What is the difference between a tribute band and a cover band

The only thing in common is they all primarily play music prior to Originally Posted By: Richard W. If I recall correctly one of the groups that had no original members was put together by a manager of the group. Moderated by Bob Gollihur , rumpelstiltskin. Drums and Percussion Hit It! General NEW! Songwriting and Composition Let's Hear It! Virtual Music - Online Collabor Powered by UBB. Forums Calendar Active Threads. Previous Thread. Next Thread. Print Thread. Copy Link to Clipboard.

Share Post on Facebook. Share Post on Twitter. I want to start an Archies tribute band. Originally Posted By: jeremy c I want to start an Archies tribute band. Can I play bass in it? I suppose you got that covered Originally Posted By: jeremy c If a name band is touring with only one original member left, is it a real band, a cover band or a tribute band?

Originally Posted By: Ross Brown Originally Posted By: jeremy c If a name band is touring with only one original member left, is it a real band, a cover band or a tribute band? He might've been exaggerating haven't bothered to check , though. Originally Posted By: Nicklab IIf a tribute band is any good, and they're paying homage to a big band, then they already have a fanbase. I think this is the crux of the matter and probably the logic behind the "no cover band" position that many venues take.

I just find it arbitrary. I've told my band mates that we should just work up 30 Beatles tunes we already do about half that number and pitch ourselves as a Beatles tribute band--at least for one gig.

Wally I have basses to play, places to be and good music to make! Which one of those categories does Roger Waters fall into?? Originally Posted By: jeremy c The band with Wally in it is very good and I especially like that they covered all parts of Fleetwood Mac's long career and not just the Stevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham years. This adds to NickLab's comments; people want to hear a lot of artist's full catalog, not just the well-worn covers, and a lot of this music was meant to be played LIVE, but never would be if it was only allowed to be played by the original artists, many of whom are dead, or no longer on speaking terms with each other, or otherwise unavailable.

I've never seen a tribute band, but if they play it like the recording, cool. For the same reason, I don't mind one member touring under the name of the original band, as long as it sounds good. I think the other reason that tribute bands may be in favor is because it's easier fro the club owner to promote it and if he gets a really good tribute band that already has a following, he is likely to have more butts in seats and drinks in hand.

I think your idea of having a "1 Artist only, 1 Night only" set list might be a good idea. Off the top of my head, here are some artists I could imagine I'd enjoy playing a whole night's worth of music solely from their songs: Los Lobos the Who Elton John Little Feat "Call me what instrument you will, though you can fret me, yet you cannot play upon me.

Yeah, but you can't really fault them for that, since the rest of them are all dead. As excuses go, that's a pretty good one. I can't believe I didn't put The Band on that list above. Post of the week, I believe "I'm a work in progress.

Originally Posted By: Nicklab Ahem! Mea culpa. And no disrespect intended toward the deceased members of the band -- RIP. Originally Posted By: Richard W If I remember correctly, a state legislator was upset because he went to see the Platters or a similar group from the early 60s and was dismayed that none of the original Platters were in the band.

A band I worked for in the early 70s opened for the Platters when they passed throguh town. There was only one original member that night. If memory serves, one of the other origianl memebrs was also touring as "The Platters" at the time.

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You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. Necessary Necessary. And make no mistake, there is a distinction between tribute bands and cover bands. At the most basic level, cover bands perform popular songs by many different artists, whereas tribute bands usually study the work of a specific group or performer. He said many of these bands are made up of talented musicians who have thoroughly studied the music.

Of course, not all tribute bands are created equal. You have to be quite good to fill those shoes and I have a lot of respect for that. The acts also make good business sense for venues like the Arch Street Tavern in Hartford.

Production manager Mitch Moriber said a well-known tribute band can fill the place. When he first started working there the venue was dedicated to promoting only original music. A sentiment Moriber said he never really understood. You can find a tribute act for practically any popular music group or performer these days. Whether all tribute bands are legal in terms of performance rights is a little murky, to say the least.

And there are more than a few that take their act on the road and play in other states.