Cover band

Cover band

A cover band (or covers band), is a band that plays mostly or exclusively cover songs. New or unknown bands often find the cover band format marketable for smaller gigs, and these bands may be known as a wedding band, party band and function band.[citation needed] A band whose covers consist mainly of songs that were chart hits is often called a top 40 band. Many bands, however, start as cover bands and then grow to perform original material. For example, the Rolling Stones released three albums consisting primarily of covers before recording one of original material.

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Cover bands play songs written and recorded by other artists, usually well-known songs (as compared to "original" bands which play music they themselves have written). There are a wide variety of cover bands - some cover bands play material from particular decades, for example a 1980s cover band. Others focus exclusively on the music of a particular group, usually iconic groups, and are called tribute bands: it is not uncommon to find Led Zeppelin tribute bands, Pink Floyd tribute bands, Oasis tribute bands, Aerosmith tribute bands, or U2 tribute bands. Some cover bands will play a variety of song styles, of widely different artists, genres and decades. Another type of cover band is one that covers songs in a different genre or style than that of the original composition (e.g., jazz versions of what were originally hard rock songs).

Some cover bands perform covers that are of a different musical genre from the originals. For instance:

Examples of cover acts

  • Dark Star Orchestra - Widely renowned Grateful Dead cover band that recreates the feel of individual Grateful Dead performances.
  • The Garcia Project - NY based band covering the music of the Jerry Garcia Band.
  • Three Dog Night - Tremendously successful '60s and '70s rock band that almost exclusively recorded covers of songs from many different artists and genres.
  • Sha Na Na - Another successful '60s and '70s rock band that plays rock and roll music from the 1950s and early-1960s. They burst onto the scene in 1969 when they performed at the Woodstock music festival and went on to have their own variety show similar to The Monkees.
  • Joe Cocker - The "Sheffield Soul Shouter" has covered music by many artists including The Beatles, Dave Mason, and The Lovin' Spoonful.
  • Jimmy and the Soulblazers - Covers of '60's and 70's Soul music.
  • Liquid Blue - Cover band from San Diego, California that mixes covers and originals and has performed in over 100 countries.
  • The Chee-Weez - Cover band from New Orleans, Louisiana.
  • The Zoo - Philippine cover band featuring Arnel Pineda, who went on to join Journey in 2008.
  • Apocalyptica - Finnish metal band with covers of Metallica, Faith No More, Sepultura, Slipknot, David Bowie, and Pantera performed by four cellists and a drummer, among original music.
  • Laura-Jayne Hunter - Singer in one a cover and function bands
  • Camp Freddy - Cover band featuring Dave Navarro of Jane's Addiction, and several other successful musicians.
  • Siren's Crush - High Energy Modern Dance Cover band from San Diego, California that covers mainly modern music, incorporating some classic tunes.
  • Quite Brazen - Lively pop, rock and indie cover band from Devon in the South West of England.
  • The Mosos - A vibrant Surrey based Soul/Motown covers band.
  • The Sugar Bullets - Authentic Classic Punk rock covers band from North West England, covering bands such as the Sex Pistols, The Clash, Stiff Little Fingers, Dead Kennedys and Buzzcocks.
  • Ty Taylor (author) - Ty Taylor and the Powder River Band, a Top 40 Country music Cover Band.


Dave Seitz and the King Street Band is a popular cover band from Charleston, SC.

Fictional cover acts

  • Rock Star starring Mark Wahlberg who had a small group that performs cover songs from a fictional band called Steel Dragon. He eventually became the lead singer of the said band when a recorded performance was seen by the band members.
  • The Wedding Singer features Adam Sandler as a cover singer who performs for wedding parties.
  • Detroit Rock City is the story of four teenagers in the '70s who are in a Kiss cover band called "Mystery".
  • Saving Silverman features three friends who are diehard Neil Diamond fans, and they form a cover band called "Diamonds in the Rough".
  • In an episode of The Simpsons, Otto Mann hires a cover band called "Cyanide", which he says is a tribute to Poison.
  • In the American Dad! episode "Finances with Wolves", Klaus the goldfish swaps brains with the lead singer of an Earth, Wind and Fire cover band, who was abducted by the CIA in retaliation for ripping them off at a summer mixer.

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