About Us
Long Live
An Unofficial Taylor Swift Tribute Band
Montreal based Long Live: An Unofficial Taylor Swift Tribute Band is the region’s BEST Taylor Swift tribute band. Long Live is the brainchild of singer-songwriter/actress Noelle Hannibal, who has been a Swiftie since 2006. After realizing Montreal was losing out on Swift’s The Eras Tour, Hannibal formed the band to join Canadian Swifties together for a fun night of music, friendship bracelet trading and dressing up... all the things we would have gotten to do if the tour stopped in our cities or if we had won the great war with Ticketmaster and secured tickets. Long Live made their official debut with a sold out show at the Hudson Village Theatre in Hudson, QC in January, 2025 and is currently selling out venues across Canada.
Featuring Noelle Hannibal (vocals, guitar) Ian Baird (keys, backing vocals), Lewis Orenstein (bass), Robert Flis (guitar), Gopal D (drums). and Donna Stewart (backing vocals, guitar)
Start preparing your outfits and making your friendship bracelets! We can't wait to see you!
Noelle Hannibal
Lead Vocals, Guitar
Noelle Hannibal is an award winning actress/singer/songwriter who appeared in the film Star Trek: First Contact, she has a unique distinction of portraying the first female Vulcan on Earth. Originally from Los Angeles, Noelle made her professional theatre debut playing Crissy in Hair, then moved to Ireland to tour the country performing in both theatrical productions and concerts. While in Dublin, she made her living as a busker which connected her with several inspirational songwriting colleagues. It was then that she began to write her own music. Noelle has recorded and performed extensively throughout both North America and Europe. She released her debut album, Somewhere in Between in 2011. Her new EP, Ain’t a Tourist, produced and co-written by her dear friend Grammy Award winner, Scot Sax (Wanderlust, Bachelor Number One) and recorded in Nashville, was released in 2023. visit noellehannibal.com to learn more.
Ian Baird
Keyboard, Backing Vocals
Ian Baird is a musician orignally from the eastern coast of Canada. He's very familiar with being on the stage having musically directed many a show, sang in many a choir, and played for a lot of other stuff, but Long Live marks his first tribute band! In his spare time he enjoys letting the housework pile up and going to sleep way too late.
Robert Flis
Guitar
Rob has been an active member of the Montreal music scene since 2009. Playing guitar in original bands Chair Warriors, The Falling and most recently House of Dusk, he’s shared the stage with international acts like The Joy Formidable, 3 Doors Down and I Mother Earth. Rob has a soft spot for 90s alternative rock bands like Weezer and The Smashing Pumpkins but appreciates everything from classics like The Beatles to modern progressive metal groups like Tesseract.
Lewis Orenstein
Bass
After a too long sabbatical from the music scene, Lewis re-entered back in 2008, working his chops and integrated into the blues scene. Two years of musical theatre, country rock tribute band and recording original tracks for a smooth jazz collaboration during Covid, as well as an ongoing recording project with upcoming releases this year. Played in bands featuring prog rock core material, to Motown ‘b’ sides songs & Memphis soul, R&B covers.
Gopal D
Drums
Gopal has been an active member of the Montreal music scene for more than two decades. Heavily influenced by 60’s Classic Rock, 70’s Prog rock & Fusion bands, Gopal brought those elements to the Montreal alternative rock band, Pacer, for the better part of the 2000's, and can currently be seen performing with the most recent lineup. The group has performed relentlessly in parts of Quebec, Ontario, the Maritime provinces, upstate New York, and even made its way to Japan for a 5-city tour in 2008. Pacer played at the Vans Warped Tour (2004) in Montreal, and over the years shared the stage with a variety of signed acts: Trapt, Dredg, The Ataris, Three, Pulse Ultra and Greenwheel. In parallel Gopal works with a wide variety of artists/bands, namely: Chair Warriors, Reset, My Name is Mud (Primus Tribute), Ripcordz, Guy Mapoko (La Voix 5), Sule Heitner (La Voix 3), The After Party, NEOMI, and House of Dusk.
Donna Stewart
Backing Vocals, Guitar
Donna Stewart grew up in her mother’s dance school and has been loving the stage since the age of 4. With tap being her favourite discipline she has also done ballet, hip hop, jazz and a few years of ballroom and line dancing. Seeing many Broadway shows inspired her musical repertoire. Living in Hudson, QC inspired her pub repertoire and she performs there often. Starting out in Shakespeare by the Lake in 2018, she then was enlisted to choreograph the Pantomine at the local Hudson Village Theatre a few times, as well as being part of the song writing team and cast. Performing in duo with Hot Mess, the Cabaret Cowboys and Mighty House, her ukulele groups and playing for seniors as well as in various festivals, Donna loves performing and brings big energy every time.