| The Buskers
The Buskers are an Auckland based funk/rock covers band that includes some of New Zealand's top musicians. The members have performed alongside Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, John Mayer, Tommy Emmanuel, Jimmy Barnes, Bryan Ferry, Simple Minds, Joan Armatrading and many more. The line-up includes guitar/vocals, bass, drums and keys/vocals and they perform regularly at bars, corporate functions and weddings all over the country. Their sound is a mix of rock, funk, soul and pop and their set covers a wide range of music, including songs by Ben Harper, Kings of Leon, Lenny Kravitz, Prince, Ray Charles, Tom Petty, U2, Crowded House, The Beatles, The Police, The Killers, The Commitments, The Black Crowes, Foo Fighters, Jimi Hendrix Stevie Wonder and many more. The Buskers will be sure to give a memorable performance at your next event!
Listen to a sample of The Buskers live here
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Contagious
Contagious is a top 40 covers band based in Auckland, and has been gigging regularly since 1995. There is always an energetic, fun and friendly atmosphere on stage, while maintaining the highest levels of professionalism.Their primary aim is to entertain the crowd with songs that they want to hear. Contagious is resident at The Cock and Bull in Botany Downs, Ellerslie, Lynfield and now Hamilton.
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The DeSotos
The DeSotos are a tight four piece retro band based in Auckland (NZ) comprising of guitar, keyboard, bluesharp, bass & drums and playing a blend of tasty 60’s & 70’s music complemented with the best of Americana
music, roots, blues and country rock and appeal to a predominantly adult 30+ audience. All are seasoned musicians, with three of our four members having played on and off together since the late 1970’s. The DeSotos play a blend of covers and some originals, depending on the situation.Artists covered include: Tom Petty, Creedence, Rolling Stones, Roy O, Beatles and lots in between!
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The Gee Bees
New Zealand's Bee Gee Tribute Band! Over the last eight years the Gee Bees have performed at a variety of events ¡V charity functions raising funds for organisations such as Starship Hospital Radio Lollipop, Coastguard North Shore, Red Cross The Westpac helicopter Trust and also, of course, performing at private and corporate events. The ¡¥lads' have always been rapturously received (especially by the ladies!) with fans from eight to eighty (yes, really!) dancing in the aisles to those magical Bee Gee rhythms. The Gee Bees are a great cabaret and feature act for your corporate or private function. And, of course, the boys are always more than willing to support a good charity event. |
The Grail
The Grail offers an outstanding array of entertainment. The band praised by publicans and audiences from Dublin to Bangkok is available for short and long term contracts, and one-off gigs. Traditional Irish audiences love to sing along to classics such as "Whiskey In The Jar", "The Irish Rover" and "The Fields of Athenry". Contemporary audiences fill the dance floor to the music of Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Rod Stewart, U2, Thin Lizzy and Johnny Cash. Contemporary pop audiences of every age will dance and sing along to songs by well known performers such as The Commitments, Johnny Cash, The Pogues and many more. Worldwide festivals have also added a wide range of international songs to the band's extensive repertoire. |
Halo
Halo are a four to seven piece band based in Auckland New Zealand. They perform a wide variety of contemporary popular music and are one of the resident bands at the Cock and Bull bars in Auckland and Hamilton, New Zealand. The members of Halo have performed on Television shows such as "Stars In Their Eyes NZ", "NZ Idol", "Sing Like a Superstar","Fight For LIfe 2003-2006" , "McDonalds Circus X" , "McDonalds Cirque Rocks", "The Mike King Show", and "Telethon". Halo have worked extensively throughout New Zealand, Australia, Asia, Pacific Rim, as a Band and as Individuals for clients such as Vodafone, Lonely Dog Ltd, KPMG, Planet Hollywood, Hard Rock Cafe, Shangri La Hotels, Sheraton and Sheraton Starwood Hotels, Hilton Hotels, New Zealand Chamber of Commerce Singapore, New Zealand Society Bangkok, and Air New Zealand. The members of Halo, each have over 15 years experience within the music and entertainment industries, and are consummate professionals who deliver the music they perform with passion, feel and expertise. Halo are available for your event, wedding, corporate function, or product launch.
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In The Pink
In The Pink is a Pink Floyd tribute band. Their mission is to do justice to the great music of Pink Floyd and to this end sets are complete albums. Set 1 is "The Dark Side Of The Moon". Set 2 is "Wish You Were Here". Set 3 is a compilation of the best of "The Wall". Set 4 is ¡§Animals¡¨.All these are played as complete pieces with no pauses, like the original concept albums. As such, the whole show is about 3 1/2 hours long and will satisfy the most diehard Floyd fan. The band themselves say, "We are passionate about the music and "In The Pink" strives to be faithful to the originals as much as possible". Combining over 70 years experience collectively playing live, minute attention to detail, state of the art Guitar & Keyboard technology plus our computerized lighting rig means "In The Pink" will take you back to those heady 70's for the night.
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Kisstroyer
Rock'n' Roll All Night with Kisstroyer - Australia's Hottest KISS Tribute Show, this show brings to life all the firebreathing, guitar smashing, pyrotechnical mayham that has brought fame to the KISS name over the past 30 years. Coming off sold out National Shows in Australia, this is one show not to miss, see what your Aussie neighbours have been raving about. The band has also appeared on GOOD MORNING AUSTRALIA live on two occassions, made the front cover of PICTURE Magazine and appeared in feature articles in the HERALD SUN & THE AGE (Australia's 2 largest Newspapers).
