Tim Armstrong Band

Awesome Covers band with experience to burn!

The Tim Armstrong band appeals to all people because they play the songs to suit the crowd they are performing for. Especially with audiences of all ages, they are renown for there expertise at private functions like weddings , birthday parties, and conferences,clubs,bars and hotels. Tim also plays as a solo musician which enables him to perform at smaller venues.

The Tim Armstrong band was formed in Hamilton with its present line up in 1997.
Alan Grady (Drums) ex Knightshade who had several hits in New Zealand in the 1980s and early 90s and supported top overseas acts. Don McClumpha (Bass) from various Waikato bands, Fury and Black Jack.

And Tim Armstrong (guitar/Keys/lead Singer) from the Politicians a professional kiwi band (originally from Tokoroa, Waikato) which released several singles and made numerous television appearances in the mid 1980s, complete the line up.

In 1986 the original Tim Armstrong band was formed. The group had two resident positions in Auckland and Hamilton Nightclubs. They then went overseas to USA and England to perform at various gigs, calling themselves the (Kiwibandits).

On returning to New Zealand in 1991 they were offered a position playing on the ocean liner the Fairstar which they did for 6 months travelling the Pacific Ocean.

For the past ten years the Tim Armstrong band, often called TAB have performed at least twice a week to different audiences in New Zealand. They are also the resident xmas group at vilagrad wines, near Hamilton, in the Waikato area of New Zealand.

Tim also does solo gigs and writes his own songs and TV commercials and has recently performed on the good morning show with his Beatles tribute band and singing his own originals. He has released 13 solo albums in the past fifteen years.

Last year the band performed on television several times, twice on the good morning show. playing there own original songs “stormy night”and “Live again”.

The Abbey Road NZ Beatles show is also another opportunity for Tim and Alan to perform the music of one of their favourite bands, this show also features Simon Elton and John Clarke.

The Tim Armstrong band or solo performs often in the Waikato,Hamilton,Bay of Plenty,Tauranga, Piako,Auckland ,Coromandel,and Taupo, Rotorua areas…

Band Events:
Wintec xmas funtion
Morrinsville guy fawkes night
Coromandle summer festival
Puketaha dry cow ball
Sky city casino
Beach hop Whangamata
Rivercity rock and roll club
Fairfield High school 50th reunion
Putaruru business awards
Numerous functions at Vilagrad wines.

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Setlist

We Have over 300 songs in our set list here is some of them:

sex on fire-kings of leon
Why does love do this to me- The Exponents
Loyal-Dave Dobbyn
Hotel California- The Eagles
Heartache tonight-The Eagles
Eye of the tiger- Survivior
I saw her standing there- The Beatles
Can’t buy me love- The Beatles
I’m a believer- The monkees
Crazy little thing called love-Queen
summer of 69-Bryan Adams
Eagle rock-daddy cool
Beds are burning-Midnight oil
Another brick in the wall- Pink Floyd
Rhinestone Cowboy-Glen Campbell
Sitting waiting wishing-Jack Johnson
Shook me all night long-ACDC
Brown eyed girl-Van Morrison
The Gambler- Kenny Rodgers
Dancing Queen- Abba
Sweet Home Alabama-Lynard skynard
Smooth-Santana
Build me up Buttercup-The fondations
Sultans of Swing-Dire straits
I want you to want me- Cheaptrick
You’re Beautiful- James Blunt
Enter Sandman-Metallica
Long cool woman in a black dress-The Hollies
Suspicious minds-Elvis presley
500 miles-The proclaimers
Dance the night away- The mavericks
Stuck in the middle with you- Stealers wheel
Smoke on the water-Deep purple
Rock and roll-Led Zep
I love rock and roll-Joan jett
Learning to fly-Tom Petty
Satisfaction- the Rolling stones
You give me something-James Morrison
Roadhouse blues- The doors
Band on the run-Paul McCartney and wings
Oh Boy-Buddy Holly
Lips of an angel-Hinder
Message in a bottle-Police
Ain’t no sunshine-Bill Withers
Twist and shout-The Beatles
Feel like making love-Bad Company
Blame it on the boogie-Michael Jackson
I’m into something good-Herman hermits
Yellow-Coldplay
Is this love-Bob Marley
Funky town-
Mr Jones-Counting crows
Down on the corner-CCR