“Masters of Soul,” the Egyptian Theatre’s upcoming Motown tribute, is bringing oldie favorites to DeKalb.

At 7:30 p.m. Saturday, the band is coming to the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., in a 90-minute show paying tribute to classic Motown. Tickets are $25 dollars and can be purchased online through the Egyptian Theatre’s website.

The group covers hits from Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross and the Supremes, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, James Brown and Barry White, to name a few. Formed and based in Virginia Beach, VA., the group features glamorous costumes, dazzling choreography and a talented cast of 10 singers and musicians bringing the Motown spirit to life on stage.

John Hodges, band leader and bass singer of Masters of Soul, said the show aims to take listeners back to when Motown was at its peak and has been successful in showing modern audiences the joy of Motown music.

“We got together thinking that people would want to go back and listen to great music of the 70s when everybody knew the words of the songs and could sing along,” Hodges said. “It’s a very high energy show. We get people standing up in their seats.”

Even though audience members of all ages will recognize the hits performed by Masters of Soul, the tunes will ring most familiar to audience members who remember hearing Motown hits on the radio when they first hit the charts.

Jeanine Holcomb, event manager at the Egyptian Theatre, said she believes the show will be especially effective for those who grew up with Motown music, providing a trip down memory lane that promises to take audiences back to what they love best about the ‘60s and ‘70s.

“Everybody has nostalgia for the time that they grew up in,” Holcomb said. “This season, we’ve tried to pull in acts for all ages and demographics. I think this is adding to the message that we want to provide a variety of different shows for a variety of different people.”

Hodges said the energy of a live audience is a huge part of the Masters of Soul experience, and attendees often become a part of the show by dancing and singing along.

“People just join right in,” Hodges said. “We’re riding off of them, and they’re riding off of us, and before you know it, the whole crowd is like an explosion of high energy with a lot of fun and a lot of laughs.”

Holcomb said Masters of Soul will be a nice change of pace for the venue, after a number of tribute acts, including those dedicated to Pink Floyd, the Beach Boys and boy band music from the ‘90s and early 2000s.

“We’ve done a lot of classic rock tributes, but we’ve never done anything Motown related,” Holcomb said. “When this show opportunity came up, we thought it would be a great opportunity to provide that throwback feel, but with a different twist. We think it’ll bring in a new audience that we haven’t gotten before with the classic rock acts.”

Hodges said above all, Masters of Soul is a celebration of Motown music, and the band is excited to bring their show to DeKalb. He said while time may have pushed Motown aside, it is still widely loved by many generations, something evident in their audience demographic.

“The music hasn’t changed,” Hodges said. “It’s really lasted through all of the generations. We get audiences of all generations, from 5 years old to 95 years old, and all of them really love the Motown sound.”