Tribute band opportunities for the older and larger of waistline.......

[The Admiral]

I was watching the Foo Fighters doc 'Back and Forth' last night, and thinking it would be good fun to be in a Foo's tribute ( despite the fact there already is a very successful one - Foo Fighters UK), as they have some great material, and it's pretty straightforward stuff. Plus you get to play some nice P basses!

The trouble is of course, whilst I could easily manage the gingery-ness of Nate Mendel, I'm too old and frankly too well upholstered to carry it off. Then... brainwave : why not have a Foo's tribute full of overweight/old blokes, and we could go out as the Fat Fighters - " the same, but heavier......".

This of course then led to a train of thought about overweight/old bloke tribute bands. I know there is someone on here who plays in a funk band, made up of somewhat larger chaps, who use the frankly genius "Above Average Weight Band".

Any more?

[Bobthedog]

I don't know any bands but one track that came to mind is "Weightier Shade of Pale"

[colgraff]

I would pay good money to see[list]
[*]Tum Jones
[*]Fatwood Mac
[*]The Grateful Fed
[*]Bruce Springrolls
[*]Tom Pudgy and the Heart Bypasses
[*]Iron Weighed In
[*]Double Cream
[/list]

Edited October 25, 2015 by colgraff

[philparker]

Larry's Fat Band?

[PaulWarning]

once on holiday, I saw a fat Karen Carpenter tribute

[SICbass]

[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1445758698' post='2893830']
once on holiday, I saw a fat Karen Carpenter tribute
[/quote]

Ouch!

[Mykesbass]

With the exception of Robert Smith you don't tend to find many overweight Goths, so Lards Of The New Church would be particularly niche.

[Roland Rock]

The Arctic Chunkies?

[NickD]

FLABBA?

Edited October 25, 2015 by NickD

[EssentialTension]

The Fatfront Band

[barneyg42]

Well the Brand New Heavies got there a long time ago!

Bad(full)English
Fat Benatar

[barneyg42]

I think there already is a Food Fighters tribute!

[ribbetingfrog]

Massive (heart) Attack.

[3below]

Captain Beefheart got there first time around (in name not weight)

Edited October 25, 2015 by 3below

[planer]

[quote name='The Admiral' timestamp='1445757105' post='2893820']
, and we could go out as the Fat Fighters - " the same, but heavier......".
[/quote]
The Fat Fighters - you must do this. Love it

[quote name='barneyg42' timestamp='1445765497' post='2893900']
I think there already is a Food Fighters tribute![/quote]
It's what they're called in our house, my 5 year old saw to that.

[barneyg42]

Deep(fried)Purple!

[The Admiral]

[quote name='planer' timestamp='1445765801' post='2893905']

The Fat Fighters - you must do this. Love it


It's what they're called in our house, my 5 year old saw to that.
[/quote]

I was trying to think of some stage names for the band members, as per The Rutles. So far I've got Dave Gross, Taylor Porkins and Fat Smear - there's also Chris Chips-eat, and Cake Mendel. Needs some work though I think.

[BassTractor]

The problem is the internalisation. You're really a bunch of Poo Fighters.

[Acebassmusic]

If you have a sax player you could always do "Pick Up The Pieces" as the "Above Average Weight Band"!

[Rich]

Chunkee Monkees
Cake That

[Rich]

[quote name='colgraff' timestamp='1445758122' post='2893824']
Tom Pudgy and the Heart Bypasses
[/quote]
Tom Pâté, surely..?

[Acebassmusic]

[quote name='Acebassmusic' timestamp='1445774517' post='2893991']
If you have a sax player you could always do "Pick Up The Pieces" as the "Above Average Weight Band"!
[/quote]

....or should it be "Pick Up The Pizzas"?

[Bobthedog]

Frankie goes to Hollywood (Pizza)?
Steakhouse Quo?

[kevin_lindsay]

Blob Marley

[julesb]

For the Jazzers: Fat Metheny