Tribute band names

[Happiness Stan]

Didn't the Rolling Stones used to be a Blues tribute band?

I think the Beatles covered a few rock and roll songs in their time

 

[Rhythm Thief]

Didn't the Rolling Stones used to be a Blues tribute band?

I think the Beatles covered a few rock and roll songs in their time

Covers are fine. The trick is to put your own slant on them, hence my band's disco folk version of "Stayin' Alive", the flute solo in our version of "Whole Lotta Rosie" and my solo bluegrass version of the Thompson Twins' "Hold Me Now".

 

[Happiness Stan]

Adam and the Aren'ts

(I made that one up)

 

[Rhythm Thief]

Adam and the Aren'ts

(I made that one up)

That's very good.

 

[ianrauk]

Let's not forget Dread Zeppelin.

Fronted by an Elvis lookylike/soundalike covering Led Zepp tunes in a Reggae stylee

 

[jimboalee]

Lez Zeppelin

All lesbian Zep tribute..

Fred Zeppelin.

 

[jimboalee]

The Seagulls.

Fantastic cover of Hotel California.

 

[Wobbly John]

I noticed a Scottish duo tribute band had left their card in the pub I was in tonight...

The Reclaimers

 

[Dayvo]

Some names I thought of:

an Irish techno outfit - The Mega Micks

A Genesis tribute band - Geniuses

A Scottish band - (och aye) The Noo

 

[thegrumpybiker]

Let's not forget Dread Zeppelin.

Fronted by an Elvis lookylike/soundalike covering Led Zepp tunes in a Reggae stylee

They were great, I'd forgotten about them.
Similar is "The King", a postman apparently who covers mainly alt-rock songs in his pitch-perfect Elvis voice.
There was a local Wellington NZ Smiths tribute band called The Salford Lads Club, they were really good, although they needed two guitarists to recreate Johnny Marr.

 

[vernon]

Greatful Dread - reggae take on Greatful Dead

 

[Joe D]

There's a Beatles tribute band from Manchester called...Oasis.

Real one: there's a Black Sabbath tribute in Scotland called Mac Sabbath.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

There's a Who tribute band from Fraserburgh called "Fa's That"

 

[winjim]

Ukewind. Hawkwind tribute act on ukuleles.

 

[AndyRM]

Quality necromancy!

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