History Main / LongRunnerLineUp

* '''Music/{{Lit}}''' was founded in 1988 as Razzle, changed its name to Stain in 1994, and finally to the current name in 1996. The band's first (and so far only) stable lineup formed the previous year, when second guitarist Chadd Anthony left, leaving founding members Kevin Baldes (bass) and A. Jay Popoff (lead vocals), plus 1989 arrivals Allen Shellenberger (replaced A. Jay on drums) and A. Jay's brother Jeremy (lead guitar). The lineup stayed stable until Shellenberger's death from brain cancer in 2009. Since then, the Popoffs and Baldes have stayed constants, but with a revolving door of drummers and two separate stints with a guitarist/keyboardist.

* '''Music/JudasPriest''' had three such line-ups, both with Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton, KK Downing and Ian Hill. From 1979 to 1989, their drummer (the [[RevolvingDoorBand sixth overall]]) was Dave Holland. The band's lineup consisting of Halford, Tipton, and Hill, plus drummer Scott Travis and guitarist Richie Faulkner, has been together since 2011.

* '''Music/JudasPriest''' had three such line-ups, both with Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton, KK Downing and Ian Hill. From 1979 to 1989, their drummer (the [[RevolvingDoorBand sixth overall]]) was Dave Holland. Their second line-up was a Type 5 (see below).
** The band's current lineup (as of the writing of this in 2023), consisting of Halford, Tipton, and Hill, plus drummer Scott Travis and guitarist Richie Faulkner, has been together since 2011.

* '''Music/JudasPriest''': After the Dave Holland era (see Type 4), Scott Travis took over the drums in 1989. Robert Halford left in 1992 just as the band took a 4-year hiatus and rejoined 11 years later to replace Tim "Ripper" Owens. Just when the Halford-Travis-Downing-Tipton line-up managed a decade in total, in 2011, K.K. Downing retired and was replaced.
** It should also be noted that with the exception of the change in drummers and vocalist, the Downing-Tipton core had been together with only a 4-year hiatus since 1974 up until the former's retirement. Of course, the little-known demos before the band's first album feature their first singer Al Atkins, effectively ThePeteBest of the band.

* '''Music/JudasPriest''' had two such line-ups, both with Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton, KK Downing and Ian Hill. From 1979 to 1989, their drummer (the [[RevolvingDoorBand sixth overall]]) was Dave Holland. Their other line-up was a Type 5 (see below).

** The '''Mountain West Conference''' will reach the 10-year mark in 2023 with Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Hawaiʻi (football only), Nevada, New Mexico, San Diego State, San Jose State, UNLV, Utah State, and Wyoming.

** The current 30-team lineup has been stable since 2005 when the Montreal Expos moved to the U.S. capital and became the Washington Nationals.

Ten consecutive years from their formation with their first lineup, then 10 consecutive years with another lineup; no hiatuses/breakups inbetween.

* '''Music/{{Europe}}''' was something of a RevolvingDoorBand from its formation in 1979 until its 1992 hiatus, with constant lead singer Joey Tempest joined by two different guitarists, three different bassists, two different drummers, and a keyboard player who didn't join until 1984. The lineup that recorded their 1986 international breakthrough album, ''The Final Countdown''—Tempest, John Norum on guitar, John Levén on bass, Ian Haugland on drums, and Mic Michaeli on keyboards—lasted only from 1984 to 1986. However, this lineup reunited in 2003 and has been together ever since (19 continuous years and 21 in all).

These bands can also fit under RevolvingDoorBand, especially types 3-5, and can even fit this trope more than once, if multiple lineups have each lasted over 10 years (Music/TheStatlerBrothers, Music/{{REM}}, Music/TheMoodyBlues, Music/VanHalen. Music/MotleyCrue and Music/TheOakRidgeBoys; the last of whom fit twice ''with the same lineup''.) The LogicalExtreme of this is a now-defunct band in which ''all'' lineups (example: Music/{{REM}}) or the ''only'' lineup (example: Music/LedZeppelin, Music/{{Coldplay}}) lasted over 10 years.

* '''Music/BritishSeaPower''''s core consists of Yan and Hamilton Wilkinson, Martin Noble and Matthew Wood since 1995. Outside of that, there was Alison Cotton, a founding member who was scooped up by another band in 1998, Eamon Hamilton, who joined in 2002 and left four years later, as well as Phil Sumner and Abi Fry, who joined in 2006 and 2008 respectively and stayed.

* '''Ten Years After''' was Alvin Lee, Chick Churchill, Leo Lyons, and Ric Lee from 1966–1974 (8 years), broke up, reunited for a one-off show in 1983, and then had a more lasting reunion from 1988–2003 (15 years). A later lineup made it as a Type 1 + 4.

* All [[IAmTheBand one-man-bands]], a la Music/BlueStahli, Music/{{Bathory}}, Catacombs, Music/{{Burzum}}, Music/NineInchNails, Music/{{Celldweller}}, Music/CityAndColour, Pain, and whatnot, are [[InvokedTrope guaranteed]] this, should you not count live members, because a lineup change would result in the band ending. [[note]]Celldweller, Nine Inch Nails, and Pain have already been around long enough to count as a number one account, but Burzum had a breakup in 1999 due to Varg's imprisonment, so technically he counts as a type 3 since he lasted over ten cumulative years between his first and second breakup (1991 to 1999, and then 2009 to 2018. 17 non-consecutive years). While Nine Inch Nails eventually evolved into a two-piece in 2016, Atticus Ross had been working with Trent Reznor for at least 14 years prior.[[/note]]

* '''Music/{{Sloan}}''' has had the same lineup for its entire run (1991–present). They do technically avert type 1 as they briefly broke up in 1995 following their second album.
* '''Ten Years After''' was Alvin Lee, Chick Churchill, Leo Lyons, and Ric Lee from 1966–1974 (8 years), broke up, reunited for a one-off show in 1983, and then had a more lasting reunion from 1988–2003 (15 years). A later lineup made it as a Type 2.

