About

Birdman Randy & The Ivory Street Preachers is a cover band for hire in Brisbane, QLD.

Soul, Motown, jazz and a touch of calypso, poured over songs people already know. Birdman Randy & The Ivory Street Preachers are full-time Brisbane musicians who've been filling dancefloors since 2014, and the repertoire jumps from Van Morrison's Moondance to Billie Eilish's Bad Guy to Ocean Alley without losing the room. They usually play as a five piece, but a trio, a duo or a DJ package are all on the table, and they can supply PA, production and lighting for events up to 2,000 people. They handle running the music so you don't have to. All they need is power and a dry place to stand. Public liability insurance held.

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The show

These are full-time musicians, not weekend players, and they've been filling dancefloors since 2014. That shows up in the energy of the set more than anything they say about it. The other thing you get is one less job on your list. The band organises and runs the music themselves, so once you've told them where and when, the rest is handled. You're not standing next to a laptop wondering what happens between sets.

On the day

Barely anything. Access to power, and a spot to play that's safe and dry. That's the whole list. If you're doing something outdoors, the dry part is the bit to think about, so a marquee or an indoor fallback is worth having in your back pocket. Otherwise there's no stage spec to chase up or production to hire in before they arrive.

Performance options

Five piece is the usual shape of the band, and it's what most people book. But it scales down cleanly to a trio or a duo if the room is smaller or the brief is quieter, and there's a DJ package as well for the part of the night when a band isn't what you want. They can also supply the PA, production and lighting for events up to 2,000 people, so the sound side can come from the same place as the music. Give them the basics of your event and they'll put something together.

Insurance and paperwork

Public liability insured

Song list

2pac California Love / Nelly Ride wit Me / Return of the Mac 5 Sec Summer - Youngblood AhHa - Take On Me (Latino) Aloe Blacc - I Need a Dollar Aluna Peking Duk - Fake Magic Alunageorge - I’m in Control + Let’s Talk About Sex Anderson Paak - Am I Wrong Anderson Paak - Suede Anderson Paak - Tints Arcade Fire - The Suburbs Arctic Monkeys - Do I wanna Know Avicii - Addicted to you Bad Things // Katy Perry - I Kissed a Girl Bag Raiders - Shooting Stars / Caribou - Can’t Do Without The Beatles - Let It Be Beiber - Sorry Beiber / Diplo / Skillex - What do you mean / Where arezz you now Ben E King - Stand By Me Bene - Soaked Bill Withers - Aint No Sunshine Billie Eilish - Bad Guy The Black Keys - Lonely Boy Blackstreet - No Diggity / Still dre mashup Bob Marley - Is this Love that i’m feeling / Afroman - Because I got High

Birdman Randy & The Ivory Street Preachers