
FLORAL COUTURE
BAND - SOHO ROAMS 5 PIECE
@kohnobe
Just wanted to say a huge thank you! We loved the roaming band, they really were epic. Can't wait to sit down and relive it all :D I've had so many of my friends message me giving rave reviews for the roaming band!
Liv actually contacted us asking for a roaming band before we'd even had the chance to launch Soho Roams - she knew what she wanted and luckily we had already started putting the cogs in motion for how our roaming band would run. We had toyed with the idea that the band might be able to flex to do a full days entertainment, becoming a late night DJ act after performing the roaming sets, and since that's exactly what Liv wanted, it felt like that's how it needed to be!
After the band had done their fully acoustic drinks reception set, they popped up twice at dinner and had the guests in the palms of their hand. Liv had a specific vision that at one point the band would recreate the movie moment from 'My Best Friend's Wedding' by breaking out spontaneously into 'Say A Little Prayer' which is exactly what occurred straight after dinner!
LOCATION - PRIVATE RESIDENCE
BAND - SOHO ROAMS
DRINKS - ACOUSTIC 5 PIECE BAND
DINNER - 5 PIECE BAND
PARTY - DJ FROM THE BAND
SET LIST
Believe it or not, it takes a special kind of song to work in a roaming set, particularly for high energy sets.
It needs to strike a fine balance between being extremely well-known and having a good sing-a-long pedigree. Think of songs where EVERYONE knows the chorus, and would sing it all with us, for that reason a tune like 'Signed, Sealed, Delivered' can work well but 'Superstition' wouldn't, and this is why we keep our offerings quite limited for
roaming sets.
