I have researched and looked at some successful tribute acts and i came across this article. This article that was written in 2014, and shows the 10 best tribute acts.
In my opinion the article showed good examples of successful tribute acts. I chose my favourite 5 tribute acts that were included in the article.
This band did a tribute to Queen. Why i thought this performance was successful was because, the band was almost spot on to the original. The singer had the same singing techniques as Freddie Mercury both with singing and the movements on sage. The singer also wore the same clothes as Freddie.
This band did a tribute and recreated the four members of The Beatles band, The musicians played and sang the songs really well and sounded almost the same as the original. The band members also dressed the same way.
This band/singer did a tribute but is also an impersonator of Elvis Presley. This singer looks and acts just like Elvis and wore the same clothes. As a musician he also does a really good impression of Elvis. In 2011, Slaughter won the “New Horizon Award for best new Elvis Tribute Artist” at Elvis Fest in Las Vegas.
This band did a tribute to the group ABBA. This tribute band is very successful as they are actually authorised by the original members to not only perform their songs, but also wear authentic ABBA costumes. This band was formed in 1995, the band has since toured the world and even gotten permission to record a previously unreleased ABBA song. In my opinion the signers were very close to sound like the original band.