Rock Band FAQ and Tour Strategy Guide
A Guide for the Xbox 360 Music/Rhythm Game
Created by Carooe (and his roommates)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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I. Introduction
II. Solo Tour
III. Band World Tour
A. Making the Band
B. Tools of the Trade
C. Your Band's World
D. Hometown-Determined Gigs
E. City Gigs
F. Road to the Hall of Fame
G. Bonus Cities and Fan Plateaus
H. Setlists
IV. Downloadable Content
V. Version History
VI. Contributions and Special Thanks
VII. Copyright and Contact Info
I. INTRODUCTION
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On November 20th, 2007, the face of the gaming world changed forever.
Well, OK, so that's a rather melodramatic way of putting it, but Rock Band's
release last year certainly ushered in a new era of kickass fantastic rhythm
gameplay that has been utterly engrossing most everybody with a next-gen
console for the last six weeks or so. So much so, in fact, that no one's gotten
around to writing an FAQ for this wicked awesome game just yet.
That's where I come in.
All right, let's get right into it. Here's a few important notes before we
begin...
- This guide is not intended to replace your manual. I'm not going to tell you
how to play the game's instruments and I'm not going to describe the various
game modes for you. This guide is mainly going to go over the nitty gritty of
the game's two key gameplay types, Solo Tour and Band World Tour. If you want
to know how to create a character or a new band, READ YOUR MANUAL. Or, better
yet, ask one of your friends with the game to show you how. This is a
multiplayer game, after all.
- This guide is going to need your help if it is to ever get to 100% completion.
There are a lot of fiddly unlocking requirements in Band World Tour that are
difficult for one man and his roommates to pick apart. After you're done
checking the guide over, keep an eye out for any of the sets/venues that I have
the question marks ([?]) next to. If you can confirm an unlocking requirement
that I have missing, send me an e-mail or Xbox Live message and I'll get 'er up
here ASAP. Wow, multiplayer guide writing for a multiplayer game. How meta.
II. SOLO TOUR
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There are other guides out there that cover the Solo Tour far better than I ever
could, and on this website, in fact! I'd definitely recommend checking out out
for more info if you're curious.
III. BAND WORLD TOUR
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Band World Tour is the meat and potatoes of the game and requires you to have
at least two local players kicking around in order to play. Hope you have
friends or, at the very least, tolerable roommates.
IIIA. MAKING THE BAND
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The process for starting a new band is pretty self-explanatory, but some
attention needs to be paid to a couple things that aren't outlined in your
manual.
- NEW BAND MEMBERS -
When you create a new character, most of the things you are choosing for him
or her are PERMANENT. Yes, for a game as loose and open and party-themed as
Rock Band, the character creation is pretty set in stone. The only two aspects
of a new band member you can change after creation are his/her NAME and
HAIRSTYLE. Things like hometown, attitude and height/weight are permanent.
Choose wisely.
- HOMETOWN -
Once you have the band members chosen, you'll need to pick a name and hometown.
The choice of name is important (you don't want to sound like a jackass on the
leaderboards, do you?), but it really isn't relevant to this guide. Hometown,
however, IS. You have 12 cities to choose for your band's home city, divided
into four groups.
U.S. WEST COAST
Seattle
San Francisco
Los Angeles
U.S EAST COAST
Chicago
New York
Boston
WEST EU
London
Paris
Amsterdam
EAST EU
Rome
Berlin
Stockholm
Your choice of home city determines the order in which the rest of these cities
will unlock to you. This is important for esthetic reasons (hate Rome? start in
the U.S.) as well as for determining the speed at which particular songs open
up to you, as each city has a few special setlists and the like that it ALWAYS
has, regardless of the point at which you unlock it for play.
More info on that a bit later.
IIIB. TOOLS OF THE TRADE
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Your band will slowly accumulate a few types of 'currency' as you play songs
and advance through the game. Want more info on those? No? Well, you're going
to get it anyway.
- STARS -
These represent your band's general level of 'fame' and are earned the same
way they've always been earned in the Guitar Hero series: good performance on
songs. You will slowly build these up as you play through the game, no matter
what difficulty level you are on. Your current total is always listed at the
upper right of the World Map screen.
