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Best Cover Band Songs For Dance

Best Cover Band Songs For Dance

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Searching for the best cover band songs to fill your dance floor? Look no further! We’ve curated an unbeatable list of songs that will get every guest moving. From timeless classics to today’s hottest hits, we’ve organized our song recommendations by genre and artist so you can easily build a playlist that’s sure to make your event memorable.

The right music can set the tone and energy for your event. With a great mix of party anthems and iconic songs, your playlist will ensure everyone has a fantastic time.

We’ve put together a diverse collection of songs, ranging from reliable, crowd-pleasing band standards to contemporary pop favorites. Whether you’re into rock, disco, pop, or hip-hop, we have something for everyone on the dance floor.

Our professional cover bands at Liv Entertainment have extensive experience with the latest hits. We will work with you to customize the playlist, ensuring your event’s music flows perfectly from start to finish. Book a Liv Entertainment cover band today and let us bring the soundtrack to your unforgettable celebration!

This guide to the Best Cover Band Songs for Dancing (2024) is designed to help you curate an amazing playlist for any celebration. From weddings to corporate events, these song choices are proven hits that bring the heat and keep the dance floor packed.

When To Book A Cover Band for Your Event

When To Book A Cover Band for Your Event

Booking a cover band can add an unforgettable energy to any event, whether it’s a corporate gathering, wedding, birthday party, or casual celebration. If you are planning a wedding, you should book your cover band 8-12 months in advance. This is because weddings are among the most popular events for cover bands. Therefore, booking early ensures you get the band that matches your style and the vibe you envision for your big day.

On the other hand, if you are hosting a corporate event, you should book 6 to 9 months in advance. Corporate events vary widely in size and theme, and you need to book a band that can perform a versatile setlist, covering everything from Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” to contemporary hits like Harry Styles’ “As It Was.”

Generally, birthday parties should have a 4-6 months in advance booking time. For milestone birthdays, live music can make the celebration extra special. Whether it’s ‘70s funk, classic rock, or the latest pop hits, a cover band can keep the party lively. We recommend that you energize the dance floor with some of the best cover band songs (2000s) like “Hey Ya!” by OutKast, “Shut Up and Dance” by WALK THE MOON, or timeless songs by the Beach Boys or Chuck Berry for a retro vibe.

Additionally, if you are hosting a holiday party or special occasion, you should book 3 to 6 months in advance. For holiday parties, consider bands that can mix holiday classics with popular cover songs like “All I Want for Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey alongside party hits like “Let’s Groove” by Earth, Wind & Fire. You can also keep the festive spirit alive with favorites like “Last Christmas” by Wham! and party staples such as “Dancing Queen” by ABBA.

How To Book A Good Cover Band

How To Book A Good Cover Band

The first step to getting a good cover band is to consider the band’s playlist. Check if they can cover songs that most guests will like, from dance classics like “Proud Mary” and “Shout” to current hits by Justin Bieber, Jessie J, or Daft Punk.

Once you’ve finished checking, ask for live samples. You can do this by requesting live recordings or attending a performance. This is to make sure their energy and style fit your event.

Before going ahead to finalize with any band, you should also discuss custom requests. For weddings or personal events, some bands will learn a special song, as requested.

It is also important to plan the setlist and make sure that songs are incorporated as desired. Then, make sure you book early for availability. Keep in mind that popular bands get booked quickly, especially for peak seasons. Therefore, it is wise to lock in your date as soon as possible.

Best Dance Cover Songs

Looking for the perfect dance cover songs to get the crowd moving? From classic hits to contemporary pop anthems, these crowd-pleasers will have everyone singing along and dancing the night away.

These songs are:

Indie/Rock Cover Band Songs

Indie/Rock Cover Band Songs

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  1. I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor – Arctic Monkeys

