The Rock Band series of music video games supports downloadable songs for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii versions through the consoles' respective online services. Users can download songs on a track-by-track basis, with many of the tracks also offered as part of a "song pack" or complete album at a discounted rate. These packs are available for the Wii only on Rock Band 3. Most downloadable songs are playable within every game mode, including the Band World Tour career mode. All downloadable songs released before October 26, 2010 are cross-compatible between Rock Band, Rock Band 2 and Rock Band 3, while those after only work with Rock Band 3. Certain songs deemed "suitable for all ages" by Harmonix are also available for use in Lego Rock Band.
The Wii version of Rock Band does not support downloadable content, but Rock Band 2 and Rock Band 3 do, with DLC first made available in January 2009. Songs from the back catalogue of downloadable content were released for the Wii weekly in an effort by Harmonix to provide Wii players with every previously available song.
Following the release of Rock Band 4 for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, all previously purchased downloadable content for Rock Band 3 and earlier is forward compatible (with the exception of any downloadable content purchased for The Beatles: Rock Band) within the same system family at no additional cost.
List of songs released in 2009
The following table lists the available songs for the Rock Band series released in 2009. All songs available in packs are also available as individual song downloads on the same date, unless otherwise noted. New songs are released on Tuesdays for Xbox Live and Thursdays for PSN, unless otherwise noted. Dates listed are the initial release of songs on Xbox Live. Starting May 20, 2008, all downloadable songs are available in both the North American and European markets, unless noted.
Some songs released before Rock Band 3 have been retrofitted to include Rock Band 3 features, including backing vocals, and the ability to buy an additional pack for Pro Guitar/Bass charts without having to buy the "RB3 Version" of the song. Certain songs have been marked "family friendly" by Harmonix; such songs released before Rock Band 3s launch on October 26, 2010, can be played in Lego Rock Band.
Starting October 26 (with The Doors), all new songs are only playable in Rock Band 3, due to a change in the file format. All songs released via downloadable content are playable in Rock Band 3, and support its new Pro Drum mode. Most songs released for Rock Band 3 include core features for keyboards, Pro Keyboards, and backing vocals in the core song, where they are appropriate. Additionally, some of these songs features charts for Pro Guitar and Bass that can also be purchased.
As of October 2009, over 800 songs have been made available as downloadable content (DLC). As of October 19, 2009, over 60 million downloadable song purchases have been made by players. The following is a list of the songs that have been released in 2009.
