I'm starting a band. I'm gonna sing and do rhythm guitar. I have a friend who will do lead guitar. We are gonna start out doing acoustic covers ( and hopefully originals ) while street performing. Any suggestions for a set from bands like Coldplay, Snow Patrol, U2, and Radiohead. We plan to start as a coldplay tibute, so I'm trying to make the set Coldplay oriented. I might have to censor some songs, because of a local ban on public profanity.

 

I already have some thought up ( not in order )

 

Don't Panic

Shut Your Eyes

The Scientist

Creep

Chasing Cars

Fix You

Life in Technicolor ( i and ii )

Yellow

Shiver

A wolf at the door - radiohead

sparks - coldplay

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awww...no U2 songs (yet) on your setlist?

 

 

my suggestions:

 

With or Without You - U2

Walk On - U2

One - U2

See You Soon - Coldplay

Prospekt's March - Coldplay

Lovers In Japan - Coldplay

The Planets Bend Between Us - Snow Patrol

Run - Snow Patrol

Grazed Knees - Snow Patrol

All of this should keep us busy. Of course, we have to be prepared for requests, by learning to play a number of overplayed '70s hits. That means we should learn freebird, and the first few notes of stairway, unless there's a "No Satirway to Heaven" sign, like in Wayne's World. I'll have to put together setlists of about five songs for each time we perform. Beatles songs could be a good addition

 

Also

 

Lost

In My Place

Get Back

 

We should call our version of Lost "Lost?+@-!"

That makes it sound like we're swearing :P

what about karma police? that's a classic! no surprises also works very well with 2 guitars. if you want trickier ones, try knives out or paranoid android.

then, with coldplay, see you soon is very beautiful, but tricky too. i like playing we never change.

hum, great lists so far...

 

maybe you should only stick to LiT ii, you don't need both

try swallowed in the sea and hardest part as well

A Rush of Blood to the Head sounds great acoustically. :)