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Tribute Bands and Artists

Various artists and groups available for hire and club/jamming sessions specialising in, but not limited to, Sixties music.
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Last updated: 11 July 2010
Cavern WebsiteCavern on Facebook Cavern are a four piece band from Liverpool, in the classic Sixties style, with a tribute show that recreates the vibrant sounds and atmosphere of the Swinging Sixties. Cavern take the audience on a Magical Musical History Tour through one of the greatest musical decades of all time with a fast and vibrant show designed to get everyone dancing along.
It’s as near a recreation of a Sixties group as you can get, using original instruments from the period like Rickenbacker, Epiphone, Gibson, and the famous Hofner Violin Beatle Bass, together with a Black Ludwig drum kit. Cavern also use original amplifiers from the period such as Marshal and Vox. The Sixties look is completed by the use of original stage clothes, including thin lapelled black suits and the famous Cuban heeled black Beatle boots.
Cavern are: Glenn Mitchell, Rhythm Guitar, vocals. Glen Griffiths, Lead Guitar, vocals. Derek Griffiths, Bass Guitar, vocals. Dino Tamburrini, Drums, vocals.
Click on images for more information, scheduled appearances and booking details. You can also hear some of their great sounds playing!
Sixties City Artists

The sound playing is a version of Wonderful Land
by The Apaches

 The Apaches
Now that the original 'Shadows' have completed their final(?) tour, 'The Apaches' are keeping the music and memories very much alive by playing a string of their hits with a style and sound that is as close to the original as possible. If you liked 'The Shadows' you will also very much enjoy the wonderful sound of 'The Apaches'
Click on the image to listen to their music and read 'John Parkes' Sixties Memories'. You will also find a link there to the official 'Apaches' website for booking info and forthcoming appearances.		  
The Apaches
Sixties City Artists
featuring The Woodstock Generation Sixties Tribute Band, taking you on a journey through one of the most exciting and innovative times in the history of music. From the days of Haight-Ashbury and the Monterey Pop Festival, to the Vietnam War and Woodstock, this dynamic show is an exploration of that turbulent yet magical era. A time when everything that could happen actually did, when the world was never so active and never sounded so good…
Flower Power The Summer of Love
Flower Power - The Summer of Love
 An electrifying live band, fabulous singers and sensational dancers bring the Psychedelic age back to life and celebrate some of the greatest American and British Rock and Folk artists of the late sixties. The show also features fantastic lighting and video projection, plus dazzling costumes and a large helping of tongue-in-cheek humour! Available as full theatre show or can be booked for your function, party, wedding, festival or corporate event…
The Fabulous Shadows The Fabulous Shadows

This superb Two hour show features all the The Shadows classic hit instrumentals from the 1960s, Apache, Wonderful Land, Kon Tiki and many more, all recaptured with authentic Vox Amplification and Fender Stratocaster guitars. Take a nostalgic trip back to the sixties, re-living The Shadows. The Golden Greats Tour .... a tribute not to be missed!		  
The Prairie Dogs

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and gigs list     

(U-Tube)
 The Prairie Dogs

Spearheading a 21st century Beat Bonanza, The Prairie Dogs are a four-piece beat combo based in Bournemouth playing the songs of the early 1960s.
With their potent musical cocktail of rock and roll, merseybeat, classic pop and rockabilly, strong vocals and dynamic live show, they offer something to dance to, something to listen to, and something to watch.
The Fads

The Fads
The Fads' show is a highly energetic, theatrically novel, audience interactive 1960s rock'n'roll group extravaganza!
From the moment The Fads take the stage, to the last note of the final song, the audience is transported on a vivacious romp back to an era that embodied creativity and where fun and innocence flourished in live musical entertainment. A consummate sense of detail is featured in their every performance, including period costumes, instrumentation and the best songs from the era of 'the British invasion' and America's musical response!