* The "classic" lineup of '''The Fixx''' (Cy Curnin, Jamie West-Oram, Rupert Greenall, Adam Woods, and Dan K. Brown) became a Type 2 in 2018, 10 years after Brown returned to the band. Brown had previously been the band's bassist for just less than 10 years between 1983 and 1992 and has been back with them since 2008 (as of May 2021, 13 consecutive years and 23 in all). The band had several other bass players both before Brown joined and during his absence; if not for that one revolving door they would have qualified for type 3 status as well. The other four members have all been performing together since 1980, save for a few years' hiatus in the 1990s.

* '''Music/HootieAndTheBlowfish''' was Music/DariusRucker, Mark Bryan, Dean Felber, and Jim Sonefeld from 1989 to 2008 when they went on hiatus due to Rucker beginning a solo career, reuniting in 2019. Before 1989, Brantley Smith was the drummer, replaced by Sonefeld long before the band started recording.

* Brazilian band '''Ira!''' had the same four guys from 1985 to a break-up in 2007 (they reunited in 2014 with only the two FaceOfTheBand members).

* The classic lineup of '''Music/{{Live}}''' formed in 1984 when Music/EdKowalczyk joined a middle school rock trio. They reached the mark ''the year of their second album's release'' (the commercial breakthrough ''Throwing Copper''). The band entered a hiatus in 2009, reformed without Kowalczyk in 2012, but when he returned in 2016, the band was back to the classic lineup until 2022 when everyone but Kowalczyk left and was replaced.
* '''Music/{{Lonestar}}''' has danced all around it. They were Richie [=McDonald=] (lead vocals/guitar/piano), Keech Rainwater (drums), Dean Sams (guitar), Michael Britt (keyboards), and John Rich (bass, occasional lead vocals) from 1992 to 1998 when Rich was fired. (He later went on to found Music/BigAndRich with "Big" Kenny Alphin.) From then until 2007, they carried on with Robbie Cheuvront and later Michael Hill as unofficial bassist, plus a revolving door of backing band members. [=McDonald=] left in 2008 and Cody Collins replaced him, only for [=McDonald=] to return 3 years later, then leaving again in 2021. All in all, the [=McDonald=]-Rainwater-Sams-Britt quartet barely squeezed into type 2, ''twice''.

* '''The Mavericks''' consisted of Raul Malo (lead vocals), Paul Deakin (drums), Robbie Reynolds (bass) and Nick Kane (guitar) from 1993–2003, with two guitarists (Ben Peeler, then David Lee Holt) both holding the guitar role for a very short time. Malo, Deakin and Reynolds re-established the band in 2011.

* '''Music/TheMoodyBlues''' were Justin Hayward, John Lodge, Ray Thomas, Graeme Edge, and Mike Pinder from 1966 to 1978, when Pinder left and was replaced by Patrick Moraz. The Hayward/Lodge/Thomas/Edge/Moraz lineup then lasted from 1978 to 1991, when Moraz left. The Hayward/Lodge/Thomas/Edge lineup lasted from 1991 to 2002, when Thomas retired. The Hayward/Lodge/Edge lineup continued until the band quietly retired in 2018 (though their retirement wasn't revealed until after Edge's death in 2021), so the Moodies have four different lineups which fit this trope, only barred from type 1 due to the [[Music/WingsBand Denny Laine]] era from 1964-66. Hayward, Lodge, and Edge were in the Moody Blues together for ''52 years''.

* '''Music/NewOrder''' was originally Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, and Stephen Morris. Morris's girlfriend Gillian Gilbert joined a few months after the band forming (thus barely disqualifying them from type 1). This lineup lasted from 1980 until Gilbert's retirement in 2001 (she was replaced by Phil Cunningham, although she has since returned to the band), with a hiatus between 1993 and 1998 (15 years total). Counting their years in Music/JoyDivision, Sumner, Hook and Morris performed together from 1976 until 2007. (31 years total - When the band reunited in 2011, Hook was not involved). The band's current lineup also qualifies, having remained the same since the reunion.

* '''Music/NoDoubt''' (founded 1986) has been Music/GwenStefani, Tony Kanal, Adrian Young, and Tom Dumont since 1995, but didn't become Type 2 until 2018 because they took a hiatus from 2004–2008.

* '''Music/TheOffspring''' was Dexter Holland, Noodles, Greg K., and Ron Welty from 1987–2003--which was the duration of the last one's time in the band. They also had another qualifying line-up with Welty's second replacement, Pete Parada, from 2007 to 2018, when Greg K. was fired.

* '''Music/ThePogues''' never actually qualified in their original period of activity from 1982–96, but some of the more prominent members of the "Classic" Lineup(s) reformed in 2001 as Touring-only and are still going, thus now qualifying.

* '''Music/{{The Radiators|US}}''' were only technically disqualified from being type 1. The original five members remained together for the full thirty-three years the band existed. They did add a SixthRanger, Glenn "Kuhl" Sears on vocals and percussion, a couple of years after forming, but went back to the original five-man lineup for their last twenty years.
* '''Music/{{Rancid}}''', formed in 1991, lasted for 13 years without any changes, from 1993 (when they added a second guitarist) through 2006 (when the original drummer left) The succeeding lineup also qualifies here as well.

* '''Restless Heart''' has been Larry Stewart (who [[ThePeteBest replaced original lead singer]] Verlon Thompson before the first single), John Dittrich, Paul Gregg, Greg Jennings, and Dave Innis from 1984–92, and again from 2004 onward. ([[TheBandMinusTheFace Stewart left]] in 1992 and Innis in 1993, although the band continued to record until going on hiatus in 1994, and everyone except Innis also reunited briefly in 1998 for a GreatestHitsAlbum.)

