Gerard Langley Rita Lynch John Langley Wojtek Dmochowski Chris Sharp Bec Jevons Mike Youe
ex John Stapleton, Bill Cargill, Tim Keegan, Bob Bradley, Ian Kearey, Richard Bell, Paul Wigens, David Newton, Marcus Williams, Charlie Llewellin, Julian Poole, Angelo Bruschini, Susie Hug, Roger Power, Graham Russell, Max Noble, Paul Mulreany, Alex Lee, Rodney Allen, Andy McCreeth, Nick Jacobs, Ruth Cochrane, Shaun Mccrindle, Robin Key, Jon Wygens, Dave Chapman, Hazel Winter, Christian Clarke, Jake Kyle, Gerard Starkie, Calvin Talbot, Simon Robinson, Joe Allen, Caroline Trettine, Simon Heathfield, Baz Larder, Bill Bell, Richard Whitehead, Dawn Larder, Joff Lowson English indie rock band founded in 1981 in Bristol by ex-members of short-lived punk band
Art Objects by brothers Gerard and John, along with dancer Wojtek. The name Blue Aeroplanes comes from the Polish Niebieske Samoloty which was originally going to be the name of Wojtek’s brother’s band.
The band feature an ever-changing lineup, which (as of 2016) includes 41 ex-members, a feat only beaten by
The Fall. Gerard, John and Wojtek have been the only mainstays since the band’s inception, although John left the band between 1990 and 2004 and went on to be drummer for
Strangelove during this time. Ex (and current) members have gone on to be members of
Primal Scream,
Witness,
Massive Attack and
Strangelove.
The band tend to end their live sets with Breaking In My Heart, which has been known to feature multiple guest guitarists on stage playing the main riff, this included members of
R.E.M. in the early 1990s when the Aeroplanes were tour support, where they also had a total of 15 guitarists playing simultaneously. REM’s famous song Losing My Religion is also said to be written about Gerard.