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The Papa Zitas are Ireland’s definitive Motown Big Band experience. Their 10 piece outfit delivers incredible performances of all the 1960’s Motown classics we all know and love. Headed by three amazing vocalists (The Mama Zitas!) and joined by an exuberant brass section and thundering rhythm section, this homage to 60s music is to dance for! Whether its festivals, weddings or corporate events, The Papa Zitas are charged with dancefloor hits guaranteed to get the party started.
Have a Look
THE PAPA ZITAS LIVE!
While we would always encourage each potential client to come and view the band live, we hope you find our videos helpful in determining exactly what kind of style and setlist you can expect from the Zitas crew.
LIVE EVENTS
Unique Sound. Exceptional Performance.
2024
The Coachman, Clonmel, Friday 1st March, 10pm
Mabel Lane, Carrigaline, Cork, Saturday 30th March, 10pm
The Coachman, Clonmel, Saturday 6th April, 10pm
JJ Coppingers, Midleton, Cork, Saturday 13th April, 10pm
Leftbank Kilkenny, Friday 19th April, 10pm
The Tradehouse, Ballincollig, Cork, Saturday 20th April, 10pm
Cooneys Bar, Carrick-on-Suir, Waterford, Friday 10th May, 9:30pm
Leftbank Kilkenny, Friday 17th May, 10pm
Mabel Lane, Carrigaline, Cork, 25th May, 10pm
West Awake Festival, Clonoulty, Tipperary, Sunday 2nd June, 4pm
Churchyard Sessions, Waterford City, Saturday 8th June, 8pm
Cooneys Bar, Carrick-on-Suir, Waterford, Friday 21st June, 9:30pm
JJ Coppingers, Midleton, Cork, Saturday 29th June, 10pm
Leftbank, Kilkenny, Friday 19th July, 10pm
Mabel Lane, Carrigaline, Cork, Saturday 20th July, 10pm
Mabel Lane, Carrigaline, Cork, Saturday 3rd August, 10pm
The Coachman Inn, Clonmel, Tipperary, Sunday 4th August, 10pm
Clonmel Busking Festival, Amphitheatre, Tipperary, Sunday 11th August, 4pm
Leftbank, Kilkenny, Friday 30th August, 10pm
As a courtesy to our clients, we do not advertise our schedule for private events
Truly Unforgettable
EVENTS
WEDDINGS
Personal & Professional
As a professional Wedding Band, we are here to guarantee that all your musical needs are met during your event. It is important to us that the songs we perform suit both your personal taste and that of your guests. We thoroughly enjoy playing at weddings, and will gladly go through your specific requests and needs in detail.
CORPORATE
Sounds That Satisfy
Corporate events are another speciality of The Papa Zitas. Whether it is to follow an important awards event or to finish off the perfect team building weekend, there's an obvious reason why our clients return to us year after year for corporate entertainment; we are the best. Some of our clients include:
Ford Ireland, Ferrero Ireland, Taxback.com, AIB Ireland, Pfizer, Apple, The Business and Enterprise Ball, CIT, UCC, The office of the Lord Mayor of Limerick, Cork County Council and many many more.
PUBLIC
Entertainment You’ll Love
The majority of our public shows and showcases take place in some of Ireland's biggest clubs and venues, many of which are affiliated with independent party and event websites. Many of our live public shows are advertised as part of high end Hen/Stag/Birthday/Post Wedding packages where we work closely with pub/club/restaurant management to ensure pub-goers and private parties alike have a night to remember.
"Meet Our Sound Guy/Gal"
Sounds That Satisfy
We are one of very few bands that have a qualified full-time sound engineer working with us at every show/gig. They will make sure that the band sounds fantastic from any part of the function room but also that volume does not overpower your room, environment or audience. For the duration of our show, he/she will mix the band to the specific details of your event. All you have to do is look for the man walking around with the iPad. Using the latest in sound engineering software, he can mix the show from anywhere in the venue!
Papa Zitas: Providing the Very Best in Entertainment since 2010
SONG PLAYLIST
A Wide Variety
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
You Can't Hurry Love
Can't Take my Eyes Off Of You
Baby Love
Best of My Love
Candy Man
Stop Right Now
Stop in the Name of Love
Young Hearts Run Free
Im Coming Out
Sitting on the Dock of the Bay
Bom Bom Bom
Blame it on the Boogie
My Guy
I Will Survive
Lady Marmalade
Love is Like a Heatwave
Good Times
To Love Somebody
I Want You Back
Natural Woman
Everywhere
Say a Little Prayer for You
Baby I Love You
Fooled Around and Fell in Love
My Girl
Do You Love Me
Dancing in The Dark (Swing Version)
Proud Mary
Isn't She Lovely
Dancing in the Street
Que Sera Sera (Waltz)
Dance with Me Tonight
Nowhere to Run
Lets Stay Together
Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher
Sugar Pie Honey Bunch
This Will Be
Come See About Me
Kentish Town Waltz
Could you Be Loved
This Will Be
For Once in My Life
Ain't Got No
Reet Petite
Make My Dreams Come True
Sir Duke
Easy Like Sunday Morning
Shake Your Body Down
Oh What A Night
Aint Too Proud to Beg
I Wish
Uptown Funk
Mess Around
Mr Postman
Be My Baby
Where did you go to my Lovely (Waltz)
All Night Long
Harvest Moon
At Last
Shoop Shoop
PACKAGES
Conventionally Unconventional
We want to make your event a success with live music your guests won’t soon forget. We are a talented and professional Wedding Band bringing a unique mixture of sounds and musical styles tailored to meet the feel of an event and the acoustic inclinations of you and your guests. You can trust us to guarantee the entertainment at your event runs smoothly. Check out the different musical options we have to offer below.
10 Piece Motown Band
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From Your First Dance Onwards
The Papa Zitas are first and foremost, a professional ten piece Motown and Soul Band. Not only are we one of a handful of wedding bands who specialise in this genre, we pride ourselves on being the most professional ten piece band in the country-from our unique lighting show to our carefully crafted setlist, our choreographed moves to our first class musicianship, we offer a certain something that you will not get from any other big band in Ireland. Just pop along to a show to see exactly what we mean!
Drinks Reception
Your Kind of Style
Upon request, we can provide laid back, easy listening tunes for your guests as we bridge the gap between ceremony and party atmosphere. Our drinks reception set consists jazz standards, film classics, romantic ballads, and lush instrumentals, designed to get your guests tapping their feet. This can be fulfilled by either a 5 piece (vocalist OR saxophonist) or 6 piece (vocalist AND saxophonist) group.
DJ Service
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Post Band Tunes - Meet Our DJs
As experts in the wedding entertainment field, we know there's nothing worse than having a top class band finish their set and a mediocre DJ stepping into the spotlight. The energy of a ten piece band can be hard to match when it's 12.30am and you're just one person with a mic and decks! That's why we hand pick our DJs from the very best that Munster has to offer. You've probably heard all this before, but we really mean it-we will never ever let just anyone take control of a dancefloor we have worked hard to fill. We not only promise to personally book and brief our Djs on your specific needs, we guarantee he/she will keep the high standard of the Papa Zitas reputation in check until the very last song of the night.
Find the perfect mix for your next event.
