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Best tribute band

Tribute bands obviously not everyone's thing. Not always mine tbh. However a few I've enjoyed are...
Limehouse Lizzy
UK Smiths
Smiths Indeed
Cavern Beatles
Bootleg Beatles
Sex Pistols Experience
 
I have to nominate the Half Man Half Biscuit tribute band - Half-Arsed Half Biscuit, I've never heard them, but they deserve credit for such a great name! There is a rumour that they are actually Half Man Half Biscuit anyway...

Yeah, that's the best name so far, certainly. There are some good ones out there.
 
I have to nominate the Half Man Half Biscuit tribute band - Half-Arsed Half Biscuit, I've never heard them, but they deserve credit for such a great name! There is a rumour that they are actually Half Man Half Biscuit anyway...

In a similar vein, I think it worth mentioning Ded Flatbird. They sell themselves as the best Def Leppard tribute band in the world. As they should be given all five members are also in Def Leppard.
 
Haven't seen many, but The Fab Four from California at the Philharmonic Hall during Beatleweek in 2011 were truly amazing. Their attention to detail was what made them memorable and the rendition of Day in the Life was truly jaw dropping. I have seen the Bootleg Beatles too and they are also very good.
 
I've been instinctively averse to tribute bands, for reasons I can't really explain, but I saw Think Floyd last night at the Assembly Halls in Tunbridge Wells and I came away far more impressed than I expected to be.

In fact as a musical experience I can't imagine the real thing being better, they clearly had a slick team with them, the lighting and the seamless use of samples where needed (they performed the whole of The Wall, plus plenty of other material, from Syd Barrett to current) was great and the sound mix was one of the best I've ever heard. The band was tight and they can all really play.

I think only Suzanne Vega last year was better from a live sound perspective.
 
Haven't normally bothered with tribute bands, but I did see the LA Doors way back (around 2002), and they were really good. Looked like the originals too. Don't think they're still going.
 
I’ve seen tributes of the Stones, Fleetwood Mac, and Queen and I’ve seen footage of the real ones in concert.
In my opinion the tributes played and sang better and the shows were very enjoyable - not to mention a quarter the price.
(I know it’s not the ideal way to compare them but I’m not forking out £100 + for any act!)
 
I saw the Bootleg Beatles some years ago at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. Slick, entertaining but not really what I'd call memorable. I'd advise anyone who can to see the Cavern Club Beatles at the Cavern. in Matthew St Liverpool. They play most Saturday nights.which is the full show, and some Fridays, when they do a less structured show, featuring more album tracks etc. They have also performed in the USA, South America, Russia etc.

The core of the Cavern Club Beatles are brothers Tony and Jimmy Coburn, who are also good friends. They specialise in McCartney and Lennon respectively and were chosen by no less a luminary than the late Geoff Emeric, to be the voices in the touring show. 'The Sessions at Abbey Road'. I know of nobody better at interpreting Lennon-McCartney. Paul Jones, who does the Harrison part, is also excellent, as is the drummer... though I don't know him.

The Saturday night show is accompanied by video back drop etc. The band progress through the various stages of the Beatles development from the early 'mop top' suited look, via the psychedelic phase etc.. and play authentic instruments. It's a great reminder of those days, and also a light hearted 'fun' evening out, which attracts an audience from throughout the World. The show is held in the large Cavern Lounge and it's best to pre book. Arrive early for the limited seating.

https://www.cavernclub.com/events/event/friday-with-the-beatles/

https://www.cavernclub.com/events/event/saturday-with-the-beatles/
 


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