CON FUNK SHUN (Sun, 12/13/26)

All Aboard the LOVE TRAIN — a Bay Area-beloved holiday rendition of funk, soul, and pure celebration with CONFUNKSHUN.

This season, let the groove bring you home as the legendary hitmakers return to Yoshi’s Oakland for their 6th annual Holiday Concert Series. It’s more than a show—it’s a soul-charged reunion, gift-wrapped in rhythm, nostalgia, and that signature Fun, Fun, Fun energy only Confunkshun can deliver.

Get ready for a festive ride through:

• Timeless classics you know by heart
• Holiday gems from their 2024 album Home for Xmas
• A special first listen to unreleased tracks from their upcoming 2027 project, Smooth Jukebox

Get ready for a night made for dancing, reminiscing, and straight vibing with the band that feels like family.

As Confunkshun brings home a high-powered mix of holiday heat and signature funk—it’s a homecoming celebration built to move you, lift you, and light up your holiday spirit.

And don’t miss the chance to grab limited-edition merchandise, CFS holiday CD jams—and CONFUNKSHUN’s 2027 Pre-released Smooth Juke Box T-Shirts.

Presented by Mark Elliot & The A-List Musiq Circle, Your Bay Area’s Who’s Who Entertainment Network. Pre-Show VIP Q & A Meet & Greet with special guest host TBA.

CONFUNKSHUN

The R&B funk icon, Confunkshun, who has been pleasing fans for over 50 years, is at it again!  After the success of Love’s Train being rerecorded by Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak) and reaching #1 on the charts, the band’s locomotive has once again rolled out with recent singles Text Me Tomorrow and Smooth from their highly anticipated 2024 spring album release, Smooth Jukebox.

Initially known as Project Soul, the R&B funk icon group we now know as Confunkshun has been pleasing fans for over 50 years.  Originating in Vallejo, CA, founding member Michael Cooper, along with high school classmates Louis McCall, Karl Fuller, Cedric Martin, Danny Thomas, Paul “Zebulan” Harrell, and newfound talent Felton Pilate, started this unprecedented music journey.   Eventually, the group found a home in Memphis in the mid-’70s when they booked a performance backing Stax Recording Artist the Soul Children. Soon, they were recruited as the background band for Rufus Thomas for the Golden Globe-nominated Wattstax Benefit Concert/ Documentary.     

While in pursuit of a recording contract, the group adopted a new name inspired by the group NiteLiters’ song, Confunkshun. The newly renamed act attracted the attention of Mercury Records, and soon set funkateers around the world on fire with their debut album featuring their first single “Sho’Feels Good To Me.”  Confunkshun went on to release a total of 11 albums and eight top ten Billboard hits, including the No. 1 hit single “Ffun”, “Chase Me”, “Shake & Dance”, “Baby I’m Hooked”, and more. 

Ironically, their biggest hit was an album cut that was never released as a single.   The fan favorite, Love’s Train, propelled Confunkshun’s “To the Max” album to Gold Status. But it was 40 years later that supergroup Silk Sonic’s remake of the single took it to #1 on the charts, helping the duo (Bruno Mars & Anderson Paak) win a BET Album of the Year Award.