Rock cover bands, what's your closer?

[Mike N]

A twist on the "what's your opener" thread..... what do you guys (and gals) like to finish the night off with?

One band I was in we always played "I Alone" by Live and continued right into our own version of "Sympathy for the Devil" by the Rolling Stones. For whatever reason it worked well.

Last cover band we never put any thought into closers, whatever was towards the end of the list when the sound guy gave us the 'last song' signal was the closer.

 

[seanm]

We quite often close with Neil Young's "Rockin' in the Free World".

 

[bhunt1]

Secret Agent Man by Johnny Rivers

 

[aus_bass]

Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again - The Angels

 

[El Raro]

Not as part of a cover band but my old punk band used to close with either Black Flag's "Slip it In" and Sleep's "Dragonaut" depending on the shows. Fun times.

 

[robertusf]

We used to do ALL I EVER WANTED by Santana

 

[Jkaz]

We quite often close with Neil Young's "Rockin' in the Free World".

We close with Rock'n in The Free World also. I'm not a big fan of the song, but we get a good response.

In my other band, we mix it up a bit- Free Bird, Hotel California, and American Girl.

 

[Floyd Eye]

Freedom- RATM

 

[ba$$player]

Cult of personality- living color or
Bulls on parade- RATM

 

[Vintage Guy]

Shot Down In Flames-AC/DC!

 

[overbybr]

Killing In The Name - RATM

 

[yodedude2]

pretty woman which turns into a long jam over lowrider and then back into pretty woman

 

[Stewie26]

"Can't you hear me knocking" by the Stones. It has the long instrumental part at the end which we extend out. Other times we close with "Road House Blues" by the doors.

 

[MarTONEbass]

All You Need is Love in my 8 piece horn band.

 

[Rocksolid]

R and R all night - KISS

 

[TBird1958]

Ballroom Blitz by The Sweet

 

[Jared Lash]

I'm looking to join another cover band after a couple year break with young kids at home but in the past different bands I was in used to close with some songs I liked:

Another Brick In the Wall - Pink Floyd
Creep - Radiohead
Sir Psycho Sexy - RHCP (really fun outro)
and we also did Rockin' in the Free World

It always makes sense to close with a big rock anthem that most people know but years ago I played in a band with an eclectic setlist and we'd often finish with the Talking Head's "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)". That was my alltime favorite closer and we did a great version of it.

That said, Sean Hayes and his band put us to shame with their rendition.

 

[gard0300]

Hate the band and I hate the song. But... Usually it's late and we close with Drowning Pool - Bodies

 

[nubs]

Walk -Pantera

 

[Runnerman]

Knockin on Heaven's door....G&R style