SetLists

ciaran75

Hi Guys,

We have a gig coming up shortly and going through our setlist, most of our songs are slow to mid tempo.

Since we don't want to put the crowd to sleep does anyone have any good lively songs that has gone down well in previous gigs you've played.

We are the typical cover band U2, Green Day, Chilli Peppers etc.
We want to avoid the Brown Eyed Girls etc. as we still if possible want to like the songs we play.

Any suggestions would be great.
Cheers....

moby1

how about 7 nation army, always goes down well, alive by pearl jam, sometin irish, brewing up a storm by the stunning, peaches by presidents of the united states of america, just a few songs that went down well when we played them hope it helps, simple songs too

Bitsie

yeah 7 nation army went down well with crowd at our last gig. or what about Maria by Blondie or Lenny Kravits Are you gonna go my way?

Northside Punk

fight for ur right to party by beastie boys
something by greenday other than something from the american idiot album or time of ur life,

whats ur band called

moby1

lenny kravitz is a very good choice, blondie not really unless you have a female singer, maybe fallout boy, sugar were goin down, good party song, beastie boys is a great choice, great fun, message in a bottle nother good un!, u b playin in drogheda anytime?

damonjewel

Try something more retro perhaps, gives the audience something of where your coming from. My band would play the odd cover of Doors,iggy pop, the who, velvet underground, jimi hendrix which seemed to go down well. Or slightly more modern try joy division, buzzcocks, pistols if you want energy.

I think its a good idea if you gig to pepper the setlist with covers, I think that the audience would go home remembering you as the band that did a stonking version of "all along the watchtower" (for example)

Frankiestylee

Sabotage by The Beastie Boys - Excellent cover if your singer can pull off the rhythm.
Basket Case by Greenday - Goes without saying. Pretty easy song all round.
Eye of the Tiger - Survivor ... totally doable, yet not over done.
Dearg Doom - if you can pull this off ye are gonna get a great reaction.
Centrefold by J Geils Band - has a nice Irish riff to it, should go down nicely.
Just a Girl by No Doubt
Footloose by Kenny Loggins
Kick Out the Jams
Wild Thing
etc etc etc etc...

The list goes on and on and on man. Don't restrict yourself to modern music, if people appreciate a live band then they'll most likely remember more music then the last 5 year's charts.

mickymg2003

Breed By Nirvana or Hate To Say i Told You so by The Hives

ciaran75

Thanks for the suggetions guys.
Will definitely give some of them a go.

Cheers...