The band is based in Manchester and perform regularly throughout the city and the North West of England but are willing to travel further for events.
The Retrosettes are a fun, festival band ideal for many events. The 4 piece have played all over the world with their quirky, and retro sound. The band has 4 instrumentalists, with lead singers, Helen and Paul playing piano and guitar, giving the band a folky vibe. The group play a great mixture of songs from The Beatles to David Bowie, The Buggles to Fleetwood Mac, there is something for everyone to enjoy.
With this more acoustic/festival set up, the Retrosettes are fit to play whatever size stage your event may have, whether it be a large castle, a tipee in a famers field, or your back garden, they have it covered. The band have played together for nearly a decade and have worked with the likes of Italian Film director Paolo Sorrentino, French Film composer Vladimir Cosma, Simply Red, Lindsey Stirling, and have entertained companies such as Paramount, Volkswagen, Mercedes, Hilton, A J Bell and have performed all over the world with their music.
No event is too big or too small for The Retrosettes, so if you're looking for a fun, festival band that will be remembered and enjoyed by your guests, get in touch with The Retrosettes.
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Full repertoire
90s - Present Day
A-Punk - Vampire Weekend
American Boy - Estelle
Back Streets Back - Back Street Boys
Bohemian Like You - Dandy Warhols
Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis
Disco 2000 - Pulp
Dreaming Of You - The Coral
Dreamer - Livin’ Joy
Finally - CC Peniston
Get Lucky - Daft Punk
Gold On The Ceiling - The Black Keys
Home - The Magnetic Zeros
I Need A Dollar - Aloe Blacc
Independent Women - Destiny’s Child
Mama Do - Pixie Lott
No Scrubs - TLC
Rolling In The Deep - Adele
Say You’ll Be There - Spice Girls
Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes
The Next Episode - Dr DRE
The You And Me Song - The Wannadies
Valerie - The Zutons/Amy Winehouse
You Know I’m No Good - Amy Winehouse
70s - 80s
Africa - Toto
Baggy Trousers - Madness
Ballroom Blitz - Sweet
Boys Don’t Cry - The Cure
Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
Crocodile Rock - Elton John
Don’t Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
Express Yourself - Charles Wright And The 5th Avenue Band
Everywhere - Fleetwood Mac
Faith - George Michael
Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac
Grease - Frankie Valli
I Feel Love - Donna Summer
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
Let’s Dance - David Bowie
Maggie May - Rod Stewart
Move On Up - Curtis Mayfield
Psycho Killer - Talking Heads
Sweet Dreams - The Eurythmics
Tainted Love - Gloria Jones
Take On Me - Ah-Ha
The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzie
Town Called Malice - The Jam
Woo Hoo - The 5.6.7.8s (Kill Bill)
You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon
You Got It - Roy Orbison
You Got The Love - Candi Statton
60s Pop and Soul
Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Be My Baby - The Ronettes
California Soul - Marlena Shaw
Cecelia - Simon And Garfunkel
Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood - The Animals
Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones
Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
Heatwave - Martha Reeves And The Vandellas
I Get Around - The Beach Boys
I Only Want To Be With You - Dusty Springfield
I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles
It Ain’t Me Babe - Bob Dylan
Jumping Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones
Little Green Bag - The George Baker Selection (Reservoir Dogs OST)
Money (That’s What I Want) - Barrett Strong
Mr Blue Sky - ELO
My Boy Lollipop - Millie Small
Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks
The Letter - The Box Tops
There’s Always Something There To Remind Me - Sandie Shaw
Time Of The Season - The Zombies
Venus - Shocking Blue
We Gotta Get Outta This Place - The Animals
50s Rock n Roll and Country
At The Hop - Danny And The Juniors
Be Bop A Lula - Gene Vincent
Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley
Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
Great Balls Of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis
Hello Mary Lou - Ricky Nelson
Hippy Hippy Shake - The Swinging Blue Jeans
I Got A Woman - Ray Charles
I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash and June Carter
Jackson - Johnny Cash and June Carter
Johnny Be Goode - Chuck Berry
Lightning Bolt - Jake Bugg
Miserlou - Dick Dale
Mrs Robinson - Simon and Garfunkel
Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
Return To Sender - Elvis Presley
Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley And The Comets
Runaway - Del Shannon
Shakin’ All Over - Johnny Kid And The Pirates
That’s Alright Mama - Elvis Presley
That’ll Be The Day - Buddy Holly
Twistin’ The Night Away - Sam Cooke
Yakety Yak - The Coasters
You Never Can Tell - Chuck Berry
Wake Up Little Suzie - The Everly Brothers
You Never Can Tell - Chuck Berry
Previous first Dance Songs
(not in the regular repertoire so would only play 1 or 2 of these in a night max)
All Of Me - John Legend
All You Need Is Love - The Beatles
And I Love Her - The Beatles
Are You Ready For Love - Elton John
As - Stevie Wonder
Baby I Love You - The Ramones
Baby I Love Your Way
Better Together - Jack Johnson
Best Day Of Our Lives - American Authors
Can’t Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley
Candy Paolo Nutini
Come And Get Your Love - Redbone (Guardians Of The Galaxy)
Coming Home - Leon Bridges
Constellations - Jack Johnson
Don’t Let Me Down - The Beatles
Fast Car - Tracey Chapman
Fields Of Gold - Sting/Eva Cassidy
For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder version
Friday I’m In Love - The Cure
Give Me Strength - Snow Patrol
Grow Old With Me - Tom Odell
Head Over Heels - Tears For Fears
Higher And Higher - Jackie Wilson
Ho! Hey! - The Lumineers
How Long Will I Love You - Ellie Goulding
I Feel The Earth Move - Carole King
I Just Wanna Make Love To You - Etta James
I Like The Way This Is Going - The Eels
I Wanna Be Yours - Arctic Monkeys
I Was Made For Loving You - Kiss
I’m Yours - Jason Mraz
In My Life - The Beatles
Is This Love - Bob Marley
It Must Be Love - Madness
Let’s Get It On - Marvin Gaye
Let’s Stay Together - Al Green
Light My Fire - The Doors
L-O-V-E - Nat King Cole
My Baby Just Cares For Me - Nina Simone
My Cherie Amore - Stevie Wonder
My Girl - The Temptations
Natural Woman - Aretha Franklin
Only Love - Ben Howard
Only You - Yazoo
One Day Like This - Elbow
Ordinary People - John Legend
Paradise - Coldplay
Perfect Day - Lou Reed
Rather Be - Clean Bandit
Romeo And Juliet - Dire Straits
Rule The World - Take That
She Loves You - The Beatles
Signed Sealed Delivered - Stevie Wonder
(Sitting On) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
Something - The Beatles
Sugar Pie Honey Bunch - The Four Tops
Sweetest Feeling - Jackie Wilson
Tenerife Sea - Ed Sheeran
The Blowers Daughter - Damien Rice
The Girl - City & Colour
The Power Of Love - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
The Power Of Love - Huey Lewis And The News
The You And Me Song - The Wanda's
Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran
This Must Be True Love - Toots & The Maytals
We Have All The Time In The World - Louis Armstrong
Yellow - Coldplay
You Do Something To Me - Paul Weller
You Make My Dreams Come True - Hall And Oates
You’re All I Need To Get By - Marvin Gaye and Tammy Terrell
You’re The Best Thing - Style Council
Your Song - Elton John
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