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Cover Bands! Post your setlist for insight, feedback, and ridicule!

Annual local summer music festival job coming up. Prime Saturday night slot. One hour set.

Star Spangled Banner - Hendrix
This Flight Tonite - Nazareth
Highway Star - Deep Purple
Goodtimes Badtimes - Zeppelin
Downed - Cheap Trick
Out In The Cold - Tom Petty
Dreams I'll Never See - Molly Hatchet
End Of The Line - Allman Brothers
No Matter What - Badfinger
Golden Country - REO Speedwagon
Stranglehold - Ted Nugent

We are in Central Illinois and each band playing Saturday has to play a Gary Richrath composed song in honor of his passing last year. He played at this festival for the past couple of years before his passing. The band lineup is a very mixed bag as far as genres and styles. Going to be a very fun day and night.
 
This is a list for a bar gig planned in a couple of weeks. We play 'Garage Oriented Rock'. There are a few that are probably only known to Aussies in the crowd... And a couple perhaps not known to anyone (but great to play).

HEY JOE
BACKWATER - Status Quo
AFTER THE RAIN - The Angels
UNGUARDED MOMENT - The Church
BROWN SUGAR
LITTLE WING
CARLTON - Skyhooks
AM I EVER GONNA SEE YOUR FACE AGAIN - The Angels

WIND CRIES MARY - Hendrix
BOHEMIAN LIKE YOU - Dandy Warhols
SULTANS OF SWING - Dire Straits
DON’T CHANGE - INXS
MARSEILLES - The Angels
CAN’T GET ENOUGH - Bad Company
SHARP DRESSED MAN
ROCK ‘N’ ROLL - Led Zep
ROCKIN’ IN THE FREE WORLD

Hoping to have a fun night and not get too embarrassed. Audience probably 30yo to 50s - prob more of the latter tho.
 
Here's our latest (just a duo called "South Allen" - friend sings and plays acoustic guitar while I handle the bass). We play farmer's markets and the occasional small gig:
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All Come True – Thrill Cat
Rain King – Counting Crows
Ring of Fire – Johnny Cash
Peaceful Easy Feeling – Eagles
I’ve Got A Name – Jim Croce
Cigarette Daydream – Cage the Elephant
The Moth – Aimee Mann
Funny How Love Is – Fine Young Cannibals
Old Man – Neil Young
Lucky Now – Ryan Adams
Catch My Disease – Ben Lee
Ramble On – Led Zeppelin

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Secret Agent Man – Johnny Rivers
Can’t Get There From Here – R.E.M.
Can’t Find My Way Home – Blind Faith
Nothing More – The Alternate Routes
I Will Follow You Into The Dark – Death Cab for Cutie
Amarillo By Morning – George Strait
Wild Horses – Rolling Stones
Phantasmagoria in Two – Tim Buckley
1973 – James Blunt
The Ceiling – The Wildfeathers
Mama, I’m Coming Home – Ozzy Osbourne
Turn – New Order

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Hello, Old Friend – Eric Clapton
Let It Rain – Eric Clapton
Changes – David Bowie
Supernova – Ray Lamontagne
Melissa – Allman Brothers
Alison – Elvis Costello
Allison’s Starting to Happen – The Lemonheads
Black Coffee in Bed – Squeeze
Hasn’t Hit Me Yet – Blue Rodeo
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down – The Band
Under The Milky Way – The Church
Moondance – VanMorrison
Rio – Duran Duran
 
