# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-which-currently-available-artist-group-do-you-hire-to-provide-the-live-music/646815/21 "2013-01-11T13:37:24Z")
U2 Then I’d make sure that they wouldn’t play anything released past 1991. I’d ask “Can you play the stuff you played when you were a _rock_ band?” 😉 ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-which-currently-available-artist-group-do-you-hire-to-provide-the-live-music/646815/22 "2013-01-11T13:51:24Z")
Tom Waits and John Prine and I’d get them to do covers of each others’ songs. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-which-currently-available-artist-group-do-you-hire-to-provide-the-live-music/646815/23 "2013-01-11T15:50:33Z")
Believe it or not, my first thought was Andrew Bird, and only then did it occur to me that it would be my husband. ---
**Author:** ![ministryman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@ministryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ministryman)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-which-currently-available-artist-group-do-you-hire-to-provide-the-live-music/646815/24 "2013-01-11T15:52:48Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Believe it or not, my first thought was Andrew Bird, and only then did it occur to me that it would be my husband. Am I missing something? ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-which-currently-available-artist-group-do-you-hire-to-provide-the-live-music/646815/25 "2013-01-11T15:55:36Z")
Gwar. [GWAR - Let Us Slay (OFFICIAL VIDEO) - YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NzA4XLjRaM) (Goddamn hyperlink isn’t working) ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-which-currently-available-artist-group-do-you-hire-to-provide-the-live-music/646815/26 "2013-01-11T16:03:41Z")
If it is a Christmas party, Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Full cast, full stage show. Any other time, Rush. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-which-currently-available-artist-group-do-you-hire-to-provide-the-live-music/646815/27 "2013-01-11T16:10:38Z")
I’d get Dave Edmunds to get Rockpile back together, followed by Dr. John. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-which-currently-available-artist-group-do-you-hire-to-provide-the-live-music/646815/28 "2013-01-11T16:11:16Z")
Pissed that I can’t get the Beastie Boys ☹ Pearl Jam would be a rockin’ good time (and I’d limit them to _No Code_ and earlier) but I’ve never seen Belle & Sebastian live and they never come around these parts, so I might hire them instead. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-which-currently-available-artist-group-do-you-hire-to-provide-the-live-music/646815/29 "2013-01-11T16:16:17Z")
> [@aruvqan](#): > > Rammstein. Complete with the pyrotechnics. This was my first reaction. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-which-currently-available-artist-group-do-you-hire-to-provide-the-live-music/646815/30 "2013-01-11T16:41:23Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Believe it or not, my first thought was Andrew Bird, and only then did it occur to me that it would be my husband. > [@ministryman](#): > > Am I missing something? Only if you didn’t realize Derek Trucks is my husband. ---
**Author:** ![ministryman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@ministryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ministryman)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-which-currently-available-artist-group-do-you-hire-to-provide-the-live-music/646815/31 "2013-01-11T16:49:32Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Only if you didn’t realize Derek Trucks is my husband. I did not realize that. I tip my hat to the both of you and back away in awe… ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-which-currently-available-artist-group-do-you-hire-to-provide-the-live-music/646815/32 "2013-01-11T16:56:41Z")
Either Loudon Wainwright III or Lyle Lovett. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-which-currently-available-artist-group-do-you-hire-to-provide-the-live-music/646815/33 "2013-01-11T17:00:56Z")
Emmy Rossum. She’s so pretty, I don’t even care if she sings. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-which-currently-available-artist-group-do-you-hire-to-provide-the-live-music/646815/34 "2013-01-11T17:01:37Z")
Depends on the occasion and the hall. Big venue: Cirque de Soleil Medium venue: Barry Manilow Small venue: Jonathan Coulton ETA: No, scratch all that - I’m getting Gogol Bordello in. And a lot of beer. ---
**Author:** ![RobDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-which-currently-available-artist-group-do-you-hire-to-provide-the-live-music/646815/35 "2013-01-11T17:03:43Z")
The most obvious and natural choice would of course be the Tedeschi Trucks Band. You get free stuff for sucking up to the mods right…? ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-which-currently-available-artist-group-do-you-hire-to-provide-the-live-music/646815/36 "2013-01-11T17:13:03Z")
Marisa Monte. ---
**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-which-currently-available-artist-group-do-you-hire-to-provide-the-live-music/646815/37 "2013-01-11T17:34:29Z")
I would have a FESTIVAL…headlined of course by [Leftover Salmon](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQVqs0SB_nQ) ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-which-currently-available-artist-group-do-you-hire-to-provide-the-live-music/646815/38 "2013-01-11T17:35:13Z")
Sarah Fimm. Or The Decemberists. Tegan and Sara? ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-which-currently-available-artist-group-do-you-hire-to-provide-the-live-music/646815/39 "2013-01-11T17:54:29Z")
Jimmy Buffett & the Coral Reefers. ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-which-currently-available-artist-group-do-you-hire-to-provide-the-live-music/646815/40 "2013-01-11T18:22:21Z")
> [@John\_Bredin](#): > > NOT Poison, that’s for sure. > > (Too soon? :p) Made me giggle so I vote no 🙂 Actually having Poison play and announcing that this was the only poison allowed might be entertaining given the right crowd. Really though it would have to be a hell of a lottery win cause I’d want The Who. [Previous 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=1) [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=3)