Neverland Express

Meat Loaf’s Neverland Express is the rotating backing band for the late American singer Meat Loaf. The Neverland Express have continued touring with American singer Caleb Johnson.^[1]

Band lineups

1977–78 (Bat Out of Hell)

• Bob Kulick: lead guitars
• Bruce Kulick: guitars
• Steve Buslowe: bass, vocals^[2]
• Jim Steinman: piano, vocals
• Paul Glanz: keyboards, vocals^[3]
• Joe Stefko: drums^[4]
• Karla DeVito: female lead vocals
• Rory Dodd: vocals

1981–82

Dead Ringer

• Davey Johnstone: lead guitars
• Mark Doyle: guitars^[5]
• Steve Buslowe: bass, vocals
• Paul Jacobs: piano, vocals
• George Meyer: keyboards, vocals^[6]
• Terry Williams: drums
• Pamela Moore: female lead vocals^{[7] [8]}
• Ted Neeley: vocals
• Eric Troyer: vocals

European Tour

• Mark Doyle: lead guitars
• Steve Hunter: guitars
• Steve Buslowe: bass, vocals
• Paul Jacobs: piano, vocals
• George Meyer: keyboards, vocals
• Terry Williams: drums
• Pamela Moore: female lead vocals
• Ted Neeley: vocals
• Eric Troyer: vocals

Note: George Borowski was the guitar tech during the '81/'82 period, but often played with the band onstage, especially during encores.^[9] By the end of the tour, he had become the opening act.

1983 (Midnight at the Lost and Found)

• Bob Kulick: lead guitars
• Mark Doyle: guitars
• Steve Buslowe: bass, vocals
• Paul Jacobs: piano, vocals
• Wells Kelly: drums
• Kati Mac: female lead vocals

1984–85 (Bad Attitude)

• Bob Kulick: lead guitars
• Paul Jacobs: guitars, piano, vocals
• John Golden: bass, vocals
• Brian Chatton: keyboards, vocals
• Andy Wells: drums
• Kati Mac: female lead vocals
• Doreen Chanter: vocals

1986–88

20/20 World Tour [Blind Before I Stop] (1986–87)

• Bob Kulick: lead guitars
• Alan Merrill: guitars, vocals
• Steve Buslowe: bass, vocals
• Frank Doyle: keyboards
• Chuck Burgi: drums
• Amy Goff: female lead vocals
• Elaine Goff: vocals

Lost Boys and Golden Girls / Bat Out of Hell 10th Anniversary Tour (1988)

• Bob Kulick: lead guitars
• Alan Merrill: guitars, vocals
• Steve Buslowe: bass, vocals
• Domenic Cicchetti: keyboards
• Chuck Burgi: drums
• Amy Goff: female lead vocals
• Elaine Goff: vocals

Note: At one point in the 1988 tour, Stevie Lange filled in for one of the Goff sisters.^[10]

Pubs and Clubs 1989–1991

Bandmembers

• guitars: Pat Thrall, Dave Gellis
• bass: Steve Buslowe
• piano: Mark Alexander
• keyboards: Mark Alexander, "Dominic Chichetti" (sic)
• drums: Chuck Burgi, John Miceli
• vocals: Amy Goff, Elaine Goff, "Patricia Rousseau" (sic)

Note: Paul Jacobs played piano at some rehearsals in 1989.

1993–97

Everything Louder Tour (1993–94)

• Pat Thrall: lead guitars, vocals
• Kasim Sulton: guitars, keyboards, vocals
• Steve Buslowe: bass, vocals
• Mark Alexander : piano, vocals
• John Miceli: drums
• Patti Russo: female lead vocals
• Gary Martin: vocals
• Amy Goff: vocals
• Pearl Aday: vocals (summer of 1994 only)

Born to Rock Tour (1995–96)

• Pat Thrall: lead guitars, vocals
• Kasim Sulton: guitars, keyboards, vocals
• Steve Buslowe: bass, vocals
• Mark Alexander: piano, vocals
• John Miceli: drums
• Patti Russo: female lead vocals
• Pearl Aday: vocals

German Festival Tour (1997)

• Pat Thrall: lead guitars, vocals
• Kasim Sulton: guitars, keyboards, vocals
• Steve Buslowe: bass, vocals
• Mark Alexander: piano, vocals
• John Miceli: drums
• Patti Russo: female lead vocals
• Pearl Aday: female backing vocals

1998–2000

• Damon La Scot: lead guitars
• Ray Andersen: guitars, keyboards, vocals
• Kasim Sulton: bass, vocals
• Tom Brislin: piano, vocals
• John Miceli: drums
• Patti Russo: female lead vocals
• Pearl Aday: vocals

