Yacht Rock Revue

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Yacht Rock Revue is an American rock band formed in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2007.{{Cite news|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/os-et-yacht-rock-revue-beacham-orlando-20180911-story.html|title=Yacht Rock Revue a fad that keeps on rockin'|last=Fraser|first=Trevor|work=OrlandoSentinel.com|access-date=2018-10-05|language=en-US}}{{cite book|title=The Yacht Rock Book: The Oral History of the Soft, Smooth Sounds of the 70s and 80s |last=Prato |first=Greg |date=2018-03-06 |publisher=Jawbone Press |isbn=978-1911036296}} Performing primarily covers, the band's set list is centered around a genre called "yacht rock", coined by the early 2000s web series of the same name, consisting primarily of soft rock from the 1970s and 1980s, but at times including songs as recent as the early 1990s.{{Cite news|url=https://www.atlantamagazine.com/great-reads/confessions-cover-band-yacht-rock-revue/|title=Confessions of a Cover Band: Yacht Rock Revue croons the hits you love to hate|date=2018-07-27|work=Atlanta Magazine|access-date=2018-10-05|language=en-US}}

The band was formed by members of the since-defunct indie rock band Y-O-U after an ironic performance of soft rock hits at a local club gig took off into a weekly residence.{{Cite news|url=https://www.atlantamagazine.com/news-culture-articles/the-accidental-success-of-yacht-rock-revue/|title=The accidental success of Yacht Rock Revue|date=2015-08-20|work=Atlanta Magazine|access-date=2018-10-05|language=en-US}} Starting as a side project, the Yacht Rock Revue has become the main focus for all seven band members: Peter Olson, Nicholas Niespodziani, Mark Cobb, Greg Lee, Mark Bencuya, Mark Dannells, and David Freeman. The band has a contract with Live Nation and tours nationally, playing more than 100 shows a year and selling out theaters in Los Angeles, Boston, Atlanta, and Washington, D.C.{{Cite news|last=Ruggieri|first=Melissa|date=2013-07-17|url=https://www.ajc.com/entertainment/still-smooth-sailing-for-yacht-rock-revue/xd9aHwgn4mMi86DzJEidYN/|title=Still smooth sailing for Yacht Rock Revue|work=Access Atlanta|publisher=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|access-date=2024-09-18|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030170454/https://www.ajc.com/entertainment/still-smooth-sailing-for-yacht-rock-revue/xd9aHwgn4mMi86DzJEidYN/|archive-date=2018-10-30}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2015/06/making-it-work-as-a-cover-band-why-yacht-rock-revue-stopped-playing-their-original-music.html|title=Making It Work as a Cover Band: Why Yacht Rock Revue Stopped Playing Their Original Music|website=hypebot|date=2015-06-15 |access-date=2018-10-05}} To keep up with demand, the band members launched a subsidiary band, Yacht Rock Schooner, in 2009.{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/can-you-sail-to-it-then-it-must-be-yacht-rock-1444608982|title=Can You Sail to It? Then It Must Be 'Yacht Rock'|last=Kamp|first=Jon|date=2015-10-12|work=Wall Street Journal|access-date=2018-10-05|language=en-US|issn=0099-9660}}

In late 2019, the band released their first original single, "Step". Further, they announced their first album of original material, Hot Dads in Tight Jeans, which was released on February 21, 2020.{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/music/2019/10/24/yacht-rock-revue-original-album-interview/|title=Yacht Rock Revue explain why they're charting a new course with original music|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=2020-01-08}}

In 2023, the band was tapped as the opener for Kenny Loggins' "This Is It" Tour. In 2024, Yacht Rock Revue opened for REO Speedwagon and Train in shows across the U.S. from July to September.{{cite news |last1=Gottlieb |first1=Jef |title=Yacht Rock Revue charts course for new music |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2024/09/15/yacht-rock-revue-charts-course-for-new-music/ |access-date=2024-09-18 |work=Boston Herald |date=2024-09-16}}