[Graduation Live & Farewell Concert] Graduation Songs You’ll Want to Play with Your Band [2026]

For students in bands, many of you probably perform live around graduation time—at events like graduation thank-you parties, graduation live shows, or farewell gigs for departing members.

Of course, it’s great to play those memorable songs you performed many times while in school.

But since it’s a special occasion, a lot of you might be thinking about playing songs that fit the graduation theme!

Still, it’s not always easy to come up with graduation-themed songs…

So in this article, we’ll introduce plenty of popular graduation songs that are perfect for band performances.

We’ve selected not only band songs, but also singer-songwriter tracks that would work well with a band setup, so feel free to use this as a reference for choosing your setlist.