DUDE! (Indianapolis)

DUDE! is a five-member dance pop band from Indianapolis, Indiana that plays everything from to Adele
to Zeppelin and A-Ha to Lady Gaga. DUDE! is fronted by Renée Michelle Merrifield, a versatile female
singer and charismatic star. Renée is backed by session sidemen musicians: John Emhardt, Tony
Medeiros (Healing Sixes), Jimmy “JPS3” Slaymon (Alter Ego), and Marc Johnson (Wonderdrug).
DUDE! was formed in 2010 as an outlet to play the biggest hits over the years, DUDE! has generated a
massive fanbase and has gone onto play to sold out crowds at top venues throughout the Midwest.
DUDE! has become a crowd favorite and is one of the most popular bands in Indianapolis. The versatility
of their set list makes DUDE! a perfect fit for a summer festival, nightclub, wedding, or formal event.
February of 2012, DUDE! was selected by the Super Bowl XLVI Host Committee to play the Super Bowl
Village in Downtown Indianapolis. The Super Bowl event was a smashing success that saw DUDE! play to
an enthusiastic all-ages crowd of 5000 people before the Dierks Bentley concert.
September 2014 DUDE! played to an audience of 8,000 techies at the Indianapolis Convention Center,
while another 100,000 tuned in on the web for Sales Force/Exact Target Connections. DUDE! was
selected as the house band by SalesForce and played between keynote speeches by Marc Benioff
(SalesForce), Jared Smith (Live Nation), Will-i-am (Black Eyed Peas) and Mindy Kaling (The Mindy
Project).
April 2015 DUDE! was booked to play 4 performances during the NCAA March Madness Music Festival.
The gigs took place at the Indianapolis Convention Center and Military Park in Downton Indianapolis.
The all-ages crowd went wild for DUDE! and was covered by the WISH 8 (CBS Indianapolis).
DUDE! was invited to play Rib America at Military Park opening up for rock legends Cheap Trick and Blue
Oyster Cult. Once again, DUDE! played an impressive set of music to the festival sized crowd.
For 5 years running DUDE! has performed as the pre-game entertainment at select Indianapolis Colts
games at Lucas Oil Stadium.
DUDE! kicked off 2016 at the Egyptian Room at Old National Center providing entertainment for the sold
out Pat McAfee show. Pat slayed in the Murat Theatre while DUDE! rang in the new year in The Egyptian Room

2Pac – California Love
4 Non Blondes – What’s Up?
5 Seconds of Summer – She Looks So Perfect
A-HA – Take On Me
AC/DC – Highway to Hell
Adele – Rolling in the Deep
Aerosmith – Dream On
Aerosmith – Sweet Emotion
Audioslave – Show Me How To Live
Ava Max – Sweet But Psycho
Bee Gees – Stayin’ Alive
Billy Idol – Dancing With Myself
Blur – Song 2
Bon Jovi – Livin’ On A Prayer
Boston – More Than A Feeling
Blondie – Heart of Glass
Blondie – One Way or Another
Bruno Mars – Locked Out of Heaven
Camila Cabello – Havana
Carly Rae Jepson – Call Me Maybe
Cee Lo Green – Forget You
Cheap Trick – I Want You to Want Me
Cheap Trick – Surrender
Chumbawamba – Tubthumping
Daft Punk – Get Lucky
David Guetta & Bebe Rexha – I’m Good (Blue)
Deee-lite – Groove Is In The Heart
Def Leppard – Pour Some Sugar On Me
DNCE – Cake By The Ocean
Dua Lipa – Don’t Start Now
Due Lipa – Levitating
Dua Lipa – New Rules
Duran Duran – Hungry Like The Wolf
Dropkick Murphys – I’m Shipping Off To Boston
Eagles – Take It Easy
Elle King – Ex’s and Oh’s
Ellie Goulding – Lights
Empire of the Sun – Walking on a Dream
Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams
Fitz and the Tantrums – Handclap
Fleetwood Mac – Dreams
Flo Rida – My House
Florida Georgia Line – Cruise
Foo Fighters – Everlong
Foo Fighters – Learn to Fly
Foster The People – Pumped Up Kicks
Foster The People – Sit Next To Me
Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Relax
Franz Ferdinand – Take Me Out
Gayle – ABCDEFU
Garth Brooks – Friends in Low Places
Gin Blossoms – Til I Hear it From You
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals – Paris
Green Day – Basket Case
Gretchen Wilson – Here for the Party
Haddaway – What Is Love
Heart – Barracuda
Hole – Celebrity Skin
