Folks have been talking

by Dave Patrick on October 1, 2025 in Concert Reviews News

We collated various testimonials, reviews, facebook comments, insta, tweets and other social mentions and crunched the number and we came up with this summary.

Key Themes:

Exceptional Musical Talent: Consistently praised for outstanding musicianship, tight performances, and high-quality vocals. Specific mentions include:
- “Outstanding Last Night! Amazing Vocals! Full Brass Section! Soul and Motown hit after hit!”
- “Brilliant music,” “great harmonies,” “talented pianist, a drummer second to none.”
- “Masterful instrumentation,” “powerhouse performances,” “superb band!”
- “Best live band I’ve seen,” “truly spectacular performance from the entire band.”
- “So versatile,” often featuring “extra female vocalists.”
Energetic and Engaging Performances: The band is repeatedly described as creating a lively, dance-inducing atmosphere, encouraging audience participation.
- “Literally Everyone on their feet dancing and singing!”
- “Had the whole place jumping,” “danced from start to finish.”
- “Energy from the beginning was amazing,” “rocking it and on top form.”
- “Crowd had such a fun night,” “dancing in the aisles.”
- “The music was too good for me to sit down.”
Soul/Motown Expertise: The band’s dedication to and mastery of Soul and Motown music is a primary draw and a significant point of appreciation.
- “Soul and Motown music,” “classic Motown and soul anthems.”
- “Soul at its very best,” “brilliant entertainment they have soul.”
- Praised for bringing “the heart and spirit of The Commitments to life.”
Professionalism and Reliability: Comments highlight the band’s professionalism, ease of interaction, and consistent high quality.
- “Fantastic band to work with from a Sound Engineers point of view.”
- “Professional and can’t wait for a return visit.”
- “Great to have you at the events I organise.”
Promoters and Events:
- Morrelli Events (Andrea Morrelli): Universally praised for “knowing exactly what we want” and consistently bringing “fantastic bands” to Cyprus. Andrea Morrelli is frequently thanked and lauded for their efforts.
- The Rhodehouse: A very common venue for the band, receiving consistent positive feedback for event organization.
- Festivals: “Fogworth Festival,” “Stone Food and Drink Festival,” “Eccleshall Festival & Street Market,” “The Rock and Bowl Festival” are all mentioned as highly successful appearances.
Audience Loyalty & Desire for Return: A strong and recurring theme is the audience’s eagerness for the band to return, often having seen them multiple times or planning to do so.
- “Can’t wait for your return to Cyprus next year,” “Come back soon!”
- “Hopefully be a third time next year.”
- “Booked them again for next year!”
- “Still the best live band I’ve seen,” even after seeing them “many times.”

2. Specific Praises and Testimonials:

“Absolutely incredible at the Pissouri Amphitheatre last night! The energy from the beginning was amazing and the musicians were incredibly tight! every person on stage was rocking it and on top form! This was my daughters’ first concert and she absolutely loved it! Fantastic musicians and amazing evening thank you guys!” – Kirsty Willis
“We saw them at Pissouri Ampitheatre, Cyprus last week. Great band, musicians and singers. Had the whole place jumping. Easy interaction with the crowd, good setlist of songs.” – Lynda Dale
“What an amazing night we had on Saturday, truly spectacular performance from the entire band !!!!! Saw you here a couple of years ago and hoped and hoped Andrea would bring you back ,,,, hopefully be a third time next year!!!! Thanks again” – Simon Kemmett
“You were all absolutely amazing, our crowd had such a fun night, and we all agreed it was the best band we’d seen at Pissouri. Still buzzing now, in fact…. Look forward to seeing you again next year. Well done to Andrea Morrelli for bringing you over too” – Sally Engelschmidt
“Absolutely brilliant best tribute band I’ve seen that good I went to watch them 2 nights in a row thanks Andrea and Gina and of course the band hope to see you next year xx” – Steven Theaker
“I was privileged to see The Lack of Commitments two years ago when they simply blew us all away in Peyia… This eleven piece band were electric, stunning and absolutely amazing. Whoever assembled the band has their finger on the pulse of Soul and Motown music.” – Peter Brennan
“Well done, Andrea Morrelli you excelled yourself by bringing over this fantastic band. Definitely the best one we’ve seen… Our Limassol crowd loved every minute of it and I’m certainly still feeling the effects of all that dancing! Can’t wait to see Lack of Commitments again next year. xx” – Andrea Morrelli (personal review)
“Best group I have seen for a long time. Get back to Cyprus soon.” – Jenny Speed (Top contributor)
“This was amazing last night! Fab band! Defo worth it x” – Izzy Stone (Top contributor)
“Band was amazing, played great songs & vocals were exceptional. First time we’ve seen this particular group but I would definitely book to see them again.” – Jackie (Verified review)
“We booked the LOC for our music festival this year! I’ve no words to accurately describe just how fantastic this band actually are and such lovely people too! They had our marquee vibrating from the dancing and I was overwhelmed by comments about their greatness! So much so I’ve booked them again for next year! Go see them, better still BOOK THEM! You won’t be disappointed!” – Nicola Sneddon Foster

3. Key Venues/Locations Mentioned:

Cyprus: Pissouri Amphitheatre, Tala Amphitheatre, Ampelones, Bonamare Beach Bar Timi, Octagon Vrysoulles, Limassol, Peyia
UK: The Rhodehouse (Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham), Granvilles (Stone), Empire Rochdale, Eccleshall (Festival & Street Market, The Little George – church gig), The Quarter at Potbank (Stoke-on-Trent), Market Drayton (The Rock and Bowl Festival), Stone (Food & Drink Festival, music festival), Mercat Stage

4. Band Attributes & Performance Details:

Typically an 11 or 12-piece band.
Features a full brass section.
Includes multiple male and female vocalists (often three female backing singers).
Instruments mentioned: brass, guitars, drums, keyboards, bass guitar, saxophone.
Known for a diverse setlist of classic Soul and Motown hits.
Consistently delivers high-energy, dance-inducing performances.
Highly praised for professional sound engineering and stage presence.

5. Dates and Booking:

Concert dates referenced span from 2017 to planned events in 2025.
Promotional posts often include ticket information (websites, on-the-door availability).
Strong recommendations to “BOOK THEM!” due to their consistent high quality and popularity.

6. Reviews folder:

We have a Reviews folder as part of our press kit that contains screengrabs of social media posts (in context), feature reviews and testimonials for The Lack of Commitments by audience members from a variety of different gigs.