The Rock Band Network in the music video games Rock Band 2 and Rock Band 3 supports downloadable songs for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii versions through the consoles' respective online services. The Rock Band Network Store became publicly available on March 4, 2010, for all Xbox 360 players in selected countries (US, Canada, UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Sweden, and Singapore). Rock Band Network songs became available on the PlayStation 3 in five song intervals through their own Rock Band Network Store on April 22, 2010. Starting on April 12, 2011, up to 10 songs were added weekly to the PlayStation 3 platform until June 14, 2011, when it reverted to five song intervals. Also, starting on June 14, 2011, PlayStation 3 Rock Band Network songs will only be compatible with Rock Band 3. Rock Band Network became available on the Wii in six to 10 song intervals from September 7, 2010 to January 18, 2011. Rock Band Network songs will be exclusive to the Xbox 360 for 30 days, after which a selection of songs will be made available on the PlayStation 3 and Wii. As of January 18, 2011, no further Rock Band Network songs will be released on the Wii platform due to Nintendo's small online install base, limited demand for the songs and the significant amount of work each song needs to convert to the Wii.
Players can download songs (and free demos of the songs if being used on the Xbox 360) on a track-by-track basis. Unlike a song released through the regular music store, there are limitations to where the song can be used. Network songs will not appear as a song within the various "Mystery Setlist" challenges within Tour mode (except on Wii, where they are treated as regular DLC), though users can add Network songs to "Make a Setlist". Users can also use Network songs in Quickplay modes. Network songs cannot be played in the head-to-head modes, as this would require Network authors to also balance note tracks for these game modes. Songs can be practiced through Practice Mode, but unlike Harmonix-authored songs, which include hooks to allow the user to practice specific sections of a song, Network songs are not authored with these phrase hooks and can only be practiced in percentage based segments (i.e. short songs would get 10% increments, longer would get 5%, etc.).
With the release of Rock Band Network 2.0, creators can now add songs with harmony vocals, standard and pro mode keyboard tracks, and pro drum tracks, as well as mark specific sections for practicing and the end-of-song breakdown. Support for pro guitar and bass is not included in RBN 2.0 due to the complexity of authoring such tracks and the small base of pro guitar users/testers early on. With the formal launch of RBN 2.0 on February 15, 2011, the previous version of the network was shut down, ending RBN support for Rock Band 2.
Pricing Prices for Rock Band Network songs are set by the parties involved with authoring and submitting the song, and can be set at either US$1.00, $1.99, or $2.99. The artist retains 30% of this cost, with the remaining 70% of each sale split between Harmonix and Microsoft (although the exact ratios of that distribution are unknown).
Complete list of available songs
The following songs have been released to the Rock Band Network 1.0. RBN 1.0 songs are playable in Rock Band 2 and Rock Band 3, while RBN 2.0 songs are only available in Rock Band 3. All songs can only be released individually. All songs use the song's master recording. New songs are released every day exclusively for Xbox Live for 30 days. After 30 days, songs are eligible to be brought over to the Wii and PlayStation 3. Dates listed are the initial release of songs on Xbox Live. Starting March 4, 2010, all downloadable songs are available in US, Canada, UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Sweden, and Singapore, unless noted. All songs are capable of being changed or removed at any time.
