Sam Ludeman and the band
The Band
A 6 to 12-piece band, sized to your event and led by Sam Ludeman.
Sam Ludeman and the band
The Sam Ludeman Band is a 6 to 12-piece live band for corporate galas, festivals and major events, led by vocalist Sam Ludeman.
Sam was a finalist on Channel 9's The Voice in 2012. As one half of Sam + Sam, his 2022 album Evolve reached #3 on the ARIA Country Albums Chart and #1 on the iTunes Alternative chart. He has shared the Red Hot Summer Tour stage with Jimmy Barnes and The Living End, and sung the national anthem at the MCG for 96,000 fans at the AFL preliminary final and for the globally broadcast 2025 Boxing Day Test.
Beyond the band, Sam has played leading roles in touring musicals, starred in the feature film Spirit of the Game and made a guest appearance on Neighbours.
Highlights
Where you may have seen Sam
- The Voice Australia 2012: finalist, Team Seal, Channel 9
- Sam + Sam, Evolve (2022): #3 ARIA Country Albums Chart, #1 iTunes Alternative
- National anthem at the MCG for 96,000 fans: AFL preliminary final
- National anthem at the MCG: 2025 Boxing Day Test, broadcast worldwide
- Red Hot Summer Tour: shared the stage with Jimmy Barnes and The Living End
- Neighbours: guest appearance
Line-ups and sets
A 6 to 12-piece band
Choose the size that suits the room. Every line-up plays the same repertoire.
6 piece
[INSTRUMENTATION, e.g. Lead vocals, guitar, keys, bass, drums + backing vocals]
9 piece
Full band + horns + additional vocals
Up to 12
On request, for the biggest rooms
Sets
3 × 45 minutes as standard
2 × 60 minutes or 1 × 60–90 minutes on request
Repertoire
The song list
200+ songs. Set lists are tailored to the event and the audience: talk to Sam about must-plays, do-not-plays and special requests.
0–9 and A–B34 songs
- 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready) Lizzo
- 24K Magic Bruno Mars
- 3AM Matchbox Twenty
- 500 Miles The Proclaimers
- About Damn Time Lizzo
- Africa Toto
- Ain't No Mountain High Enough Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
- Ain't Nobody Chaka Khan
- All For You Sister Hazel
- All Night Long Lionel Richie
- All Of Me John Legend
- All Star Smash Mouth
- All Summer Long Kid Rock
- All The Small Things Blink-182
- American Boy Estelle
- April Sun Dragon
- As It Was Harry Styles
- Bad Habits Ed Sheeran
- Beautiful Crazy Luke Combs
- Better Man Pearl Jam
- Billie Jean Michael Jackson
- Bitter Sweet Symphony The Verve
- Black and Gold Sam Sparro
- Black Or White Michael Jackson
- Black Velvet Alannah Myles
- Blackbird The Beatles
- Blame It On The Boogie The Jacksons
- Blinding Lights The Weeknd
- Blister In The Sun Violent Femmes
- Blurred Lines Robin Thicke
- Boys Of Summer Don Henley
- Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison
- Burn For You John Farnham
- Bust A Move Young MC
C–D17 songs
- Call Me Al Paul Simon
- Can't Help Falling In Love Elvis Presley
- Can't Hold Us Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
- Can't Stop The Feeling Justin Timberlake
- Castle On The Hill Ed Sheeran
- Celebration Kool & The Gang
- Chicken Fried Zac Brown Band
- Come Together The Beatles
- Crazy In Love Beyoncé
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love Queen
- Dance Monkey Tones and I
- Dancing Queen ABBA
- Don't Look Back In Anger Oasis
- Don't Stop Believing Journey
- Down Under Men at Work
- Dreams Fleetwood Mac
- Dumb Things Paul Kelly
E–H23 songs
- Eagle Rock Daddy Cool
- Every Morning Sugar Ray
- Everybody Wants To Rule The World Tears For Fears
- Eye Of The Tiger Survivor
- Faith George Michael
- Flame Trees Cold Chisel
- Folsom Prison Blues Johnny Cash
- Footloose Kenny Loggins
- Free Fallin' Tom Petty
- Galway Girl Ed Sheeran
- Get Lucky Daft Punk
- Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Cyndi Lauper
- Gravity John Mayer
- Hallelujah Leonard Cohen
- Happy Pharrell Williams
- Havana Camila Cabello
- Hello Adele
- Hey Ya OutKast
- Holy Grail Hunters & Collectors
- Home Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
- Hot In Herre Nelly
- Hotel California Eagles
- How To Make Gravy Paul Kelly
I–L28 songs
- I Had Some Help Post Malone & Morgan Wallen
