Daft Pun (Tribute Bands with Inventive Names)

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No, he's bloody fantastic at this, but please, please keep your voice down. Before you know it he'll hear it. Then what?
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That's it!
I'm an Ex Tractor Fan.

CB

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Okay here's another few:

The Carpenters' Apprentices

...an Irish tribute to Geddy & co:
No Rush

...and one for Clarky for when his band have a tribute act
Almost The Queen's Ravens

CB

[chaypup]

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[b]Bjorkwind[/b] - Icelandic space ritual.
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My mate Gaz is playing Fuji Rock festival the set before Bjork's and I asked him to suggest this to her!

Edit: Fuji not Fiji!

Edited July 14, 2013 by chaypup

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Ha!... loving this thread. some right corkers

Back in the 80's I remember a pub rock band doing the local circuit called [b]Beergut 100[/b], made I titter a bit!
Anyone remember Haircut 100? (...what kind of name is that anyway?)

[Phil Adams]

[b]Beergut 100,[/b]

That's a belter, yes I remember Nick hayward.

[Nibody]

Seem to remember a band somewhere near Stoke called "guns n oatcakes".

[tauzero]

One of the pioneers of tribute was Bjorn Again.

T. Rextasy are pretty successful.

Another I've encountered (but never seen) is Alike Cooper.

[Ian Savage]

I accidentally typed 'Bon Marley' into a FB status the other day, now I want to start a tribute doing hair metal songs reggae-style.

[ras52]

[media]http://youtu.be/pST4tHrc6Q4[/media]

[Maude]

'Pearl Glam'
I want to start a band doing Pearl Jams songs in a glam rock style .

As Haircut 100 have been mentioned, our drummer was asked by Nick Hayward to be H100s drummer when they were on the up, he turned it down as, in his own words, "they were sh*t"

Edited July 18, 2013 by Maude

[Maude]

Also, not a tribute as such but the name made me chortle, while in a pub in Woolacoombe there was an ad for a mariachi band called 'Juan Direction'

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[quote name='Maude' timestamp='1374177775' post='2146223']
Also, not a tribute as such but the name made me chortle, while in a pub in Woolacoombe there was an ad for a mariachi band called 'Juan Direction'
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Weren't they a tribute to that other well-known band, Wand Erection?

[rubis]

In my youth, back in the Promised Land, Jarrrow Elvis and Hebburn Cliff were minor legends and can be found on Google ( made me laugh again!)

[jimbaby]

Can't remember the Clash tribute band's name, but the singer was Joe Strimmer.

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Can't remember the Clash tribute band's name, but the singer was Joe Strimmer.
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If I was starting a tribute, I reckon I'd go for something like Clash Act.

CB

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[quote name='jimbaby' timestamp='1374230521' post='2146633']
Can't remember the Clash tribute band's name, but the singer was Joe Strimmer.
[/quote] I think that is Punks not Dad

[AntLockyer]

My mate played drums with Coolplay

[danweb22]

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Ha!... loving this thread. some right corkers

Back in the 80's I remember a pub rock band doing the local circuit called [b]Beergut 100[/b], made I titter a bit!
Anyone remember Haircut 100? (...what kind of name is that anyway?)
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They have played round this way the last few years (assuming it's the same band lol) also the "Fool Fighters" were very good (singer looks just like Dave Grohl!)

[ras52]

I know someone who plays in Kins of Leon.

[Paul S]

Don't know if it is an original idea but I thought of a Karaoke band playing U2 backing tracks called You, too. Maybe a bit niche...

[Jus Lukin]

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Edited February 18, 2022 by Jus Lukin

[aldude]

[quote name='Jus Lukin' timestamp='1374576653' post='2150273']
Probably not as niche as a Gore-pop crossover from... Cannibal Corrs.
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Gore-pop... A sadly under-represented genre!

I was thinking of a Green Day covers band called 50 Shades of Green...

[Jus Lukin]

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Edited February 18, 2022 by Jus Lukin

[ras52]

A Shed Seven tribute called Seven Shades of Shed?

[ras52]

How about a band aimed at alloy-wheeled boy racers, playing Waterloo Sunset and 21st-Century Schizoid Man:

Kinks Rims-on

#illgetmecoat