Classic Rock Cover Band in need of a couple 90s, 00s and current

[mrpackerguy]

We play mostly 50s-80s classic rock. We want to incorporate a few more recent covers. If you had to pick 3-4 songs since 1990 that meet the criteria of being:

- widely popular
- highly danceable
- good "party" songs

....what would those 3-4 tunes be?

[lowendgenerator]

I always have good luck playing Creed and Nickleback.

KIDDING!

My classic rock cover band plays a lot of 90s-00s stuff on the side.

Black Crows - Hard to Handle
Cracker - Low
Eve 6 - Inside Out
Jet - Cold Hard Bitch

I'm always looking for new rocking covers to play. Anything to keep Mustang Sally and Brown Eyed Girl off the setlist.

[BassScum]

Metallica- Enter Sandman
Nirvana- Smells Like Teen Spirit
Santana- Smooth

[DRafalske]

Paralyzer always seems to work well for us.

[MrDOS]

I think it's regional, to some extent. What's "new" here might be "classic" in a hip town.
I'd go check out a popular band that plays that kind of stuff, and see what's packing the dance floor.

Paralyzer & Shine have worked well for us.

[lowendgenerator]

Paralyzer works? Really?

The last band I saw playing that song was horrible, so my opinion is a bit...skewed.

[Richland123]

Some songs from the 90s and 00s that work for my band (we do mostly 60s, 70s, 80s with a few newer things)

Life Is A Highway - Tom Cochrane (his original version has better bass lines than the Rascal Flatts cover)
Kryptonite - Three Doors Down
The Middle - Jimmy Eat World
Fast As You - Dwight Yoakam (always gets them dancing)
I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers (came out first in the late 80s and became a U.S. hit early 90s)
Save A Horse, Ride A Cowboy - Big & Rich
Who Says You Can't Go Home - Bon Jovi
You Wreck Me - Tom Petty

I understand that Matchbox 20 and Hootie & The Blowfish tunes work well too.

[Muttleybass]

Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody & Sex On Fire
Daughtry - Ghost Of Me
Foo Fighters - Learning To Fly
U2 - Vertigo, One

We have a chick singer so we do Adele, Carrie Underwood & Sheryl Crow.

[Pilgrim]

Gimme Some Lovin' - Spencer Davis Group
ZZ Top - almost anything with a steady beat
Pipeline - people love it and seldom hear it
Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison

[Muttleybass]

Originally Posted by Pilgrim

Gimme Some Lovin' - Spencer Davis Group
ZZ Top - almost anything with a steady beat
Pipeline - people love it and seldom hear it
Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison

(pssst... since 1990 )

[mboogiemanusa]

I've been getting a great response in a couple classic rock bands playing Sublime hits like Santeria. King of Leon hits go over well in a mixed crowd of 20 to 50 somethings. Also a few reggae hits like UB40 Red Red Wine is a good break from the old classic rock and blues tunes.

[robbotbass]

Dick Dead eyes- Mary Mo
Fall out Boy- Dance Dance (crappy song but gets people on the dance floor)
Collective Soul - Shine (seems to be a crowd pleaser)

[mrpackerguy]

All good responses, thanks