Neverland Express

Meat Loaf’s Neverland Express
Meat Loaf’s Neverland Express
Origin	United States
Genres	Rock; Wagnerian rock
Years active	1977–present
Past members	Meat 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[edit]

1977–78 (Bat Out of Hell)[edit]

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[edit]

Dead Ringer[edit]

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[edit]

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)[edit]

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)[edit]

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[edit]

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

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)[edit]

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[edit]

Bandmembers[edit]

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[edit]

Everything Louder Tour (1993–94)[edit]

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)[edit]

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)[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

2002[edit]

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[edit]

Concerts in Germany and Amsterdam[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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)[edit]

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[edit]

Hang Cool Tour (June–December 2010)[edit]

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[edit]

Guilty Pleasure Tour (October 2011)[edit]

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)[edit]

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[edit]

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)[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

^ 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.
^ Current bio
^ Current bio
^ Interview regarding his time in the band
^ Current bio
^ Bio from current band
^ Bio from current band
^ Not the Pamela Moore who sang with Queensryche
^ Borowski performing with the band on Saturday Night Live
^ Documented on this bootleg.
^ Iconvsicon.com

[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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Stoney & Meatloaf Jim Steinman Neverland Express
Studio albums	Bat Out of Hell (1977) Dead Ringer (1981) Midnight at the Lost and Found (1983) Bad Attitude (1984) Blind Before I Stop (1986) Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell (1993) Welcome to the Neighbourhood (1995) Couldn't Have Said It Better (2003) Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose (2006) Hang Cool Teddy Bear (2010) Hell in a Handbasket (2011) Braver Than We Are (2016)
Live albums	Live at Wembley (1987) Live Around the World (1996) VH1: Storytellers (1999) Bat Out of Hell: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (2004) 3 Bats Live (2008)
Compilations	Hits Out of Hell (1985) Heaven & Hell (1989) The Very Best of Meat Loaf (1998)
Other albums	Stoney & Meatloaf (1971)
Videography	Hits Out of Hell Bat Out of Hell II: Picture Show VH1: Storytellers To Hell and Back: The Meat Loaf Story Bat Out of Hell: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra 3 Bats Live Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise
Tours	The Seize the Night Tour (2006–07) The Casa de Carne Tour (2008) Guilty Pleasure Tour (2011) Mad, Mad World Tour (2012) Last at Bat Tour (2013)
Singles	"What You See Is What You Get" "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth" "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" "Bat Out of Hell" "I'm Gonna Love Her for Both of Us" "Dead Ringer for Love" "Read 'Em and Weep" "In Europe '82" "If You Really Want To" "Razor's Edge" "Midnight at the Lost and Found" "Modern Girl" "Nowhere Fast" "Rock 'n' Roll Mercenaries" "Blind Before I Stop" "Special Girl" "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" "Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back" "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through" "Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are" "I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth)" "Not a Dry Eye in the House" "Runnin' for the Red Light (I Gotta Life)" "A Kiss Is a Terrible Thing to Waste" "Is Nothing Sacred" "Did I Say That?" "Couldn't Have Said It Better" "Man of Steel" "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" "Cry Over Me" "Los Angeloser"
Other songs	"No Matter What" "More"
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