cover band

noun

: a band that plays songs previously recorded by other performers

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The cover band Midnight Regret entertained the lawn-sitters with lively music from a special outside stage. Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 4 Oct. 2025 The Last Decade will open at 9 a.m. — early enough to catch the 10K finishers — before Bay Area cover band Pop Rocks plays at 11 a.m. Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2025 The talent put around the rookie looked like an NFL offense’s cover band. Mike Kaye october 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2025 Rampleman had been exploring gender identity in her work, filming the all-female Mötley Crüe cover band Girls Girls Girls and the female bodybuilder Tazzie Colomb, among others. CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cover band

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“Cover band.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cover%20band. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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