About
Platform 5 is a cover band for hire in Melbourne, VIC.
Classic rock, sixties through eighties, and nothing much beyond it. Platform 5 pick songs people already know the words to, then let the room do the singing. Male and female vocals with real harmonies, experienced players, and their own quality PA. Pubs, clubs, weddings, birthdays. The band is honest about being adaptable on price, and their reasoning is hard to argue with: they'd rather be playing. Repertoire runs to Ballroom Blitz, Brown Eyed Girl, Beds Are Burning, April Sun In Cuba, Copperhead Road, Eagle Rock and Crazy Little Thing Called Love. All they need from you is floor space and power. Melbourne based.
The show
Songs people already know the words to, which is the whole idea. Platform 5 stick to classic rock from the sixties through the eighties and let the room do a good part of the singing. Male and female vocals up front with real harmonies between them. Expect a dance floor rather than a listening crowd, and expect the sort of night where the older guests and the younger ones are up at the same time. It's not a subtle band and it isn't trying to be.
On the day
Floor space and power. That's genuinely the list. All the gear comes with the band, including their own PA, so your venue doesn't need a house system for this to work. Tell them roughly how big the room is and where the power points sit, and they'll set up to fit rather than crowding your guests.
Song list
146 songs
Achy breaky heart
All over now
Am I ever gonna see your face again?
April sun in Cuba
Back in the USSR
Bad case of loving you
Ballad of John & Yoko
Ballroom Blitz
Beds are burning
Black magic woman
Blister in The Sun
Bopping the blues
Born to be wild
Boys in town
Brown eyed girl
Burning love
Call Me
Carlton
Chains
Cherry Cherry
Cocaine
Come back again
Come on let's go
Copperhead Road
