The Rivas

  • from £975 in London Help
  • from £975 in South East
  • from £995 in East of England
  • from £1100 in South West
  • from £1100 in East Midlands
  • from £1150 in West Midlands

Highly accomplished London cover band playing mellow soul and jazz as well as classic rock, pop and contemporary RnB

The Rivas are available for bookings in bars, restaurants, hotels, night clubs, members' clubs, weddings, private parties and corporate functions. They are smart and punctual, and can provide their own amplification system.

Members of the band have worked in top London venues such as the Trafalgar Square Hilton, the Dogstar, Gaucho Hampstead, Number Ten Ladbroke Grove, River Lounge, Eight Members Club, La Gondola in Battersea, the Guoman Hotel Tower Bridge, and Revolution in the city. Between them, they have toured Europe, composed and recorded music for TV, and played with countless acts both live and in studio sessions, including Nostalgia 77, Osibisa, Spanky Wilson and Quantic Soul Orchestra to name but a few.

Performance information

Line-up Lead vocals/guitar, sax, bass & drums
Performance duration 2 x 1 hour or 3 x 40 minute sets
Performance area required 12ft wide x 10ft deep
Recorded music provided between sets Yes (included in price)
Set-up/sound-check duration 60 minutes

Booking options

Late performances/Use of PA £100 per hour after midnight
Early set-up/sound-check £40 per hour before 6pm
Theatre PA & engineer POA

What people say

  • Genius at work! Thank you for an excellent performance, I have to say, myself and the guests were in awe and thoroughly enjoyed the music and your unique voice melted a lot of hearts!!! I lost count the amount of times I had people asking me where I found you and generally complementing a superbly accomplished performance. I know within 48 hours I had received 2 requests from guests asking how to book your services. Many Thanks!

    Terry, Wedding, August 2009
  • The Rivas provided live music at my sister's wedding celebration, and was extremely pleased with the result. The music was excellent, and really made the occasion - it contributed amazingly to the ambience of the dinner (in a large hall). From discussing our requirements, through to setting up and the performance itself, he and his band displayed a very high level of professionalism and I wouldn't hesitate to hire him again or recommend him to others.

    Matthew, Wedding, July 2009
  • Hugh has played a residency at our Battersea Park gigs to crowds of up to 1000 at a time and over the four hours of the gig to listeners in the thousands. His repertoire is wide-ranging and I would gladly recommended him to anyone looking at using his services

