OT - Who will take stage when old rockers are gone?

[AOR rules]

Well then. Problem solved. A band NEVER has to stop touring. All they need is new infusion of members and off they go....to infinity and beyond!

So -- Styx, Journey, Kansas, Rolling Stones, EVERYONE! Get off the road you guys! Plug in all new members under your name, hang on to a bit of the profits from the tour, and, apparently, fans will buy your music and go to your concerts no matter WHO is in the group!

What a concept!!! Why didn't I think of that???

Bugsy

I´m not saying my suggestion works with every band. In a band which have one strong leading figure it´s more difficult to accept non-original line-up. For example Thin Lizzy touring without Phil Lynott feels like blasphemy because everyone feels like Phil Lynott was Thin Lizzy. But in a case like Molly Hatchet when the original Hatchet didnt have such a leader whose replacing would create great opposing, non-original line-up worked just fine. And they managed to release albums that maybe were not as good as the best stuff originals recorded but were better than worst stuff originals recorded.

[Soloud]

I don't know how they can continue either. Besides Molly Hatchet, which I didn't know were still out there, are there any other bands that are touring with NO original members or with just one original member?

Not sure, but I think Foriegner now fall into that category as well

And Molly Hatchet (at least the original singer) went so far as to hand pick his replacement and bring him to the band before he left