# You won the lottery. Which currently available artist/group do you hire to provide the live music? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 11, 2013, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-which-currently-available-artist-group-do-you-hire-to-provide-the-live-music/646815 "2013-01-11T02:41:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-which-currently-available-artist-group-do-you-hire-to-provide-the-live-music/646815/1 "2013-01-11T02:41:35Z")
We’ve all seen stories about private parties with hired stars as the entertainment. My brother recently was at one with Tony Bennett as entertainment. Who would you hire? ---
**Author:** ![Black\_Bisector](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ce73a5/32.png) [@Black\_Bisector](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Black_Bisector)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-which-currently-available-artist-group-do-you-hire-to-provide-the-live-music/646815/2 "2013-01-11T02:42:02Z")
Pussy Riot ---
**Author:** ![toast\_pakora](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3ec8ea/32.png) [@toast\_pakora](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toast_pakora)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-which-currently-available-artist-group-do-you-hire-to-provide-the-live-music/646815/3 "2013-01-11T02:48:22Z")
Boston Symphony ---
**Author:** ![harmonicamoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-which-currently-available-artist-group-do-you-hire-to-provide-the-live-music/646815/4 "2013-01-11T02:58:03Z")
Sufan Stevens ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-which-currently-available-artist-group-do-you-hire-to-provide-the-live-music/646815/5 "2013-01-11T03:00:19Z")
The cast of Glee. No, seriously, probably The Roots or Lupe Fiasco. ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-which-currently-available-artist-group-do-you-hire-to-provide-the-live-music/646815/6 "2013-01-11T03:00:47Z")
First answer that popped into my brain was Barenaked Ladies. But on second thought, Weird Al would be a much better choice. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Bredin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-which-currently-available-artist-group-do-you-hire-to-provide-the-live-music/646815/7 "2013-01-11T03:01:28Z")
NOT Poison, that’s for sure. (Too soon? :p) ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-which-currently-available-artist-group-do-you-hire-to-provide-the-live-music/646815/8 "2013-01-11T03:02:00Z")
I’d say The Corrs, but they seem to have retired. So instead, Loreena McKennitt, even if she is a weird hippie. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-which-currently-available-artist-group-do-you-hire-to-provide-the-live-music/646815/9 "2013-01-11T03:02:51Z")
Hmm, most of my favorites are dead or broken up (Warren Zevon, REM, The Clash/Joe Strummer, Morphine/Mark Sandman.) I might go with Drive-By-Truckers. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-which-currently-available-artist-group-do-you-hire-to-provide-the-live-music/646815/10 "2013-01-11T03:07:19Z")
Dave Edmunds ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-which-currently-available-artist-group-do-you-hire-to-provide-the-live-music/646815/11 "2013-01-11T03:25:05Z")
OK. Me, it would be Paul McCartney all the way. If he’s not available then Neil Young. ---
**Author:** ![Moonchild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@Moonchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonchild)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-which-currently-available-artist-group-do-you-hire-to-provide-the-live-music/646815/12 "2013-01-11T03:40:48Z")
Slight hijack: I once bartended a wedding of some Telecom magnate and he hired: David Crosby to play entrance/warm-up music (to the reception); Jay Leno and Dana Carvey as hosts; Christopher Cross, REO Speedwagon, Journey (fake lead, not Steve Perry) & Rod Stewart as main entertainment. I wanna say there was another act, but don’t recall. I do recall that there were equal amounts of cases of Dom Perignon and trophy wives with fake boobs. I heard the wedding cost $5-million. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-which-currently-available-artist-group-do-you-hire-to-provide-the-live-music/646815/13 "2013-01-11T05:03:26Z")
Rammstein. Complete with the pyrotechnics. Since I also want to buy Belcourt Castle, the city of Newport RI would probably pitch a shit fit since it isn’t their precious vaunted Jazz Festival type highbrow entertainment. it would be one hell of a lawn party =) ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-which-currently-available-artist-group-do-you-hire-to-provide-the-live-music/646815/14 "2013-01-11T05:43:34Z")
Aerosmith or The Joe Perry Project (basically, I’d like to meet Joe Perry and hopefully Billie, too) ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-which-currently-available-artist-group-do-you-hire-to-provide-the-live-music/646815/15 "2013-01-11T05:46:57Z")
RUSH!!! ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-which-currently-available-artist-group-do-you-hire-to-provide-the-live-music/646815/16 "2013-01-11T06:15:01Z")
Jimmy Buffet or Lynyrd Skynyrd. Maybe both. ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-which-currently-available-artist-group-do-you-hire-to-provide-the-live-music/646815/17 "2013-01-11T06:26:04Z")
Probably Prince. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-which-currently-available-artist-group-do-you-hire-to-provide-the-live-music/646815/18 "2013-01-11T13:16:58Z")
Ke$ha ---
**Author:** ![midnight-dreary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@midnight-dreary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/midnight-dreary)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-which-currently-available-artist-group-do-you-hire-to-provide-the-live-music/646815/19 "2013-01-11T13:31:24Z")
I know you said ‘currently available’… But I’d use all my winnings to bring Peter Steele back to life, and have Type O negative play. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-which-currently-available-artist-group-do-you-hire-to-provide-the-live-music/646815/20 "2013-01-11T13:33:21Z")
Leonard Cohen, maybe. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-which-currently-available-artist-group-do-you-hire-to-provide-the-live-music/646815.md?page=2)