Song title Artist Decade Genre Release date (Xbox 360) Release date (PlayStation 3) Release date (Wii)|"" |KMFDM |1990s |Metal |Mar 4, 2010 |Nov 9, 2010 |Jan 4, 2011 |- |"Angel Lust" |Fake Shark – Real Zombie! |2000s |Alternative |Mar 4, 2010 |Mar 15, 2011
|"Another California Song" |Zack Wilson |2000s |Rock |Mar 4, 2010
|"Arigato" |Gandhi |2000s |Rock |Mar 4, 2010
|"Australia"Song was later included as Rock Band 4 official DLC. | |2000s |Indie Rock |Mar 4, 2010 |Apr 22, 2010 |Oct 5, 2010 |- |"Backyard Buildyard" |Steve and Lindley Band |2000s |Indie Rock |Mar 4, 2010
|"Battles and Brotherhood"Song was later included as Rock Band 4 official DLC. |3 Inches of Blood |2000s |Metal |Mar 4, 2010 |Jul 6, 2010 |Nov 9, 2010 |- |"Buried Cold" |Rose of Jericho |2000s |Pop-Rock |Mar 4, 2010 |Mar 15, 2011
|"Burn It Down"Song was later included as Rock Band 4 official DLC. |Five Finger Death Punch |2000s |Metal |Mar 4, 2010 |Apr 29, 2010 |Sep 21, 2010 |- |"California" | |2000s |Pop-Rock |Mar 4, 2010
|"Can I Stay" |Stephanie Hatfield and Hot Mess |2000s |Rock |Mar 4, 2010 |Jun 2, 2011
|"Cease and Desist" | |2000s |Indie Rock |Mar 4, 2010
|"Children of December" | |2000s |Rock |Mar 4, 2010 |Dec 14, 2010
|"Creepy Doll"Song was later included as Rock Band 4 official DLC. |Jonathan Coulton |2000s |Rock |Mar 4, 2010 |Jun 22, 2010 |Sep 28, 2010 |- |"Crushed Beyond Dust" |Skeletonwitch |2000s |Metal |Mar 4, 2010 |Aug 3, 2010 |Oct 5, 2010 |- |"Day of Mourning"Song was later included as Rock Band 4 official DLC. |Despised Icon |2000s |Metal |Mar 4, 2010 |Jun 15, 2010 |Oct 12, 2010 |- |"Disengage"Song was later included as Rock Band 4 official DLC. |Suicide Silence |2000s |Metal |Mar 4, 2010 |Jun 1, 2010 |Oct 19, 2010 |- |"Don't Let Me Down (Slowly)"Song was later included as Rock Band 4 official DLC. | |2000s |Indie Rock |Mar 4, 2010 |Jun 8, 2010 |Jan 11, 2011 |- |"Dove Nets" | |2000s |Indie Rock |Mar 4, 2010 |Jun 2, 2011
|"Drunken Lullabies (Live)"Song was later included as Rock Band 4 official DLC. |Flogging Molly |2010s |Punk |Mar 4, 2010 |Apr 22, 2010 |Oct 5, 2010 |- |"End Quote" |Full-Source |2000s |New Wave |Mar 4, 2010
|"Even Rats" | |2000s |Rock |Mar 4, 2010 |Apr 22, 2010 |Oct 5, 2010 |- |"Fade Away" |Of Last Resort |2000s |Rock |Mar 4, 2010
|"Far Away from Heaven" |Free Spirit |2000s |Rock |Mar 4, 2010 |Jun 3, 2011
|"Fight Back" |Ron Wasserman |2010s |Rock |Mar 4, 2010
|"Footloose and Fancy Free" | |2000s |Jazz |Mar 4, 2010
|"For the Love of God (Live)"Song was later included as Rock Band 4 official DLC. |Steve Vai |2000s |Rock |Mar 4, 2010 |Apr 22, 2010 |Oct 5, 2010 |- |"Fortune" |Kristin Hersh |2010s |Indie Rock |Mar 4, 2010
|"Get the Hell Out of Here" |Steve Vai |2000s |Rock |Mar 4, 2010 |Jun 1, 2010 |Oct 19, 2010 |- |"" | |2000s |Alternative |Mar 4, 2010
|"Goth Girls" |MC Frontalot |2000s |Other |Mar 4, 2010 |Jul 27, 2010 |Sep 28, 2010 |- |"Grumpytown" |Speck |2000s |Emo |Mar 4, 2010
|"He Sleeps in a Grove" |Amberian Dawn |2000s |Metal |Mar 4, 2010 |May 18, 2010 |Sep 21, 2010 |- |"Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse"Song was later included as Rock Band 4 official DLC. |of Montreal |2000s |Indie Rock |Mar 4, 2010 |Jun 8, 2010 |Oct 26, 2010 |- |"Homosuperior" | |2000s |Indie Rock |Mar 4, 2010 |Jun 2, 2011
|"Horses in Heaven" |Fake Shark – Real Zombie! |2000s |Alternative |Mar 4, 2010
|"How We'd Look on Paper"Song was later included as Rock Band 4 official DLC. | |2000s |Indie Rock |Mar 4, 2010 |Oct 26, 2010 |Jan 18, 2011 |- |"Hyperbole" |Glass Hammer |2000s |Prog |Mar 4, 2010
|"Icarus' Song" |Furly |2000s |Rock |Mar 4, 2010 |Aug 10, 2010 |Nov 9, 2010 |- |"If Not Now When" |Color Theory |2000s |Other |Mar 4, 2010
|"If Trucks Drank Beer" |Error 404 feat. CJ Watson |2000s |Country |Mar 4, 2010
|"Ikea"Song was later included as Rock Band 4 official DLC. |Jonathan Coulton |2000s |Rock |Mar 4, 2010 |Jun 15, 2010 |Oct 12, 2010 |- |"In Memories" |Giant Target |2000s |Punk |Mar 4, 2010
|"Inside Out" |Nick Gallant |2000s |Alternative |Mar 4, 2010