Song titleArtistYearGenreSingle / Pack nameRelease dateFamily FriendlyAdditional Rock Band 3 Features|"Claudette" |Roy Orbison |1965 |Classic Rock |Roy Orbison 01 |Jan 6, 2009
|"In Dreams" |Roy Orbison |1963 |Classic Rock |Roy Orbison 01 |Jan 6, 2009
|"Mean Woman Blues" |Roy Orbison |1963 |Classic Rock |Roy Orbison 01 |Jan 6, 2009
|"Oh, Pretty Woman" |Roy Orbison |1964 |Classic Rock |Roy Orbison 01 |Jan 6, 2009
|"Ooby Dooby" |Roy Orbison |1956 |Classic Rock |Roy Orbison 01 |Jan 6, 2009
|"You Got It" |Roy Orbison |1989 |Classic Rock |Roy Orbison 01 |Jan 6, 2009
|"Are You Gonna Go My Way" |Lenny Kravitz |1993 |Rock |Lenny Kravitz 01 |Jan 13, 2009
|"Freedom Train" |Lenny Kravitz |1989 |Rock |Lenny Kravitz 01 |Jan 13, 2009
|"Let Love Rule" |Lenny Kravitz |1989 |Rock |Lenny Kravitz 01 |Jan 13, 2009
|"Mr. Cab Driver" |Lenny Kravitz |1989 |Rock |Lenny Kravitz 01 |Jan 13, 2009
|"Megasus" |Megasus |2009 |Metal | |Jan 13, 2009
|"Entangled" |Honest Bob and the Factory-to-Dealer Incentives |2008 |Indie Rock | |Jan 13, 2009
|"Space Cowboy" |Steve Miller Band |1969 |Classic Rock |Steve Miller Band 01 |Jan 20, 2009
|"Take the Money and Run" |Steve Miller Band |1976 |Classic Rock |Steve Miller Band 01 |Jan 20, 2009
|"The Joker" |Steve Miller Band |1973 |Classic Rock |Steve Miller Band 01 |Jan 20, 2009
|"I Stand Alone" |Godsmack |2003 |Nu-Metal | |Jan 20, 2009
|"Feed the Tree" |Belly |1993 |Alternative | |Jan 20, 2009
|"Wind Me Up" |Ghost Hounds |2008 |Rock | |Jan 20, 2009
|"Typical" |Mutemath |2006 |Alternative | |Jan 20, 2009
|"War Zone" |Rob Zombie |2008 |Nu-Metal | |Jan 20, 2009
|"Cold Rain and Snow" |Grateful Dead |1967 |Classic Rock |Grateful Dead 02 |Jan 27, 2009
|"Doin' That Rag" |Grateful Dead |1969 |Classic Rock |Grateful Dead 02 |Jan 27, 2009
|"Don't Ease Me In" |Grateful Dead |1980 |Classic Rock |Grateful Dead 02 |Jan 27, 2009
|"Fire on the Mountain" |Grateful Dead |1978 |Classic Rock |Grateful Dead 02 |Jan 27, 2009
|"Hell in a Bucket" |Grateful Dead |1987 |Classic Rock |Grateful Dead 02 |Jan 27, 2009
|"Uncle John's Band" |Grateful Dead |1970 |Classic Rock |Grateful Dead 02 |Jan 27, 2009
|"The Boys Are Back in Town" (Live) |Thin Lizzy |1977 |Classic Rock |Thin Lizzy 01 |Feb 3, 2009
|"Cowboy Song" (Live) |Thin Lizzy |1977 |Classic Rock |Thin Lizzy 01 |Feb 3, 2009
|"Jailbreak" (Live) |Thin Lizzy |1977 |Classic Rock |Thin Lizzy 01 |Feb 3, 2009
|"Precious" | |1980 |New Wave | |Feb 3, 2009
|"Hit Me With Your Best Shot" |Pat Benatar |1980 |Classic Rock | |Feb 3, 2009
|"Break My Heart" |Nikko |2009 |Pop-Rock | |Feb 3, 2009
|"Don't Tell Me" |Nikko |2009 |Pop-Rock | |Feb 3, 2009
|"Creepin' Up the Backstairs" | |2006 |Alternative | |Feb 10, 2009
|"Flathead" | |2006 |Alternative | |Feb 10, 2009
|"Henrietta" | |2006 |Alternative | |Feb 10, 2009
|"More Human than Human" |White Zombie |1995 |Metal | |Feb 17, 2009
|"Black Sunshine" |White Zombie |1992 |Metal | |Feb 17, 2009
|"Wasted Again" |Turbonegro |2005 |Punk | |Feb 17, 2009
