List of Gang of Four band members

Gang of Four in 1982, 2011, 2015, 2019

Gang of Four are an English post-punk band founded by guitarist Andy Gill and singer Jon King in 1976, ^[1] the band originally consisted King, Gill, drummer Hugo Burnham and bassist Dave Wolfson, ^[2] who was soon replaced by Dave Allen. ^[3] The band's most recent personnel included King (who was a consistent member, except for between 2012 and 2021) and Burnham (who most recently rejoined in 2021), bassist Gail Greenwood (since 2024) and guitarist Ted Leo (since 2025).

History

King and Gill founded the band in 1976 in Leeds, ^[1] the two were joined by drummer Hugo Burnham and bass guitarist Dave Wolfson. ^[2] After two or three gigs, ^[2] Wolfson was replaced by Dave Allen. ^[3] After releasing two albums, Allen left in 1981. He was temporarily replaced by Busta "Cherry" Jones, ^[4] before Sara Lee joined as a permanent replacement. Burnham left in 1983, his replacement was Steve Goulding. ^[5] The band broke up in 1984. ^[6]

King and Gill reunited Gang of Four on three occasions in the 1990s, first to record Mail (1991), which featured Gail Ann Dorsey on bass and drummers Blair Cunningham, Frank Tontoh, Martyn Ford, Neil Wilkinson, Steve Monti. And again in 1995, recording Shrinkwrapped with bassists Phil Butcher and Dean Garcia, and drummers Dave Axford and again Steve Monti.

In 2004, the classic line-up of King, Gill, Burnham and Allen reunited for a UK tour in 2005. ^{[7] [8]} Burnham departed again in late 2005 to continue to be a college professor, he was replaced by Mark Heaney. ^{[9] [10]} Allen was also replaced by Thomas McNeice in 2008. ^[11] Founding member Jon King left in 2011 after disagreements with Gill, he was replaced by John Sterry. ^[12] Heaney was also replaced by Jonny Finnegan in 2014, ^[11] who was replaced by Tobias Humble in 2016. ^[13] Gill died in February 2020, ending this incarnation of the band. ^[14]

In October 2021, King reformed the band with Burnham, former bassist Sara Lee and Slint guitarist Dave Pajo. ^{[15] [16]} Allen did not return as "he didn’t want to do anything any more". ^[17] Lee was replaced by Linda Pardee in January 2024, ^[18] and then by Gail Greenwood in July 2024. ^[19] David Pajo was replaced by Ted Leo in January 2025. ^[20] On 6 July 2025, the band played their final show. ^[21]

Members

Current members

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
	Jon King	1976–1984 1990–1991 1993 1995 2004–2011 2021–2025	lead vocals percussion melodica	all releases until Content (2011)
	Hugo Burnham	1976–1982 2004–2006 2021–2025	drums backing vocals	all releases from Entertainment! (1979) to Songs of the Free (1982) The Peel Sessions (1990) Entertainment!: Official Live Recording (2005)
	Gail Greenwood	2024–2025	bass backing vocals	none to date
	Ted Leo	2025	guitar vocals

Former members

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
	Andy Gill	1976–1984 1990–1991 1993 1995 2004–2020 (until his death)	guitar vocals	all releases to date
	Dave Wolfson	1976	bass backing vocals	none
	Dave Allen	1977–1981 2004–2008 (died 2025)		all releases from Entertainment! (1979) to Another Day/Another Dollar (1982) The Peel Sessions (1990) Return the Gift (2005) Entertainment!: Official Live Recording (2005)
	Busta "Cherry" Jones	1980 (died 1995)		none
	Sara Lee	1980–1984 2021–2023		Songs of the Free (1982) Hard (1983)
	Steve Goulding	1983–1984	drums backing vocals	none
	Gail Ann Dorsey	1990–1991	bass backing vocals	Mall (1991) What Happens Next (2015) guest vocals on one track
	Mark Heaney	2005–2013	drums backing vocals	Return the Gift (2005) Content (2011) What Happens Next (2015)
	Thomas McNeice	2008–2020	bass backing vocals	all releases from Content (2011) to Happy Now (2019)
	John "Gaoler" Sterry	2012–2020	lead vocals percussion melodica	What Happens Next (2015)
	Jonny Finnegan	2014–2016	drums backing vocals
	Tobias Humble	2016–2020		Happy Now (2019)
	David Pajo	2021–2024	guitar vocals	none
	Linda Pardee	2023–2024	bass backing vocals

Timeline

References

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