- I Love Rock and Roll Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
- I Wanna Dance with Somebody Whitney Houston
- I Want It That Way Backstreet Boys
- I Want You Savage Garden
- I Will Always Love You Whitney Houston
- I Will Survive Gloria Gaynor
- I Will Wait Mumford & Sons
- I Won't Give Up Jason Mraz
- I'm a Believer The Monkees
- I'm Yours Jason Mraz
- In the End Linkin Park
- Iris Goo Goo Dolls
- It's A Long Way To The Top AC/DC
- Jack And Diane John Mellencamp
- Jessie's Girl Rick Springfield
- Johnny B. Goode Chuck Berry
- Khe Sanh Cold Chisel
- Kiss Prince
- Latch Disclosure ft. Sam Smith
- Let Her Cry Hootie & the Blowfish
- Levitating Dua Lipa
- Life Is a Highway Tom Cochrane
- Lightning Crashes Live
- Lose Yourself Eminem
- Love On Top Beyoncé
- Love Story Taylor Swift
- Lover Lover Jerrod Niemann
M–R26 songs
- Mambo No. 5 Lou Bega
- Man, I Feel Like A Woman Shania Twain
- MMMBop Hanson
- More Than Words Extreme
- Moves Like Jagger Maroon 5
- Mr Brightside The Killers
- Mustang Sally Wilson Pickett
- Naïve The Kooks
- Never Tear Us Apart INXS
- Nutbush City Limits Tina Turner
- Oh What A Night The Four Seasons
- Opportunity Pete Murray
- Otherside Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Party In The USA Miley Cyrus
- Peace Train Cat Stevens
- Pompeii Bastille
- Proud Mary Tina Turner
- Raise Your Glass Pink
- Rather Be Clean Bandit
- Respect Aretha Franklin
- Ride With Me Nelly
- Ring Of Fire Johnny Cash
- Riptide Vance Joy
- Rock DJ Robbie Williams
- Rolling In The Deep Adele
- Run To Paradise Choirboys
S31 songs
- Save Tonight Eagle-Eye Cherry
- September Earth, Wind & Fire
- Sex On Fire Kings Of Leon
- Señorita Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
- Shake It Off Taylor Swift
- Shallow Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
- Shape Of You Ed Sheeran
- Shimmer Fuel
- Shotgun George Ezra
- Shut Up And Dance Walk The Moon
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered Stevie Wonder
- Simply The Best Tina Turner
- Sing It Back Moloko
- Single Ladies Beyoncé
- Slide Goo Goo Dolls
- Slow Dancing In A Burning Room John Mayer
- Smells Like Teen Spirit Nirvana
- Smooth Santana ft. Rob Thomas
- Somebody Like You Keith Urban
- Somebody Told Me The Killers
- Somewhere Only We Know Keane
- Sound Of Silence Simon & Garfunkel
- Stand By Me Ben E. King
- Starting Over Chris Stapleton
- Stick Season Noah Kahan
- Stuck In The Middle Stealers Wheel
- Summer of '69 Bryan Adams
- Superstition Stevie Wonder
- Survivor Destiny's Child
- Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond
- Sweet Home Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd
T–Z36 songs
- Take Me Back Noiseworks
- Take Me Home, Country Roads John Denver
- Teenage Dirtbag Wheatus
- Teenage Dream Katy Perry
- Tennessee Whiskey Chris Stapleton
- The Gambler Kenny Rogers
- The Horses Daryl Braithwaite
- The Kind of Love We Make Luke Combs
- The Middle Jimmy Eat World
- The Power Of Love Huey Lewis & The News
- The Way You Make Me Feel Michael Jackson
- There's Nothing Holding Me Back Shawn Mendes
- Time Of Your Life (Good Riddance) Green Day
- Times Like These Foo Fighters
- Tip Of My Tongue Diesel
- Tipsy Shaboozey
- To Her Door Paul Kelly
- Toxic Britney Spears
- Tribute Tenacious D
- Truly Madly Deeply Savage Garden
- Up There Cazaly The Two-Man Band
- Uptown Funk Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
- Valerie Amy Winehouse
- Viva La Vida Coldplay
- Wagon Wheel Darius Rucker
- Waiting On The World To Change John Mayer
- Wake Me Up Avicii
- Walking On Sunshine Katrina & The Waves
- Waterfalls TLC
- Watermelon Sugar Harry Styles
- Weather With You Crowded House
- What's Up? 4 Non Blondes
- Wonderwall Oasis
- You Make My Dreams Hall & Oates
- You're The Voice John Farnham
- Young Hearts Run Free Candi Staton
Sam + Sam originals11 songs
- Dark Angel Sam + Sam
- Get Up Sam + Sam
- My Friend Sam + Sam
- One Sam + Sam
- One More Song Sam + Sam
- Sandcastles Sam + Sam
- Shakedown Lover Sam + Sam
- So Long Sam + Sam
- Steal My Love Sam + Sam
- The River Sam + Sam
- White Light Sam + Sam
Check your date
Tell us about your event and the songs your guests love. Sam replies personally.