Take Cover is a young, energetic, and fun five-piece rock & roll cover band from Chicago. We play all kinds of rock music from the 1950s through today to keep our audience singing along and having a good time all night long, and our lighthearted stage presence is sure to entertain.
Price Range: Contact for rates
Gig Length: 60 - 240 minutes
Languages: English
Take Cover aims for a lively, entertaining, and hard-rocking show that will keep our audiences on their feet and singing along for hours. We're a young group of guys with good banter and an entertaining stage presence. And you MUST see Dwight's "Lightning Crashes" dance.
Take Cover has seen the future: robotic, soulless bar bands programmed only to play the most boring possible songs in the most boring possible way. They've seen the future... and they can't let it happen. That's why the boys of Take Cover... Dan and Mike Gonya, Eric Garneau and Dwight Haesler... are on a mission. They've picked some of the best, most rockin' songs from the last 50 years of music and have learned them for YOU! In doing so, they've put together one hell of an entertaining show that will make you laugh, make you cry*, and fill you with the power of rock (note: Take Cover probably will not make you cry, nor should you want them to). This band may be humanity's last hope, so for once have no fear when you hear the words... TAKE COVER!!
Take Cover is available for all occasions! We would love to play your venue or private party! Please contact us for more information or if you are interested in booking us. You won't be dissapointed!
We can provide all our own equipment if necessary, although a PA with four microphones is greatly appreciated.
Song List -- updated 11/4/09
Songs will be added to the list below as we play them live, and we're always working on new stuff to rock you just the right amount. We'd tell you what those songs are, but there has to be at least a small element of surprise to our shows, right??
UPDATED 11/04/09
AC/DC -- Back in Black
Aerosmith -- I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing
Bad Religion -- 21st Century Digital Boy
Billy Joel -- You May Be Right
Black Sabbath -- Iron Man
Blue Oyster Cult -- Don't Fear the Reaper
Bob Dylan -- Rainy Day Women 12 & 35
Bon Jovi -- You Give Love a Bad Name
Boston -- More Than a Feeling
Cheap Trick -- Surrender
The Clash -- London Calling
Counting Crows -- Mr. Jones
Damn Yankees -- High Enough
The Darkness -- I Believe in a Thing Called Love
Dio -- Holy Diver
DVDA -- Now You're a Man
Elvis Presley -- Jailhouse Rock
Foo Fighters -- Monkeywrench
Fountains of Wayne -- Stacy's Mom
George Michael -- Faith
The Gorillaz -- Feel Good Inc.
Green Day -- When I Come Around
Iron Maiden -- The Trooper
Jimi Hendrix -- Foxy Lady
Jimmy Eat World -- Sweetness
Joan Jett -- I Love Rock and Roll
The Killers -- When You Were Young
Kings of Leon -- Sex on Fire
KISS -- Detroit Rock City
Live -- Lightning Crashes
Lynyrd Skynyrd -- Sweet Home Alabama
Michael Jackson -- Beat It
Motorhead -- Ace of Spades
Mr. Big -- To Be With You
Nirvana -- Lithium
The Offspring -- The Kids Aren't Alright
The Oneders -- That Thing You Do
Ozzy Osbourne -- Crazy Train
Papa Roach -- Last Resort
Pat Benetar -- Hit Me With Your Best Shot
Presidents of the United States of America -- Peaches
Psycho Stick -- Beer
Queen -- Don't Stop Me Now
Red Hot Chili Peppers -- Higher Ground
Rise Against -- Give it All
Seal -- Kiss From a Rose
Sum 41 -- Fat Lip
System of a Down -- Toxicity
The Temptations -- My Girl
Tenacious D -- Tribute
Third Eye Blind -- Semi-Charmed Life
The Verve Pipe -- The Freshmen
Warrant -- Cherry Pie
Weezer -- El Scorcho
Weezer -- Keep Fishin
The Who -- Baba O'Riley
We have also performed a whole set of Beatles songs, some of which have found their way into our main set. Those songs include:
Across the Universe
All You Need is Love
And I Love Her
Day Tripper
Do You Want to Know a Secret?
Eight Days a Week
Eleanor Rigby
Help
Hey Jude
I Feel Fine
I Want to Hold Your Hand
If I Fell
In My Life
PS I Love You
Something
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