Setlists for 2023

[Tom Gorr]

I'm slowly returning back to the music scene after the Covid lockdown hiatus. Most of my prior background was in event bands covering mostly top 40 rock standards with perhaps 20% country.

I have a few music pals looking forward to a fresh new band that is more like 50-75% country focussing on the 20-35 age demographic.

Was curious what the setlists are looking like for events like Rodeo dances these days. What songs are getting the best positive audience feedback? Both a male and female vocalist are involved.

[John Poston]

Here's some pretty common ones here in New Mexico - though maybe it leans towards a slightly older crowd. I've been pretty surprised to see how popular the 90s stuff is with the kids though. Most of these are done in multiple bands I sit in with. Lots of requests for Strait, Jackson, Dwight and some for Merle, Cash, Waylon and Jones still

7&7 (Ain't it Strange)
A Little Too Late
Abilene on Her Mind
Act Naturally
All my ex's live in Texas
All You Ever do is Bring Me Down
Amarillo By Morning
An Empty Glass
Bartenders Blues
Big City
Blues Man
Boot Scootin Boogie
Can't Break it To My Heart
Chattahoochee
Check Yes or No
Chicken Fried
Copperhead Road
Couldn't leave you if I tried
Cowboy Rides Away
Crazy Arms
Designated Drinker
Don't Close Your Eyes
Don't Rock the Jukebox
Drinking Problem
Driving My Life Away
Dust on the Bottle
Family Tradition
Famous Last Words of a Fool
Fast as You
Feathered Indians
Fireman
Fishing in the Dark
Folsom Prison
Forever and Ever, Amen
Friends in Low Places
Getting you home
Gimme That Girl
Gone Country
Good Directions
Good Hearted Woman
Guitars Cadillacs
Head over Boots
Heartland
Here's a quarter
Honky Tonk Man
Hotel California
How I got to Memphis
I ain't living long like this
I can still make Cheyenne
I like it, I love it
I Think I'll just Stay here and Drink
I'm Only In it for the Love
If I Didn't have You
In Color
Is Anybody Going to San Antone
It's 5 o clock somewhere
It's All Coming back to me Now
Learning as you Go
Looking For Love
Lukenback Texas
Mama Tried
Mams Don't let your Babies Grow up to be Cowboys
Margaritaville
Miami, My Amy
Much too Young
My Favorite Memory
Neon Moon
ODed in Denver
On the Road Again
Only Make Believe
Paint me a Birmingham
Rainy Day Woman
Right or Wrong
Ring of Fire
Rodeo Clown
Rose Colored Glasses
Running out of reasons to Run
Seminole Wind
Should have been a Cowboy
Silver Wings
Six Days on the Road
Smoky Mountain Rain
So Help Me Girl
Streets of Bakersfield
Take me home Country Roads
Tennessee Whiskey
Tequila Makes her Clothes fall Off
The Chair
The Gambler
There's no getting over me
Tonight's not the Night
Troubadour
Tulsa Texas
Tulsa Time
Unwound
Wagon Wheel
Waltz Across Texas
When you say nothing at all
Whiskey River
White Lightning
Whitehouse Road
Who's Cheating Who
Why Baby Why
Wine Me Up
Working Man Blues
Wrapped Around My Finger

[Tom Gorr]

Thanks so much John - appreciate the input!