The Soul Lounge
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Cowes Week · Isle of Wight Festival · HMS Bestival

6World-class musicians
200+Song repertoire
20Years experience
500+Headline shows
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Listen
to the
Band.

A medley of four songs — Papa's Got A Brand New Bag, Groovin', Let's Stay Together, Sir Duke. Two minutes. Hit play.

The Soul Lounge Live Medley · ~2 min

Covering the songs of

Stevie Wonder Marvin Gaye James Brown Otis Redding Jamiroquai Silk Sonic Amy Winehouse Alicia Keys Sting Michael Jackson The Young Rascals The Meters Sly and the Family Stone Bob Marley Van Morrison Aretha Franklin Stevie Wonder Marvin Gaye James Brown Otis Redding Jamiroquai Silk Sonic Amy Winehouse Alicia Keys Sting Michael Jackson The Young Rascals The Meters Sly and the Family Stone Bob Marley Van Morrison Aretha Franklin
01 — The Band

Not your average event band.

The Soul Lounge are six professional musicians — backgrounds in West End productions, Mercury Award nominee, international touring players and resident musicians for some of the UK's most prestigious venues — who perform private events, weddings and festivals at the same level they perform everything else.

Fronted by Ric Stanbridge, whose credits include The Beatles' Let It Be and the Small Faces' All or Nothing — both Broadway and West End productions. The band's roster also includes PP Arnold live band member Jules Nelson, Mercury-nominated brass player Tim Parkin (founding member of The Bees and of 77:78), session saxophonist Mike Holdcroft, drummer and 77:78 member Chris Phillips, and touring theatre guitarist Rob Capewell. International saxophonist Gary Plumley (Terry Callier, Swing Out Sister, Michael Kiwanuka) joins as an additional musician on select performances.

Based on the South Coast of England, The Soul Lounge performs nationally and internationally — from intimate private celebrations to 5,000-person headline shows. Confirmed for the Isle of Wight Festival 2026.

Ric StanbridgeVocals & BandleaderWest End production experience. Beatles' Let It Be & Small Faces' All or Nothing — Broadway & West End. Guest entertainer, Norwegian Cruise Lines.
Jules NelsonKeys / Guitar / MDPP Arnold live band member. Multi-instrumentalist. Warner Hotels resident.
Tim ParkinTrumpetFounding member of Mercury-nominated The Bees. Also founding member of 77:78.
Gary PlumleySaxophoneTerry Callier, Swing Out Sister, Michael Kiwanuka — live and studio.
Mike HoldcroftSaxophoneEmpire Session Recordings. Jazz, Afrobeat, Reggae, Ska and beyond.
Chris PhillipsDrumsMulti-instrumentalist. Music educator. Session player. Member of 77:78.
Rob CapewellGuitarTouring theatre guitarist. West End: Mamma Mia!, Blood Brothers, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. TV: This Morning & BBC Breakfast. Music educator and session player.

Available as a three-piece through to a full ten-piece — standard format is six musicians.

"The musicians behind the West End productions, the Mercury nominations, the international tours — performing at your event."

Soul. Funk. Jazz. Motown. Disco. A musical Swiss army knife — any occasion, any brief, any room.

The Soul Lounge
03 — What We Do

The right music for every occasion.

01 — Festivals & Live
Festivals & Live Events

Isle of Wight Festival. HMS Bestival. Cowes Week. They have played the big stages. They know how to work a crowd.

Festival & Live Bookings
02 — Corporate & Private
Corporate & Private Events

When the event reflects on you, the entertainment has to deliver. Credibility, professionalism, and a room full of people who didn't want the music to stop.

Talk About Your Event
03 — Weddings
Weddings

Music that makes the moment. From the first dance to the last song of the night — played by musicians who understand exactly what the day demands.

Enquire About Your Wedding
Live Dates

Upcoming shows.

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Saturday 29 August 2026 · Doors 8pm

Isle of Wight Scooter Rally

Rocket Ronnies, 12 Esplanade, Ryde, Isle of Wight PO33 2DY

Bank Holiday weekend. The Soul Lounge play a night of 60s, 70s and 80s soul classics, alongside The Signatures — Northern Soul Live — with DJ Al Morgan through to 1am.

Sold out

This one has sold out — there are no tickets left, and none on the door.

Presented by Visual Impact with Wightlink. Over-18s. Door times, access and age policy are set by the promoter — details are on the poster.
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Sunday 6 September 2026 · 12pm – 5pm

The Hidden Garden — End of Summer Session

The Old Barracks, Puckpool Park, Ryde, Isle of Wight

Free entry — a free ticket is required, and capacity is limited.

The Soul Lounge five-piece: Ric Stanbridge · Chris Phillips · Rob Capewell · Tim Parkin · Mike Holdcroft

Get your free ticket Presented by The Hidden Garden. Door times, access and age policy are set by the promoter — details are on the poster and the ticket page.
In Their Words

What people say.

“

Way too good to be playing on this Island!

Mark King — Level 42 Daughter's 18th Birthday Party · 2016
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Fantastic vocals and a highly talented band. The brass section were incredible! A classy choice for our event — and we will most certainly be booking you again.

Pete & Mary Langdon Private Event · Surrey
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Everyone across the age range was enjoying your music. Thank you so much for playing for us.

Romilly Weeks ITN
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Great stuff.

Rob Da Bank Radio 1 / Bestival · HMS Bestival Opening 2014
02 — The Music
Soul. Funk. Jazz.
Motown. Disco.

Six decades of the music that fills a room and keeps people on their feet — or delivers exactly the right laid-back sophistication when the occasion demands it.

The Soul Lounge describe themselves as a musical Swiss army knife. They mean it.

Listen to the Band
The Soul Lounge
04 — On The Turntable
The music
says it all.

Groovin', Sir Duke, Stay Together, Papa's Got A Brand New Bag. Four tracks — hit play and hear what The Soul Lounge actually sound like.

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The quality you can hear

"West End experienced musicians playing your event at the same level they play everything else."

South Coast, England — available UK-wide & international

Stages we've played

Isle of Wight Festival HMS Bestival 2014 Cowes Week — Main Marina Supporting Level 42 Jools Holland Aftershow Rob Da Bank Private Events Royal Yacht Squadron BBC Isle of Wight Festival HMS Bestival 2014 Cowes Week — Main Marina Supporting Level 42 Jools Holland Aftershow Rob Da Bank Private Events Royal Yacht Squadron BBC
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See them live.

07 — Enquire

Let's talk about your event.

Tell us your date, your venue and what you're looking for. We'll come back to you quickly. For corporate and private bookings, weddings, festivals and special events.

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