|"3 Dimes Down" |Drive-By Truckers |2008 |Country |Alt-Country 01 |Feb 24, 2009
|"Can't Let Go" |Lucinda Williams |1998 |Country |Alt-Country 01 |Feb 24, 2009
|"People Got a Lotta Nerve" |Neko Case |2009 |Country |Alt-Country 01 |Feb 24, 2009
|"Time Bomb" (Live) |Old 97's |2005 |Country |Alt-Country 01 |Feb 24, 2009
|"Satellite Radio" |Steve Earle |2007 |Country |Alt-Country 01 |Feb 24, 2009
|"Futures" |Jimmy Eat World |2004 |Pop-Rock |Jimmy Eat World 01 |Feb 24, 2009
||"Lucky Denver Mint" |Jimmy Eat World |1999 |Pop-Rock |Jimmy Eat World 01 |Feb 24, 2009
|"Sweetness" |Jimmy Eat World |2001 |Pop-Rock |Jimmy Eat World 01 |Feb 24, 2009
|"New" |No Doubt |1999 |Pop-Rock | |Mar 3, 2009
|"Love Struck Baby" |Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble |1983 |Blues | |Mar 3, 2009
|"Pride and Joy" |Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble |1983 |Blues | |Mar 3, 2009
|"Texas Flood" |Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble |1983 |Blues | |Mar 3, 2009
|"Tell Me" |Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble |1983 |Blues | |Mar 3, 2009
|"Testify" |Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble |1983 |Blues | |Mar 3, 2009
|"Rude Mood" |Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble |1983 |Blues | |Mar 3, 2009
|"Mary Had a Little Lamb" |Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble |1983 |Blues | |Mar 3, 2009
|"Dirty Pool" |Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble |1983 |Blues | |Mar 3, 2009
|"I'm Cryin'" |Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble |1983 |Blues | |Mar 3, 2009
|"Lenny" |Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble |1983 |Blues | |Mar 3, 2009
|"All I Want" | |1997 |Punk | |Mar 10, 2009
|"" | |1998 |Punk | |Mar 10, 2009
|"Losing My Religion" |R.E.M. |1991 |Alternative | |Mar 10, 2009
|"The Way That It Shows" |Richard Thompson |1994 |Rock | |Mar 10, 2009
|"Pick Up the Pieces" |Average White Band |1974 |R&B/Soul/Funk |Get the Funk Out 01 |Mar 17, 2009
|"Shining Star" |Earth, Wind & Fire |1975 |R&B/Soul/Funk |Get the Funk Out 01 |Mar 17, 2009
|"Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine - Pt 1" |James Brown |1970 |R&B/Soul/Funk |Get the Funk Out 01 |Mar 17, 2009
|"Thrash Unreal" |Against Me! |2007 |Punk | |Mar 17, 2009
|"All the Things That Go to Make Heaven and Earth" | |2007 |Indie Rock | |Mar 17, 2009
|"Use It" | |2005 |Indie Rock | |Mar 17, 2009
|"Last Resort" |Papa Roach |2000 |Nu-Metal | |Mar 17, 2009
|"Lifeline" |Papa Roach |2009 |Nu-Metal | |Mar 17, 2009
|"Once" |Pearl Jam |1991 |Grunge | |Mar 24, 2009
|"Even Flow" |Pearl Jam |1991 |Grunge | |Mar 24, 2009
|"Why Go" |Pearl Jam |1991 |Grunge | |Mar 24, 2009
|"Black" |Pearl Jam |1991 |Grunge | |Mar 24, 2009
|"Jeremy" |Pearl Jam |1991 |Grunge | |Mar 24, 2009
|"Oceans" |Pearl Jam |1991 |Grunge | |Mar 24, 2009
|"Porch" |Pearl Jam |1991 |Grunge | |Mar 24, 2009
|"Garden" |Pearl Jam |1991 |Grunge | |Mar 24, 2009
|"Deep" |Pearl Jam |1991 |Grunge | |Mar 24, 2009
|"Release" |Pearl Jam |1991 |Grunge | |Mar 24, 2009
