Wayward Sun

Albuquerque, NM

Starts at $300

Travels up to 150 miles

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Overview

Wayward Sun is variety dance band based in central New Mexico specializing in an entertaining variety of music drawn from many decades of American music. 70s to current classics of rock, country, and pop music. Wayward Sun puts their own spin on the classics as well as the latest hits, with influences and inspiration from rock, country, folk, jazz, and blues. Book us for your next event! We look forward to entertaining you and your group at your next special event!

"Let's Unleash the Music and Ignite the Magic"


Reviews

1 review

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G S.

November 6, 2025

Very good band

Heard them at an open house and enjoyed the music selection and sound. The band was not amplified which made for a pleasant listening experience.

Hired as: Acoustic Band

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Booking information

Price range: Starts at $300

Languages: English

Gig length: 60 - 180 minutes

What to expect

An enjoyable band for all occasions, Wayward Sun enjoys playing music for a fun-loving, friendly crowd and likes to add to the fun by featuring songs that people love. You can expect a professional group that not only plays songs everyone knows and loves, but also a few favorites you forgot you loved. With new twists on old classics and old twists on new classics, Wayward Sun has something for everyone.

About

A relatively new band, Wayward Sun has been together in various forms since 2023, beginning with Tommy and David throwing tunes around from Tommy's Albuquerque apartment balcony. We noticed his neighbors enjoyed listening and shouting out requests from below, so we thought, why not make it official? We played songs we liked, arranging and re-arranging them until we sounded the way we wanted. About two years later, Bobby, Amy and Hal joined us and gave us even more options and a bigger practice site: Amy's garage, where neighbors still enjoy our music. As long as we're having fun, and people keep wanting to hear it, we'll keep making music.

Additional booking notes

We have our own PA system and guitar amps, allowing us to play plugged in for larger venues, or straight acoustic for smaller spaces. Playing with a full drum kit means we'll need to go electric, but when we play with congas and percussion, we can get by with only (3) mics for our singers. Usually, the band consists of five members, but at times we have a bass on hand or other musicians sitting in. That means the stage should be about 8-10 ft wide and 6-8 ft deep. No special lighting is necessary.

Services offered

Past booked events

December 2025

09

Tuesday

Herencia Parilla Grill

6:30pm - 8:30pm

Set list

Aimee - Pure Prairie League
Aint That a Shame* - Cheap Trick
Angel Eyes - Jeff Healey
Angel Flying to Close to the Ground - Willie Nelson
Angel from Montgomery - John Prine
Angel of the Morning - Juice Newton & Shaggy
Baby Don't Go - Sonny & Cher
Beer In Mexico - Kenny Chesney
Black Magic Woman - Santana
Burning Love* - Elvis Presley
California Stars - Wilco
Cool Change - Little River Band
Cover of the Rolling Stone - Dr Hook
Dead Flowers - Rolling Stones
Driving My Life Away - Eddie Rabbit
Everywhere - Fleetwood Mac
Ex's and Ohs - Elle King
First Cut is the Deepest - Sheryl Crow
Game of Love - Santana & Michelle Branch
Gold Dust Woman - Fleetwood Mac
Hey Jealousy - Gin Blossoms
Horse with No Name - America
I'm A Believer - The Monkees
Joey - Concrete Blonde
Keep your Hands to Yourself - Georgia Satelites
Kick The Dust Up - Luke Bryan
Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan
La Bamba / Twist and Shout - Los Lobos & Isley Brothers
LA Freeway - Guy Clark
Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton
Listen to Her Heart - Tom Petty
Love Me Do - Beatles
Love Somebody - Morgan Wallen
My Favorite Mistake - Sheryl Crow
Pirate Looks at Forty - Jimmy Buffet
Poor Poor Pitiful Me - Linda Ronstadt
Shakey Ground - Temptations
She Talks to Angels - Black Crows
Smooth Operator - Sade

Influences and inspiration

Our influences include Tom Petty, Carlos Santana, John Prine, Guy Clark, Linda Ronstadt, Grand Funk, Stevie Nicks, The Rolling Stones,

Setup requirements

We are fairly self-sufficient, with everything we need but a stage.

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