Which band has been running (or ran) the longest without a member change?

Worztron

U2?

Welsh Megaman

ZZ Top? Rush?

karaokeman

Has to be Rush, 42 years and still no replacements.

John Rutsey died and Jeff Jones left, thats about it.

JerryHandbag

I'm guessing ZZ Top if you mean bands that havent had their lineup changed since forming, either via people leaving/being replaced/dying and not being replaced.

I'm sure there's a lesser known band that can beat that though!

Worztron

So far:
44 years ~ Rush 1968–present
43 years ~ ZZ Top 1969–present
36 years ~ U2 1976–present

Worztron

JerryHandbag wrote: »

I'm guessing ZZ Top if you mean bands that havent had their lineup changed since forming, either via people leaving/being replaced/dying and not being replaced.

I'm sure there's a lesser known band that can beat that though!

I mean original members even if some have died. Not bands with replacements.

AwayWithFaries

Worztron wrote: »

So far:
44 years ~ Rush 1968–present
43 years ~ ZZ Top 1969–present
36 years ~ U2 1976–present

Neil Peart didn't join Rush until 1974 so that would knock them down to 28 years I guess.

Worztron

AwayWithFaries wrote: »

Neil Peart didn't join Rush until 1974 so that would knock them down to 28 years I guess.

Actually that would count them out as I meant original band members from the start (sorry - I should have stated that earlier).

slave1

ZZ Top are out of the picture then as the original members were Billy Gibbon, Lanier Grieg and Dan Mitchell. They had already released a single before dropping Mitchell for Frank Beard and Lanier Grieg for Dusty Hill.
U2 looking better if we're talking mainstream bands.

slave1

Actually I tought you were talking about existing bands, if you include the past tense then The Four Tops ran as original from 54 to 97 when one of the original line-up died.
43 years.
Sorry U2, bit more to go lads.

Worztron

slave1 wrote: »

Actually I tought you were talking about existing bands, if you include the past tense then The Four Tops ran as original from 54 to 97 when one of the original line-up died.
43 years.
Sorry U2, bit more to go lads.

Rush are still ahead!

So far:
44 years ~ Rush 1968–present
43 years ~ ZZ Top 1969–present
43 years ~ The Four Tops (ran as original from 54 to 97)
36 years ~ U2 1976–present

slave1

I thought the thread was bands from origin without a change?

Mister Jingles

Would Hall & Oats count ? 1969 and still going.

RichT

Worztron wrote: »

Which band has been running (or ran) the longest without a member change?

The Members ..... best known for Sound of the suburbs.

Worztron

slave1 wrote: »

I thought the thread was bands from origin without a change?

It is.

Worztron

So far:
44 years ~ Rush 1968–present
43 years ~ Hall & Oates 1969–present
43 years ~ ZZ Top 1969–present
43 years ~ The Four Tops (ran as original from 54 to 97)
36 years ~ U2 1976–present