Cover band
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A cover band (or covers band) is a band that plays only cover songs. Most wedding bands can be considered cover bands. Another term is party band.
Overview
Cover bands typically play a mix of songs from different decades and different styles. Some cover bands play material from particular decades, for example a 1980s cover band. Others focus exclusively on a single group, and are called tribute bands: it is not uncommon to find Led Zeppelin cover bands, Pink Floyd cover bands, or U2 cover bands.
Cover bands are very popular for weddings and corporate events, as well as in bars and clubs. Because they play songs people know and love, cover bands can be a real crowd pleaser.
Examples
Some examples are:
- Björn Again, an ABBA tribute band
- The Chee-Weez
- Detroit Cobras
- Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
- Unauthorized Rolling Stones
- Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine covers rock and rap songs in the style of lounge music
- Gregorian covers pop and rock songs in the style of Gregorian chant
- Gabba covers the pop songs of ABBA in the punk style of The Ramones
See also
External links
- Commercial sites about cover bands
- [Tribute-Band.com] - international listing of tribute and cover bands
- [Listing of UK cover bands] at EntsWeb
- [Fan Covers.com] - online monthly contest of cover bands MP3s
- Commercial sites of cover bands
- [Cunnin' Plan] - Scottish cover band
- [Texan Peacocks] - English cover band
- CD covers
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