Night of the Proms 2001

• Kasim Sulton: bass, vocals
• Mark Alexander: piano, vocals
• John Miceli: drums
• Patti Russo: female lead vocals
• Pearl Aday: vocals

2002

• Damon La Scot: lead guitars
• John Golden: guitars, keyboards, vocals
• Kasim Sulton: bass, vocals
• Mark Alexander: piano, vocals
• John Miceli: drums
• Patti Russo: female lead vocals
• Pearl Aday: vocals

Couldn’t Have Said It Better 2003–04

Concerts in Germany and Amsterdam

• Paul Crook: lead guitars
• John Golden: guitars, keyboards, vocals
• Kasim Sulton: bass, vocals
• Mark Alexander: piano, vocals
• John Miceli: drums
• Patti Russo: female lead vocals
• Pearl Aday: vocals (in Germany only)
• Sara Douglas: vocals (in Amsterdam only)

2003–04 Australian Tour

• Paul Crook: lead guitars
• Randy Flowers: guitars, keyboards, vocals
• Kasim Sulton: bass, vocals
• Mark Alexander: piano, vocals
• John Miceli: drums
• Patti Russo: female lead vocals
• Renee Cologne: vocals

Note: Carolyn ‘C.C’ Colleti-Jablonski joined the band through mid-2003.

2005–06

• Paul Crook: lead guitars
• Randy Flowers: guitars, keyboards, vocals
• Kasim Sulton: bass, vocals
• Mark Alexander: piano, vocals
• John Miceli: drums
• Patti Russo: female lead vocals
• Carolyn "C.C." Coletti–Jablonski: vocals

Seize the Night (3 Bats Live) 2007

• Paul Crook: lead guitars
• Randy Flowers: guitars, vocals
• Kasim Sulton: bass, vocals
• Mark Alexander: piano, vocals
• Dave Luther: saxophones, keyboards, vocals
• John Miceli: drums
• Aspen Miller: female lead vocals
• Carolyn "C.C." Coletti–Jablonski: vocals

2008 (Casa de Carne Tour)

• Paul Crook: lead guitars
• Randy Flowers: guitars, vocals
• Kasim Sulton: bass, vocals
• Mark Alexander: piano, vocals
• Dave Luther: saxophones, keyboards, vocals
• John Miceli: drums
• Patti Russo: female lead vocals
• Carolyn "C.C." Coletti–Jablonski: vocals

2010–2013

Hang Cool Tour (June–December 2010)

• Paul Crook: lead guitars
• Randy Flowers: guitars, vocals
• Danny Miranda: bass, vocals
• Justin Avery: piano, vocals^[11]
• Dave Luther: saxophones, keyboards, vocals
• John Miceli: drums
• Patti Russo: female lead vocals
• Carolyn "C.C." Coletti–Jablonski: vocals

Hell in a Handbasket

Guilty Pleasure Tour (October 2011)

• Paul Crook: lead guitars
• Randy Flowers: guitars, vocals
• Danny Miranda: bass, vocals
• Justin Avery: piano, vocals
• Dave Luther: saxophones, keyboards, vocals
• Ginny Luke: violin, vocals
• John Miceli: drums
• Patti Russo: female lead vocals

Mad, Mad World/Last At Bat Tour (2012–13)

• Paul Crook: lead guitars
• Randy Flowers: guitars, vocals
• Danny Miranda: bass, vocals
• Justin Avery: piano, vocals
• Dave Luther: saxophones, keyboards, vocals
• John Miceli: drums
• Patti Russo: female lead vocals

Note: This was Patti Russo’s final tour with the band, departing in 2013

2013–2014

• Paul Crook: lead guitars
• Randy Flowers: guitars, vocals
• Danny Miranda: bass, vocals
• Tish Diaz: piano, vocals
• Dave Luther: saxophones, keyboards, vocals
• John Miceli: drums
• Lyssa Lynne: vocals
• Stacy Michelle: vocals

2015–16 (in concert)

• Paul Crook: lead guitars
• Randy Flowers: guitars, vocals
• Danny Miranda: bass, vocals
• Justin Avery: piano, vocals
• Dave Luther: saxophones, keyboards, vocals
• John Miceli: drums
• Cian Coey: vocals

2021–present

• Caleb Johnson: lead vocals
• Paul Crook: lead guitars
• Randy Flowers: guitars, vocals
• Dave Luther: saxophone
• Andy Ascolese: piano
• Kiley Faith Baxter: vocals
• Lyssa Lynne: female lead vocals
• Danny Miranda: bass, vocals
• Joe Libretti: keyboards, vocals
• John Micelli: drums
• Ed Avila: bass, vocals

References

This page was last edited on 5 January 2024, at 21:59