National touring bands that started after 30?

[Desirsar]

It's a lot more common than I thought, apparently. I was expecting maybe one or two groups close to what I was thinking. The bands that formed at 20 and took 10 years of playing small gigs before signing and touring work fine for what I was thinking. I just wondered how possible it is for musicians to start "late" and actually get somewhere in certain genres. (Not unlike many of the bands you read about in the Band Management sub-forum...)

 

[two fingers]

Garry Allen (big modern country star) was well in his 40s I think.

 

[rogersjoe]

I am 30 years old and my band recently just signed a record deal and began touring in the past 3 months. Granted I am the oldest member andthe youngest is 20.
I am home now and we are recording our debut album with the bass player of staind. Speaking of Staind. Most of the members were over 30 when they got famous. To my knowledge the bassist was 34 and the guitarist was 31. It isn't easy when you are older due to different lifestyles (wives, kids, mortgages, bills). Luckily I stayed away from all that and was able to make the sacrifice with no problem. Age isn't the factor, it's lifestyle. IMHO

 

[heliotropic]

I read an interview recently with Franz Ferdinand and they didn't see success until they were almost 40 if I remember correctly.

This has to be wrong, their oldest member is only now just over 40 and their first album (and probably most popular) came out almost ten years ago.

 

[dcr]

Emilio Castillo was 28 when he formed Tower of Power and they didn't record their first record until 2 years later. I don't know how old the rest of the band is but it's probably safe to assume TOP fits into this category. And they are still touring and kicking it today.

Uh, not to be that guy, but Emilio was born in September of 1950, and East Bay Grease was released in 1970. Most of the rest of the original members were born from 1945-1955, making them still mostly in their 20s when they started.



dcr

 

[bkbirge]

Uh, not to be that guy, but Emilio was born in September of 1950, and East Bay Grease was released in 1970. Most of the rest of the original members were born from 1945-1955, making them still mostly in their 20s when they started.



dcr

Ha! You are right. Must be "Mathematically challenged Wednesday" for me.

 

[hrodbert696]

I think The Police were around 30 when they got together. The guitarist Andy Summers was closer to 40.

No, Sting and Stewart Copeland were still in their mid-20s and Andy Summers was 34 or so. He had already been in the New Animals, though. His career had bottomed out before the Police started, but he was a seasoned touring musician already from the late 60s/early 70s.

 

[LeopoldBoom]

No, Sting and Stewart Copeland were still in their mid-20s and Andy Summers was 34 or so. He had already been in the New Animals, though. His career had bottomed out before the Police started, but he was a seasoned touring musician already from the late 60s/early 70s.

Yeah Andy really paid his dues before hitting it big with The Police. If you haven't already you should check out his book One Train Later. Fascinating stuff.

 

[fhm555]

Never a big fan, but I seem to remember reading Tom Scholz and the rest of the band were well into their 30's before Boston got signed?