- CITY STARS -
An offshoot of regular stars, 'city stars' are simply the number of stars
you've earned in a particular city. They count as regular stars, of course, and
are tracked in the main tally in the upper right as normal, but they are also
used to track your 'fame' in a particular city and are listed on the main Map
Screen menu whenever you hover over a city's name in the list. Most venues and
a lot of setlists require a certain number of 'city stars' before unlocking,
thus requiring you to play a few shows in a city before everything opens up to
you.
- MONEY -
Pay for gigs is doled out by the star. That is, a particular venue will always
pay you $X multiplied by the number of stars you received for playing the
song/gig. This money can then be spent on clothing and instruments at the Rock
Shop, but I wouldn't sweat it too much: if you play the BWT for any extended
period of time, you'll eventually earn way more money than you could ever
possibly use.
As far as the specific payment rates for the game's gigs, A Venues (Small Clubs)
seem to always pay $5 per star and B Venues (Big Clubs) appear to always pay $25
per star. As for C Venues, the exact pay depends on whether the venue is
considered a Theater or an Arena. The specific breakdown of those two types
lies below.
THEATERS [$80 per star]
Amsterdam (Ranstad Theater)
Boston (Hancock Theater)
Chicago (Palace Hotel Ballroom)
Paris (Le Salle De Bal Royale)
Rome (Il Grande Teatro Della Roccia)
San Francisco (Bay City Theater)
Seattle (The Sealth Theater)
Stockholm (Swedisphere Theater)
ARENAS [$120 per star]
Berlin (Das Krapfentheater)
London (Penfold Dome)
Los Angeles (Wilshire Forum)
Moscow (Dynamite Palace)
New York (Empire Square Garden)
Reykjavik (Klauragdalsholl)
Rio De Janeiro (The Rockacabana)
Sydney (Bennelong Opera House)
Tokyo (Gorilla Dome)
As you can see, the monetary rewards increase considerably once you've opened
a few C Venues. Also, an important note: the hardest venue to open in your
starting geopgraphical cluster (US West Coast, East EU, et cetera) is always
your hometown. Thus, if you want to get to the Arenas easier, DON'T START
YOUR BAND IN A CITY WITH AN ARENA (New York, Los Angeles, London, Berlin).
- FANS -
Ah, fans. So fickle. You'll earn these for successfully completing gigs and
lose them for restarting gigs, quitting gigs and (gasp) failing gigs. Fans,
like stars, are required to unlock new venues and setlists. Totally *unlike*
stars, however, the number of fans you can earn is capped depending on the
difficulty level your band plays a particular gig at. Note that your band is
tracked at the *lowest* difficulty level being played by any member of the band.
So, no, I'm afraid you can't play through the game with an Expert Guitarist
and Easy Drummer and think you'll average out around Medium or Hard: since
someone's playing on Easy, the whole performance is rated as Easy for the
purposes of gaining fans. At any rate, the specific fan caps are...
EASY - 260,000
MEDIUM - 600,000
HARD - 1,000,000[?](achievement at 1,000,000)
EXPERT - No Limit
More info on fan plateaus for unlocking new venues and setlists can be found
later on in the guide.
IIIC. YOUR BAND'S WORLD
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Your band's world will eventually be made up of twelve core cities and five
bonus cities. The setlists available for play in these cities are determined
by two factors: the city itself and your band's choice of hometown. Thus, a
band that starts in San Francisco will have vastly different songs available
for play there than a band that started in London and had to fly over to play
there. For the 'ease' of instruction, I've numbered the twelve cities in the
game depending on in what order they tend to be unlocked in. To determine the
setlists and unlocking requirements for a particular city in your run through
of Band World Tour, you'll need to first locate the hometown-determined gigs for
that city in the section below, and then look up the special city-specific gigs
in the City Gigs section after that. Combining those two lists of gigs will
give you the full setlist for that city in your incarnation of Band World Tour
and, more importantly, tell you what the unlocking requirements for everything
therein are.
EXAMPLE
I start a new band in Seattle and want to know what will eventually be
available for play in its Venue C (The Sealth Theater). Your Hometown is City 1,
so checking the Hometown-Determined Gigs section for City 1 shows that Venue C
will at least have an All Town Songs set with the four starter songs and a
quick one-song playthrough of Run To The Hills that will be available near the
end of the game. Fair enough. Going down further, I check the Venue C listings
for Seattle: Make a Setlist (Custom 3), Programmer Favorites and an Alternative
Marathon. Here's hoping you have tastes similar to the game's programmers.
