Harmonix has been teasing us for weeks with "leaked" lists of songs and gameplay trailers, but all gamers have been waiting for some official confirmation. Coming into E3, only a handful of tracks had been confirmed.
We’d say the picture’s a bit clearer now.
Harmonix pulled out all the stops today at E3, announcing all 84 songs for the hotly anticipated Rock Band 2. With no further ado, here it is.
Main Setlist
- AC/DC “Let There Be Rock”
- AFI “Girl’s Gone Grey”
- Alanis Morissette “You Oughta Know”
- Alice in Chains “Man in the Box”
- Allman Brothers “Ramblin’ Man”
- Avenged Sevenfold “Almost Easy”
- Bad Company “Shooting Star”
- Beastie Boys “So Whatcha Want”
- Beck “E-Pro”
- Bikini Kill “Rebel Girl”
- Billy Idol “White Wedding Pt. I”
- Blondie “One Way or Another”
- Bob Dylan “Tangled Up in Blue”
- Bon Jovi “Livin’ on a Prayer”
- Cheap Trick “Hello There”
- Devo “Uncontrollable Urge”
- Dinosaur Jr. “Feel the Pain”
- Disturbed “Down with the Sickness”
- Dream Theater “Panic Attack”
- Duran Duran “Hungry Like the Wolf”
- Elvis Costello “Pump It Up”
- Fleetwood Mac “Go Your Own Way”
- Foo Fighters “Everlong”
- Guns N’ Roses “Shackler’s Revenge”
- Interpol “PDA”
- Jane’s Addiction “Mountain Song”
- Jethro Tull “Aqualung”
- Jimmy Eat World “The Middle”
- Joan Jett “Bad Reputation”
- Journey “Anyway You Want It”
- Judas Priest “Painkiller”
- Kansas “Carry On Wayward Son”
- L7 “Pretend We’re Dead”
- Lacuna Coil “Our Truth”
- Linkin Park “One Step Closer”
- Lit “My Own Worst Enemy”
- Lush “De-Luxe”
- Mastodon “Colony of Birchmen”
- Megadeth “Peace Sells”
- Metallica “Battery”
- Mighty Mighty Bosstones “Where’d You Go”
- Modest Mouse “Float On”
- Motorhead “Ace of Spades”
- Nirvana “Drain You”
- Norman Greenbaum “Spirit in the Sky”
- Panic at the Disco “Nine in the Afternoon”
- Paramore “That’s What You Get”
- Pearl Jam “Alive”
- Presidents of the USA “Lump”
- Rage Against the Machine “Testify”
- Ratt “Round & Round”
- Red Hot Chili Peppers “Give it Away”
- Rise Against “Give it All”
- Rush “The Trees”
- Silversun Pickups “Lazy Eye”
- Smashing Pumpkins “Today”
- Social Distortion “I Was Wrong”
- Sonic Youth “Teenage Riot”
- Soundgarden “Spoonman”
- Squeeze “Cool for Cats”
- Steely Dan “Bodhitsattva”
- Steve Miller Band “Rock’n Me”
- Survivor “Eye of the Tiger”
- System of a Down “Chop Suey”
- Talking Heads “Psycho Killer”
- Tenacious D “Master Exploder”
- Testament “Souls of Black”
- The Donnas “New Kid in School”
- The Go-Go’s “We Got the Beat”
- The Grateful Dead “Alabama Getaway”
- The Guess Who “American Woman”
- The Muffs “Kids in America”
- The Offspring “Come Out & Play (Keep ‘em Separated)”
- The Replacements “Alex Chilton”
- The Who “Pinball Wizard”
Bonus Songs
- Abnormality “Visions”
- Anarchy Club “Get Clean”
- Bang Camaro “Night Lies”
- Breaking Wheel “Shoulder to the Plow”
- The Libyans “Neighborhood”
- The Main Drag “A Jagged Gorgeous Winter”
- Speck “Conventional Lover”
- The Sterns “Supreme Girl”
- That Handsome Devil “Rob the Prez-O-Dent”
While any new content would have us here at StickSkills excited, we can’t help start counting the days until Rock Band 2 launches. The set list is the most diverse in terms of genres of rock and mixing contemporary music like Panic! at the Disco with classic rock like Bob Dylan.
But that’s not all. Along with the 84 songs included on disc, Harmonix has confirmed that all Rock Band 1 DLC will be compatible with Rock Band 2, and that most songs from Rock Band 1 can be played through the Rock Band 2 disc, provided you have a hard copy of Rock Band 1. A small nominal fee will be required, but Harmonix has said that will be $5 or less.
The biggest news, however, is the DLC. While no songs have been confirmed, the good people at Harmonix has said that 20 songs will be available on launch. For free. Yes, free. $0.
While many were crowning Guitar Hero: World Tour the new king of music games, Rock Band 2 is making sure they stay on the throne.
