About
The Hip Replacements is a cover band for hire in Brisbane, QLD.
Fifties, sixties and seventies hits done properly, with three-part harmonies and a fair bit of back-and-forth with the crowd. The Hip Replacements are a Brisbane trio whose list reads like a jukebox nobody unplugged: Be Bop a Lula, Blueberry Hill, Brown Eyed Girl, Build Me Up Buttercup, California Dreamin, Daydream Believer, Friday On My Mind, God Only Knows and dozens more. A standard booking is three live sets with all sound and lighting supplied, plus background music running between them so there's no awkward silence. They cover weddings, birthdays, corporate nights and private functions. Insured for public liability.
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The show
The trio work the fifties, sixties and seventies, and they sing it in three parts, which is the difference between a covers set and something that actually sounds like the records. Be Bop a Lula, Blueberry Hill, Daydream Believer, Friday On My Mind. There's a fair bit of chat with the room between numbers, and they aim it squarely at getting people dancing rather than nodding along at a table. It suits a crowd with a wide age spread, because almost everyone in the room will know almost everything they play.
On the day
Sound and lighting arrive with the band, so your venue doesn't need a system of its own and you don't need to organise a hire. Background music runs through the gaps between live sets as well, which keeps the room from going flat while the trio takes a breather. What's left for you is the usual: somewhere to set up and power to run it.
Performance options
The standard booking is three live sets. Sound gear and lighting are part of it, not an extra, and the recorded music that plays between sets is included as well. That covers most weddings, birthdays, corporate nights and private functions without anything else needing to be arranged. If your event runs to a different shape, say so when you enquire and they'll tell you what's workable.
Insurance and paperwork
Public liability insured
Song list
70 songs
Always on my mind - Elvis
Be Bop a Lula – Gene Vincent
Be my baby – Ronettes
Blueberry Hill – Fats Domino
Boxer – Simon & Garfunkel
Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
Build me up buttercup – The Foundations
California Dreamin – Mamas & Papas
Can’t take my eyes off you – Franki Valli
Chantilly Lace – Big Bopper
Da doo ron ron – The Crystals
Daydream Believer – The Monkees
Do Wah Diddy – Manfred Mann
Don’t think twice it’s alright – Bob Dylan
Dream Lover – Bobby Darin
Everly Brothers – Bye Bye Love
Friday on my mind – Easybeats
Fun Fun Fun – the Beach Boys
God Only knows – Beach Boys
Great balls of fire – Jerry Lee Lewis
Hard Day’s Night – Beatles
Hats off to Larry – Del Shannon
Hello MaryLou – Ricky Nelson
Help me Rhonda - Beach Boys
