The Socials

Ottawa, ON

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Travels up to 75 miles

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Overview

The Socials (formerly known as Kattika) are an Ottawa based cover band providing a diverse musical entertainment experience that gets the audience engaged! We focus on covering classic rock, 80's/90's/00's/ 10's, pop, country, alternative and a few surprises along the way, and can tailor our set lists to your event needs. Our philosophy is pretty simple; we play "all the music that people love to sing-to and dance-to", and we involve the audience as much as possible- and we challenge them to have as much fun as we do!


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Booking information

Price range: Contact for rates

Languages: English, French

Gig length: 60 - 240 minutes

What to expect

The band is a diverse musical entertainment experience covering classic rock, 80's/90's/00's/ 10's, pop, country, alternative and a few surprises along the way. Our philosophy is pretty simple; we play "all the music that people love to sing-to, dance-to and drink to"... and we challenge any audience to have as much fun as we do! We love to really engage with the crowd and get them involved with our performance so they're an active part of the experience and we have plenty of satisfied customers to prove it, from the local bar circuit to large corporate events, weddings and private parties.

About

Made up of 4 veterans of the Ottawa music scene, Chris Nantes (vocals, guitar), Danny Habash (vocals, bass), Phil Rocco (vocals, guitar) and Greg Finlay (drums), The Socials (formerly known as Kattika) have enjoyed playing stages across Canada. From intimate duo sessions to outdoor festivals, from small towns to large weddings, from museums to Rideau Hall, Kattika has proven themselves to please any crowd.

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Set list

Samples only... and we're open to requests!
Ahead by a century, tragically hip

All These Things That I've Done, The Killers

Auld Lang Syne, Robbie Burns

Bad Romance, Lady Gaga

Better Man, Pearl Jam

Billie Jean, Michael Jackson

Blister in the Sun, Violent Femmes

Blow at High Dough, The Tragically Hip

Born to be Wild, Steppenwolf

Bobcaygeon, The Tragically Hip

Brown Eyed Girl, Van Morrison

Chasing Cars, Snow Patrol

Creep, Radio Head

Cut's Like a Knife, Bryan Adams

Don’t Stop Believing, Journey

Don't You Forget About Me, Simple Minds

Fiddler's Green, The Tragically Hip

Folsom Prison Blues, Johnny Cash

Friends In Low Places, Garth Brooks

Fuck You, Cee Lo

Go Your Own Way, Fleetwood Mac

Get Lucky, Daft Punk

Hard to Handle, The Black Crowes

Here I Go Again, Whitesnake

Ho Hey, the Lumineers

Hungry Like the Wolf, Duran Duran

Hurts So Good, John Cougar Mellencamp

I Gotta Feeling, The Black Eyed Peas

I Saw Her Standing There, The Beatles

I Will Wait, Mumford and Sons

Interstate Love Song, Stone Temple Pilots

Johnny B. Goode, Chuck Berry

Kids, Mgmt

La Bamba, Ritchie Valens

Laid, James

Last Kiss, Pearl Jam

Lost Together, Blue Rodeo

Marry You, Bruno Mars

Mary Jane's Last Dance, Tom Petty

Mony Mony, Billy Idol

​Mr Jones, Counting Crows

One, U2

Pumped Up Kicks, Foster The People

Raise Your Glass, Pink

Rockin' In The Free World, Neil Young

Rock and Roll All Night, Kiss

Round Here, Counting Crows

Run to You, Bryan Adams

Runaround Sue, Dion

Santeria, Sublime

Satisfaction, the Rolling Stones

Save Tonight, Eagle-Eye Cherry

Sex On Fire, Kings Of Leon

She Talks to Angels, The Black Crowes

Shook Me All Night Long, AC/DC

Steal My Kisses, Ben Harper

Stuck In The Middle With You, Stealers Wheel

Summer Of '69, Bryan Adams

Suspicious Minds, Elvis Presley

Sweet Caroline, Neil Diamond

Sweet Home Alabama, Lynyrd Skynyrd

Take A Picture, Filter

The Day The Music Died (American Pie), Don Maclean

The Gambler, Kenny Rogers

The Joker Medley, Steve Miller

The Middle, Jimmy Eat World

Time After Time, Cyndi Lauper

Times Like These, Foo Fighters

Twist and Shout, The Beatles

Use Somebody, Kings Of Leon

Video Killed The Radio Star, Buggles

Wagon Wheel, Old Crow Medicine Show

Wake Me Up, Avicii

Wanted Dead or Alive, Bon Jovi

We Are Young, FUN

What I Got, Sublime

What I Like About You, the Romantics

Where The Streets Have No Name, U2

Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses, U2

With Or Without You, U2

Influences and inspiration

We cover classic rock, 80's/90's/00's/ 10's, pop, country, alternative and a few surprises along the way. Our philosophy is pretty simple; we play "all the music that people love to sing-to, dance-to and drink to"... and we challenge any audience to have as much fun as we do! We take pride in tailoring our set lists to the audience and demographics for each show and are open to requests.

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