This is the story of a single concert that grew into a community institution in Raleigh, North Carolina, inspiring ordinary people to become rock stars for 15 glorious minutes.

After 15+ years and 500+ cover bands, the annual Great Cover Up event is an unabashedly creative, silly, DIY cover band concert that celebrates individuality amongst an increasingly uniform world.

Paul Siler and Cheetie Kumar are the owners at the core of Kings, Raleigh’s beloved music venue. As they look towards the future of ever increasing rent and cultural homogeneity, they question if it’s worth the hustle to keep their indie venue alive.

Musicians dedicate months of their year to prepare for their one performance. Fans line up around the block hours before show starts to get in the doors before it sells out.

The Great Cover Up documentary looks into this yearly phenomenon and how it has become a cultural institution for Kings and Raleigh as a whole.

We are in development on the documentary, seeking funding and distribution partners.

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