The Venture Rays

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Upcoming Appearances

  • Saturday, September 29, 2012
  • 6:00PM - Wedding Reception
  • Richmond, VA
  • Saturday, October 13, 2012
  • 6:30PM - Wedding Reception
  • Richmond, VA
= Booked through GigMasters

Past Appearances

  • Saturday, June 02, 2012
  • 7:00PM - Wedding Reception
  • Frederick, MD
= Booked through GigMasters
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Location:
Richmond, Virginia
Travel Radius:
Will travel up to 500 miles from Richmond.
Pay Range:
$1600-$4000 per event
Member Since:
2011
Primary Category:
Cover Band
Additional Categories:
70s Band, 80s Band, 90s Band, Acoustic Band, Classic Rock Band, Dance Band, Motown Band, Pop Band, Rock Band, Soul Band, Top 40 Band, Wedding Band
Influences:
Not Available

Description

The Venture Rays are an innocent rock band for all your guilty pleasures. We are a Richmond, VA-based rock band specializing in classic covers, contemporary hits, and everything in between. Comprised of 4 vocalists, 2 guitars, keys, bass & drums, the band covers a lot of ground: from Paul Simon, Johnny Cash, and The Band, to Wilco, Ryan Adams, & Gnarls Barkley…

Rocking? Serenading? Crooning? We do it all. We can melt faces and take you places you never knew existed. Let us show you the way.

Song List

  • I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
  • Magick - Ryan Adams
  • New York - New York
  • Heavy Metal Drummer - Wilco
  • The Late Greats - Wilco
  • Stacy's Mom - Fountains of Wayne
  • Wagon Wheel - Old Crow Medicine Show
  • Babylon - David Gray
  • Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
  • California - Phantom Planet
  • The Middle - Jimmy Eat World
  • Clocks - Coldplay
  • Steal My Kisses - Ben Harper
  • Gold to Me - Ben Harper
  • Over My Head (Cable Car) - The Fray
  • I Will Follow You Into the Dark - Death Cab For Cutie
  • Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On) - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
  • Luckiest Man - Wood Brothers
  • Read My Mind - The Killers
  • Brighter than Sunshine - Aqualung
  • Single Ladies - Beyonce
  • Kids - MGMT
  • Bad Things - Jace Everett
  • Ball and Chain - Social Distortion
  • One - U2
  • Creep - Radiohead
  • One Headlight - The Wallflowers
  • Last Dance With Mary Jane - Tom Petty
  • Santeria - Sublime
  • 1979 - Smashing Pumpkins
  • Sex and Candy - Marcy Playground
  • Rain King - Counting Crows
  • Champagne Supernova - Oasis
  • Peaches - The Presidents of the United States of America
  • Closing Time - Semisonic
  • Brian Wilson - Barenaked Ladies
  • Never There - Cake
  • Hell - Squirrel Nut Zippers
  • Loser - Beck
  • Banditos - The Refreshments
  • Istanbul - They Might be Giants
  • Come As You Are - Nirvana
  • Down Under - Men At Work
  • Centerfold - J. Geils Band
  • Hold Me Now - The Thompson Twins
  • Burning Down The House - The Talking Heads
  • And She Was - The Talking Heads
  • Jenny (867-5309) - Tommy Tutone
  • Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran
  • I'll Be You - The Replacements
  • Safety Dance - Men Without Hats
  • Jack and Diane - John Mellencamp
  • Don't Stop Believing - Journey
  • Come Dancing - The Kinks
  • Hey Hey What Can I Do - Led Zeppelin
  • For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield
  • I'm On Fire - Bruce Springsteen
  • Into The Mystic - Van Morrison
  • Feel a Whole Lot Better - The Byrds
  • Tangled Up in Blue - Bob Dylan
  • Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
  • Fly Like An Eagle - Steve Miller Band
  • The Joker - Steve Miller Band
  • American Girl - Tom Petty
  • Breakdown - Tom Petty
  • Pink Houses - John Mellencamp
  • Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash
  • Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
  • Give A Little Bit - Steppenwolf
  • A Little Less Conversation - Elvis Presley
  • Walking on the Moon - The Police
  • The Gambler - Kenny Rogers
  • Driver 8 - R.E.M.
  • Begin The Begin - R.E.M.
  • One I Love - R.E.M.
  • Superman - R.E.M.
  • Paint it Black - Rolling Stones
  • Amie - Pure Prairie League
  • Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
  • Cecelia - Paul Simon
  • 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon
  • I Wish - Stevie Wonder
  • Come Together - The Beatles
  • The Weight - The Band
  • Up On Cripple Creek - The Band
  • Squeeze Box - The Who
  • Ain't Too Proud To Beg - Rolling Stones
  • What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
  • Blackwater - Doobie Brothers
  • Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
  • Rocky Top - Osbourne Brothers
  • Dixie Chicken - Little Feat
  • What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
  • Could I Have This Dance - Anne Murray
  • Unforgettable - Nat King Cole
  • More - Bobby Darin
  • This is the Day - Scott Wesley Brown
  • Wedding Song (There is Love) - Paul Stookey
  • Forever Young - Bob Dylan
  • Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Tears for Fears
  • Ophelia - The Band
  • Pressure Drop - Toots & The Maytalls
  • Bennie and the Jets - Elton John
  • Monday Morning - Fleetwood Mac
  • Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
  • What I Like About You - The Romantics
  • Should I Stay Or Should I Go - The Clash
  • Teach Your Children - Crosby Stills & Nash

Available For:

Anniversaries, Bachelor Parties, Bachelorette Parties, Banquets, Birthday Parties, Children's Birthday Parties, Celebrations, Christenings, Christmas Parties, Church Services, Clubs, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fund Raisers, Funerals, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Restaurants, Reunions, Sweet 16 Parties, Weddings, Wedding Ceremonies, Wedding Cocktail Hours, Wedding Receptions...and more.

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