IIID. HOMETOWN-DETERMINED GIGS
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You can determine which number a city is fairly easily by matching its Venue A
songs with the lists below. Remember, YOUR band's Seattle will likely have a
different set of gigs than MY band's Seattle, but both of our City 8s will have
*at least* the gigs listed below. Trying to talk to your friend about 'that
song you played in Rome last night' will likely just end in heartbreak for
everyone. The requirements for unlocking each gig and venue are listed next to
their name, and the specific song listings for each extended playlist can be
found later on in the guide.
Please note that to save space I omitted the 'Roadies' requirement from all
C Venues. Just remember: you DO need to snag some Roadies before you can play
at a stadium!
- CITY 1 (Hometown) -
VENUE A Initially Unlocked
Say It Ain't So Opens With Venue
In Bloom Opens With Venue
I Think I'm Paranoid Opens With Venue
VENUE B 6 City Stars[?]
Mississippi Queen Opens With Venue
Battle of the Vans 16 Stars
VENUE C 160 Stars, 30 City Stars, 220,000 Fans
All Town Songs Opens with Venue
Run to the Hills PR Firm, 200 Stars[?]
- CITY 2 (Bus)-
VENUE A Van
Here It Goes Again Opens With Venue
Creep Opens With Venue
Wave of Mutiliation Opens With Venue
VENUE B 6 City Stars
Learn to Fly Opens With Venue
Tour Bus Showcase 52 Stars
VENUE C 100 Stars, 20 City Stars, 52,405 Fans
All Town Songs Opens With Venue
- CITY 3 (Hard to Please on Easy) -
VENUE A Van
Should I Stay or Should I Go Opens With Venue
Maps Opens With Venue
Gimme Shelter Opens With Venue
VENUE B 6 City Stars
Orange Crush Opens With Venue
Upstart Marathon 10 City Stars
VENUE C 100 Stars, 20 City Stars, 99,999 Fans
All Town Songs Opens With Venue
- CITY 4 (Roadies) -
VENUE A Bus
Blitzkrieg Bop Opens With Venue
Black Hole Sun Opens With Venue
VENUE B 6 City Stars
Are You Gonna Be My Girl Opens With Venue
Roadie Rock-Off 80 Stars, 12 City Stars
Showstoppers Set 15 City Stars
VENUE C 100 Stars, 33 City Stars, 99,999 Fans
All Town Songs Opens With Venue
- CITY 5 (Plane) -
VENUE A Bus
Sabotage Opens With Venue
When You Were Young Opens With Venue
VENUE B 6 City Stars
Train Kept A Rollin' Opens With Venue
Scenester Set 15 City Stars
VENUE C 126 Stars, 12 City Stars, 52,405 Fans
Worldwide Showcase Opens With Venue
All Town Songs Opens With Venue
- CITY 6 (Hard to Please on Medium) -
VENUE A Bus, 52,405 Fans
Celebrity Skin Opens With Venue
Wanted Dead or Alive Opens With Venue
VENUE B 6 City Stars, 99,999 Fans
Paranoid Opens With Venue
Chops Proving Marathon 15 City Stars
VENUE C 100 Stars, 33 City Stars, 268,000 Fans
All Town Songs
- CITY 7 (Sound Guy) -
VENUE A Plane
The Hand That Feeds Opens With Venue
Go With The Flow Opens With Venue
VENUE B 6 City Stars
Vasoline Opens With Venue
Headliner Marathon 15 City Stars
Audio Pro Showcase 160 Stars, 15 City Stars
VENUE C 20 City Stars, 268,000 Fans
All Town Songs Opens With Venue
- CITY 8 (Harder to Please on Medium) -
VENUE A Plane
Epic Opens With Venue
Dani California Opens With Venue
VENUE B 6 City Stars, 268,000 Fans
Cherub Rock Opens With Venue
Stage Igniter Marathon 15 City Stars
VENUE C 20 City Stars, 468,000 Fans
All Town Songs
- CITY 9 (Hard to Please on Hard) -
VENUE A Plane, 268,000 Fans
Main Offender Opens With Venue
Welcome Home Opens With Venue
VENUE B 6 City Stars, 340,000 Fans
Tom Sawyer
RAWK-AID Benefit (Custom 3, $0/2xFans)
VENUE C 33 City Stars, 468,000 Fans
All Town Songs
Ultimate Mystery Setlist (Random 5)
- CITY 10 (Bodyguards) -
VENUE A Plane
Dead on Arrival Opens With Venue
Electric Version Opens With Venue
VENUE B 6 City Stars
Detroit Rock City Opens With Venue
Almost There Marathon 15 City Stars
Security Showcase 200 Stars, 15 City Stars
VENUE C 20 City Stars, 268,000 Fans
All Town Songs Opens With Venue
- CITY 11 (PR Firm) -
VENUE A Plane
Suffragette City Opens With Venue
(Don't Fear) The Reaper Opens With Venue
VENUE B 6 City Stars, 99,999 Fans
Enter Sandman Opens With Venue
Make An Ultimate Selist (Custom 5) 200 Stars, 30 City Stars
Public Relations Party 240 Stars, 15 City Stars, 220,000 Fans
VENUE C 20 City Stars, 268,000 Fans
All Town Songs Opens With Venue
RAWK-AID Festival (Custom 5, $0/2xFans) Opens With Venue[?]
