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Meat Loaf’s Neverland Express
OriginUnited States
GenresRock
Wagnerian rock
Years active1977–present
Past membersMeat Loaf

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)

1981–82

Dead Ringer

European Tour

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)

1984–85 (Bad Attitude)

1986–88

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

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

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

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

1993–97

Everything Louder Tour (1993–94)

Born to Rock Tour (1995–96)

German Festival Tour (1997)

1998–2000

Night of the Proms 2001

2002

Couldn’t Have Said It Better 2003–04

Concerts in Germany and Amsterdam

2003–04 Australian Tour

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

2005–06

Seize the Night (3 Bats Live) 2007

2008 (Casa de Carne Tour)

2010–2013

Hang Cool Tour (June–December 2010)

Hell in a Handbasket

Guilty Pleasure Tour (October 2011)

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

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

2013–2014

2015–16 (in concert)

2021–present

References

  1. ^ Biese, Alex (January 24, 2023). "Meat Loaf band Neverland Express soars on tour like a Bat Out of Hell". Asbury Park Press. Gannett. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  2. ^ Current bio
  3. ^ Current bio
  4. ^ Interview regarding his time in the band
  5. ^ Current bio
  6. ^ Bio from current band
  7. ^ Bio from current band
  8. ^ Not the Pamela Moore who sang with Queensryche
  9. ^ Borowski performing with the band on Saturday Night Live
  10. ^ Documented on this bootleg.
  11. ^ Iconvsicon.com
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