* '''Music/TheStatlerBrothers''' started out as the Four Star Quartet in 1955. The members were Harold and Don Reid, Phil Balsley, and Joe [=McDorman=] During that time, they renamed themselves The Kingsmen. Lew [=DeWitt=] replaced [=McDorman=] in 1960, and the group renamed themselves The Statler Brothers around 1963 when another group called The Kingsmen had a hit called "Louie Louie". Crohn's disease forced Lew to retire in 1982 (22 years). His replacement was Jimmy Fortune, who stayed until the band retired in 2002 (another 20 years).

* While the classic lineup of '''Music/{{Styx}}''' (Dennis [=DeYoung=], brothers Chuck and John Panozzo, Tommy Shaw, and James "J.Y." Young) only lasted a little more than 8 years (December 1975–January 1984), a later lineup of Shaw, Young, Lawrence Gowan, Ricky Phillips, and Todd Sucherman as full-timers, with Chuck Panozzo as an official member but only performing part-time due to health issues, lasted from 2004 until Will Evankovich was added in 2021.

* '''Music/{{Supertramp}}''' kept its classic lineup of Rick Davies (vocals/keyboards), Roger Hodgson (vocals/guitars/keyboards), John Helliwell (woodwinds/synthesizers/vocals), Dougie Thomson (bass), and Bob Siebenberg (drums) from 1972–83.

* '''Ten Years After''', from the "Type 1 + 5" folder, also made it into Type 2 after founding member Alvin Lee left for good in 2003. Lee's replacement Joe Gooch joined the rest of the original members, and this lineup stayed intact until 2014.

* '''Music/{{Westlife}}''' were Shane Filan, Markus Feehily[[note]]who originally went by "Marc"[[/note]], Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, and Bryan [=McFadden=] from 1998 to 2004 (6 years) when Bryan left. The remaining four continued until 2012 and reunited in 2018.

* '''Music/XJapan''' has been Music/{{Toshi|mitsuDeyama}}, Music/{{Yoshiki|Hayashi}}, [[Music/TomoakiIshizuka Pata]], Heath, and Music/{{Sugizo}} since the 2011 death of Music/{{Taiji|Sawada}} (who had left in 1997 but returned in 2010). The band still considers Taiji a member, as well as Music/{{hide|toMatsumoto}}, who had been a member when the band broke up in 1997 and died a year later, long before the band got back together in 2007.

* '''Music/{{Genesis|Band}}''' lasted from 1971 to 1975 with the lineup of Music/PeterGabriel, Music/TonyBanks, Music/PhilCollins, guitarist Music/SteveHackett and guitarist/bassist Mike Rutherford. Gabriel left in 1975, to be replaced with Collins on vocals, the band continuing as a four-piece. Hackett left in 1977. Collins, Rutherford, and Banks would remain in the line-up from 1978 to 1996 when Collins left. On top of that, the touring version of the band was those three plus Daryl Stuermer and Chester Thompson from 1978–1992. After one album was made with vocalist Ray Wilson of Stiltskin replacing Collins (''Calling All Stations'' in 1997), the band called it quits. Collins, Rutherford, and Banks returned for a reunion tour in 2006 (with Stuermer and Thompson back as touring members), but Collins' spinal injuries (which prevent him from drumming) put Genesis on ice 3 years later. The Banks/Collins/Rutherford lineup reunited in 2020 for what Collins called his farewell tour, though with a different touring band this time.

* '''Music/GammaRay''', after the lineup stabilised where, from 1997–2012: Kai Hansen; Henjo Richter; Dirk Schlächter and Dan Zimmerman (quit in 2012 and has been replaced by Michael Ehre).

* The "classic" lineup of The Fixx (Cy Curnin, Jamie West-Oram, Rupert Greenall, Adam Woods, and Dan K. Brown) became a Type 2 in 2018, 10 years after Brown returned to the band. Brown had previously been the band's bassist for just less than 10 years between 1983 and 1992 and has been back with them since 2008 (as of May 2021, 13 consecutive years and 23 in all). The band had several other bass players both before Brown joined and during his absence; if not for that one revolving door they would have qualified for type 3 status as well. The other four members have all been performing together since 1980, save for a few years' hiatus in the 1990s.

* ThrashMetal band '''Coroner''' has had the same lineup since 1985. Note that they broke up in 1996 and reunited in 2010. Also note that the band's self-titled album, recorded in 1995, contains session musicians on some tracks.
* '''Music/TheCranberries''' was Dolores O'Riordan, Noel and Mike Hogan, and Fergal Lawler from 1990 to a hiatus in 2003, then reunited in 2009 up until O'Riordan's death in 2018. (Not Type 1 because Dolores replaced a short-lived original singer.)

* '''Music/{{America}}''' started out in 1970 with Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, and Dan Peek. Peek left in 1977 to pursue a solo career, but Beckley and Bunnell have continued to record as America to this day (45 years and counting).

* '''Music/AceOfBase''' was Ulf "Buddha" Ekberg and [[BandOfRelatives Jonas, Malin and Jenny Berggren]] from 1993–2007.

!!!LogicalExtreme (LongRunner Bands that had just ''one'' lineup from formatio to breakup.)

* '''Music/{{Korn}}''''s founding lineup of Jonathan Davis, James "Munky" Shaffer, Brian "Head" Welch, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, and David Silveria lasted from 1993 to 2005, when Head left.
** Head rejoined the band in 2013, and that lineup (with replacement drummer Ray Luzier, who replaced David Silveria in 2008) has stayed the same since.

* '''Sawyer Brown''' has done this three times. The original lineup was Mark Miller (lead vocals), Bobby Randall (lead guitar), Jim Scholten (bass), Joe Smyth (drums), and Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard (keyboards) from 1981 to 1991. All five were originally backing musicians for a singer named Don King. Randall was replaced by Duncan Cameron from 1991 to 2004, and Cameron was replaced by Shayne Hill after that.
* '''Music/{{Slade}}''' was Noddy Holder, Dave Hill, Jim Lea, and Don Powell from 1969–92 (around 23 years). After [[RevolvingDoorBand much shuffling of the lineup]], it stabilized in 2005 with Hill, Powell, Mal [=McNulty=], and John Berry.

