Rock/indie/metal you can dance to

[Chris71]

I'm trying my hand at DJing next weekend with the opening slot at a mate's club night. I'm determined, despite the early hour, to get people onto the dance floor and I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions!

I'm aiming to play a pretty eclectic set, starting with some beat-driven indie, then a few ska-punk tracks before ending it with some metal. I'm playing to a mixed crowd - it's not a dedicated rock night - so I want to keep it fairly mainstream, but I want to avoid going too cheesy.

I have a 45 minute set and I was currently thinking something along the lines of:

MGMT - Kids
Bloc Party - Banquet
Killers - Somebody Told Me
Foo Fighters - Everlong
Feeder - Just a Day
Kleptones - Deeper Sand
Less Than Jake - Gainsville Rock City
Reel Big Fish - Sell Out
Mad Caddies - Silence
GnR - Welcome to The Jungle
System of a Down - Chop Suey
Incubus - Certain Shade of Green
RATM - Killing in The Name Of

Any thoughts?

[davepoth]

Don't end with Metal. Start with Metal, get cheesy at the end. You'd be amazed how well "Careless Whisper" would go down.

[Chris71]

davepoth said:

Don't end with Metal. Start with Metal, get cheesy at the end. You'd be amazed how well "Careless Whisper" would go down.

In principle I'd agree, but my set finishes at 10, so I don't think people will be warmed up to start with, whatever I play. I'd rather it got more intense as it went along.

That said, I did consider a punk cover of Barbie Girl.

[VinceFox]

Combichrist.

[Fast Fuse]

I've always thought that The Music turned out some pretty good indie tunes to dance to - 'Freedom Fighters' in particular

[Justin Cyder]

When it comes to dj'ing, you ought to play what they want, not what you want.

[V8mate]

The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary

[V8mate]

The Damned - Eloise



Re the OP's list - I'm not familiar with all the tracks, but there are several there which I'd suggest are 'undanceable' in any conventional 'floor-filler' kind of way.

[VinceFox]

V8mate said:

The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary

He said dancing, not trying to race the earths rotational rate in whatever vehicle you're driving/riding.

[Foofighter]

Arctic Monkeys - I bet you look good on the dance floor
Ash - Burn baby burn
Automatic - Monster
Blink 182 - All the small things
Blur - Song 2
Bowling for soup - Girl all the bad guys want
The Darkness - I believe in a thing called love / Growing on me
Dirty pretty things - Bang bang you're dead
Fall Out Boy - Sugar we're going down
Feeder - Buck Rogers
Foo Fighters - Monkey Wrench / All my life (Everlong is a bit slow)
Fountains of Wayne - Stacey's Mom
Good Charlotte - Girls and Boys / The anthem
Greenday - Basket Case
G'n'R - Sweet Child of Mine (everyone knows the chorus)
Head Automatica - Beating Hearts Baby
The Hives - Hate to say I told you so
Jackson 5 - I want you back
Jimmie Eat World - The Middle
Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict a riot
Kids in Glass Houses - Give me what I want / Saturday
The Killers - Mr Brightside (Great one to end on...)
Kings of Leon - Use Somebody
Klaxons - Golden Skans
The Kooks - Naive
Lostprophets - Last Train home / Rooftops
Maximo Park - Apply some pressure
My Chemical Romance - I'm Not Okay
New Found Glory - Stay (I miss you)
Nickleback - Rockstar
Oasis - Don't look back in anger
Offspring - Want you bad
Orson - No tomorrow
Prodigy - Invaders must die
Queen - Don't stop me now
QOTSA - No one knows / Go with the flow
Razorlight - Golden Touch
Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Suck my kiss / Can't Stop
Reef - Place your hand
Reel Big Fish - Beer
Smash Mouth - All Star
Snow Patrol - Spitting Games
The Strokes - Last Night
Sum 41 - Fat Lip / In to deep
Supergrass - Pumping on your stereo / Alright
Tenacious D - Tribute
Van Halen - Jump
You Me at Six - Save it for the bedroom

Fair few more but that should give you an idea of what i play/ have been requested of an evening...

[V8mate]

VinceFox said:

V8mate said:

The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary

He said dancing, not trying to race the earths rotational rate in whatever vehicle you're driving/riding.

The thing is, you can't not get up and dance to it ... so if he wants floor-fillers...

[VinceFox]

Ooh, ooh! Yu know what always packs em in?

Christ fk by wumpscut. Very toe tappy.

[satan 59]

Try this, it's got a great singalong chorus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ln0aVbWzV6s

[Chris71]

VinceFox said:

V8mate said:

The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary

He said dancing, not trying to race the earths rotational rate in whatever vehicle you're driving/riding.

I was sorely tempted to include Sanctuary, but I thought those not in the know might think it a bit old fashioned.

For me it's not about dancing or racing the earth's rotational rate. That song will always mean a Radio Le Mans race report I think.

Foofighter said:

Loads of good ideas

Will definitely be taking a few of those along!

Although it is now a public event a lot of the people there are friends or friends of friends, so I'm hoping I've anticipated the demand fairly well with the pre-prepared set list.

I know a friend is going to be playing heavier metal/industrial stuff later on, so I'll leave the Combichrist to him. I am debating whether or not to chuck in some Korn, however.

[V8mate]

House of Pain - Jump Around, is one of those broadly acceptable 'heavy' tracks.

[james_gt3rs]

I would end with Smells like teen spirit, Chop Suey then Killing in the name.

Bon Jovi Living on a prayer is always a good one too!

[Chris71]

Hmm, I have a dilemma:

Kids by MGMT or Banquet by Bloc Party?

[scumspawn]

if your thinking Korn then 'wake up hate' it's more industrial dance than their other stuff

[yellowyellow]

A bit old skool but Happy Mondays - Step on, or most of the Screamadelica album by Primal Scream, and maybe Fools gold by the Stone Roses????

[garycat]

Pink Floyd - Money. It's in 7/8 time so once you get to the 2nd bar all the dancers will be competely fooked