- CITY 12 (Harder to Please on Hard) -
VENUE A Plane, 340,000 Fans
Ballroom Blitz
Reptilia
VENUE B 6 City Stars, 340,000 Fans
Next to You
World Famous Marathon
VENUE C 20 City Stars, 468,000 Fans
All Town Songs
IIIE. CITY GIGS
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The following gigs will *always* be in their respective cities. These tend to
be extended setlists themed for their locations, making it a bit silly if they
were shuffled about like the City # gigs. The requirements for unlocking each
gig are listed next to their name, and the specific song listings for each
extended playlist can be found later on in the guide.
- AMSTERDAM -
VENUE A (De Magische Tuin, Warmoesstraat 710, Amsterdam)
Make a Setlist (Custom 2) 3 Stars
Mystery Setlist (Random 2) 3 Stars
VENUE B (Orion Lounge, Oosthuizenskade 5, Amsterdam)
Random Setlist (Random 2) 10 City Stars[?]
Electro-Harmonix Showcase 20 City Stars[?]
VENUE C (Ranstad Theater, Rokin 3, Amsterdam)
Lighter Igniters
QA Favorites
- BERLIN -
VENUE A (The Wall, Karl-Marx-Allee 04, Berlin)
Make das Setlistten (Custom 2) 3 Stars
Mystery Setlistten (Random 2) 3 Stars
VENUE B (Klub Weisbrot, Haifischstrasse 23, Berlin)
Mystery Setlistten (Random 2) 10 City Stars[?]
Roland Showcase 20 City Stars[?]
VENUE C (Das Krapfentheater, Los-Angeles-Platz 19, Berlin)
Mystery Requests (Random 4) Opens With Venue[?]
Make a Setlist (Custom 4) 200 Stars
Rock Marathon 240 Stars, 580,000 Fans
- BOSTON -
VENUE A (Charles Pub, 243 Beacon St, Somerville)
Make a Setlist (Custom 2) 3 Stars
Mystery Requests (Random 2) 3 Stars
VENUE B (The Establishment, 625 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge)
Wicked Awesome Local Showcase 10 City Stars
Make a Selist (Custom 2) Opens With Venue[?]
VENUE C (Hancock Theater, 1 Tremont St, Boston)
Mystery Setlist (Random 3)
Jukebox Regulars
Harmonix Marathon
- CHICAGO -
VENUE A (The Rails, 59 Addison Street, Wrigleyville)
Make a Setlist (Custom 2) 3 Stars
Mystery Setlist (Random 2) 3 Stars
VENUE B (The Salt House, CNR N Dearborn And Lower Wacker Dr, Chicago)
Mystery Setlist (Random 2) 10 City Stars
Local Artists 15 City Stars
VENUE C (Palace Hotel Ballroom, 108 Palladium Ave, Lake Wasapamanni)
Mystery Setlist (Random 3) 30 City Stars
Regular Rotation Set 200 Stars, 30 City Stars, 468,000 Fans
Southern Rock Marathon 200 Stars, 30 City Stars
- LONDON -
VENUE A (The Underground, 22 Acacia Lane, South London)
Make a Setlist (Custom 2) 3 Stars
Random Favourites (Random 2) 3 Stars
VENUE B (Saville Row, 7 Abbey Rd, Westminster)
Mystery Setlist (Random 2) 10 City Stars[?]