|"Master/Slave" |Pearl Jam |1991 |Grunge | |Mar 24, 2009
|"Don't Stop Believing" |Journey |1981 |Classic Rock | |Mar 31, 2009
|"Heartbreaker" |Pat Benatar |1979 |Classic Rock | |Mar 31, 2009
|"Geraldine" |Glasvegas |2008 |Alternative | |Mar 31, 2009
|"C'mon C'mon" | |2004 |Alternative | |Mar 31, 2009
|"I Can't Keep My Eyes Off of You" |SpongeBob SquarePants |2009 |Novelty |SpongeBob SquarePants 01 |Mar 31, 2009
|"The Best Day Ever" |SpongeBob SquarePants |2009 |Novelty |SpongeBob SquarePants 01 |Mar 31, 2009
|"Where's Gary?" |SpongeBob SquarePants |2009 |Novelty |SpongeBob SquarePants 01 |Mar 31, 2009
|"New Slang" | |2001 |Indie Rock | |Apr 7, 2009
|"Warriors of Time" |Black Tide |2008 |Metal | |Apr 7, 2009
|"Waking the Demon" |Bullet for My Valentine |2008 |Metal | |Apr 7, 2009
|"Beer for My Horses" |Toby Keith |2002 |Country |Toby Keith 01 |Apr 7, 2009
|"I Love This Bar" |Toby Keith |2003 |Country |Toby Keith 01 |Apr 7, 2009
|"She's a Hottie" |Toby Keith |2008 |Country |Toby Keith 01 |Apr 7, 2009
|"Should've Been a Cowboy" |Toby Keith |1993 |Country |Toby Keith 01 |Apr 7, 2009
|"Who's Your Daddy?" |Toby Keith |2002 |Country |Toby Keith 01 |Apr 7, 2009
|"How Do You Like Me Now?!" |Toby Keith |1999 |Country |Toby Keith 01 |Apr 7, 2009
|"Chinese Democracy" |Guns N' Roses |2008 |Rock | |Apr 14, 2009
|"Better" |Guns N' Roses |2008 |Rock | |Apr 14, 2009
|"Street of Dreams" |Guns N' Roses |2008 |Rock | |Apr 14, 2009
|"If the World" |Guns N' Roses |2008 |Rock | |Apr 14, 2009
|"There Was a Time" |Guns N' Roses |2008 |Rock | |Apr 14, 2009
|"Catcher in the Rye" |Guns N' Roses |2008 |Rock | |Apr 14, 2009
|"Scraped" |Guns N' Roses |2008 |Rock | |Apr 14, 2009
|"Riad N' the Bedouins" |Guns N' Roses |2008 |Rock | |Apr 14, 2009
|"Sorry" |Guns N' Roses |2008 |Rock | |Apr 14, 2009
|"" |Guns N' Roses |2008 |Rock | |Apr 14, 2009
|"Madagascar" |Guns N' Roses |2008 |Rock | |Apr 14, 2009
|"This I Love" |Guns N' Roses |2008 |Rock | |Apr 14, 2009
|"Prostitute" |Guns N' Roses |2008 |Rock | |Apr 14, 2009
|"Ridin' the Storm Out" |REO Speedwagon |1973 |Classic Rock |REO Speedwagon / Styx Tour '09 |Apr 21, 2009
|"Roll with the Changes" |REO Speedwagon |1978 |Classic Rock |REO Speedwagon / Styx Tour '09 |Apr 21, 2009
|"Take It on the Run" |REO Speedwagon |1988 |Classic Rock |REO Speedwagon / Styx Tour '09 |Apr 21, 2009
|"Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) (Rock Band Re-Record)" |Styx |1978 |Classic Rock |REO Speedwagon / Styx Tour '09 |Apr 21, 2009
|"Renegade (Rock Band Re-Record)" |Styx |1978 |Classic Rock |REO Speedwagon / Styx Tour '09 |Apr 21, 2009
|"Too Much Time on My Hands (Rock Band Re-Record)" |Styx |1981 |Classic Rock |REO Speedwagon / Styx Tour '09 |Apr 21, 2009
|"Can't Stop Rockin'" |Styx/REO Speedwagon |2009 |Classic Rock |REO Speedwagon / Styx Tour '09 |Apr 21, 2009
|"Alone in My Head" |Hautewerk |2006 |Indie Rock |Hautewerk 01 |Apr 21, 2009
|"I Know Where You Came From" |Hautewerk |2006 |Indie Rock |Hautewerk 01 |Apr 21, 2009
|"Stop Start Again" |Hautewerk |2006