  2. Do I Wanna Know? – Arctic Monkeys

  3. Care For – Blossoms

  4. Charlemagne – Blossoms

  5. Girls and Boys – Blur

  6. Parklife – Blur

  7. 7 – Catfish & The Bottlemen

  8. Kathleen – Catfish & The Bottlemen

  9. Beautiful Faces – Declan McKenna

  10. Brazil – Declan McKenna

  11. Grounds for Divorce – Elbow

  12. Mirrorball – Elbow

  13. Mountain at My Gates – Foals

  14. My Number – Foals

  15. All My Life – Foo Fighters

  16. Everlong – Foo Fighters

  17. Now I’m In It – HAIM

  18. Summer Girl – HAIM

  19. Headstart – Jade Bird

  20. Lottery – Jade Bird

  21. About Last Night – Jake Bugg

  22. All I Need – Jake Bugg

  23. Hold Back the River – James Bay

  24. Let it Go – James Bay

  25. Fire – Kasabian

  26. Underdog – Kasabian

  27. Birthday – Kings of Leon

  28. Sex on Fire – Kings of Leon

  29. Bold – Liam Gallagher 

  30. For What It’s Worth – Liam Gallagher 

  31. Undisclosed Desires – Muse

  32. Panic Station – Muse

  33. She’s Electric – Oasis

  34. Roll With It – Oasis

  35. Go with the Flow – Queens of the Stoneage 

  36. Make it Wit Chu – Queens of the Stoneage

  37.  By the Way – Red Hot Chili Peppers

  38. Give it Away – Red Hot Chili Peppers

  39. Figure It Out – Royal Blood

  40. Mr. Brightside – The Killers

Pop/Contemporary

Pop/Contemporary

  1. Easy on Me – Adele

  2. Rumour Has It – Adele

  3. 7 Rings – Ariana Grande

  4. Break Free – Ariana Grande

  5. Bubbles – Biffy Clyro 

  6. Mountains – Biffy Clyro 

  7. 24k Magic – Bruno Mars

  8. Finesse – Bruno Mars

  9. Acceptable in the 80’s – Calvin Harris

  10. Feel So Close – Calvin Harris

  11. Attention – Charlie Puth

  12. Mother – Charlie Puth

  13. Baby – Clean Bandit

  14. Rather Be – Clean Bandit

  15. Adventure of a Lifetime – Coldplay

  16. Higher Power – Coldplay

  17. Levitating – Dua Lipa

  18. Don’t Start Now – Dua Lipa

  19. Bad Habits – Ed Sheeran

  20. Castle on the Hill – Ed Sheeran

  21. Dog Days are Over – Florence + the Machine

  22. Howl – Florence + the Machine

  23. Adore You – Harry Styles

  24. Golden – Harry Styles

  25. Bang Bang – Jessie J

  26. Domino – Jessie J

  27. Love Yourself – Justin Bieber

  28. Peaches – Justin Bieber

  29. California Girls – Katy Perry

  30. Roar – Katy Perry

  31. Born This Way – Lady Gaga

  32. Bad Romance – Lady Gaga

  33. Black Magic – Little Mix

  34. Power – Little Mix

  35. Party Rock – LMFAO

  36. Sexy and I Know It – LMFAO

  37. Party in the USA – Mylie Cyrus

  38. Please Don’t Stop the Music – Rhianna

  39. Dancing With a Stranger – Sam Smith

  40. Blinding Lights – The Weeknd

Motown/Soul

Motown/Soul

  1. Chain of Fools – Aretha Franklin

  2. Respect – Aretha Franklin

  3. Everybody Dance – Chic

  4. Good Times – Chic

  5. In the Stone – Earth, Wind, and Fire

  6. Let’s Groove – Earth, Wind, and Fire

  7. ABC – Jackson 5

  8. Blame it on the Boogie – Jackson 5

  9. Get Up Offa – James Brown

  10. I Feel Good – James Brown

  11. Celebration – Kool and the Gang

  12. Get Down On It – Kool and the Gang

  13. Ain’t No Mountain – Marvin Gaye

  14. I Heard It Through the Grapevine – Marvin Gaye

  15. Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough – Michael Jackson

  16. Get on the Floor – Michael Jackson

  17. 1999 – Prince

  18. I Wanna Be Your Lover – Prince

  19. For Once in My Life – Stevie Wonder

  20. I’m Every Woman – Whitney Houston

80s Pop/Rock

80s Pop/Rock

  1. Livin’ on a Prayer – Bon Jovi

  2. You Give Love a Bad Name – Bon Jovi

  3. Holding Out for a Hero – Bonnie Tyler

  4. Total Eclipses of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler

  5. Time After Time – Cyndi Lauper

  6. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun – Cyndi Lauper

  7. Let’s Dance – David Bowie

  8. Magic Dance – David Bowie

  9. Rio – Duran Duran

  10. The Reflex – Duran Duran

  11. Man-Eater – Hall & Oates

  12. You Make My Dreams – Hall & Oates

  13. Anyway You Want It – Journey

  14. Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey

  15. Danger Zone – Kenny Loggins

  16. Footloose – Kenny Loggins

  17. Dancing on the Ceiling – Lionel Richie

  18. All Night Long – Lionel Richie

  19. Holiday – Madonna

  20. Like a Virgin – Madonna

  21. Beat It – Michael Jackson

  22. Thriller – Michael Jackson

  23. I’m So Excited – Pointer Sisters

  24. Jump – Pointer Sisters

  25. 1999 – Prince

  26. Raspberry Beret – Prince

  27. Another One Bites The Dust – Queen

  28. Somebody To Love – Queen

  29. Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now – Starship

  30. We Built This City – Starship

  31. Don’t Stand So Close to Me – The Police

  32. Message In a Bottle – The Police

  33. Simply the Best – Tina Turner

  34. What’s Love Got to Do With It – Tina Turner

  35. I’m Your Man – Wham!

  36. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go – Wham!