House of Pain – Jump Around
Human League – Don’t You Want Me
Imagine Dragons – Believer
Jason Aldean – She’s Country
Jason Mraz – I’m Yours
Jet – Are You Gonna Be My Girl
Jimmy Buffett – Margaritaville
Jimmy Eat World – The Middle
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts – I Hate Myself for Loving You
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts – I Love Rock and Roll
John Denver – Country Roads
John Mellencamp – Hurts So Good
John Mellencamp – Pink Houses
Jonas Brothers – Sucker
Journey – Don’t Stop Believin’
Journey – Any Way You Want It
Journey – Separate Ways
Justin Timberlake – Can’t Stop the Feeling
Katy Perry – Teenage Dream
Ke$ha – Die Young
Kid Rock – All Summer Long
Lady Gaga – Just Dance
Led Zeppelin – Immigrant Song
Led Zeppelin – Rock and Roll
Led Zeppelin – The Ocean
Led Zeppelin – Whole Lotta Love
Level 42 – Something About You
Lil Nas X – Old Town Road
Linkin Park – In The End
Lita Lord – Kiss Me Deadly
Lizzo – Good As Hell
Lizzo – Truth Hurts
Lovely The Band – Broken
Madonna – Material Girl
Magic! – Rude
Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk
Maroon 5 – Sugar
Maroon 5 – Moves Like Jagger
Maroon 5 – Animals
MC Hammer – U Can’t Touch This
Meghan Trainor – All About That Bass
Melissa Etheridge – I’m The Only One
Metallica – Enter Sandman
MGMT – Kids
Miley Cyrus – Flowers
Miley Cyrus – Party In The USA
Modern English – I Melt With You
Neil Young – Keep On Rocking The Free World
Neil Young – Cinnamon Girl
Niall Horan – Slow Hands
Nine Inch Nails – Closer
Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit
No Doubt – Hella Good
No Doubt – Just A Girl
Oasis – Wonderwall
Outkast – Hey Ya
P!nk – Raise Your Glass
Paramore – Ain’t It Fun
Pat Benatar – Hit Me With Your Best Shot
Pearl Jam – Alive
Poison – Talk Dirty To Me
Portugal, The Man – Feel It Still
Pharrell Williams – Happy
Pink – So What
Prince – Purple Rain
Prince – Kiss
Prince – Let’s Go Crazy
Prince – Little Red Corvette
Prince – Raspberry Beret
Queen – Medley (We Will Rock You, Another One Bites The Dust, We Are
The Champions, Bohemian Rhapsody)
Ramones – I Wanna Be Sedated
R.E.M. – (Don’t Go Back to) Rockville
R.E.M. – The One I Love
Republica – Ready to Go
Rick Springfield – Jessie’s Girl
Robert Palmer – Addicted to Love
Rupert Holmes – Escape
Rush – Medley (The Spririt of Radio, Limelight, Subdivisions, Tom
Sawyer)
Sam Hunt – Body Like a Back Road
Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy)
Sheryl Crow – My Favorite Mistake
Soft Cell – Tainted Love
Spacehog – In The Meantime
Stealers Wheel – Stuck in the Middle with You
Steppenwolf – Born To Be Wild
Steppenwolf – Magic Carpet Ride
Sublime – What I Got
Sublime – Santeria
Taylor Swift – Shake It Off
The Band Perry – Done
The Beatles – Birthday
The Beatles – Come Together
The Beatles – Norwegian Wood
The Black Keys – Lonely Boy
The Black Keys – Gold on the Ceiling
The Buggles – Video Killed the Radio Star
The Cars – Just What I Needed
The Chainsmokers – Closer ft. Halsey
The Cure – Just Like Heaven
The Darkness – I Believe In A Thing Called Love
The Killers – Mr. Brightside
The Killers – Somebody Told Me
The Lumineers – Ho Hey
The Pretenders – Back On The Chain Gang
The Pretenders – Brass in Pocket
The Proclaimers – 500 Miles
The Rolling Stones – Gimme Shelter
The Romantics – What I Like About You
The Smithereens – A Girl Like You
The Smiths – How Soon Is Now?
The Smiths – There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
The Time – Jungle Love
The Verve – Bitterweet Symphony
The Violent Femmes – Blister in the Sun
The Weeknd – Blinding Lights
The Weeknd – Can’t Feel My Face
The White Stripes – Seven Nation Army
The Who – Baba O’Riley
Tiffany – I Think We’re Alone Now
Tom Petty – American Girl
Tom Petty – The Waiting
Tom Petty – Running Down a Dream
Tom Petty – Mary Jane’s Last Dance
Tommy James and the Shondells – Hanky Panky
Tommy Tutone – 867-5309
Tove Lo – Talking Body
Twenty One Pilots – Stressed Out
U2 – Desire
Walk The Moon – Shut Up and Dance
Wang Chung – Dance Hall Days
Zedd, Maren Morris, Grey – The Middle