Heartbreaking tales of these fleeting stars
The E Street Band has been playing with Bruce Springsteen since 1972. Some of the members have changed over the years, and while there were five band members in the original lineup, many more have come and gone over the years.
Zappa's band, The Mothers of Invention, was originally composed of six members. The number then grew over the years, with numerous lineup changes.
The English reggae band, known for hits such as 'Red Red Wine,' had eight permanent members for the greater part of its career.
The Canadian rock band is one big family. Pictured are Regine Chassagnes, Win Butler, Richard Reed Parry, Jeremy Gara, and Tim Kingsbury back in 2018.
The Aussie musician has a pretty large band backing him up. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds currently has seven members.
The funk, R&B, and soul legends are also a large band. In the mid-70s it had eight members.
The New York punk rockers with Romani influences currently have eight band members, but their lineup used to have nine musicians.
The self-described "rock and roll band with horns" had seven band members in the beginning. The number of Chicago members has fluctuated between 9 and 10 over the last few years.
The Trans-Siberian Orchestra is one big rock band. How big? Over 30 members! They are however split into two bands: one located on the East Coast and the other on the West Coast.
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Members of the famous hip-hop group included RZA, U-God, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Masta Killa, GZA, Method Man, and more.
The Jamaican ska band formed in 1963 with 10 members. The band split up and reunited again in the mid-'80s. Today, The Skatalites have nine band members.
The band of Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala has had a number of musicians in their lineup. The current lineup has six members.
The British band best known for their 1997 hit 'Tubthumping' had eight band members in total.
The English group found success with songs like 'Ghost Town.' Their lineup grew to nine band members at one point.
Metal band Slipknot is known for their use of percussion in addition to traditional rock instruments. There are eight musicians in total in the band at present, but the number used to be nine.
The Southern Rock band known for hits such as 'Sweet Home Alabama' has had multiple band members over the years. Lynyrd Skynyrd currently consists of six musicians (excluding the additional three touring musicians).
The British reggae band was formed in the mid-70s. Their most recent lineup consists of seven musicians.
The Canadian experimental post-rock group currently has 10 band members in their lineup. These include eight musicians and two members responsible for film projections.
The American folk rock band has had up to 10 band members at times.
The funk and soul band, led by the late singer Sharon Jones, used to have 10 members.
The band previously known as The Wailers had six members. However, the iconic reggae band had more than that during some phases of its existence.
The groovy Earth, Wind & Fire has always been a big family. They have a total of nine band members.
The Swiss folk metal band has eight permanent members, but they have had up to 10 people playing together.
I'm from Barcelona is a Swedish pop act with a large number of band members. How many? The last time we checked, there were 28.
The German neo-classical metal ensemble has an epic sound and an epic lineup of 20 musicians!
No other band played funk rock like Funkadelic. Perhaps their strength was in numbers—16, to be exact!
The American hard rock band has a whopping 19 band members!
The band led by guitarist Carlos Santana had five members when it was formed back in the '60s. By 1971, the number of band members had gone up to seven.
The Canadian indie rock band is one of those bands that grew over the years. They currently have 10 band members.
The American choral rock band has an incredible 25 band members!
Some musical ensembles consist of many artists. It's not uncommon to find orchestras or choirs with a large number of musicians and singers, but this is rarely seen in bands. In fact, the vast majority of bands have between three and five members. There are of course exceptions to this, and in this gallery, you'll get to know some of them.
Curious? Click through and discover some of the bands that have the most members.
Famous bands with a huge number of members
These are bands with more than just the usual four or five members
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Some musical ensembles consist of many artists. It's not uncommon to find orchestras or choirs with a large number of musicians and singers, but this is rarely seen in bands. In fact, the vast majority of bands have between three and five members. There are of course exceptions to this, and in this gallery, you'll get to know some of them.
Curious? Click through and discover some of the bands that have the most members.