    Oz, Agent

Repertoire

  • Stand by Me (Ben E King)
  • Summertime (Ella Fitzgerald + Louis Armstrong)
  • Georgia On My Mind (Ray Charles)
  • Insensatez (Antonio Carlos Jobim)
  • Let’s Stay Together (Al Green)
  • Caravan (Duke Ellington)
  • Respect (Aretha Franklin)
  • Is This Love? (Bob Marley)
  • The Wind Cries Mary (Jimi Hendrix)
  • Can't Hide Love (Creative Source)
  • Sign Your Name Across My Heart (Terence Trent D'Arby)
  • Footsteps on the Dancefloor (Womack + Womack)
  • I Put A Spell On You (Nina Simone)
  • Girl from Ipanema (Antonio Carlos Jobim)
  • Under My Skin (Frank Sinatra)
  • Dock Of The Bay (Otis Redding)
  • Brown Sugar (D’Angelo)
  • In a Sentimental Mood (Duke Ellington)
  • Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Antonio Carlos Jobim)
  • When A Man Loves A Woman (Wilson Pickett)
  • Nature Boy (Nat King Cole)
  • Blackbird (The Beatles)
  • Redemption Song (Bob Marley)
  • Master Blaster/Jammin’ (Stevie Wonder)
  • Music to Watch Girls By (Andy Williams)
  • Come in Out of the Rain (Parliament)
  • Bamboleo (Gypsy Kings)
  • Unchained Melody (Righteous Brothers)
  • Lonesome Road (Madeleine Peyroux)
  • As (Stevie Wonder)
  • Somewhere over the Rainbow (Harold Arlen / Israel Kamakawiwo'Ole)
  • Trouble (Ray Lamontagne)
  • Embraceable You (The Gershwins / Nat King Cole)
  • The Night Time is the Right Time (Ray Charles)
  • I Heard it Through the Grapevine (Marvin Gaye)
  • Fly Me To the Moon (Frank Sinatra / Astrud Gilberto)
  • Mas Que Nada (Jorge Ben / Sergio Mendez)
  • How Sweet It Is To be Loved by You (Marvin Gaye)
  • Wave (Antonio Carlos Jobim)
  • Superstition (Stevie Wonder)
  • It’s a Man’s Man’s World (James Brown)
  • Lately (Stevie Wonder)
  • Falling (Alicia Keys)
  • Shackles / Praise You (Mary Mary)
  • Chan Chan (Buena Vista Social Club)
  • Yesterday (The Beatles)
  • Agua de Beber (Antonio Carlos Jobim)
  • Feelin’ Good (Nina Simone)
  • Higher & Higher (Jackie Wilson)
  • Here Comes the Sun (The Beatles)
  • Poder de Criacao (Joao Noguiera)
  • The Look of Love (Burt Bacharach / Dionne Warwick)
  • All I Need To Get By (Marvin Gaye + Tammi Terrell)
  • One Note Samba (Antonio Carlos Jobim)
  • Everything is Everything (Lauren Hill)
  • Kiss (Prince)
  • Yellow Moon (The Neville Brothers)
  • Love Me Or Leave Me (Nina Simone)
  • Triste (Antonio Carlos Jobim)
  • Killing me Softly (Roberta Flack / The Fugees)
  • Higher Ground (Stevie Wonder)
  • Space Oddity (David Bowie)
  • So Much Trouble in the World (Bob Marley)
  • These Arms Of Mine (Otis Redding)
  • Berimbeu (Powell / De Moraes)
  • Soul Man (Sam and Dave)
  • Sunny Afternoon (The Kinks)
  • Ain’t No Sunshine (Bill Withers)
  • Angel Eyes (Tony Bennett)
  • Think (James Brown)
  • Fever (Peggy Lee)
  • Don’t Let it Bring You Down (Neil Young)
  • Jesse (Mother Earth)
  • Jumpin’ Jack Flash (The Rolling Stones)
  • Like a Star (Corinne Bailey Rae)
  • Disritmia (Martinho da Vila)
  • Wonderwall (Oasis)
  • Spanish Joint (D’Angelo)
  • Moon River (Frank Sinatra)
  • Chega de Saudade (Antonio Carlos Jobim)
  • Hoochie Coochie Man (Muddy Waters)
  • Come Together (The Beatles)
  • As Rosas Nao Falam (Cartola)
  • Don’t let me down (The Beatles)
  • Soul Divine (Amp Fiddler)
  • Oh! Darling (The Beatles)
  • Tell It Like It Is (The Neville Brothers)
  • Desafinado (Antonio Carlos Jobim)
  • Crosstown Traffic (Jimi Hendrix)
  • Heart’s Desire (Don Blackman)
  • That’s the Way Love Is (Marvin Gaye)
  • Unchain My Heart (Ray Charles)
  • Right on For the Darkness (Curtis Mayfield)
  • Hercules (Aaron Neville)
  • As if You Read My Mind (Stevie Wonder)
  • Walk on By (Burt Bacharach)
  • Velha Infancia (Tribalistas)
  • Wild Wood (Paul Weller)
  • I Believe I Can Fly (R Kelly)
  • My Girl (Otis Redding)
  • I get the Sweetest Feeling (Jackie Wilson)
  • Lean On Me (Bill Withers)
  • Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon and Garfunkel)
  • Crazy (Gnarls Barkley)