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Dead Original Tickets, Tour Dates and Concerts
Dead Original Tickets, Tour Dates and Concerts

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• 1 Upcoming Shows
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$25.0 USD
Live Collage Sweatshirt
$45.0 USD
Rainbow T-Shirt
$30.0 USD
Circle Beanie
$20.0 USD

Fan Reviews

RockNRoll543
December 17th 2023
Awesome band. Amazing energy, super talented. If you love Nirvana you’ll love them too.
Millersville, PA@
Phantom Power
Todd
July 22nd 2023
My son loves Nirvana so we took him and a friend to see Dead Original (who is the group’s band that also performs as Smells Like Nirvana) and they were great!
Oklahoma City, OK@
Diamond Ballroom
Loron
August 5th 2019
Great bands doing amazing covers!! Not gonna find that talent with no cover charge all the time. Sound was very decent for the venue!!
Chicago, IL@
City Hall - Chicago

About Dead Original

Dead Original is a grunge infused trio from Chicago, IL started by Paul Wandtke whom got his start in the music industry drumming for the Grammy nominated metal band Trivium and the world famous hit musical 'Rock of Ages'. Feeling inspired to pick up a guitar, he now fronts Dead Original with Benny “Boomba” Piazza on drums and Mike Petrasek on bass.

Dead Original is a blend of grunge, groove power, simple riffs, melodic hooks and some progressive elements. Their motto is 'less is more'; to play their music w/ real instruments and not relying on the use of any backing tracks live, an old school philosophy.

Dead Original uses Mesa Boogie amps, Intune Guitar Picks, Daddario, Planet Waves, Evans drum heads, Vic Firth drum sticks, Tama drums, Meinl cymbals, Humes and Burg Cases
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Genres:
Rock
Band Members:
Paul Wandtke - lead vocals/guitar
Hometown:
Chicago, Illinois

No upcoming shows in your city
Send a request to Dead Original to play in your city
Request a Show

Concerts and tour dates

Upcoming
Past
Dead Original's tour

Bandsintown Merch

Circle Hat
$25.0 USD
Live Collage Sweatshirt
$45.0 USD
Rainbow T-Shirt
$30.0 USD
Circle Beanie
$20.0 USD

Fan Reviews

RockNRoll543
December 17th 2023
Awesome band. Amazing energy, super talented. If you love Nirvana you’ll love them too.
Millersville, PA@
Phantom Power
Todd
July 22nd 2023
My son loves Nirvana so we took him and a friend to see Dead Original (who is the group’s band that also performs as Smells Like Nirvana) and they were great!
Oklahoma City, OK@
Diamond Ballroom
Loron
August 5th 2019
Great bands doing amazing covers!! Not gonna find that talent with no cover charge all the time. Sound was very decent for the venue!!
Chicago, IL@
City Hall - Chicago

About Dead Original

Dead Original is a grunge infused trio from Chicago, IL started by Paul Wandtke whom got his start in the music industry drumming for the Grammy nominated metal band Trivium and the world famous hit musical 'Rock of Ages'. Feeling inspired to pick up a guitar, he now fronts Dead Original with Benny “Boomba” Piazza on drums and Mike Petrasek on bass.

Dead Original is a blend of grunge, groove power, simple riffs, melodic hooks and some progressive elements. Their motto is 'less is more'; to play their music w/ real instruments and not relying on the use of any backing tracks live, an old school philosophy.

Dead Original uses Mesa Boogie amps, Intune Guitar Picks, Daddario, Planet Waves, Evans drum heads, Vic Firth drum sticks, Tama drums, Meinl cymbals, Humes and Burg Cases
Show More
Genres:
Rock
Band Members:
Paul Wandtke - lead vocals/guitar
Hometown:
Chicago, Illinois

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