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For nearly two decades, The Fender Benders have been one of Utah's favorite acts, and it’s easy to understand why. Everyone loves this music! People of all ages are clapping and smiling and singing along with the songs,


and children are often seen dancing in front of the stage.



The Fender Benders sound like you’ve traveled back in time to the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, only better! This is high-energy classic rock at its best: instantly recognizable songs from the best bands of the golden era of mainstream rock, including The Beatles, Van Morrison, Cream, Bachman Turner Overdrive, Santana, The Doobie Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Eagles, Three Dog Night, Steppenwolf, Tom Petty, Journey, REM, Bryan Adams, and many more!  Songs that all generations know and love, performed by some of the best musicians in the area.



The Fender Benders put on a great show, with broad demographic appeal. Fun banter and dance contests for various age groups are part of the performance. The Fender Benders are family-friendly, with community-appropriate lyrics, attire, and stage demeanor. They have played at scores of arts fairs, county fairs, city celebrations, concerts in the park, corporate and university events, private parties, and similar events with children present, up and down the Wasatch Front and beyond.  Because of the combination of fun song choices, top-quality musicianship, and no worries about appropriate language, lyrics, and clothing, The Fender Benders always get favorable crowd reactions and are invited back frequently to events and venues where they have played before.



Something unusual about The Fender Benders is their variety of sound.  Most cover bands have one singer, one guitar sound, and no keyboard (or a cheap keyboard), so the songs all seem to boringly sound the same.  The Fender Benders have three excellent singers, which provides not only a variety of different sounding voices but also nice harmonies. Their instrumental sound also has refreshing variety.  Using a unique blend of state-of-the-art digital technology along with vintage musical instruments, they dial in the perfect sound for each song, with rich and authentic tone that is often better than the original recording.


Some "show acts" these days admittedly do offer a variety of sounds... but they cheat, using pre-recorded "backing tracks".  The "musicians" on stage just play along (or in come cases pretend to play along), so that most of what you are hearing isn't even being created by the people on the stage.  In contrast, The Fender Benders are the real deal.  Everyone on the stage plays an instrument (or instruments) on every song.  There are no backing tracks.  There is no looping.  There is no auto-tune.  100% of the music you're hearing is coming from those four people, live.  Nothing is fake, and everything is professional.


The Fender Benders are a real crowd pleaser!  At most of their performances, when the last song of the set ends, people in the audience can be heard hollering for encores.
 

Meet the Members of the Band:

Between the four members of The Fender Benders, there are over 100 years of performing experience.  Link below to read our bios.

Irv Nelson

Steve Roberts

Eric Hendriksen

Carl Hart

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Are you looking for a different kind of high quality entertainment for your event? Check out Relic Acoustic Band. Relic is a fun, easy listening, unplugged musical trio guaranteed to have you smiling, with funny jokes and music trivia and fun songs that people love. This is an excellent group for smaller and medium sized venues, at a price about half that of The Fender Benders. LINK HERE for more information.