* '''Music/{{Aqua}}''' was Lene Nystrøm, René Dif, Søren Rasted, and Claus Norreen from their foundation in 1989 until they broke up in 2001 (12 years). They reunited in 2007.

* '''The Andrews Sisters''' [[BandOfRelatives (LaVerne, Maxine, and Patricia Andrews)]], who had an initial run from 1925–51 (26 years), were briefly a duo, reunited in 1956, and split after [=LaVerne=] died in 1967 (11 years).
* '''Music/BlackSabbath''' was Music/OzzyOsbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward from their founding in 1968-79. They then returned to the original lineup in 1997–98, 1999–2005, and 2011 - in 2012, Ward had a contractual disagreement before recording the band's comeback album and left.

* '''Music/{{ACDC}}''' has changed a few members, but after original drummer Phil Rudd returned in the early '90s, the line-up from ''Music/BackInBlack'' (Rudd, founders/guitarists Angus and Malcolm Young, Bon Scott's replacement singer Brian Johnson, and bassist Cliff Williams, who joined 3 years prior) was back and remained the same until Malcolm Young had to retire due to health issues in 2014. That made 23 years together - 1980–83 and 1994–2014. The band just squeaked by 20 years with the same unchanged lineup the second time, as after Malcolm retired, there were several departures of longtime personnel in rapid succession: Rudd was fired in 2015 following legal problems, Johnson had to leave the band later that year due to a serious hearing condition and Williams retired in 2016 because his heart was no longer in the band after the other three had left. Johnson, Rudd, and Williams have all rejoined the band.

* '''Music/TheB52s''' most commercially successful lineup of Keith Strickland, Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson has lasted since 1996 after Cindy Wilson rejoined the band after leaving in 1990 to focus on her family. This lineup was also in place from 1985-90, making them a Type 5 as well. This wasn't by choice as Cindy's brother Ricky Wilson, who also founded the band with the other four members, ended up passing away from AIDS-related complications.

* '''Music/BarenakedLadies''': Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn, Ed Robertson, Tyler Stewart, and Steven Page from the time Hearn joined in 1995 until Page left in 2009 -- 14 years. Since then, Creeggan, Hearn, Robertson, and Stewart have continued on for 11 years thus far.
* '''Music/TheBeastieBoys''' were Mike D, MCA, and Ad-Rock from 1983 to MCA's death in 2012.

* '''Music/BlueOysterCult''' consisted of Eric Bloom, Buck Dharma, Allen Lanier, Albert Bouchard, and Joe Bouchard from 1971 to 1981 when Albert left. Since then, they have been a RevolvingDoorBand centered around Bloom and Dharma.

* '''Music/BritishSeaPower''' have been quite stable in membership, with just one departure from their initial line-up once it was settled, and a couple of guest musicians being eased into full membership.
* '''The Browns''' started out as [[BandOfRelatives Jim Ed Brown and his sister Maxine]] in 1954. In 1955, younger sister Bonnie joined them, and they were a trio from 1955–67 before splitting.

* '''Music/DeepPurple''': The present (Mark 8) line-up of vocalist Ian Gillan, bassist Roger Glover, drummer (and sole remaining original member) Ian Paice, guitarist Steve Morse and keyboardist Don Airey has been in place since 2002. This explains why Gillan is irritated at the exclusion of Morse and Airey from the group's nomination for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

** Music/{{Poison}}, which is an example of going from Type 5 (their original lineup lasted 8 years the first time around, and has gone some 18 years the second time) to Type 2.

%% If the original lineup changes after reaching ten years and all of the new lineups don't stay unchanged for ten years howsoever with or without hiatuses/breakups, place under here.

* '''Music/NapalmDeath''', despite being such a RevolvingDoorBand during their early years that ''no'' founding members are left in the band (nor are any of the members from their first recording, which was a significantly different lineup - in fact, the two sides of the LP had completely different lineups except for the drummer), had a stable lineup between 2004 (Jesse Pintado's departure) and 2015 (guitarist John Cooke's joining).

* '''{{Music/ABBA}}''' has been Music/AgnethaFaltskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad longer than they were ABBA (the original name for the group was "Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid"). The lineup lasted from June 1972 until December 1982, before reuniting in 2016.
* '''Music/{{Aha}}''' has been Morten Harket, Magne Furuholmen, and Pål Waaktaar-Savoy since 1982, with hiatuses from 1994–98 and 2010–15 (the second interrupted by a reunion concert during a memorial for the 2011 Norway attacks).

Ten consecutive years from their formation with their first lineup, then 10 consecutive years with another lineup.

* '''Music/BlindGuardian''' had the same formation between 1987 and 2005, with Hansi Kürsch, André Olbrich, Marcus Siepen, and Thomas "Thomen" Stauch. But with Stauch leaving the band and being replaced by Frederick Ehmke in 2005. Thus, this second lineup became a Type 2 in 2015.
* '''Music/BluesTraveler''' was John Popper, Chad Kinchla, Bobby Sheehan, and Brendan Hill from 1987 until bassist Sheehan died in 1999 (12 years). [[BandOfRelatives Chad's little brother Tad Kinchla]] replaced Sheehan that year, and Ben Wilson joined as a permanent keyboardist in 2000. The lineup hasn't changed since then (21 years and counting).

Got to ten consecutive years from formation on their first lineup, changed lineups, had a hiatus, but totaled at least ''another'' ten years with a lineup after the change.

Original lineup didn't reach 10 consecutive years from formation, but reunited and got to 10 consecutive years.

A lineup other than their first lasted 10 straight years.

A lineup that lasted 10 total years despite intervening lineups.

* '''Music/TheKentuckyHeadhunters has two. The post-name-change lineup of Richard and Fred Young, Greg Martin, Anthony Kenney, and Doug Phelps lasted from 1996 to 2008 when Kenney quit and Doug became LeadBassist. Since then, no other lineup changes have occurred. Their pre-name-change lineup also qualified under Type 5.

