# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Wokingham Music Club - City Funk Orchestra
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 12 Jun, 2026 at 08:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: City Funk Orchestra - the capital’s best and most popular funk/soul dance band plays to packed houses throughout London and the South regularly filling mainstream music venues and wowing festival audiences. With a history as a ‘specialist’ opening act for the likes of Average White Band and Kid Creole and the Coconuts, 2025 has seen them appearing amongst the headliners at the Saturday Love soul music festival in North London. alongside The Amy Winehouse Band at Hampton Pool Festival whilst also opening the festivities for Friday night at the major and long-established Cropredy Festival in Oxfordshire.


The band’s sound centres around the soul and funk ‘golden age’ of the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, to which these top players have added the magic ingredient of genuine authenticity. Their own CFO penned material blends seamlessly amongst the big dance floor fillers the band have made their own. Songs include the most loved floor fillers of Chaka Khan, Luther Vandross, Maze, SOS Band, Shalamar, Gap Band, The Emotions, alongside many rare groove picks that never fail to please soul ’n funk sophisticates … Featuring two of the best soul singers in the UK in regular lead Imaani (longtime lead singer with internationally acclaimed UK jazz funk legends Incognito, also BV’s with Chaka Khan), and Mary Pearce formerly with Culture Club, Primal Scream, Roy Ayres, Calvin Harris (she’s the voice of “Ready For The Weekend”) - with a funky-as-it-gets rhythm section of Nial Tompkins-guitar, Carl Hudson-keys, Matt Pegg-bass, Geoff Dunn-drums. 


City Funk Orchestra have just released their first self written/produced original song (initially on Bandcamp) - This Could Be featuring Imaani - ‘Record Of The Week’ on several UK Soul Radio stations including Solar Radio and MiSoul. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euW9jSNFyCE


It’s True Funk! (Bring dancing shoes).

Bar opens at 7pm - enjoy a drink before the show starts!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wokingham/wokingham-music-club-city-funk-orchestra/200029356170438
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, festivals, music-festivals
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Wokingham
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Royal British Legion Winnersh Branch
- **lat**: 51.42673
- **long**: -0.86791
- **full address**: Royal British Legion Winnersh Branch, The Royal British Legion,Wokingham, United Kingdom

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Wokingham Music Club - City Funk Orchestra being held?
  - **A:** Wokingham Music Club - City Funk Orchestra takes place on Fri, 12 Jun, 2026 at 08:00 pm to Fri, 12 Jun, 2026 at 08:00 pm at Royal British Legion Winnersh Branch, The Royal British Legion,Wokingham, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Wokingham Music Club - City Funk Orchestra?
  - **A:** Wokingham Music Club - City Funk Orchestra is organized by Wokingham Music Club.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Wokingham Music Club - City Funk Orchestra is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Wokingham, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Wokingham Music Club - City Funk Orchestra sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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