ok, i have been in a pub band for well over a year now and we have around 3 hours worth of material we can play off the top of our heads...
the one thing we have never been able to do is get our opening song right... the first song of the night... that one song people are gonna hear and judge how well the rest of the night is going to go.
so i thought i'd look to the GMC for help.
below is our current setlist (feel free to comment on it) along with extra songs we chuck in depending on the pub... we are currently learning new songs to add to it and we are on the search for the best opening song we can find!
1st set
Rock And Roll - Led Zep
Hurricane - Scorpions
Aint Talking Bout Love - Van Halen
Sin City - ACDC
Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolfe
Tush - ZZ Top
Wherever I May Roam - Metallica
Behind Blue Eyes - The Who
Fade To Black - Metallica
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2nd set
Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Aint My Bitch - Metallica
Kick Start My Heart - Motley Crue
How You Remind Me - Nickelback
Fear Of The Dark - Iron Maiden
Holy Diver - Dio
Rebel Yell - Billy Idol
Sweet Child - Guns n Roses
Paranoid - Black Sabbath
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Encores
Ace Of Spades - Motorhead
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Whole Lotta Rosie - ACDC
***Killing in the name*** - Rage against the machine
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Extras
dead or alive - bon jovi
between angels and insects - Papa roach
nothing else matters - Metallica
enter sandman - Metallica
Highway to hell - ACDC
Whiskey in the jar - Metallica version
Higher Ground - Red hot Chilli Peppers/Stevie Wonder
anyways, if anyone can pick a song from the list you guys think would be a brilliant opening song for a pub band, that would be great... we're also open to learning a few new songs for to pick an opening songs so even suggestions not on the list would be great.
you can see our style from the list of songs here
Cheers
Chris