(Ten consecutive years from their formation with their first lineup)

(Ten consecutive years from their formation with their first lineup, then 10 consecutive years with another lineup)

(Got to ten consecutive years from their formation on their first lineup, broke up, then got back together ''[[PuttingTheBandBackTogether with the original lineup]]''.)

(Got to ten consecutive years from formation on their first lineup, changed lineups, had a hiatus, but totaled at least ''another'' ten years with a lineup after the change.)

(Original lineup didn't reach 10 consecutive years from formation, but reunited and got to 10 consecutive years)

(A lineup other than their first lasted 10 straight years)

(The band broke up at some point, but lasted 10 total years with the original lineup; no intervening lineups)

(The band broke up at some point after changing lineups, but lasted 10 total years with the changed lineup with no intervening lineups)

(A lineup that lasted 10 total years despite intervening lineups)

These bands are bands that lasted more than 9 years with a single lineup but never made it to 10. These bands may be moved to Types 3-5 if they return to that lineup long enough to finally qualify.

#At least one breakup and/or hiatus, but no intervening lineup before the original hits ten years total. In many cases, they go 10 consecutive years ''after'' the hiatus (at which case it becomes a Type 1 + 5).

* '''Music/TheKentuckyHeadhunters has two. The lineup of Richard and Fred Young, Greg Martin, Anthony Kenney, and Doug Phelps lasted from 1996 to 2008 when Kenney quit and Doug became LeadBassist. Since then, no other lineup changes have occurred.

* '''Music/JudasPriest''' had two such line-ups, both with Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton, KK Downing and Ian Hill. From 1979 to 1989, their drummer (the [[RevolvingDoorBand sixth overall]]) was Dave Holland. Then Scott Travis took over the drums, Halford left in 1992 and rejoined 11 years later. Just when this line-up managed a decade, in 2011, K.K. Downing retired and was replaced.
** It should also be noted that with the exception of the change in drummers and vocalist, the core guitar and bass group had been together with only a three-year hiatus since 1974. Of course, the little-known demos before the band's first album feature their first singer Al Atkins, effectively ThePeteBest of the band.
* '''Music/TheKentuckyHeadhunters''', under their original name of Itchy Brother, consisted of brothers Richard (rhythm guitar) and Fred Young (drums), along with Anthony Kenney (bass) and Greg Martin (lead guitar), from 1968 to 1982, with James Harrison temporarily replaced Greg Martin from 1973 to 1976.

* '''Music/RedHotChiliPeppers''' were Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Chad Smith, and John Frusciante for over 14 years, total. This lineup lasted for the following time periods: 1988-1992 (a bit under 4 years), 1998-2007 (9 years), a few months in 2008, and since 2019. The band had a [[RevolvingDoorBand revolving door]] until Smith and Frusciante joined in 1988, then Frusciante left in 1992 (being eventually replaced by Music/JanesAddiction's Dave Navarro), rejoining in 1998, the band was on tour with additional member Josh Klinghoffer throughout 2007, then Frusciante left late in 2008 with Klinghoffer becoming his replacement. And that formation broke ten years too (see Type 2), with no changes until Klinghoffer left in 2019 so Frusciante could return.

* '''Music/GirlsAloud''' have been the same 5 girls since their formation in 2002. However, they took a hiatus in 2009 and reformed in 2012 to coincide with their 10-year anniversary of their formation before breaking up for good a year later.

#At least one breakup and/or hiatus, but no intervening lineup before the original hits ten years total. In many cases, they go 10 consecutive years ''after'' the hiatus.

!!!LogicalExtreme (LongRunner Bands that had just ''one'' lineup.)

* '''Music/{{Aha}}''' has been Morten Harket, Magne Furuholmen, and Pål Waaktaar-Savoy since 1982, with hiatuses from 1994–98 and 2010–15 (the second interrupted by a reunion concert during a memorial for the 2011 Norway attacks).
* Long-standing German punk band '''Music/DieTotenHosen''' has pretty much run the same lineup since 1983 (founded 1982, their original guitarist left because of drugs), with the only position changing hands in all these years being that of the drummer for various reasons: Trini Trimpop sat behind the set from their first concert to 1985, was replaced by Jakob Keusen for a time, who then subsequently was replaced by Wolfgang "Wölli" Rhode in 1986 (Keusen was part of another band). The latter-most gave up the position in 1999 due to health problems and took over management of the band, with his replacement being the band's current drummer ''Vom Ritchie''.

* '''Music/LedZeppelin''' consisted of Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham from their start in 1968 until they broke up after Bonham died in 1980. They've reunited a handful of times for one-off events since then, with guest drummers taking Bonham's place (including his own son, Jason) but have never written any new material since then.

* Argentine alternative rockers '''Soda Stereo''' remained a PowerTrio (Gustavo Cerati, Charly Alberti, and Zeta Bosio) from 1984 all the way up to their break-up in 1997.

