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I'll be moving to TV this month and was wondering do any of the squares have bands that play Led Zeppelin, The Who, Aerosmith and some of the more harder music from the mid seventies to the late 80's?

Stu;
We don't go often but one of the bands you seek is The Hooligans. They will play some of what you desire. Best band that plays at the squares.

Uncle Bob's Rock Shop plays selections from those three bands along with Pink Floyd, The Eagles, Brian Adams, Billy Idol, Judas Priest, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, etc.

Gotta love youtube, Both bands are right up my alley!

Simple answer…

Yes!! :)

I share your taste in music, unfortunately the couple of bands already mentioned are about it. There used to be a couple other good rock bands, “He Said, She Said” was my favorite, but they have been dropped from the rotation. In my opinion the bands playing the squares are selected more for getting people dancing than for the quality of the music. Why else would they have disco bands?

As others have indicated, there are some bands that play songs from this era. And I suspect as time goes on and more & more people of your age bracket move into The Villages, you will see more bands playing these songs. In your original post, you asked about "any of the squares" that play this era songs. You will be happy to know that all of the bands are rotated to all 3 town squares. So no matter where you are, these groups will be playing at some time near you. And remember, you can go to whatever square they happen to be playing. So, be prepared to ROCK ON !!!!!

I've visted TV a few times, I have family here. We went to the various squares and for the most part although the bands I saw were very very talented. Just not my cup of tea. Last thing, Death before Disco! lol..........

The Hooligans

The Hooligans are your guys. Most of the bands even if they are billed as rock play in a very antiseptic style as not to offend. Hooligan play it straight. The guys in TH also have another band called The Spazmatics. They play 80's stuff in a comical way and again are quite good. You would think the villages would bring in more hard rock as The Hooligans draw a big crowd.

Almost every band that plays in the Squares, are mired in the 50's and 60's.

The ones who aren't, are few and far between and not that talented.

How about a good classic rock FM station. I’ve been listening to wmmo 98.9 from Orlando but the reception isn’t very good.

Almost all the residents of The Villages enjoy music a couple of generations removed from this bands. I’m not sure I’ve ever heard bands hired for the squares covering music from the bands you’ve mentioned.

You might enjoy Penta as well.

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Unfortunately, the Hooligans recently signed a one-year contract with Disney. They play at EPCOT 5-days a week. They are not on the schedule for The Village squares - but happy for them!