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. In music, a band is a company of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of or improvising a musical arrangement on different musical instruments. ... In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ...

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. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Led Zeppelin were an English rock band who formed in 1968. ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and, as they evolved, for their avant-garde progressive rock music. ... U2 are a rock band from Dublin, Ireland. ...

Cover bands are very popular for weddings and corporate events, as well as in bars and clubs because they play many songs guests are familiar with.

Examples

Some examples are:

• Björn Again, an ABBA tribute band
• The Detroit Cobras
• Nickelback, a popular rock band that started out as a cover band
• The Party Boys

Some cover bands perform covers that are of a different music genre to the originals. For instance: Björn Again is an ABBA tribute band, taking their name from Björn Ulvaeus, a member of ABBA, and a pun on the phrase born again. This tribute band has become so successful that as of 2002 there are five Björn Agains performing in various parts of the... Formed in Detroit, Michigan - 1996. ... Nickelback is a Canadian rock band formed in Hanna, Alberta by Chad Kroeger, Mike Kroeger and Ryan Peake. ... The Party Boys was an Australian rock band with floating membership that existed from 1982 until 1992. ...

• The String Quartet Tribute covers many genres of music to a classical strings section style
• 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
• Nouvelle Vague covers New Wave era bands with a bossa-nova twist
• Me First and the Gimme Gimmes is known for punk covers of other artists, with each album picking a different genre or era (i.e. hits of the 70's, showtunes, etc.)
• Ten Masked Men covers 'classic' pop songs in a death metal style.
• Dread Zeppelin specialized in reggae versions of Led Zeppelin songs.

The String Quartet Tribute is a series of string quartet covers released by Vitamin Records by serveral different groups of musicians. ... Richard Cheese & Lounge Against the Machine are a cover band and comedy act based in Los Angeles, California. ... Gregorian is a German band, headed by Frank Peterson, performing Gregorian chant-inspired versions of modern pop and rock songs. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Nouvelle Vague (French for new wave AND (Portuguese for bossa nova) is a bossa nova group initiated by French musicians Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux. ... Me First and the Gimme Gimmes is a punk rock cover band that formed in 1995. ... Ten Masked Men are a British Death Metal covers band who specialize in destroying pop classics. ... Dread Zeppelin is an American band best known for covering the songs of Led Zeppelin in a reggae style sung by an Elvis Presley impersonator, though their act now encompasses many other songs and other styles of music. ...

See also

• Cover version
• Tribute band