* '''Music/BonJovi''' have had two changes since their first album in 1984: bassist Alec John Such left in 1994 (the band has been officially without a bassist ever since although Hugh [=McDonald=] played on every album since ''These Days'' and appears with them live), and 20 years later Richie Sambora left for some reason, being replaced by touring guitarist Phil X. And while Jon Bon Jovi recorded a demo with [=McDonald=] and other guys before forming the band, the closest one got to being ThePeteBest in Bon Jovi is Jon's neighbor Dave Sabo, who was his original choice to play guitar, but went on to form Music/SkidRow instead.
* '''Music/TheBrowns''' started out as ([[BandOfRelatives James Brown and his sister Maxine]] in 1954. In 1955, younger sister Bonnie joined them, and they were a trio from 1955–67 before splitting.
* '''Music/HueyLewisAndTheNews''': The original lineup of Lewis, Bill Gibson (drums), Sean Hopper (keys), Chris Hayes (lead guitar), Johnny Colla (rhythm guitar and sax), and Mario Cipollina (bass) came together in 1979, and remained the same until Cipollina left and was replaced with John Pierce in 1995. Then in 2001, Chris Hayes retired and was replaced by Stef Burns, and the band's lineup remained the same until 2016.
* '''Music/TheKentuckyHeadhunters''':
** Under their original name of Itchy Brother, they consisted of brothers Richard (rhythm guitar) and Fred Young (drums), along with Anthony Kenney (bass) and Greg Martin (lead guitar), from 1968 to 1982 (although James Harrison temporarily replaced Greg Martin for a short time).
** Curiously, their most commercially successful lineup -- the Youngs, Martin, and brothers Ricky Lee (lead vocals) and Doug Phelps (bass), was also their second shortest-lived at only six years (1986-1992). At that point, the Phelpses quit, with Kenney rejoining on bass and Mark S. Orr taking lead vocals This lasted until 1996 when Orr left and Doug returned as lead vocalist. The lineup of the Youngs, Martin, Kenney, and Doug Phelps lasted from 1996 to 2008 when Kenney quit and Doug became LeadBassist. Since then, no other lineup changes have occurred.

* '''Music/{{Queen}}''': After a few months during which they were trying out various bassists, they kept the same lineup from early 1971 to late 1991 (when Music/FreddieMercury died). Afterwards, John Deacon retired in 1997, leaving the band to carry on as a duo of Brian May and Roger Taylor plus a guest vocalist, the current one being Music/AdamLambert since 2011.

* '''Music/{{Roxette}}''' was always Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle. They formed in 1986, went on hiatus in 2002 (coinciding with Fredriksson discovering a brain cancer), reunited in 2009, and appeared sporadically until the former's death in 2019.

* '''Music/{{Live}}''' formed in 1985 when the members were still in middle school. They reached the mark ''only a year after their second album's release'' (the commercial breakthrough ''Throwing Copper''). The band entered a hiatus in 2009, reformed without Music/EdKowalczyk in 2012, but then he returned in 2016, and no changes ever since.

* '''Music/BlueOysterCult''' consisted of Eric Bloom, Buck Dharma, Allen Lanier, Albert Bouchard, and Joe Bouchard from 1971 to 1981 when Albert left.

* '''Music/{{The Cure|Band}}''': From 1995 to 2005 there were Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, Jason Cooper, Perry Bamonte, and Roger O'Donnell. Started with Cooper's arrival (and O'Donnell's return), sopped after the last two were fired in May 2005 (although O'Donnell has since returned again).

* Industrial metal band '''Deadstar''' assembly has consisted of vocalist Dearborn, bassist The Dro, guitarist [=DreGGs=], drummer Kriz D. K., and keyboardist Mubo since 2009.

* '''Music/DieArzte''' has been the same RockTrio since Rodrigo González joined in 1993.

* '''Music/{{Europe}}''' was something of a RevolvingDoorBand from its formation in 1979 until its 1992 hiatus, with constant lead singer Joey Tempest joined by two different guitarists, three different bassists, two different drummers, and a keyboard player who didn't join until 1984. The lineup that recorded their 1986 international breakthrough album, ''The Final Countdown''—Tempest, John Norum on guitar, John Levén on bass, Ian Haugland on drums, and Mic Michaeli on keyboards—lasted only from 1984 to 1986. However, this lineup reunited in 2003 and has been together ever since (19 continuous years and 21 in all).

* The "classic" lineup of '''Music/TheFixx''' (Cy Curnin, Jamie West-Oram, Rupert Greenall, Adam Woods, and Dan K. Brown) became a Type 2 in 2018, 10 years after Brown returned to the band. Brown had previously been the band's bassist for just less than 10 years between 1983 and 1992 and has been back with them since 2008 (as of May 2021, 13 consecutive years and 23 in all). The band had several other bass players both before Brown joined and during his absence; if not for that one revolving door they would have qualified for type 3 status as well. The other four members have all been performing together since 1980, save for a few years' hiatus in the 1990s.

* '''Music/HueyLewisAndTheNews''' started out in 1978 as Huey Lewis & The American Express with Lewis, Johnny Colla, Sean Hopper, Mario Cipollina, and Bill Gibson. They released their first single the next year as American Express, got a record deal, and changed their name to the current one because their label feared a trademark infringement action by the credit card company. The band was soon joined by Chris Hayes, creating the classic lineup that remained intact until Cipollina left in 1995. No later lineup has reached the 10-year mark.

* Brazilian band '''Ira!''' had the same four guys from 1985 to a break-up in 2007 (they reunited in 2014 with only the two FaceOfTheBand members), and Capital Inicial has had the same line-up since 2002 when guitarist Yves Passarel joined (though the previous one is under Almost Made It, below).

* '''Music/TheKentuckyHeadhunters''' also qualify multiple times. Under their original name of Itchy Brother, they were brothers Richard Young and Fred Young, Greg Martin, and Anthony Kenney from 1968-82, except for a short time when James Harrison replaced Greg Martin. When they re-established as the Kentucky Headhunters in 1989, the Youngs and Martin stayed on, while Kenney was replaced by brothers Doug and Ricky Lee Phelps. The Phelpses quit after two albums, so Kenney rejoined and Mark S. Orr was added; he quit in 1996, so Doug rejoined too. The lineup with the Youngs, Doug Phelps, Martin, and Kenney lasted until Kenney quit in 2008, reducing them to a quartet lineup that has not changed since.

* '''Music/LacunaCoil''' were Andrea Ferro, [[OneSteveLimit Marco Biazzi]], [[OneSteveLimit Marco Coti Zelati]], [[OneSteveLimit Cristiano Migliore]], [[OneSteveLimit Cristiano Mozzati]] and Cristina Scabbia from 1998 to 2014.
* '''Music/{{Ladytron}}''' has been Helen Marnie, Mira Aroyo, Daniel Hunt, and Reuben Wu since 1999 (save for a six-year hiatus between 2012 and 2018, making them a type 3 as well). Not quite a Type 1 as their first single was recorded as Hunt & Wu only with a guest vocalist.