London's Local Pride Opens With Venue[?]
VENUE C (Penfold Dome, CNR Piccadilly and Eagle Pl, Westminster)
Random Royal Requests (Random 3) Opens With Venue[?]
Punk Marathon 200 Stars
UK Marathon 200 Stars, 468,000 Fans
- LOS ANGELES -
VENUE A (El Ocho, 1100 Glendon Ave, Santa Monica)
Make a Setlist (Custom 2) 3 Stars
Mystery Requests (Random 2) 3 Stars
VENUE B (The Snake Pit, 30 Sunset Strip, W Hollywood)
Mystery Setlist (Random 2) 10 City Stars
LA's Brat Pack 12 City Stars, 268,000 Fans
VENUE C (Wilshire Forum, 3820 Pico Blvd, Inglewood)
Guitar Center Showcase 200 Stars, 30 City Stars
West Coast Marathon 200 Stars, 30 City Stars, 468,000 Fans
Radio-Friendly Set 30 City Stars
- MOSCOW -
VENUE C (Dynamite Palace, 3 Tverskaya Ulitsa, Moscow)
Won't Get Fooled Again Opens With Venue
Drum Legend 300 Stars, 468,000 Fans
Hall of Fame Induction 450 Stars
The Endless Setlist Hall of Fame Status, 600 Stars
- NEW YORK -
VENUE A (Heebie Jeebie's, CNR Flowery And Sleecker, New York)
Make a Setlist (Custom 2) 3 Stars
Mystery Request Setlist (Random 2) 3 Stars
VENUE B (Ramp Arts, 42nd Street and Times Square, Manhattan)
Mystery Setlists (Random 2)
I Heart Local Artists
VENUE C (Empire Square Garden, 7 Penn Plaza, Manhattan)
East Coast Marathon
Contemporary Hits
Mystery Setlist (Random 3)
- PARIS -
VENUE A (Bibliotheque Morte, 273 Rue Morgue, Paris)
Le Setlist Creation (Custom 2) 3 Stars
Mystery Open Mic (Random 2) 3 Stars
VENUE B (Roche De Planete, 14 Boulevard Rochechouart, Paris)
The Unknown Playlist (Random 2) 10 City Stars
Boss Showcase 15 City Stars
VENUE C (Le Salle De Bal Royale, 100 Champs-Elysees, Paris)
Random Setlist Revolt (Random 3) Opens With Venue[?]
Femmes Fatales Showcase 200 Stars
Audio Team Favorites 200 Stars
- REYKJAVIK -
VENUE C (Klauragdalsholl, Austurstraeti 31, Reykjavik)
Highway Star Opens With Venue
Penultimate Band Marathon Opens With Venue[?]
Chart Toppers Marathon 468,000 Fans
Heavy Hitters Marathon Opens With Venue[?]
- RIO DE JANEIRO -
VENUE C (The Rockacabana, 4765 Avenida Atlantica, Copacabana)
Flirtin' with Disaster Opens With Venue
'70s Marathon Opens With Venue[?]
Mystery Setlist Marathon (Random 8) Opens With Venue[?]
Vocal Legend 300 Stars
- ROME -
VENUE A (Il Blue Dive, Via Del Lavatore, 4, Rome)
Make a Setlist (Custom 2) 3 Stars
Requests Only (Random 2) 3 Stars
VENUE B (Discoteca Di Luce, Via Dell'uccello, 27, Rome)
Requests Only (Random 2) 10 City Stars
Fender Showcase 30 City Stars
VENUE C (Il Grande Teatro Della Roccia, Plaza Della Roccia, 1, Rome)
Mystery Requests (Random 3) 30 City Stars[?]
Tailgater Favorites 30 City Stars[?]
Eclectic Taste Set 30 City Stars[?]
- SAN FRANCISCO -
VENUE A (Alice's Free Love Cafe, 372 Valencia St, Mission Street)
Make a Setlist (Custom 2) 3 Stars
Mystert Setlist (Random 2) 3 Stars
VENUE B (The Quarter Hole, 45 Market St, North Beach)
Crowd Pleasers 20 City Stars
Make a Setlist (Custom 2) 10 City Stars
VENUE C (Bay City Theater, 2 Clay Street, Fillmore District)
Mystery Setlist (Random 3) 30 City Stars[?]
