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Urban Rumour
“Urban Rumour”
The secret is out! This spunky crew believes that in a topsy turvy world the one thing we can all hold ground on is great music, preferably the groovin' kind. Fielding some of the most bangin' bangers of all time this funky crew will melt hearts and keep knees firmly positioned UP as they carry out their one true mission: drenching that dance floor with the good times.
Zara’s powerhouse vocals combined with the bands great chemistry and awesome setlist makes for a very safe pair of hands for your next event. Urban Rumour are an experienced party band and regularly play weddings, functions and conferences around the South Island.
Video (Live at Boo Radleys):
Set List
Urban Rumour have a wide and varied range of songs they might play on any given day and generally will “read the crowd” to decide their set as they go. To give you an idea of what to expect - here’s an example of some of the band’s more commonly performed tunes. On most gigs you might hear between 30 - 40 different songs:
500 miles - The Proclaimers
Ain’t No Mountain - Marvin Gaye
All About That Bass - Meghan Trainor
All Night Long - Lionel Richie
American Boy - Estelle
April Sun in Cuba - Dragon
Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Jet
Before He Cheats - Carrie Underwood
Better Man - Pearl Jam
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Black or White - Michael Jackson
Blister in the Sun - Violent Femmes
Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
Buses and Trains - Bachelor Girl
Clint Eastwood - Gorillaz
Colour Me Life - Katchafire
Come Together - The Beatles
Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
Dancing in the Moonlight - Toploader
December 1963 - The Four Seasons
The Pina Colada Song - Rupert Holmes
Everybody Talks - Neon Trees
Ex’s and Oh’s - Elle King
Faith - George Michael
Forget You - Cee Lo Green
Free Fallin' - Tom Petty
Get Lucky - Daft Punk
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
Give Me One Reason - Tracy Chapman
Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
Half of the Way - Crystal Gayle
Hand in my Pocket - Alanis Morissette
Happy - Pharrell
Have You Ever Seen the Rain - CCR
Hey Ya! - OutKast
Higher Love - Steve Winwood
Hotel California - Eagles
Hound Dog - Elvis
How Would You Feel - Ed Sheeran
I Believe in a Thing Called Love - The Darkness
I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas
I Wanna Dance with Somebody - Whitney Houston
I Want to Break Free - Queen
I Want You Back/ABC/Blame it on the Boogie - Michael Jackson Medley
I Wish - Stevie Wonder
In The Summer Time - Thirsty Merc
Jolene - Dolly Parton
Lady Marmalade - Patti LaBelle
Life is a Highway - Rascal Flatts
Locked out of Heaven - Bruno Mars
Lola - The Kinks
Lonely Boy - The Black Keys
Man I Feel Like a Woman - Shania Twain
Man in the Mirror - Michael Jackson
Master Blaster - Stevie Wonder
Mercy - Duffy
Moondance - Van Morrison
Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
Naive - The Kooks
Proud Mary - CCR
Rain - Dragon
Rock DJ - Robbie Williams
Santeria - Sublime
Say My Name - Destiny's Chid
Send me on my way
Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes
Shut Up and Dance - Walk The Moon
Signed Sealed Delivered - Stevie Wonder
Simply the Best - Tina Turner
Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
Spinning Top - Sola Rosa
Steal my Kisses - Ben Harper
Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams
Superstar - Jamelia
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Sweet Dreams - Beyonce
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynrd
Take your Mama - Scissor Sisters
Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus
Tennessee Whiskey - Chris Stapleton
The Middle - Zedd
The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson
This Love - Maroon 5
Treasure - Bruno Mars
Unwritten - Natasha Bedingfield
Uptown Funk - Bruno Mars
Valerie - Amy Winehouse
Verona - Elemeno P
Virtual Insanity - Jamiroquai
Waiting On The World to Change - John Mayer
What I Got - Sublime
Where is the Love - Black Eyes Peas
Who You With - Katchafire
Format Options:
Urban Rumour is a 4pc party band that can also add a saxophone for extra sparkle or perform as duo when needed.