* '''Music/{{Lonestar}}''' has danced all around it. They were Richie [=McDonald=] (lead vocals/guitar/piano), Keech Rainwater (drums), Dean Sams (guitar), Michael Britt (keyboards), and John Rich (bass, occasional lead vocals) from 1992 to 1998 when Rich was fired. (He later went on to found Music/BigAndRich with "Big" Kenny Alphin.) From then until 2007, they carried on with Robbie Cheuvront and later Michael Hill as unofficial bassist, plus a revolving door of backing band members. [=McDonald=] left in 2007 and Cody Collins replaced him, only for [=McDonald=] to return 4 years later.
* Vocal jazz ensemble '''The Manhattan Transfer''' has had four lineups. The original began in 1969 and broke up in 1973. Founding member Tim Hauser then recruited Alan Paul, Janis Siegel, and Laurel Massé. When Massé was seriously injured in an auto accident in 1978, she was replaced by Cheryl Bentyne, and that lineup (except for a one-off fill-in for a single show) lasted 36 years, until Hauser's death in 2014. Hauser was replaced by Trist Curless; we'll see if that lineup also makes it to 10 years.

* '''Music/TheMoodyBlues''' were Justin Hayward, John Lodge, Ray Thomas, Graeme Edge, and Mike Pinder from 1966 to 1978, when Pinder left and was replaced by Patrick Moraz. The Hayward/Lodge/Thomas/Edge/Moraz lineup then lasted from 1978 to 1991, when Moraz left. The Hayward/Lodge/Thomas/Edge lineup lasted from 1991 to 2002, when Thomas retired. The Hayward/Lodge/Edge lineup continued until the band quietly retired in 2018 (though their retirement wasn't revealed until after Edge's death in 2021), so the Moodies have four different lineups which fit this trope. Hayward, Lodge, and Edge were in the Moody Blues together for ''52 years''.

* '''Music/{{The Radiators|US}}''' were only technically disqualified from being type 1. The original five members remained together for the full thirty-three years the band existed. They did add a SixthRanger for several years, Glenn "Kuhl" Sears on vocals and percussion, but went back to the original five-man lineup for their last twenty years.
* '''Music/RageAgainstTheMachine''' formed in 1991, first broke up in 2000, and has since reunited a few more times. The band's lineup has never changed from Zack de la Rocha, Tom Morello, Tim Commerford, and Brad Wilk.

* '''Music/{{Sade}}''' was formed in 1983 with Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman, Paul Spencer Denman, and Paul Anthony Cook. In 1983, Andrew Hale joined the band and in 1984 Cook left. The band has been the same for over 35 years.
* '''Music/{{Saga}}''': After a couple of Pete Bests, the lineup stabilized in 1980 with founding members Michael Sadler, brothers Ian and Jim Crichton, and Steve Negus joined by Jim Gilmour. Negus and Gilmour left in 1986 but returned in 1992, with that lineup qualifying as Type 2 before Negus left for good in 2003. No later lineup has qualified for this status.

* '''Music/SkidRow''' had ten years with singer Sebastian Bach, from 1987 to 1996. Ever since his departure, [[TheBandMinusTheFace they have not had the same success]].

* '''Music/{{Sloan}}''' has had the same lineup for its entire run (1991–present). They do technically avert type 1 as they briefly broke up following their second album.

* '''Music/TheStatlerBrothers''' started out as the Four Star Quartet in 1955. The members were Harold and Don Reid, Phil Balsley, and Joe [=McDorman=] During that time, they renamed themselves The Kingsmen. Lew [=DeWitt=] replaced [=McDorman=] in 1960, and the group renamed themselves The Statler Brothers around 1963 when another group called The Kingsmen had a hit called "Louie Louie". Crohn's disease forced Lew to retire in 1982. His replacement was Jimmy Fortune, who stayed until the band retired in 2002 (20 years).

* '''Music/DirEnGrey''' formed as La:Sadie's in 1996, then disbanded after their split with then-bassist Music/{{Kisaki}} in 1997. Shortly after, they reformed under the current name, with bassist Toshiya taking Kisaki's position. They hit their 10-year anniversary in 2007 with no changes in the lineup. The band can also be considered a Type 1, if 1997 is to be considered as their date of formation.
* '''Music/GirlsAloud''' have been the same 5 girls since their formation in 2002. However, they took a hiatus in 2009 and reformed in 2012 to coincide with their 10-year anniversary of their formation.
* Music/TheCardigans formed in 1992 and have had the same five-piece line-up ever since, but with hiatuses from 2000-01 and 2007-11.
* '''Music/NewOrder''''s original lineup of Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, and Gillian Gilbert lasted from 1980 until Gilbert's retirement in 2005 (she was replaced by Phil Cunningham, although she has since returned to the band), with a hiatus between 1993 and 1998 (20 years total) Counting their years in Music/JoyDivision, Sumner, Hook and Morris performed together from 1976 until 2007. (31 years total - When the band reunited in 2011, Hook was not involved)
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* '''Music/DinosaurJr''' has been J. Mascis, Lou Barlow, and Murph since 2005. This was also the band's original lineup when it formed in 1984, but Barlow was kicked out of the group in 1989, and Murph left in 1993. The second iteration of this classic lineup has also lasted longer (going on 17 years, 2005 to present) than the entire initial run of the band with or without the original members (13 years, 1984 to 1997).

* '''Music/{{Kiss}}'''' original formation of Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley, and Peter Criss played for 13 non-consecutive years - 1972 to 1980, then from 1996 to 2001 (both times being interrupted by Criss leaving).
** The current one - Simmons, Stanley, Eric Singer, and Tommy Thayer - completed 10 years in 2013, though it had performed together before in a few 2002 performances, such as the ''Series/That70sShow'' episode the band appears on (Frehley was unsure to return and Criss' contract had expired, but the replacements were and still are [[LegacyCharacter wearing their make-up]]).
* '''Music/MidnightOil''' hasn't changed members since Bones Hillman joined as the bass guitarist in 1987, even if the band broke up in 2002. There were brief reunions in 2005 and 2009, until in 2016 it was announced they would reunite for good, and even recorded an album before Hillman died in 2020.