Barroom Brawlers 30 City Stars[?]
Classic Rock Marathon 30 City Stars[?]
- SEATTLE -
VENUE A (Jimmy Astros, 19 NE Day Rd W, Bainbridge Island)
Make a Setlist (Custom 2)
Mystery Open Mic (Random 2)
VENUE B (Gas Works Tavern, 8 Earl Ave NE, Seattle)
Make a Setlist (Custom 2)
Local Legend Showcase
VENUE C (The Sealth Theater, 5 Pike Ave SE, Seattle)
Make a Setlist (Custom 3)
Programmer Favorites
Alternative Marathon
- STOCKHOLM -
VENUE A (Stockholm Synthdrome, Moose Torg 3, Stockholm)
Make a Setlist (Custom 2) 3 Stars
Mystery Requests (Random 2) 3 Stars
VENUE B (Mjolnir Lodge, Kungsgatan 181, Stockholm)
Mystery Setlist (Random 2) 10 City Stars[?]
Ludwig Showcase 20 City Stars
VENUE C (Swedisphere Theater, Gustav Adolfs Torg 76, Norrmalm)
Heartfelt Hits Opens With Venue[?]
Designer Favorites 200 Stars
Make a Setlist (Custom 4) 200 Stars
- SYDNEY -
VENUE C (Bennelong Opera House, 1 Macquarie Rd, Circular Quay)
Green Grass and High Tides Opens With Venue
Production Favorites Opens With Venue[?]
Bass Legend 300 Stars
'90s Marathon Opens With Venue[?]
- TOKYO -
VENUE C (Gorilla Dome, 8-9-6 Omotesando, Tokyo)
Foreplay/Long Time Opens With Venue
Ultimate Band Marathon
'80s Marathon
Guitar Legend 300 Stars
IIIF. ROAD TO THE HALL OF FAME
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Now that you know the basic setlists and gigs available in Band World Tour,
I suppose it's about time I told you how to complete the game. 'Winning' the
Band World Tour requires you to unlock and play through eight special playlists
that represent your band earning items and staff members that are
quintessential to life as a successful touring band, culminating in the
opportunity to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
A rough outline of these special playlists, their requirements and what they
unlock is below.
VAN
Setlist: Battle of the Vans
Requirements: 16 Stars, 6 City 1 Stars[?]
Unlocks: The other two cities in your home cluster (Cities 2 and 3)
BUS
Setlist: Tour Bus Showcase
Requirements: 52 Stars, 6 City 2 Stars
Unlocks: The other cluster on your home continent (Cities 4, 5 and 6)
ROADIES
Setlist: Roadie Rock-Off
Requirements: 80 Stars, 12 City 4 Stars
Unlocks: The ability to play stadium shows (allows unlocking of C-level venues)
PLANE
Setlist: Worldwide Showcase
Requirements: 126 Stars, 12 City 5 Stars, 52,405 Fans
Unlocks: All the cities in the game (Cities 7 to 12 and the five bonus cities)
SOUND GUY
Setlist: Audio Pro Showcase
Requirements: 160 Stars, 15 City 7 Stars
Unlocks: Required to unlock Bodyguard setlist
BODYGUARDS
Setlist: Security Showcase
Requirements: Sound Guy, 200 Stars, 15 City 10 Stars
Unlocks: Required to unlock PR Firm setlist
PR FIRM
Set List: Public Relations Party
Requirements: Bodyguards, 240 Stars, 15 City 11 Stars, 220,000 Fans
Unlocks: Unlocks Moscow and Reykjavik, required to unlock Hall of Fame setlist
HALL OF FAME
Set List: Hall of Fame Induction
Requirements: 450 Stars
Unlocks: Transparent instruments, achievement, required for Endless Setlist
Once you've achieved Hall of Fame Status, you've essentially 'beat' the game,
though there's still plenty of stars to earn and fun to be had. Those wishing
to 'fully complete' the game (or those just looking for a way to kill six hours)
may be interested in the last major challenge the game throws at you after the
Hall of Fame Induction is complete: the Endless Setlist.
ENDLESS SETLIST
Set List: The Endless Setlist
Requirements: Hall of Fame Status, 600 Stars
Unlocks: Achievement, [?]