  
The band came together purely by chance when they were selected as the featured cast for the Screen Gems television pilot '"Leave'm Smile'n". The series was to feature the comedic adventures of a rock'n'roll band as they toured the country in a bright blue bus, getting involved in mishaps but always just making it to the show. The pilot was never aired nor the series sold, but the bond between these four remained and the decision was made to turn their television dreams into reality with a live musical act!
The Rulettes / Good Vibrations
This is possibly one of the best 60's Harmony bands you'll ever hear. Members of these talented groups: THE SYMBOLS ('The Best Part of Breaking Up' & 'Bye Bye Baby'), a great local harmony band called McARTHUR PARK and the 70's THE WURZELS are in this Bristol based outfit, featuring harmony material from the 60s and 70s. All the guys in the line-up have a wealth of experience ('old' in other words) in this type of vocal harmony group, and are able to faithfully reproduce all the old favourites from those 'Golden Years'. They are also the 'Good Vibrations' Beach Boys tribute band!
The show consists of two 1 Hour sets; the 1st set being a cabaret-type show, (dressed in all the 'gear' including winkle-pickers) with the second hour aimed at non-stop dancing. Along with their own compact 6K sound system and 4K stage lighting, giving that extra polish, to this professionally presented show.
Popular favourites from the following featured artists :- BEATLES, HOLLIES, BEACH BOYS, FOUR SEASONS, SEARCHERS, TURTLES, TREMELOES, CLIFF RICHARD, SHADOWS, BYRDS, ROY ORBISON, KINKS, FORTUNES, STONES, SPENCER DAVIS, CHUCK BERRY, ELVIS, to name but a few. Over 130 hit songs from this era are featured during the show!
www.beachboys.org          www.therulettes.com                       Demo Sound
The Ready Steady 60s Show The Ready Steady 60s Show
A tribute to the times and tunes of that fantastic decade. The band consists of five members, two of whom were in popular 60s bands that played at The Marquee, The Sphinx, Le Carnaby, The Lyceum in the Strand, and clubs and colleges all over England. Now augmented by a new female vocalist, bassist & drummer, each with lots of band experience, they have come together to bring the great 60s sounds to lovers of that era and also to new audiences. They are dedicated to giving their clients the best 60s night experience, with great tunes, smart suits, mini dresses( for the girls that is) and a 60s light show. The show consists of two one-hour sets, or however the client wants the 120minute show split.
Click here for Larry's memories of his Sixties band - 'Unsuited Medium'
For more information or bookings contact Larry Evans by clicking on the image.
Run Devil Run Run Devil Run
With a wide repertoire to suit everyone’s taste, ranging from the Fifties to present day, the trio Run Devil Run consists of Mark on Lead/Rhythm Guitar (Lead Vocals), Keith on Bass Guitar (Harmonies) and Barrie on Drums (Harmonies and Lead Vocals). All three have many years experience of performing and have been former members of well established club acts.
Formed in early 2002, Run Devil Run have created an impressive
repertoire of many classic tunes from over the decades, including many tunes not normally performed by other acts, thus making them a refreshing act to dance and listen to. The act also comes self-contained with pro gear and lighting systems. Click image for further details and bookings
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Simply Shadows - Fender Guitar
click the guitar for info on
Simply Shadows
 and
The Shadows
Appreciation Club
of Ireland
 (news, events and sound files)
The Fore
'If you were listening to The Kinks, Small Faces or The Beatles, and a Fore demo dropped in to your play list you wouldn't notice the huge generation gap. The Fore have bought a time machine and travelled from the 60's to the 21st century to bring the true sounds of that past generation back to you. The Fore are not a tribute band by any means, yet they have captured the essence of the 60’s music scene and made it their own'.
Broccoli Music
The Mods
The Mods play the music of The Who, Small Faces, Kinks, Pretty Things, Yardbirds, Spencer Davis, Them, The Doors, Desmond Dekker, Otis Redding, Humble Pie, The Move, Nashville Teens, The Animals...and more.
Click on the logo for bookings or to view their gig guide

Sounds Force 5
Sound Force 5 In the 1960s, during the golden era of pop, one band ruled supreme in East Anglia. They were officially crowned top 60s band in one of the first ever 'Battle of The Bands', being judged outright winners by Van Morrison.

They appeared with all of the chart topping bands of the time such as The Yardbirds, Amen Corner, Merseybeats, Small Faces and Status Quo. Pirate Radio station “Radio London” chose the band to front their Radio Roadshow, long before Radio One or Two had been thought of.
 
The pinnacle of their career came when they were booked to appear alongside Jimi Hendrix, Cream and Pink Floyd in what was probably the UK’s first real music festival. And now SOUNDS FORCE 5 are back, playing that unique brand of 60’s music that made them so popular the first time around. Lose yourself in this golden era, when you hear the group play unforgettable numbers made famous by such bands as The Rolling Stones, The Searchers, The Moody Blues and The Spencer Davies Group.

Sons and Lovers
Sons & Lovers
A 60s/70s Tribute Band
originally formed in 1966
The Vintage Corporation
The Vintage Corporation

The Vintage Corporation will take you back in time for a musical flash-back where no effort or energy is spared in recreating the sound of the fantastic ‘60s and ‘70s era’s. With their variety of male and female singers, combined with saxophone and keyboard artists, they provide a comprehensive range covering all the genres and favourite sounds of the Sixties and Seventies.
Carnaby Street

Barry and Andy Harper are a 60s entertainment duo with vintage amps and guitars for a realistic 60s sound. Specialising in British Top 10 songs of the Sixties. See and book them via their website.
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Martin the Mod
Dressed in authentic attire of the day, Martin
performs numbers from the likes of Buddy Holly,
Elvis, The Searchers, Roy Orbison, The Stones,
The Beatles (of course) and many more.
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Martin the ModJust John
Just John
Captures the very essence of Lennon, with humour, mannerisms, Liverpudlian accent and unbelievable vocals, so close that it is impossible to distinguish them from the original works. Martin's audiences are regularly impressed by his vocal and guitar skills, and often comment that he sounds remarkably like the original record.
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