|"It's Good" | |2000s |Rock |Mar 4, 2010
|"It's Not You, It's Everyone" |Full-Source |2000s |New Wave |Mar 4, 2010
|"Juke Joint Jezebel" |KMFDM |1990s |Metal |Mar 4, 2010 |May 25, 2010 |Oct 19, 2010 |- |"Kick Some Ass '09"Song was later included as Rock Band 4 official DLC. |Stroke 9 |2010s |Rock |Mar 4, 2010 |Jun 29, 2010 |Oct 26, 2010 |- |"Lady in a Blue Dress"Song was later included as Rock Band 4 official DLC. |Senses Fail |2000s |Rock |Mar 4, 2010 |Apr 29, 2010 |Sep 21, 2010 |- |"Lemon Juice" |Scratching the Itch |2000s |Rock |Mar 4, 2010
|"Lilith in Libra" |You Shriek |2000s |New Wave |Mar 4, 2010
|"Limousine" |Stars of Boulevard |2000s |Rock |Mar 4, 2010
|"Liquid Smog (StompBox Remix)" |WaveGroup feat. Becca Neun |2000s |Rock |Mar 4, 2010
|"Little Black Backpack '09"Song was later included as Rock Band 4 official DLC. |Stroke 9 |2010s |Rock |Mar 4, 2010 |May 4, 2010 |Sep 7, 2010 |- |"Liverpool Judies" | |2000s |Punk |Mar 4, 2010
|"Love During Wartime" | |2000s |Indie Rock |Mar 4, 2010 |Apr 12, 2011
|"Mechanical Love"Song was later included as Rock Band 4 official DLC. |In This Moment |2000s |Metal |Mar 4, 2010 |Jun 8, 2010 |Oct 26, 2010 |- |"Megatron" | |2000s |Indie Rock |Mar 4, 2010 |Jun 2, 2011
|"Mississippi Kite" |Kristin Hersh |2010s |Indie Rock |Mar 4, 2010
|"Moonboy" | |2010s |Rock |Mar 4, 2010
|"Nancy Drew" |Pink Flag |2000s |Punk |Mar 4, 2010
|"No Direction" |Longwave |2000s |Alternative |Mar 4, 2010 |Feb 8, 2011
|"No Heroes" |You Shriek |2010s |New Wave |Mar 4, 2010
|"Not My Fault" |Ultra Saturday |2010s |Punk |Mar 4, 2010
|"Ox" |Zack Wilson |2010s |Rock |Mar 4, 2010
|"Paper Valentines" |James William Roy |2010s |Indie Rock |Mar 4, 2010
|"Parhelia" |Heaven Ablaze |2000s |Metal |Mar 4, 2010 |Oct 12, 2010 |Nov 23, 2010 |- |"Persistence of Vision" |Matter in the Medium |2000s |Prog |Mar 4, 2010 |Jun 2, 2011
|"Race The Hourglass" |Audio Fiction |2000s |Rock |Mar 4, 2010
|"Red Sky At Morn" |Full-Source |2000s |Other |Mar 4, 2010
|"Requiem for a Dying Song"Song was later included as Rock Band 4 official DLC. |Flogging Molly |2000s |Punk |Mar 4, 2010 |Jun 22, 2010 |Sep 28, 2010 |- |"Revengers" |Ron Wasserman |2010s |Rock |Mar 4, 2010
|"Rip'er" |Lead the Dead |2000s |Metal |Mar 4, 2010 |Oct 26, 2010 |Dec 21, 2010 |- |"River of Tuoni"Song was later included as Rock Band 4 official DLC. |Amberian Dawn |2000s |Metal |Mar 4, 2010 |Jul 27, 2010 |Sep 28, 2010 |- |"Running for the Razors" |Fake Shark – Real Zombie! |2000s |Alternative |Mar 4, 2010
|"Rx" |Wounded Soul |2000s |Metal |Mar 4, 2010 |Nov 30, 2010 |Jan 18, 2011 |- |"Sequestered in Memphis"Song was later included as Rock Band 4 official DLC. | |2000s |Indie Rock |Mar 4, 2010 |May 18, 2010 |Sep 21, 2010 |- |"Sestri Levante" |Fake Shark – Real Zombie! |2000s |Alternative |Mar 4, 2010
|"Sick" |Bif Naked |2000s |Rock |Mar 4, 2010 |Jun 29, 2010 |Oct 26, 2010 |- |"Signs"Song was later included as Rock Band 4 official DLC. |Giant Target |2000s |Punk |Mar 4, 2010
|"Sissyfuss" |Surprise Me Mr. Davis |2000s |Rock |Mar 4, 2010
|"Sleep On" |Glass Hammer |2000s |Prog |Mar 4, 2010
|"Stand for Something"Song was later included as Rock Band 4 official DLC. |Skindred |2000s |Metal |Mar 4, 2010 |Jul 20, 2010 |Nov 2, 2010 |- |"Still There" |Bojibian |2000s |Indie Rock |Mar 4, 2010
|"Superhero!" |Ultra Saturday |2000s |Punk |Mar 4, 2010
|"Survive" |Lacuna Coil |2000s |Metal |Mar 4, 2010 |May 4, 2010 |Sep 7, 2010 |- |"Tadpole Search and Rescue" |Chaunce DeLeon and the Fountain of Choof |2000s |Alternative |Mar 4, 2010 |Jun 2, 2011
|"Talk About" |Dear and the Headlights |2000s |Indie Rock |Mar 4, 2010 |May 18, 2010 |Sep 21, 2010 |- |"Talk Them Down" | |2000s |Indie Rock |Mar 4, 2010 |Jun 2, 2011
|"Teeth, Face, Outerspace" | |2000s |Indie Rock |Mar 4, 2010 |Jun 2, 2011
|""Song was later included as Rock Band 4 official DLC. |Steve Vai |1980s |Rock |Mar 4, 2010 |Jun 15, 2010 |Oct 12, 2010 |- |"" |Scratching the Itch |2000s |Rock |Mar 4, 2010
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