The Cover Show

1 Apollopalooza / The Cover Show
2 Apollopalooza I
3 Apollopalooza II
4 Apollopalooza III
5 Apollopalooza IV
6 Apollopalooza V / The Cover Show I
7 The Cover Show II
8 The Cover Show III
9 The Cover Show IV
10 The Cover Show V
11 The Cover Show VI
12 The Cover Show VII
13 The Cover Show VIII
14 The Cover Show ENCORE
15 The Cover Show IX
16 The Cover Show X
17 The Cover Show ENCORE II
18 The Cover Show XI
19 Links

Apollopalooza / The Cover Show

The Cover Show is an annual or semiannual event organized by Jimmy Wiggins. The event features local bands, whether pre-existing or thrown together for the event playing 25-30 minute sets covering the band of their choice. The degree of faithfulness varies from band to band, with some bands putting their own spin on the songs, and some emulating them down to the hairstyles. Either way, the show is one of the most anticipated of the year, and the crowd is usually at or near capacity.

The event had its roots in the Grunge cover show organized by Rosemary Dohan, where bands would play their favourites in that specific genre. Genre-specific cover shows have occurred since for Punk and Metal, but none have succeeded to quite the degree as this format.

Apollopalooza I

Apollopalooza I occurred on the night of January 10th 2004 at The Apollo

The lineup was something like this (but a band is missing)

Jordana And The Bastard Hammers as Manowar
The Millionaires as Queens Of The Stone Age
Vaya as At The Drive In
Kangoskatbot as The Police
With Regard as The Used

Apollopalooza II

Apollopalooza II poster

Apollopalooza II occurred on the nights of June 11th and June 12th 2004 at The Apollo. The lineup was as follows:

Friday, June 11th

The Rots as Hefner
Freeground as Sublime
Kangoskatbot as The Who
Jordana And The Bastard Hammers as White Zombie
The Rockness as The Darkness

Saturday, June 12th

Apollopalooza III

Apollopalooza III poster

Apollopalooza III happened on December 10 and December 11, 2004 at The Apollo. The lineup was as follows:

Friday, December 10th

Rhymes With Purple as Operation Ivy
Dad And The Boys as The Weakerthans
Weenie Beenies as Foo Fighters
Dealers In Tokyo as Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Not At Fault as NOFX
Sinister Rouge Vs Old Man Gratz as Bad Religion
Spleen as Ween

Saturday, December 11th

Apollopalooza IV

Apollopalooza IV poster

Apollopalooza IV happened on the nights of Friday, April 15th & Saturday, April 16th 2005, at The Apollo The lineup was as follows:

April 15th

Courtney And The Loves as Hole
The Glasses as Foo Fighters (did not play)
Insomniac as Green Day
As Wicked as Rancid
Profundus as Primus
Good To Go as NOFX (did not play)
The Whiskey Experience as Pantera (late addition)

There was a very drunk fellow there.

April 16th

Jordana And The Bastard Hammers as The Cure
Badge Of Honor as Taking Back Sunday
Blood Of The Son as Iron Maiden
Major Threat (The Reetardz) as Minor Threat
Out Of Fashion as No Doubt
Blaze of Glory as Bon Jovi (late addition)
Sylvie, a touring band from Regina doing originals.

The Cure cover band was a ruse! They played two songs and suddenly transformed into Manowar.

Among the bands that dropped out in the lead-up to the show, there were cover bands for Foo Fighters, Nightwish, Alexisonfire, NOFX, and GG Allin.

Apollopalooza V / The Cover Show I

The Cover Show I poster

October 14th and 15th, 2005.

This show was originally booked as Apollopalooza, but happened during The Apollo's management transition. As such, the location bounced around, and eventually settled at Kilroy's, and was given a more venue-neutral name.

http://www.tbshows.com/shows/2005-10-14/the_cover_show_night_1/