SET 1
CALL ME THE BREEZE
DOWN IN FLAMES
BIG BOSS MAN
HONKY TONK WOMAN
MEXICO OR CRAZY
FOLSOM PRISON
BLUE JEAN BLUES
MARY JANE
COPPERHEAD ROAD
YOU'RE GONNA MISS ME
SUSY Q
LAGRANGE
SET 2
SWEET HOME ALABAMA
KNOCKING ON HEAVEN'S DOOR
MOVE IT ON OVER
GIMME ALL YOUR LOVIN
17
WHERE DID THE TIME GO
(original)
THUNDER ROAD (original)
MUSTANG SALLY
CAN'T YOU SEE
STUCK IN THE MIDDLE
PRETTY LITTLE LIE
COCAINE
SET 3
WAGON WHEEL
LONG HAIRED COUNTRY BOY
WALK SOFTLY
SKY IS CRYING
PROUD MARY
BOOMERANG
(original)
CONSTANTLY
TRAVELING MOOD
(original)
KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF
MARGARITAVILLE
MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB
ROADHOUSE
SET 4
ONE HORSE TOWN
OKLAHOMA BREAKDOWN
BORN UNDER A BAD SIGN
CURTIS LOWE
RUNNING DOWN A DREAM
HOUSE IS ROCKING
CROSSROADS
RED HOUSE
EMPTY GLASS
DEAD FLOWERS
COME TOGETHER
WE GOTTA T OUT OF THIS PLACE
 
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I'll play. Set 4 is extras. We usually play 3 or 4 of those.


Set 1 (10 songs)
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Closer to Home / I'm Your Captain
Rocket Man
Living in the Past
Stuck in the Middle with You
Day Tripper
Magic
Bennie and the Jets
Red Barchetta
New Kid in Town
Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes

Set 2 (12 songs)
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Don't Let Me Down
Don't Walk Away Eileen
I Got You
Let's Go Crazy
In Your Eyes
Make Me Smile
Something
The Weight
Monday Morning
Long Distance Runaround
How Late, How Long
So She's Leaving

Set 3 (11 songs)
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Bloody Well Right
Shut Up And Dance
Vertigo
Come Together
Congregation
I Feel Fine
The Trees
Maybe I'm Amazed
Smokin'
Rock 'n Roll
Carry On Wayward Son

Set 4 (14 songs)
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Can't You See
Cinnamon Girl
Sir Duke
Down on the Corner
I Saw Her Sanding There
Jet Airliner
La Bamba
Paint It, Black
High Class in Borrowed Shoes
Proud Mary
Revolution
Sweet Home Alabama
The Joker
Jumpin' Jack Flash
 
Another band I play with.


Set 1 (6:00 pm-6:41 pm)
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Band On The Run
Bring Me Some Water
Hotel California
Give Me One Reason
Good Times Bad Times
Roling In The Deep
Draggin The Line
Piece Of My Heart
You Can Call Me Al

Set 2 (7:01 pm-7:47 pm)
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The Ocean
Life In The Fast Lane
Addicted To Love
You Oughta Know
Gold On The Ceiling
What Is And What Should Never Be
Stir It Up
Would I Lie To You
Paradise By The Dashboard Light

Set 3 (8:07 pm-8:50 pm)
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Paris (ohh La La)
One Way Or Another
Mustang Sally
Sweet Emotion
Black Velvet
My Sharona
Straight On
Every Time You Go Away
Exes And Ohhs
Long Train Runnin

Set 4 (9:10 pm-9:56 pm)
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White Rabbit
Reelin' In the Years
Billie Jean
In The Summertime
Why
Sledgehammer
Sympathy For The Devil
All I Wanna Do
Cake By The Ocean
Man! I Feel Like A Woman!

Set 5 (10:16 pm-10:58 pm)
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Start Me Up
Crazy On You
Maybe I'm Amazed
I Saw Her Standing There
Come To Me
Born To Be Wild
Sharp Dressed Man
Barracuda
Feelin' Alright
 
More seriously. This is our most recent list:

  • Allannah Myles-Black Velvet
  • Amy Winehouse -Rehab
  • Aretha Franklin -Chain of Fools
  • Aretha Franklin -Respect
  • Black Crows-Hard to Handle
  • Bonnie Raitt- Love me Like a Man
  • Cheap Trick-I Want You to Want Me
  • Darius Rucker- Wagon Wheel
  • David Bowie- Let's Dance
  • Dee-Lite- Groove is in the Heart
  • Duffy-Mercy
  • Dusty Springfield -Son of a Preacher Man
  • Edie Brickell-What I am
  • Elle KIng- Ex's and Oh's
  • Etta James-Stormy Monday
  • Gnarls Barkley-Crazy
  • Heart- Magic Man
  • Janis Joplin-Piece of my Heart
  • Janis Joplin-Me and Bobby McGee
  • Janis Joplin-Turtle Blues
  • Janelle Monae- Tightrope
  • Lauryn Hill- Can't Take My Eyes off of You
  • Lucinda Williams-Can't Let Go
  • Mary Chapin Carpenter- Lucky
  • Meredith Brooks-Bitch
  • Nancy Sinatra-These Boots Are Made for Walking
  • Peggy Lee-Fever
  • Prince-Kiss
  • Radio Head-Creep
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground
  • Ruth Brown- Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean
  • Sade- Smooth Operator
  • Sheryl Crow-All I Wanna Do
  • Stevie Wonder - Superstitious
  • Stray Cats - Stray Cat Strut
  • The Beatles - Come Together
  • The Cranberries-Zombie
  • The Doors - Roadhouse Blues
  • The Fugees -Killing me Softly
  • The Police - Message in a Bottle
  • The Pretenders - Brass in Pocket
  • The Rolling Stones -Beast of Burden
  • Tina and Ike Turner - Proud Mary
  • Tom Petty -Mary Jane's Last Dance
  • Wilson Picket-Mustang Sally
 
BAND 1

It Doesn't Matter Any More Linda Ronstadt / Eva Cassidy
Can't Buy Me Love Beatles /Jazz style
Big Girls Don't Cry Frankie Valli - The Four Seasons
Dedicated to The One I Love Mamma's & Pappa's
California Dreamin Mommas & The Papas
Love Has No Pride Bonnie Raitt / Linda Ronstadt
My Girl Temptations
Wagon Wheel Old Crow Medicine Show
Love Song Sara Bareilles
I Do Colbie Caillat
Aint No Sunshine Bill Withers
Emmeylou First Aid Kit
Torn Natalie Imbruglia
Daydream Believer Monkeys - J Stewart 1997
Burn Ellie Goulding /
Daydream Believer Monkeys - J Stewart 1997
Sha Boom / Sherry Frankie Vallie - The Four Seasons
Brave Sara Bareilles
Me and Julio / Cecelia Simon & Garfunkle
At Last Etta James
Denise (G) / Why Do Fools (D) Barry Mann
Happy Together The Turtles
Different Drum Linda Ronstadt / Stone Poneys
Lets Get Away From It All Fred Astair / Ginger Rogers
All About That Bass Meghan Trainor / Kate Davis version
Hey Brother Avicii
Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison
Lucky Colbie Caillat
Valerie Amy Winhouse / Bruno Mars
All Of Me John Legend
Love The One Your With Crosby Stills Nash & Young
Summer In The City Lovin' Spoonful
Oh Darlin / Bring it On Home Beatles
Rollin' In The Deep (bar chords) Adele
King Of The Road Roger Miller
I Fought The Law /Summertime Blues The Bobby Fuller Four
Feelin Good Michael Buble / Nina Simone
Break Away Kelly Clarkson
Kiss Me Sixpense
Set Fire To The Rain Adele
Kathys Song Simon & Garfunkle
Mellow Yellow - / Jazz Donavan
Ridin' The Storm Out - REO REO
Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance) Leo Sayer
Johnny B Goode Chuck Berry
Will You still love me tomorrow Carol King / The Shirelles
Arms Christina Peri
I'll Never Find Another You Seekers
Bad Moon Rising Credence Clearwater Revival
Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison
These Dreams Heart
Love Is A Rose Linda Ronstadt
Love Song Sara Bareilles
The House Is A Rocking / Travelin Band Stevie Ray Von / CCR
Brave Sara Bareilles
Devoted To You James Taylor & Carly Simon
When Will I Be Loved Linda Ronstadt
Big Girls Don't Cry Frankie Valli - The Four Seasons
Sweet Home Chicago Blues Brothers / Rober Johnson 1936
My Silver Lining First Aid Kit
Moondance - / Jazz Van Morrison
Under The Board Walk Drifters
Runaround Sue Del Shannon
Little Hands Inland Sky
When you Say Nothing at All Allison Kraus
Stay Gold Am, G, F, C, Am, G, F First Aid Kit
It's Too Late Carol King
Sway Buble /Dean Martin - 1954 Pablo Beltran Ruiz
Beyond The Sea Bobby Darin
Stepp'n out / Blue Skys / Hit the Road Irving Berlin


BAND 2
Bro/Outlaw Country === Never a Set List
 
My band has three outdoor gigs this summer, and below is our list for all of them.