  37. Sweet Child o’ Mine – Guns N’ Roses

  38. Is This Love – Whitesnake

  39. I Wanna Dance With Somebody – Whitney Houston

  40. How Will I Know – Whitney Houston

50s and 60s Rock and Roll

50s and 60s Rock and Roll

  1. Not Fade Away – Buddy Holly and the Crickets

  2. Oh Boy – Buddy Holly and the Crickets

  3. Heartbeat – Buddy Holly

  4. It Doesn’t Matter Anymore – Buddy Holly

  5. Johnny B. Goode – Chuck Berry

  6. Maybellene – Chuck Berry

  7. 20 Flight Rock – Eddie Cochran

  8. Cut Across Shorty – Eddie Cochran

  9. All Shook Up – Elvis Presley

  10. Blue Suede Shoes – Elvis Presley

  11. Folsom Prison Blues – Johnny Cash

  12. Get Rhythm – Johnny Cash

  13. Good Golly Miss Molly – Little Richard

  14. Long Tall Sally – Little Richard

  15. I Got a Woman – Ray Charles

  16. Shake a Tailfeather – Ray Charles

  17. Hippy Hippy Shake – The Beatles

  18. I Saw Her Standing There – The Beatles

  19. All I Have to Do Is Dream – The Everly Brothers

  20. Bye Bye Love – The Everly Brothers

Jazz and Swing

Jazz and Swing

  1. Getting Some Fun Out of Life – Billie Holiday

  2. God Bless the Child – Billie Holiday

  3. Anything Goes – Cole Porter

  4. C’est Magnifique – Cole Porter

  5. Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good To You – Diana Krall

  6. Gentle Rain – Diana Krall

  7. After You’ve Gone – Django Reinhardt

  8. Minor Swing – Django Reinhardt

  9. Caravan – Duke Ellington

  10. In a Mellow Tone – Duke Ellington

  11. Dream a Little Dream of Me – Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

  12. Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off  – Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

  13. Cottontail  – Ella Fitzgerald 

  14. I Found My Yellow Basket – Ella Fitzgerald

  15. Ain’t Misbehavin – Fats Waller

  16. It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie – Fats Waller

  17. The Lady Is a Tramp – Frank Sinatra

  18. Something Stupid – Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra

  19. Fascinatin’ Rhythm – George Gershwin

  20. Lady Be Good – George Gershwin

  21. Alexander’s Ragtime – Irving Berlin

  22. Cheek to Cheek – Irving Berlin

  23. Basin Street Blues – Louis Armstrong

  24. Jeepers Creepers – Louis Armstrong

  25. All Blues – Miles Davis

  26. Freddie – Miles Davis

  27. Don’t Get Around Much Anymore – Nat King Cole

  28. LOVE – Nat King Cole

  29. Feeling Good – Nina Simone

  30. I Put a Spell on You – Nina Simone

First Dance

First Dance

  1. Fix You – Coldplay

  2. Sky Full of Stars – Coldplay

  3. One Day Like This – Elbow

  4. Starlings – Elbow

  5. Your Song – Elton John

  6. Can You Feel the Love Tonight – Elton John

  7. L-O-V-E – Nat King Cole

  8. When I Fall In Love – Nat King Cole

  9. Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen

  10. You’re My Best Friend – Queen

  11. All You Need Is Love – The Beatles

  12. Something – The Beatles

  13. Hold My Girl – George Ezra

  14. All of Me – John Legend

Folk and Cross Over

Folk and Cross Over

  1. Hey Brother – Avicii

  2. Wake Me Up – Avicii

  3. Get Around – Beach Boys

  4. God Only Knows – Beach Boys

  5. Keep Your Head Up – Ben Howard

  6. Only Love – Ben Howards

  7. Rock Around the Clock – Bill Haley & the Comets 

  8. Shake Rattle and Roll – Bill Haley & the Comets 

  9. Don’t Tell Your Friends About Us – Blake Mills

  10. Hey Lover – Blake Mills

  11. Hit Me Baby – Britney Spears

  12. Toxic – Britney Spears

  13. Oh Boy – Buddy Holly

  14. That’ll Be The Day – Buddy Holly

  15. Johnny B. Goode – Chuck Berry

  16. You Never Can Tell – Chuck Berry

  17. 9 to 5 – Dolly Parton

  18. Jolene – Dolly Parton

  19. Shape of You – Ed Sheeran

  20. Galway Girl – Ed Sheeran

How Much Does a Cover Band Cost?

How Much Does a Cover Band Cost?

The cost of hiring a cover band can vary widely. The exact amount typically depends on factors like the band’s experience, the number of musicians, the length of their performance, and the event location.

Prices can range from $500 to $1,500 for smaller, local events or bands with fewer members. However, for professional and popular cover bands, costs can go from $2,000 to $5,000.

If you want a band to perform all-time favorites from legends like Nat King Cole, Elvis Presley, or Marvin Gaye and bring sophisticated sound systems and lighting, expect a budget of $5,000 to $10,000 or even more.

Can I Request Specific Songs for the Band to Play?

Yes, you can request for specific songs for the band to play! Just make sure to discuss any special requests well in advance.

Looking for a Cover Band?

A great cover band can transform any event into an unforgettable experience, filling the dance floor and creating moments that your guests will talk about for years. With the right mix of classic rock, contemporary pop, soulful hits, and timeless dance songs, a cover band brings energy, nostalgia, and pure fun to any celebration.

If you’re ready to take your event to the next level, Liv Entertainment has talented cover bands skilled in everything from Stevie Wonder to Bruno Mars to Taylor Swift and more. Contact Liv Entertainment today to book a band that will bring your vision to life, and get ready to dance the night away!

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