One Tree Hill
Summary
One Tree Hillhad some outstanding music moments , peculiarly when it come to performances from substantial - life artists . Crucial to the fabric ofOne Tree Hill , music was woven into the showthroughpowerful needle drops at pivotalOne Tree Hillmoments , as well as musically - inclined character like Peyton Sawyer ( played by Hilarie Burton ) and Haley James Scott ( played by Bethany Joy Lenz ) . For actors on the show who were also musician in substantial life ( like Lenz , Tyler Hilton , or Kate Voegele , among others ) , music was incorporate into their characters and storylines , which provide them hatful of opportunities to execute their own song on the show as their characters .
Many of the real - animation artists who were not actors on the show , butwhose songs often played non - diegetically onOne Tree Hill , were also invited to do on the show . Some artists like Nada Surf , Angels & Airwaves , and Cheap Trick , performed for specific case ( promenade night , an alumni company , a USO concert for Marines ) at different venue , but most of the performances by existent - life creative person took place at either Karen ’s Café , which host a handful of performances in season 1 , or the all - historic period club , TRIC . Here are all the genuine - life artists ( excluding those who played fictional character on the show ) who performed at these two venue onOne Tree Hill .
12Gavin DeGraw
Season 1, Episode 10, “You Gotta Go There To Come Back”; Season 5, Episode 18, “What Comes After The Blues”; Season 9, Episode 13, “One Tree Hill”
It ’s meet thatGavin DeGraw , the man behind the iconicOne Tree Hilltheme song , " I Do n’t Wanna Be,“was the first - ever actual - lifespan artist to execute on the show . DeGraw appear in time of year 1 , episode 10 , " You Got ta Go There To Come Back " and performs " I Do n’t Wanna Be , " at Open Mic Night at Karen ’s Cafe . A lively concert interlingual rendition of this song appears on the firstOne Tree Hillsoundtrack , One Tree Hill : Music from the WB Television Series , Vol . 1 .
Aton of DeGraw ’s other music is featured onOne Tree Hillover the class of the show , including an acoustical adaptation of his call , " Jealous Guy , " in time of year 3 . This song also appears on the 2d soundtrack , Friends with Benefit : Music from the Television Series One Tree Hill , mass 2.This soundtrack is a digest album put together by Peyton and her biologic mother , Ellie ( who was diagnosed with chest Crab on the show ) in season 3 to raise money for breast cancer research .
DeGraw goes on to perform " I Do n’t Wanna Be " on the show two more times . time of year 5 , sequence 18 , " What come After The Blues , " opens with DeGraw playing the song on the forte-piano at TRIC as he teaches Nathan and Haley ’s Word , Jamie , the lyrics . DeGraw returnsfor the serial finale ofOne Tree Hillin time of year 9 , sequence 13 , " One Tree Hill . " After performing his birdcall " Soldier " and " notion " onstage at TRIC , DeGraw shut the show - literally - with one last performance of " I Do n’t Wanna Be , " as the episode and serial come to an destruction .
11Sheryl Crow
Season 1, Episode 16, “The First Cut Is The Deepest”
In season 1 , episode 16 , " The First Cut Is The Deepest , " Haley render desperately to get tickets to the Sheryl Crow concert in Tree Hill , but to no avail . However , her luck bend around when the artist herself stops by Karen ’s Café while Haley is closing up . In telephone exchange for gratuitous umber , Haley and Nathan(played by James Lafferty),get a private concert from Crowas she do her cover of Rod Stewart ’s " The First Cut Is The Deepest . " This acoustic edition of the Sung is feature onOne Tree Hill : Vol . 1 .
10The Wreckers (Michelle Branch & Jessica Harp)
Season 2, Episode 13, “The Hero Dies In This One”
Prior to splitting in 2007 , Michelle Branch and her former backup singer , Jessica Harp , perform onstage at TRIC as The Wreckers , a melodious duo . Prior to their performance , Peyton introduces Haley to The Wreckers , who evidence the aspiring singer that they ’ve discover rave reviews about her . later on , while The saboteur are perform " The Good Kind , " their opening human action , Chris Keller tells Haley that the Wreckers need her to join them on tour , which she does . In reality , Lenz and Hilton joined The Wreckers on a 25 - cityOne Tree HillTour in 2005.It ’s worth mention that multiple songs from The Wreckers can be heard inOne Tree Hill , let in " Lay Me Down , " " Way Back Home , " " Good News For citizenry Who Love Bad News , " " operose To Love You , " and " Everything in its Right Place . "
9Jimmy Eat World
Season 2, Episode 22, “The Tide That Left And Never Came Back”
As Tree Hill High gathers to fete the remainder of the schoolhouse year , Jimmy Eat World take the leg at TRIC to do . Their curing includes a total of three songs , get with " study , " follow by " Polaris , " and conclude with " discover You Me . " out of doors of their springy performance on the show , Jimmy Eat World ’s music is featured to a great extent onOne Tree Hill . Earlier on in the season , their song , " Kill , " play at the oddment of instalment 3 , " Near Wild Heaven . " Their other birdsong , " 23 , " closed episode 10 , " Do n’t Take Me For Granted , " and is featured onFriends with Benefit .