Further On Up the Road
Long May You Run -- Neil Young
Seven Bridges Road -- Eagles
I'll Be Back -- Beatles
Silver Blue and Gold -- Bad Company
Sweet Virginia -- Rolling Stones
Magnet -- NRBQ
Truckin' -- Grateful Dead
Helplessly Hoping -- CSN
Things We Said Today -- Beatles
Hey Bulldog -- Beatles
Daddy Don't Live in that New York City No More -- Steely Dan
Purple Rain -- Prince
4th of July Asbury Park -- Springsteen
Count on Me -- Jefferson Starship
Dancing in the Moonlight -- King Harvest
Dirty Work -- Steely Dan
Tequila Sunrise -- Eagles
Jean Genie -- Bowie
It's Only Rock n Roll -- Stones
The Kids are Alright -- Who
Mary Jane's Last Dance -- Petty
White Room -- Cream
All Right Now -- Free

We have about 250 tunes in our repertoire at the moment.
 
My current band just changed our guitarist and we have been working in songs to appeal to a dance crowd at the venues we are booked in now. We are covering a wide variety of oldies and classic rock tunes. Here are some of them. We are adding more songs every couple weeks and we are in the process of adding some newer type rock, country, and pop songs to make the band even more versatile.

Sunspot Baby
I Think We’re Alone Now
Hanky Panky
Crystal Blue Persuasion
Look At Little Sister
Unskinny Bop
Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Tender Years
Sherry
Too Late To Turn Back Now
What A Wonderful World
Colour My World
You Wreck Me
My Girl
Blue Suede Shoes
Don’t Be Cruel
Mustang Sally
Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
Wooly Bully
Keep Your Hands To Yourself
Hurt So Good
Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress
Suzie Q
The Break Up Song
Fast As You
Gimme Three Steps
Another Brick In The Wall
Brown Eyed Girl
Margaritaville
The House Is Rockin’
Sharp Dressed Man
Low Rider
Play That Funky Music
Wonderful Tonight
Cat Scratch Fever
Smoke On The Water
Pride And Joy
Little Lady
Should I Stay Or Should I Go
Can’t Get Enough
Runnin’ Down A Dream
Young Girl
Over You
Cracklin' Rosie
Sweet Caroline
In The Midnight Hour
 
Sample set list from a previous project. Nothing too special about it but was fun to play at times.

Set 1
Banditos
I Come From the Water
Good
Big Balls
Longview
Dimebag
Hook
Last Nite
Jenny Says
Do You Right
Feva For Tha Flava
Guerilla Radio

Set 2
Creep
Nutshell
Higher Ground
Free
New Orleans is Sinking
Alabama
Santeria
Burning Love
Everything About You
Tyler
Open Up Your Eyes
Go

Set 3
In the Meantime
My Hero
Boys of Summer
My Own Worst Enemy
Possum Kingdom
Interstate Love Song
Cumbersome
Basketcase
This is a Call
Unglued
My Name is Jonas
Cult Of Personality

Audibles
You Wreck Me
Runaround
Dammit
Do Right
Hard to handle
Machinehead
Tomorrow
When I come Around
 
We have a lot of songs in our repotiore so we never, ever play the same set list twice! We do the set list to suit the bar clientele.

A couple of weeks ago week had an interesting situation. We had a gig booked at a new venue and they told us NO BLUES! We play a lot of blues based music. So the gig before that we thought we would get the blues out of our system by doing a "Blues" night.

Here is the set list from the Blues Night gig:

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Then the NO BLUES gig:

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Yeah, we're old! 55 to 65 year old guys in the band. I try to get them to play some more 90's stuff but it's pretty futile.
 

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