{"id":528268,"date":"2025-11-10T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northernvirginiamag.com\/?p=528268"},"modified":"2025-11-07T11:29:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T16:29:26","slug":"rock-out-to-these-6-cover-bands-performing-in-northern-virginia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northernvirginiamag.com\/things-to-do\/2025\/11\/10\/rock-out-to-these-6-cover-bands-performing-in-northern-virginia\/","title":{"rendered":"Rock Out to These 6 Cover Bands Performing in Northern Virginia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There\u2019s comfort in a cover band.\u00a0You know what you\u2019re going to get \u2014 and when you hear it, chances are you\u2019ll be up out of your seat, moving to a familiar beat. When a cover band has been playing together for a while, you can bet they nail that Stones cover with competence and confidence. Here are a six cover bands of note with upcoming shows in <a href=\"https:\/\/northernvirginiamag.com\/category\/things-to-do\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Northern Virginia.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-legwarmers\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelegwarmers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Legwarmers<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Relive the \u201880s \u2014 or experience the decade\u2019s music for the first time \u2014 with this long-running, blisteringly paced tribute to the pop, rock, and kitsch of WHAM!, Cyndi Lauper, Axel Rose, Pat Benatar, Poison, Bryan Adams, and other hitmakers from the Reagan era.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hear them next: The State Theatre, Falls Church, December 31<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" src=\"https:\/\/northernvirginiamag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/The-Legwarmers-550x367.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-528274\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Courtesy The Legwarmers<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-thrills\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thethrills.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Thrills<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Washington Area Music Award multi-winner (for original songs, ironically enough) David Kitchen leads a crack local supergroup of bar band veterans and the occasional surprise guest through sets of up-tempo power pop and rock played by musicians that make it look all too easy.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hear them next: JVs, Falls Church, November 6 and 15 and December 4; the Renegade, Arlington, December 20\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-cactus-liquors\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheCactusLiquors\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Cactus Liquors<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This longtime five-piece outfit runs the gamut of Americana music from classic rock and outlaw country to the occasional foray into Motown and British Invasion. Willie Nelson, John Hiatt, Jackson Browne, even Van Halen find their way into the eclectic, electric set.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hear them next: JVs in Falls Church, November 22 and December 20\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-lez-zeppelin\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lezzeppelin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Lez Zeppelin<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, it\u2019s an all-female version of Led Zeppelin. They New Yorkers have been burning down houses of the holy since 2004 and have made sell-out volumes of fans, including one Jimmy Page. They\u2019re currently doing the double album <em>Physical Graffiti<\/em> in its entirety.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hear them next: The State Theatre, Falls Church, November 15\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bandhouse-gigs\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bandhousegigs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>BandHouse Gigs<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>BandHouse Gigs, a nonprofit organization of volunteers, mounts elaborate tributes to music icons, bringing more than 35 local professional musicians to a production to perform one or two songs each \u2014and they kill it. 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