8Fall Out Boy
Season 3, Episode 4, “An Attempt to Tip the Scales”; Season 3, Episode 15, “Just Watch The Fireworks”
Besides Gavin DeGraw , Fall Out Boy , whose medicine is also featured heavily on the show , isthe only other real - life sentence melodic bit to perform onOne Tree Hillmore than once(of grade , excluding those who meet characters on the show ) . In time of year 3 , episode 4 , " An Attempt to Tip the Scales , " the pop - hood stria performed their hit , " Dance , Dance , " at TRIC ‘S Halloween Masquerade Party . afterwards in the season , they refund to the stage at TRIC in instalment 15 , " Just Watch The Fireworks , " to do " A Little Less Sixteen Candles , A Little More ' Touch Me . ' "
This performance takes position at the welfare concert Peyton throws to promoteFriends with Benefitand evoke stock for breast Crab research in memory of Ellie , who has recently pall from the disease . Another one of Fall Out Boy ’s songs , " I ’ve Got A Dark Alley And A Bad Idea That Says You Should close Your Mouth ( Summer Song ) , " is featured on theFriends with Benefitalbum . Later in the time of year , in episode 18 , " When It Is n’t Like It Should Be,“Fall Out Boy ’s bassist , Pete Wentz , returns and has a offer with Peyton .
7Jack’s Mannequin
Season 3, Episode 15, “Just Watch The Fireworks”
Jack ’s Mannequin also performs at Peyton ’s benefit concert for breast cancer research at TRIC in season 3 . The cause was skinny to the circle ’s heart , asthe leading singer , Andrew McMahon , is a leukemia survivor . According to McMahon , the " Jack " whom the banding is named after also meet from childhood leukemia . During their set , the band perform three songs , open with " The Mixed Tape , " followed by " vacation from Real , " and " Dark Blue " to finish it off . " The Mixed Tape " play earlier in the time of year in episode 8 , " The Worst Day Since Yesterday . “Hilarie Burton , who play Peyton , also appeared in the prescribed music videofor " The Mixed Tape . " afterwards on in the serial publication , their song , " Orphans , " plays in season 6 , episode 5 , " You ’ve Dug Your Own Grave , Now Lie in It . "
6Lupe Fiasco
Season 4, Episode 4, “Can’t Stop This Thing We Started”
InOne Tree Hillseason 4 , sequence 4 , " Ca n’t Stop This Thing We commence , " Lupe Fiasco occupy the stage at TRIC . The rapper performs his hitting , " Kick Push " and " I Gotcha , " the latter of which is also featured onThe Road Mix . The undermentioned time of year , his song , " Superstar , " plays in season 5 , installment 11 , " You ’re Gon na Need Someone On Your Side . "
5The Honorary Title
Season 5, Episode 7, “In Da Club”
Prior to splitting in 2009 , The Honorary Title performed at TRIC in time of year 5 , instalment 7 , " In Da Club . " After Mia Catalano ( played by the aforementioned Kate Voegele ) open up for them with her Song dynasty , " No Good , " the circle takes the leg to perform three songs : " tenuous level , " " Stay Away " and " Far More . " originally in the serial , " Stay Away " played in time of year 4 , sequence 17 , " It Gets sorry at Night . "
4Noisettes
Season 7, Episode 4, “Believe Me I’m Lying”
In time of year 7 , episode 4 , " Believe Me I ’m dwell , " Brooke Davis ( played by Sophia Bush ) hosts a fashion show for her clothing brand , Clothes Over Bros , at TRIC . The fashion show also features the musical stylings of Noisettes . The indie rock band performs " Do n’t Upset The Rhythm " while the models take the air the rail . Once they have the microscope stage to themselves , they do two more songs : " Never Forget You , " follow by " Sometimes . "
3Kid Cudi
Season 8, Episode 10, “List, Plans”
out front of his performance at TRIC in time of year 8 , episode 10 , " leaning , plan , " pelvic girdle hop star , Kid Cudi , is put in by Haley to his opening act , Erin Macree ( played by Laura Izibor ) . Erin is an Irish Isaac Merrit Singer signed to Red Bedroom Records , the record book label attached to TRIC . After Erin perform her birdsong , " If Tonight Is My Last , " Cudi takes the stage to do his smash , " Erase Me . "
