About
Contraband is a cover band for hire in Perth, WA.
Two female vocalists out front, two guitarists, bass and drums. That's Contraband, a Perth rock covers band built for rooms that want the volume up. MJ handles the rock, blues and soul end with a voice that's raw and loud, and she cut her teeth on Dutch stages before landing in WA. Cass takes most of the pop material and has been part of the Perth scene for years, including tribute work for Kylie and Lady Gaga plus her own karaoke events. The set list runs Fleetwood Mac and Toto through to Lizzo and Miley Cyrus, with Jet, INXS and Divinyls covering the Australian side. They also keep a deep list of fill-in players, so a member being unavailable rarely means the band is.
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The show
Six players and two women out front, which is the reason the set can turn on a sixpence without the energy dropping. Rock covers played loud, with blues and soul running underneath, and a pop half that lands just as hard. The players behind them come from national and international touring, studio work and years in the Perth scene, and one of the guitarists is known for reading a crowd and shifting his style to suit whoever is in front of him. Expect a room that gets moving early and stays there.
Song list
70 songs
About Damn Time: Lizzo
Africa: Toto
Are You Gonna Be My Girl: Jet
Beggin': Maneskin
Blame It On The Boogie: The Jacksons
Boys in Town: Divinyls
Brown Eyed Girl: Van Morrisson
Call Me: Blondie
Can’t Stop The Feeling: Justin Timberlake
Careless Whisper: George Michael
Crazy: Gnarles Barkley
Crazy Little Thing Called Love: Queen
Domino: Jessie J
Don't Stop: Fleetwood Mac
Don't Stop Believing: Journey
Don’t Change: INXS
Don’t Start Now: Duo Lipa
Dreams: Fleetwood Mac
Dumb Things: Paul Kelly
Ex's and Oh's: Ella King
Flowers: Miley Cyrus
Footloose: Kenny Loggins
Go Your Own Way: Fleetwood Mac
Handle Me With Care: Travelling Wilburys
