Great Closing Songs for Cover Bands

[lfmn16]

Of course this!

 

[DirtDog]

When I played with my classic-rock turned country band, we player Hendrix' Fire with a massive Wembley ending. Always seemed to go over well!

 

[Tim Skinner]

If we are the last band of the night, we do Closing Time by Semisonic. The bar staff seem to appreciate that one...

 

[Jack Butler]

Easy sing a long, and danceable too

We do 'Subdivisions'.

 

[Relsom]

We usually close with One More Saturday Night by the Dead, though the majority of our gigs aren't on a Saturday.

 

[stubborne]

I saw a few mention Comfortable Numb, that is our go to 90% of the time. Our closing set is heavy, full of Ozzy, AC/DC, Metallica and the like. When we get to that point it's like a grounding when that song starts. Instantly recognizable obviously and seems to bring everyone together. We do the Pulse version with an extended outro lead and almost every time I see the lead guitarist reach down and bump up his amp, so that lead is soaring. The Pulse version ends with that emphatic, descending progression back to the root and we add the BIG grind out. "Good nite everybody!!" Good fun right there!

 

[Kipp Harrington]

The previous band I was in, we did Rebel Yell. I thought that was a dumb one to close with!

 

[thmsjordan]

I can't post it due to TB standards but Red Peters did a song "The Closing song" that is fantastic for the last call. It is funny and very to the point.

 

[skwee]

For the record, I like your current closer, but I'll offer this. Have used it as a first half closer, works well.

 

[Noshtero]

Not so helpful to OP since it's different genre altogether, but we normally close on Crazy Bitch - Buckcherry. Used to close on Slither - Velvet Revolver.

 

[mam1862]

My band goes with either Purple Rain, With a Little Help from my Friend (Joe Cocker Style) and only if we get a call for it Freebird.

 

[DirtDog]

If we are the last band of the night, we do Closing Time by Semisonic. The bar staff seem to appreciate that one...

We'd do that one from time to time as well. One of our frontmen would go out solo for that one. On the nights that the bar was mellow and/or emptied by that time.

 

[theduke1]

I always wanted to close with Closing Time by Semisonic
But alas no one else wants to
:-(
Duke

 

[noahw1]

We close with Comfortably Numb.

 

[Spidey2112]

Easy sing a long, and danceable too

Bwawaahaha! This isn't your grandfather's polka band!

Not sure what it's like these days, but back in the '80's, west side C-bus girls would dance to anything and everything. God love em!

 

[rickster4003]

Freebird!!

 

[DeepThoughts]

Chicago - Beginnings *( ironically works as a good closer)

 

[Benjamin Earl]

Don't Stop Believing
Shout
Sweet Caroline

If it is a younger crowd, we may play the current hit song.

 

[Kevorargh]

We were closing with Werewolves of London. Another band I was in used to close with Me and Julio or Don't Stop Believing. I'm changing our closer to Neil Young's Prisoners of Rock and Roll.

 

[Geddaric]

We are from Vancouver and play a well known song from a local Canadian Band.



It maybe not recognized outside of Canada but it's huge here.

Looks like Derek Smalls in that band pic.