Tribute Act - List of Well-known Tribute Acts

List of Well-known Tribute Acts

Some well-known tribute acts include (alphabetically by covered act, and alphabetically for each):

Playing music by ABBA:

• A*Teens
• Björn Again (Australia-based tribute)
• Gabba (songs of ABBA in the style of The Ramones)

Playing music by AC/DC:

• AC/DShe (San Francisco-based all-female band; covering only the Bon Scott era)
• Don Coleman
• Hayseed Dixie (AC/DC and other rock covers in a bluegrass style)
• Hell's Belles (Seattle-based all-female band)

Playing music by Animetal:

• Animetal USA (American tribute to a Japanese metal band, featuring Mike Vescera, Chris Impellitteri, Rudy Sarzo and Scott Travis)

Playing music by The Band:

• The Last Waltz Ensemble

Playing music by The Beatles:

• 1964 the Tribute
• Beatlejuice (founded by former Boston frontman Brad Delp)
• Beatlemania
• The Beatnix
• The Bootleg Beatles
• The Buggs (one of the earliest tribute bands)
• The Cast of Beatlemania (former members of the Beatlemania musical)
• The Fab Faux
• The Fab Four
• RAIN – A Tribute to The Beatles
• Rubber Souldiers
• Yellow Matter Custard (featuring Paul Gilbert and Mike Portnoy)

Playing music by Björk:

• Travis Sullivan's Bjorkestra

Playing music by Black Sabbath:

• Sapattivuosi (Finnish tribute featuring Marco Hietala of Nightwish)

Playing music by Bob Dylan:

• The Last Waltz Ensemble

Playing music by The Cure:

• The Cureheads

Playing music by Genesis:

• The Musical Box
• ReGenesis

Playing music by The Grateful Dead:

• Dark Star Orchestra
• Jazz Is Dead

Playing music by Green Day:

• Green Date

Playing music by Iron Maiden:

• The Iron Maidens (all-female band, featuring Linda McDonald of Phantom Blue)

Playing music by Jethro Tull:

• The Dayglo Pirates

Playing music by The Killers:

• The Fillers

Playing music by KISS:

• Mini Kiss (a little person band)

Playing music by Led Zeppelin:

• Dread Zeppelin (in a reggae style with an Elvis impersonator on vocals)
• Fred Zeppelin
• Lez Zeppelin (all-female band)
• Michael White & The White

Playing music by Madness:

• One Step Behind

Playing music by Madonna:

• Mandonna (all-male band)

Playing music by Metallica:

• Apocalyptica (initially only played Metallica songs on cello)

Playing music by Oasis:

• No Way Sis

Playing music by the Pet Shop Boys:

• West End Girls

Playing music by Pink Floyd:

• Australian Pink Floyd Show
• The Machine

Playing music by Queen:

• God Save the Queen (Argentina-based tribute)
• One Night of Queen

Playing music by The Ramones

• The Osaka Ramones (Japanese band Shonen Knife performing as a Ramones tribute band)
• The Ramainz (formerly The Ramains, featured two Ramones members)

Playing music by The Shadows:

• Legend

Playing music by The Smiths:

• The Smiths Indeed

Playing music by George Strait

• Ty Taylor

Playing music by Sublime:

• Badfish

Playing music by Frank Zappa:

• Muffin Men
• Zappa Plays Zappa (led by Zappa's son Dweezil Zappa)