Rock Band 3
62 Achievements
1,250
80-100h
The Endless Setlist III
Sucessfully completed "The Endless Setlist III!"
50
How to unlock the The Endless Setlist III achievement in Rock Band 3 - Definitive Guide
Be aware that once you start playing this marathon, you cannot exit to any other game mode nor turn off your console without losing your progress. You also cannot re-calibrate your TV with the game. However, options such as lefty mode and no-fail are still readily available and you can toggle them as much as you want during the setlist. Trust me, you might need no-fail for songs like Llama or Roundabout. Turning these options on or off does not affect getting the achievement; all you really need to worry about is the ridiculous amount of time it takes to get this achievement. Good luck!
You will need: A controller with an A button, a stopwatch, patience, and enough money to pay the impending electiricity bill.
It's basically very lazy. You just need to know when to press the A/Green button to move to the next song. You can do what you like for the next handful of hours, but set your stopwatch at the following intervals after every time it goes you press A and reset the stopwatch to the new time. Make sure that No-Fail mode is turned on.
If you are using a normal controller, you will not need to plug a microphone in. As long as No-Fail mode is on.
Here is the entire setlist in this specific order and then how many minutes you have to wait before the results screen comes up:
"20th Century Boy", 4
"I Love Rock n Roll", 3
"Low Rider", 4
"Rehab", 4
"King George", 3
"Walking on the Sun", 4
"Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting", 6
"Break On Through (To The Other Side)", 3
"Walk of Life", 5
"The Hardest Button to Button", 4
"I Need To Know", 3
"Don't Bury Me...I'm Still Not Dead", 3
"Antibodies", 5
"Fly Like An Eagle", 5
"Heart of Glass", 4
"Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before", 4
"Viva La Resistance", 4
"Oye Mi Amor", 5
"This Bastard's Life", 4
"In The Meantime", 6
"Imagine", 4
"I Can See For Miles", 5
"The Con", 4
"Oh My God", 4
"Living in America", 4
"Don't Stand So Close To Me", 4
"I Wanna Be Sedated", 3
"Centerfold", 4
"Rock Lobster", 6
"Get Free", 3
"Sister Christian", 6
"Dead End Friends", 4
"One Armed Scissor", 4
"Me Enamora", 4
"Werewolves of London", 4
"Cold As Ice", 4
"Caught In A Mosh", 6
"25 or 6 to 4", 5
"Hey Man Nice Shot", 5
"The Killing Moon", 6
"Portions for Foxes", 5
"Space Oddity", 5
"Humanoid", 4
"No One Knows", 5
"Just Like Heaven", 4
"The Beautiful People", 4
"Here I Go Again", 5
"Been Caught Stealing", 4
"Rainbow in the Dark", 5
"Need You Tonight", 4
"I Got You (I Feel Good)", 3
"Something Bigger, Something Brighter", 6
"False Alarm", 3
"The Power of Love", 4
"Everybody Wants To Rule The World", 5
"Before I Forget", 5
"Get Up, Stand Up", 4
"Outer Space", 4
"Last Dance", 4
"Good Vibrations" (Live), 4
"Misery Business", 4
"Smoke on the Water", 6
"In A Big Country", 5
"Jerry Was A Race Car Driver", 4
"Foolin'", 5
"China Grove", 4
"Du Hast", 5
"Crosstown Traffic", 3
"Plush", 6
"Llama", 4
"Roundabout", 9
"Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt.1", 5
"Radar Love", 7
"Beast and the Harlot", 6
"Combat Baby", 4
"Lasso", 3
"Whip It", 3
"Killing Loneliness", 5
"Midlife Crisis", 5
"Crazy Train", 5
"The Look", 5
"Bohemian Rhapsody", 7
"Freebird", 10
So you just set your timer and know that when it beeps the song is almost over. I say almost because all I did was take the song's length and round up to the nearest minute. So some songs may end up lasting longer than specified depending on how long the cutscenes take. For instance "I Love Rock N' Roll" is 2:59, so 3 minutes may not bring you to the results screen. You might have to check and wait a minute.
So you can sit and watch TV or something and remember to press A during the ad-break or something.
I mean what exactly could you watch that's 384 minutes long?!
OR
You could actually play through the entire setlist if you want, but that is REALLY tiring. That's what I did, never again I say!
- Clear your cache before your start. No need for you Xbox to freeze when you're on song 80 of 83.
- Play with Bass. Guitar, Keys, and Drums are not featured in all songs. And if you choose vocals, be prepared to not have a voice.
- Take breaks often. Your arm will thank you.
- DON'T play with someone else. You need 8 hours. Chances are someone is not going to want to play the whole thing with you.
- Let those who live with you know what you're doing. No need for them to get pissed at you, and it gives them an opportunity to do what they need to do uninterrupted. Plus, they'll be able to find you easier.
- If you're 21, make sure you have plenty of adult beverages. You might as well enjoy yourself while eating up this huge chunk of the day!
This is far easier than it has been in other games. The order of the Endless Setlist is no longer slowly progressing through the easy songs to get to the very hard songs, you get a mix of difficulty all through the setlist. Second, you will get a break in between every song and you don’t need to worry about the Bladder of Steel. Finally, you can turn on “No Fail” if you really want, and pass every song, but it really isn’t needed since you can change difficulties on each song.
You will have access to the Endless Setlist as soon as you boot up the game, either by going to “Play a Setlist” and choosing it, or accessing it through the Epic Rock Band 3 goals in the Career Goals menu. This will take about six and half hours plus any breaks or retries, so set aside a solid day to get this done.
Unlike previous iterations of Rock Band, the Endless SetList is available to you right from the start by going to Career -> My Goals -> Rock Band -> Epic Rock Band 3.
You just have to complete it on any difficulty with any instrument. You can pause and take breaks between songs, but if you exit the SetList you'll have to start it all over again. You can use the No Fail modifier too, so it's not as difficult, just time consuming (about 6 or 7 hours).
So basically keep playing the setlist, all in one go, you cant save or pause so make sure you set aside an epic 7 or 8 hours then in the end this beautiful gold shiny trophy will be yours :)