The Endless Setlist is all 58 songs in the game, back to back to back. You can
complete it on Medium, Hard or Expert, and getting through it at all will
earn you an achievement. Good luck!
IIIG. BONUS CITIES AND FAN PLATEAUS
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You'll note that I mentioned a few cities above that only have one Venue and
cannot be chosen as a hometown. Those are the five bonus cities. They have the
most difficult songs in the game and are the toughest venues to unlock. They
mainly require Fans to unlock, much like some other venues in the game.
Thankfully, most such unlocks happen at particular 'tiers' of fans, so you
don't need to constantly check your World Map to see if you unlocked something
new after a gig in which you earned a ton of fans. The general 'fan tiers' and
the venues/gigs they unlock are listed below.
52,405 Fans City 2 and City 5's Venue C, City 6's Venue A
99,999 Fans City 3 and City 4's Venue C, City 6 and City 11's Venue B
220,000 Fans City 1's Venue C, PR Party (and thus, Moscow and Reykjavik)
260,000 Fans EASY FAN CAP
268,000 Fans City 6, 7, 10 and 11's Venue C, City 8's Venue B
City 9's Venue A
340,000 Fans Sydney, City 9's Venue B, City 12's Venue A & B
468,000 Fans Rio de Janeiro, City 8, 9 and 12's Venue C, Regular Rotation Set
UK Marathon, West Coast Marathon, Chart Toppers Marathon
Drum Legend
580,000 Fans Tokyo, Rock Marathon
600,000 Fans MEDIUM FAN CAP
1,000,000 Fans HARD FAN CAP, Achievement, 'Superstar' Mode
The 'Superstar' mode listed at 1,000,000 Fans isn't a new gameplay mode or
anything, but it is significant enough of a shift in the World Tour that I felt
it worth mentioning here. Once you break the 1M fan barrier, the number of fans
you earn per gig raises an order of magnitude or two. Once you're at 1,000,000,
it is not unheard of to get another 2,000,000 fans from one Arena gig. I've
started referring to this as 'Superstar' mode. If you were curious how some
of the bands on the leaderboard were getting 100,000,000 fans... that's how.
I'd love to add more info on the fan collection formula here, but... well,
frankly, no one seems to know how it works just yet. Here's hoping someone
cracks that nut in the days to come.
IIIH. SETLISTS
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This section will eventually contain the make up of every special gig in the
game, as I've only listed the titles in the above gig sections. That'll require
several hours of transcribing however, so for this initial version, this
section is empty. You'll have to just check from within the game for now.
IV. DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT
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Coming in a future update.
V. VERSION HISTORY
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Version 0.5 (January 9, 2008)
Initial version. Fairly bare bones, but with a lot of our initial Band World
Tour research in place. The Solo Tour, Setlist and Downloadable Content
sections are currently AWOL, but will be updated as soon as I complete the
Solo Tour a third time, among other things.
Version 0.51 (September 13, 2008)
Added a Theater/Arena breakdown in the Tools of the Trade section.
Added some info on 'Superstar' mode to the Fan Plateau section.
Added a couple more World Tour unlock requirements.
Adjusted the fan cap listing to be in line with their post-patch numbers.
VI. CONTRIBUTORS AND SPECIAL THANKS
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- HOW YOU CAN HELP -
The main things I need people to look out for are star and fan requirements
that I might have missed. Note the requirements listed for a city's gigs when
you first open it and check this guide later to see if I'm missing them. If so,
contact me! I'll be sure to recognize any such contributions I receive.
Thanks in advance!
- SPECIAL THANKS -
Thanks to my roommate Jeff for assisting in pretty much all of the gameplay
required to figure this stuff out and thank you to my other roommate Jesse for
buying Rock Band in the first place.
VII. COPYRIGHT AND CONTACT INFO
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Questions? Comments? Possible additions? Contact me via e-mail at
carooe@gmail.com. Also, for those wondering, my Xbox Live handle is Roshirai.
The only website that has permission to post this updated guide is GameFAQs
(www.gamefaqs.com). If you're not GameFAQs, and you've got this guide on your
website, do the right thing. Use your head, kids.
This compendium may be not be reproduced under any circumstances except for
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distributed publicly without advance written permission. Use of this guide on
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and a violation of copyright.
All trademarks and copyrights contained in this document are owned by their
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This FAQ/Guide is copyright 2008, Carooe, otherwise known as Rob Shirai.
