About
Atomic Stagecoach is a band for hire in Bassendean, WA.
Picture Another One Bites the Dust as a rocked-up country number, or Abracadabra with a Latin swing. Atomic Stagecoach takes 1980s songs and rebuilds them as if they'd been cut in the 1950s, all slapping double bass and twangy Telecaster. Formed by Perth rockabilly artist Johnny Law, the quartet runs drums, double bass, electric and acoustic guitar through Cold Chisel, Blondie, The Cure, INXS, Queen, ZZ Top and more. Half the fun is the guessing game: the crowd knows the song but can't quite place it until the chorus lands. The setup is simple, and the band holds public liability insurance.
Watch
The show
Slapping double bass, a twangy Telecaster, and a pile of 1980s songs rebuilt as though they'd been recorded thirty years earlier. You'll get Another One Bites the Dust as a rocked up country number and Abracadabra with a Latin lean, plus Wild Child done as 50s rock and roll, which is close to how it was originally cut anyway. Queen, INXS, Blondie and The Angels all get the same treatment, and so do Cold Chisel, Pink Floyd, The Smiths, ZZ Top, The Cure, Iggy Pop and Flock of Seagulls. Half the fun is watching people work out what the song is.
On the day
A simple setup, all things considered: drums, a double bass, an electric guitar and an acoustic guitar, plus a vocal PA. There is no wall of gear to find space for, though the double bass does take up more room than a bass amp would.
Performance options
No fixed menu. Tell them what the event is and they'll work something out with you.
Insurance and paperwork
Public liability insured
Song list
39 songs
Abracadabra - Steve Miller Band
Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again – The Angels
Another Brick In The Wall – Pink Floyd
Another One Bites The Dust - Queen
Bonanza Theme
Canary In A Coalmine – The Police
Crash – The Primitives
Darling It Hurts – Paul Kelly
Don’t Change - INXS
Every Little Thing She Does – The Police
Free Fallin’ – Tom Petty
Get Smart Theme
Goodbye (Astrid) - Cold Chisel
Heart Of Glass - Blondie
Hold On Tight - ELO
I Melt With You – Modern English
I Ran – Flock Of Seagulls
I Wanna Be Sedated – The Ramones
In Between Days - The Cure
I’m On Fire – Bruce Springsteen
Money For Nothing - Dire Straits
My Girl – Hoodoo Gurus
My Sharona – The Knack
Pet Semetry – The Ramones
