Song Set List Biker Bar

[James Willie]

What 10 songs would you play?
Stuff with a great bass line.
Old rock and blues.
Three piece band.
This is the list so far.

1. Robin Trower - Too Rolling Stoned
2. Jimi Hendrix - Foxy Lady
3. The Allman Brothers Band - Stormy Monday
4. T-Bone Walker - Goin' To Chicago Blues
5. Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine
6. Wilson Picket - Mustang Sally
7. ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man
8. Lightnin’ Hopkins - My Baby Don’t Stand No Cheating
9. Thin Lizzy - Cowboy Song
10. Muddy Waters - Got my Mojo Workin'

 

[James Willie]

Thank for the PM.
Sex Pistols a little too much for a biker bar.

 

[DirtDog]

More ZZ, some Thorogood, perhaps some Stones if you can pull it off as a three piece. Thin Lizzy would certainly work - I'd go with "Boys are Back in Town" or "Whiskey in Jar" as real crowd pleasers. Same with Allmans - maybe Whipping Post, Stateboro Blue...maybe Ramblin Man?

I'd personally lose the deeper blues and maybe the Motown stuff. I LOVE Lightnin' Hopkins but I'd think its a bit too obscure for your audience. Muddy would just make the cut, but I think I'd go for some John Lee Hooker instead: e.g., "Boom, Boom" or "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" (or do the Thorogood version).

Also - biker gig and no Skynyrd? Gotta do one of those - I'd think "Sweet Home Alabama" would almost be a mandatory requirement.

 

[Paulabass]

Bikers + Skynyrd= A good time was had by all.

 

[Coolhandjjl]

CCR

 

[Oddly]

Steppenwolf's Born To Be Wild is essential.

 

[five7]

Is it an "old" biker bar? Now days there are alot of younger bikers that want to hear newer songs.

 

[mambo4]

I'd just pick 10 AC/DC songs

 

[Coolhandjjl]

Steppenwolf's Born To Be Wild is essential.

As is CCR’s Sweet Hitchhiker

 

[Bodeanly]

Around here, bikers are generally more easy going than the people who brag about their boats. I would even go so far as to say bikers are more easy going than most people who are not bikers. Play what you play best and all will be well.

 

[MultiScaleMale]

One hour set? Are you the opening band? That’s what I take from the flier. You probably don’t want to play songs that the headliner are going to play.

 

[Vinny Vincenzo]

Molly Hatchet is a MUST!

 

[BwanaDust]

Play "biker bars" all the time around here. They don't really care what you play. We did Good Vibrations (trio version) and they went nuts. They just want to hear some good music. Also... If they think you are pandering, they will cut you...

 

[StatesideRambler]

Doobie Brothers, 38 Special (actually nearly all Southern rock acts). A ten-song set is already overwhelmed by the list you posted plus the suggestions made so far.

 

[arbiterusa]

I'd think "Sweet Home Alabama" would almost be a mandatory requirement.

I agree, but by God I will never play that song. That's my own issues though. OP, that should be on your list. They'll go nuts.

Sex Pistols a little too much for a biker bar.

I disagree! Especially if it's a younger crowd. Also someone above mentioned CCR. I'd seriously think about adding at least one of theirs.

Also, learn at least 12 tunes for this. You won't be playing them all, very likely, but always have a couple of tunes in your back pocket.

 

[TinyE]

Add freebird

 

[hrodbert696]

Bear in mind also that there are women bikers, and the male bikers have girlfriends and wives and all, and they want to dance, same as women at any gig. Mugshot Monday's singer gets us biker club gigs and she's pushing for us to play Blurred Lines and Bruno Mars tunes (along with AC/DC, Ozzy, Zeppelin and Van Halen).

 

[Bodeanly]

Add freebird

This is just one of those songs that everyone pretends to want to hear. Always. Change my mind.

 

[FatStringer52]

Fraternity of Man - Don't Bogart that Joint

The Band - The Weight

. . . or practically any song from the soundtrack of Easy Rider would be more than appropriate . . .

 

[ThudThudThud]

I think something like Arthur Lee's "Seven and Seven is" would be a hoot to play.
Bad Motor Scooter - Montrose.
Anything by Bob Seger.
For ZZTOP I'd go with "Beer Drinkers, and Hellraisers" and/or "Blue Jean Blues"
Trouble - Elvis Presley (but do it like Gillan did it!)
Something really odd, like "The Wizard" by Black Sabbath (tell me that bassline isn't great).