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Lyrica
Lyrica combines the soul and grace of the classical world with the power and energy of popular music. With custom arrangements and superbly trained voices, Lyrica truly defines the pop-opera genre, creating a unique fusion of sound. Four professional singers all with extensive careers in the music entertainment industry, come together to create Lyrica. More than the sum of its parts, it’s a music sensation! |
MASKARA
MASKARA is an Auckland based 80's Rock ?tribute' band that provide a fun and energetic live performance for your bar, club, private function or corporate event.
Dressed in authentic 80's rock star guise (with big hair and make?up), they will entertain your crowd all night with all the popular well known songs from the 80's Glam and Rock ?n Roll era. Tributes are made to legends such as Def Leppard, Bon Jovi, Motley Crue, Kiss, Aerosmith, Guns ?n Roses, Skid Row , Poison and many more?
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Motor City Family Funk
Inspired by the Funk Brothers and taking 'Standing in the Shadows of Motown' as our Holy Writ Motor City Family Funk strive to perform material from the heyday of the Soul/Funk era just like it was originally performed in the Snakepit at Hitsville USA. Features members of Tangent, One Million Dollars, The FreelarkTrio, The Mr Miyagi Project, Dr. Colossus, The Shades and the mandolin player for the Auckland season of Fiddler on the Roof. MCFF is based in Central-Auckland.
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Off The Wall
Great songs + great musicians = a great night of entertainment. Auckland covers band Off the Wall pleases the crowds and gets the dance floor pumping. If you want high energy performances and a fantastic night of music every time, Off the Wall is guaranteed to deliver. The band is a popular favourite at many of Auckland's premier night spots and specializes in making private and corporate functions memorable with customized set lists and non-stop hits.
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Q4
Q4 are all highly experienced musicians. Q4 were established in late 2006. Q4 have been working regularly in Auckland and surrounding cities, since, playing their popular, energetic versions of rock, reggae and pop/top 40 covers, to a wide and varied audience which makes them suitable for any type of function from bars, clubs and weddings, to corporate and special events.
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Rebel Without Applause
This band repertoire consists of tried and true classics that are guaranteed to keep your dance floor packed. The range of songs include: a selection of Kiwi classics including Split Enz, Dragon, Exponents and Crowded House, international hits from INXS, U2, Van Morrison, Ben Harper, Bryan Adams, CCR, Stray Cats, Cherry Poppin Daddies, INXS, Queen and many more, Classic Beatles and Stones, lounge and swing set; Bobby Darin, Dean Martin, Tom Jones, Burt Bacharach and Brian Setzer Orchestra, older rock 'n roll classics by Elvis, Roy Orbison, Chuck Berry, Animals, The Kinks, CCR, Del Shannon, Motown and Soul Classics; Al Green, Stevie Wonder, The Supremes, Sam & Dave and Grand Funk Railroad.
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The Suburbs
The Suburbs are the perfect band for your party, wedding, bar or function. Including four highly respected musicians, The Suburbs offer a fresh and fun live show of the highest professional standard. Playing popular hits from the sixties through to today, The Suburbs will appeal to all ages and people from all walks of life with their diverse set and upbeat, feel-good energy. They supply all the production and can cater to any size show and venue. The Suburbs will give you a show you will never forget!
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Take Note
Take Note is a versatile and professional band who are guaranteed to make the music/dance at your next function an absolute success. Their clients continue to hire them repeatedly because of this. Experience them ‘live’ yourself and you will understand why! The depth of talent and experience within the band is immense. One member having toured and co-written with Chris Thompson from Manfred Man. One other member performed under contract throughout Europe for 3 years playing up to 10 gigs per week! The band NEVER loses it’s energy and enjoyment doing what it does best… Entertain! |
Tongue & Groove
For over 10 years Tongue & Groove has consistently been considered one of Auckland's top cover bands, performing for well known celebrity occasions company events, wedding receptions and private parties New Zealand wide. They perform a wide range of songs to satisfy all age groups, and play only well known songs that have proven to be popular - ranging from current dance music and classic hits, to easy listening/jazzy cocktail music. |
Traction
Traction is the ultimate live band giving you top quality professional entertainment. Covering a huge range of songs and artists including, Robbie Williams, Crowded House, U2, James Brown, Foo Fighters, The Beatles, Bon Jovi, Van Morrison, INXS, and many more. Traction have been playing music together for 2.5years and individually have each been playing music all their lives! Traction is the perfect entertainment for your wedding, 21st, birthday, conference, work function or Christmas party! Ref: Wow!! What a great band! I hired Traction to play at my sons 21st birthday party and they made it an awesome night. They had people up dancing from their first song and they set the tone for the party to be a success from the beginning. They are so talented and they play all the great songs that people love. They are also a really nice bunch of guys, great to deal with and very professional. I would highly recommend them for any and every function where great music and a fun time are required.
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Union
Union, featuring the amazing vocals of Leza Lee, are one of Auckland’s most sought after bands. Their mix of everyone’s retro favourites, lively delivery and utmost professionalism have seen Union become the darlings of the corporate crowd. Leza has an inimitable knack of enticing the most reluctant of partygoers onto the dance floor. Vocalist Leza Lee leads the band through Motown, Soul, bisco and 80’s dance hits, as well as a sophisticated repertoire of jazz and ballads when the occaision requires it. They regularly perform as a jazz combo at some of Auckland’s most discerning venues.
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