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Originally Posted by Cajundaddy
Ha! Two singers.
Honestly there are about 10,000 songs that could work for a cover band these days but not every song fits the band and not every band fits the song. Play the ones you can do well and don't sweat the ones that don't really fit. We have about 200 that we can work up quickly for a particular gig and we will craft a set list based on who our audience will be. Biker club gigs are very different than family-friendly street fairs and festivals.
There are about 20 top requested songs that you just have to know cold if you want to get the tip jar filling. You know what they are and you can play them blindfolded with one hand behind your back. The trick is to make them your own and have some fun with them. Sadly, they are the reason most people come to see you play.
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God 200 songs, really? Impressive. My band has 3x10 song sets, and a rolling list of maybe another 20 on the bench. We never (rarely) play anything cold.
I saw Springsteen twice over the weekend. 18 piece band. Played 3.5 hours one night, 4 hours the next. No stops. And - about 50% of the material on night 2 was different to night one. Different set order, different material, complex arrangements, not a chart in site. One night two, I heard the brass section make a tiny mistake. I was relieved. It was just unbelievable, absolutely seamless, a musical tour de force.