About Us

Hey there, we’re The Substitutes, a Virginia Beach-based band who passionately rocks out extremely cool covers of some of your favorite, widely-beloved (yet-not-overplayed) New Wave/Alternative/Grunge jams. Made up of Gen X-ers and a “High Elder” Millennial, we may be middle-aged(ish), but with powerful lead vocalist Sarah Chappell, crazy-good drummer Eric Van De Wal, stellar bassist Steve Fedryk, and fabulous lead guitarist Steve Bittner, the band is positively magnetic on stage. Check us out!

Upcoming Shows

• Froggies

  Fri, 01 May 26 8:00 PM

  3656 Shore Dr, , Virginia Beach, VA

• Old Beach Tavern

  Sat, 02 May 26 8:00 PM

  3020 Virginia Beach Blvd., Virginia Beach

• Ballyhoos

  Fri, 22 May 26 8:00 PM

  2865 Lynnhaven Dr., Virginia Beach

• Keagan's Irish Pub

  Fri, 05 Jun 26 8:00 PM

  244 Market St., Virginia Beach

• Peake Tavern

  Sat, 06 Jun 26 8:00 PM

  1245 Cedar Rd. STE F., Chesapeake, VA

• South Beach Grill

  Sat, 13 Jun 26 9:00 PM

  1091 Norfolk Avenue, Virginia Beach

• Mahi's and Chix on the Beach 7th St. Stage

  Fri, 17 Jul 26 6:00 PM

  615 Atlantic Avenue, Virginia Beach

• Froggies

  Fri, 31 Jul 26 8:00 PM

  3656 Shore Dr, , Virginia Beach, VA

• Sunset Beach Bar and Grille

  Sat, 08 Aug 26 7:00 PM

  32226 Charles M Lankford Jr. Memorial Hwy, Cape Charles, Virginia

• Private Event Ocean View - East Beach

  Sat, 15 Aug 26 6:00 PM

  Shore Drive, Norfolk

• Seafood Festival - Khedive Shrine Center

  Sat, 22 Aug 26 1:00 PM

  645 Woodlake Drive, Chesapeake, VA

• VooDoo Brewing

  Fri, 11 Sep 26 7:30 PM

  300 Constitution Drive, Virginia Beach

• Froggies

  Fri, 25 Sep 26 8:00 PM

  3656 Shore Dr, , Virginia Beach, VA

• Froggies

  Fri, 06 Nov 26 8:00 PM

  3656 Shore Dr, , Virginia Beach, VA

• The Barrel 2

  Fri, 04 Dec 26 8:00 PM

  5770 Churchland Blvd, , Portsmouth, VA,