* '''Music/NapalmDeath''', despite being such a RevolvingDoorBand during their early years that ''no'' founding members are left in the band (nor are any of the members from their first recording, which was a significantly different lineup - in fact, the two sides of the LP had completely different lineups except for the drummer), has had a stable lineup since 1997 (and, had Barney Greenway not departed briefly in 1996-1997, would have been stable since 1991).
* '''Music/PinkFloyd''' had two lineups that qualify: from 1968 to 1979, plus a reunion concert in 2005, was Music/RogerWaters, David Gilmour (who replaced original leader Music/SydBarrett), Richard Wright and Nick Mason - ending when Wright was fired during the recording of ''Music/TheWall''; from 1986 (recording of ''A Momentary Lapse of Reason'') to 1996 (end of ''The Division Bell'' tour, band went on hiatus afterwards) it was Gilmour, Wright and Mason ([[TheBandMinusTheFace who decided to not listen when]] [[IAmTheBand Waters said the band was finished when he left in 1985]]).

* Legendary {{Krautrock}} band '''Music/TangerineDream''' has also been legendary for its revolving door lineups almost from the day of its founding in 1967, with at least 16 former full members to its credit (this in a band that rarely had more than two or three active members at any given time). They did, however, manage to hold one of their numerous lineups together long enough to qualify for this list: their 1990-2005 incarnation, which consisted of Edgar Froese, his son Jerome, and Linda Spa.

** Music/{{Europe}}

* Music/BruceSpringsteen's '''E Street Band''' kept its nucleus of Miami Steve Van Zandt (guitar/vocals/mandolin), Clarence Clemons (saxophone), Roy Bittan (piano/synthesizers), Danny Federici (organ), Garry Tallent (bass), and Max Weinberg (drums) from 1975 to 1984 when Van Zandt left and was replaced by Nils Lofgren. This lineup (often augmented by Springsteen's soon-to-be-wife Patti Scialfa as backing vocalist/acoustic guitarist) lasted until 1992 when Springsteen dissolved the band. Van Zandt augmented the reunited 1984-92 lineup in 1995 for new tracks on a GreatestHitsAlbum, but more or less was out of action until 1999. This lineup (Van Zandt/Lofgren/Bittan/Federici/Clemons/Tallent/Weinberg/Scialfa) lasted until Federici's death in 2008 (Charlie Giordiano replaced him) and Clemons' death in 2011 (Clemons' nephew Jake, plus a brass section replaced Clarence). This remains the lineup as of 2022. (Occasionally, Springsteen would add a female violinist; Suki Lahav in 1975, Soozie Tyrell since 1992.)

* '''Music/RedHotChiliPeppers''' were Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Chad Smith, and John Frusciante for over 14 years, total. This lineup lasted for the following time periods: 1988-1992 (a bit under 4 years), 1998-2006 (8 years), a few months in 2008, and since 2019. The band had a [[RevolvingDoorBand revolving door]] until Smith and Frusciante joined in 1988, then Frusciante left in 1992 (being eventually replaced by Music/JanesAddiction's Dave Navarro), rejoining in 1998, the band was on tour with additional member Josh Klinghoffer throughout 2007, then Frusciante left late in 2008 with Klinghoffer becoming his replacement. And that formation also broke ten years too, with no changes until Klinghoffer left in 2019 so Frusciante could return.

* '''Music/SpinDoctors''' are an interesting example--they formed as Trucking Company with vocalist Chris Barron, drummer Aaron Comess, guitarist Eric Schenkman, bassist Mark White, and harmonicist John Popper in 1988. Popper left less than a year later to focus on [[Music/BluesTraveler his other band]] and the rest changed the band name to Spin Doctor. The lineup stuck until 1994 when Anthony Krizen replaced Schenkman. In 1997, Eran Tabib replaced Krizen, and they added keyboardist Ivan Neville. Then Carl Carter replaced White in 1998, and the band took a hiatus after recording the album ''Here Comes The Bride'' in 1999. In 2001, they reunited with the lineup of... Barron, Comess, Schenkman, and White, which was the lineup until 2022, when White was fired from the band.

* '''Music/TalkingHeads''' formed in 1974 with Music/DavidByrne, Chris Frantz, and Tina Weymouth. In 1977, Music/TheModernLovers alum Jerry Harrison joined the lineup, and they stayed in this configuration for fourteen years, dissolving at the end of 1991. Later in the '90s, Frantz, Harrison, and Weymouth briefly regrouped [[TheBandMinusTheFace without Byrne]], first as Shrunken Heads, then as just the Heads with a bevy of guest singers, before the four-piece lineup reunited for a one-off performance at their UsefulNotes/RockAndRollHallOfFame induction in 2002.

* The most famous lineup from '''Music/TwistedSister''' lasted from 1982 to 1986, when drummer A.J. Pero left (and his replacement was nicknamed "Seven" for being [[RevolvingDoorBand the band's seventh drummer]] - the band then broke up in 1987), had brief reunions in 1998 (recording a song for a film [[FaceOfTheBand Dee Snider]] directed) and 2001 (a 9\11 relief concert) and returned full-time in 2003, without changes until Pero died in 2015.

* Metal band '''Music/{{Sevendust}}''' has had the same lineup for a total of 14 years. The only member of the band that ever left was guitarist Clint Lowery, and he ended up returning shortly.

* '''Music/GuanoApes''' has been Sandra Nasić, Henning Rümenapp, Stefan Ude, and Dennis Poschwatta since it was formed in 1994 up until they broke up twelve years later in 2006. Then they reformed in 2009 with the exact same line-up, and it's been that way ever since.