Air guitar, from people who would never normally do it, because the whole room is. 80's Rock Arena is 80s hard rock done as a show: six musicians, local and international, who plainly still love this music, with costume changes and a fair amount of theatre between songs. Male and female vocals share the front across a three hour show. Here I Go Again by Whitesnake, Jump by Van Halen, Alone by Heart and The Final Countdown by Europe are the shape of it, thirty odd songs from the hair and stadium years. Weddings and private functions are both on their list, and at a wedding this is the late set, when the ties are off and the choruses get shouted. Have a listen to the set, then send an enquiry with your date.
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Songs 80's Rock Arena can play
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1. The final countdown-europe2. Here I go again - whitesnake3. Cold as ice - foreigner4. Don’t stop believing- journey [ ben & ava]5. I don’t want to miss a thing- aerosmith6. You give love a bad name- bon jovi7. Eye of the tiger -survivour8. You really got me- van halen9. Walk this way-aerosmith10. Wanted dead or alive – bon jovi11. Just like paradise- david lee roth12. Working for the weekend- loverboy13. Pour some sugar on me- def lepard and taylor swift [ ben & ava]14. Nothing but a goodtime- poison15. Jump – van halen16. Unskinny bop- poison17. Hold the line - toto18. Living on a prayer- bon jovi19. Sweet child oh mine- guns n roses20. Cherry pie- warrant21. I love rock n roll- joan jett22. Hit me with your best shot-pat benatar23. Alone- heart24. Turn back time- cher25. I found someone- cher26. Heaven is a place on earth- Belinda carlisle27. Simply the best- tina turner and jimmy barnes [ben & ava]28. Keep on loving you- reo speedwagon29. Any way you want it- journey [ ben & ava]30. Bohemian rhapsody-queen31. Say you will- foreigner32. I was made for loving you-kiss
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What to expect
This is the 80s hard rock era done as a proper show. Six musicians, local and international, who clearly still love this music, and it shows in how hard they play it. You'll sing along to the songs you know by heart and air guitar the riffs without feeling silly about it, because everyone else in the room is doing the same. What lifts it beyond a good covers set is the staging: costume changes throughout, and a fair bit of theatre between the songs. Clubs, private functions, corporate shows and weddings all suit it.
On the day
Stage and production can be supplied if your venue hasn't got its own. So a bare room isn't a dealbreaker. Let them know early what is already installed and what isn't, and they will fill in whatever the room is missing.
Set List
Roughly thirty songs, all from the hair and stadium rock years. Bon Jovi gets three with You Give Love A Bad Name, Wanted Dead Or Alive and Livin' On A Prayer. Van Halen brings You Really Got Me and Jump, Aerosmith brings I Don't Want To Miss A Thing and Walk This Way, and Journey turns up twice with Don't Stop Believin' and Any Way You Want It. Then the anthems: The Final Countdown by Europe, Here I Go Again by Whitesnake, Cold As Ice and Say You Will by Foreigner, Eye Of The Tiger by Survivor, Hold The Line by Toto, Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns N' Roses, Pour Some Sugar On Me by Def Leppard, Nothin' But A Good Time and Unskinny Bop by Poison, Cherry Pie by Warrant, Just Like Paradise by David Lee Roth, Working For The Weekend by Loverboy, I Was Made For Lovin' You by Kiss, Keep On Loving You by REO Speedwagon and Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen. The women of the era are well covered too, with I Love Rock N Roll by Joan Jett, Hit Me With Your Best Shot by Pat Benatar, Alone by Heart, Heaven Is A Place On Earth by Belinda Carlisle, and Turn Back Time and I Found Someone by Cher.
Performance options
What arrives on the night hinges on what your venue already owns. Where there is staging, sound and lighting in place, the band comes in to work with that gear and the arrangement is the simpler of the two. Where the room is bare, they haul in the production themselves and build the arena look from nothing. Tell them which situation applies when you enquire, because it changes what rolls through the door on the day.
