List of Gong band members

This is a list of the members of the international psychedelic rock ensemble Gong.

Members

Current members

• Fabio Golfetti – lead guitar (2007, 2012–present)
• Dave Sturt – bass (2009–present)
• Ian East – saxophone, flute (2009–present)
• Kavus Torabi – guitar, vocals (2014–present)
• Cheb Nettles – drums, percussion (2014–present)

Former members

• Daevid Allen – vocals, guitar (1967–1968, 1969-1975, 1977, 1990, 1992–2001, 2003–2004, 2006–2015; died 2015)
• Gilli Smyth – vocals (1967–1968, 1969-1973, 1974, 1977, 1990, 1994–2001, 2004, 2006, 2007–2013; died 2016)
• Ziska Baum – vocals (1967–1968)
• Loren Standlee – flute (1967–1968; died 2014)
• Didier Malherbe – saxophone, flute (1969–1976, 1977, 1990, 1992–2001, 2006)
• Rachid Houari – drums, percussion (1969-1971, 1973; died 1973)[1]
• Christian Tritsch – bass, guitar (1969–1973)
• Pip Pyle – drums, percussion (1971, 1990, 1992–1997; died 2006)
• Laurie Allan – drums, percussion (1972–1973, 1974)
• Mac Poole – drums, percussion (1972; died 2015)
• Charles Hayward – drums, percussion (1972)
• Rob Tait - drums, percussion (1972, 1974)
• Diane Stewart – vocals (1972, 1974)
• Tim Blake – synthesizer, vocals (1972–1975, 1977, 1994, 2006)
• Francis Moze – bass, piano (1972–1973)
• Mireille Bauer - percussion (1973–1976, 1977)
• Steve Hillage – lead guitar, vocals (1973–1975, 1977, 2006, 2008–2012)
• Mike Howlett – bass, vocals (1973–1976, 1977, 1994–2001, 2006, 2008–2009)
• Pierre Moerlen – drums, percussion (1973–1974, 1975–1976, 1977, 1997–1999, died 2005)
• Miquette Giraudy – vocals, synthesizer (1974–1975, 1977, 2006, 2008–2012)
• Chris Cutler – drums, percussion (1974)
• Bill Bruford – drums, percussion (1974)
• Brian Davison – drums, percussion (1975; died 2008)
• Dave Stewart - keyboards, synthesizer (1975)
• Patrice Lemoine – keyboards, synthesizer (1975–1976, 1977)
• Jorge Pinchevsky – violin (1975–1976, 1977)
• Sandy Colley – vocals (1976)
• Stephen Lewry - lead guitar (1990, 1994-1998)
• Keith Bailey – bass, vocals (1990, 1992–1994)
• Paul Noble - synthesizer (1990)
• Graham Clark – violin (1991-1992)
• Shyamal Maïtra – percussion, synthesizer (1992–1994)
• Chris Taylor – drums, percussion (1999–2001, 2006, 2008–2012)
• Theo Travis – saxophone, flute (1999–2001, 2006, 2008–2010)
• Mark Robson – synthesizer (1999–2000)
• Mark Hewins – lead guitar (1999)
• Howard Scarr – synthesizer, guitar (2000–2001)
• Josh Pollock – lead guitar (2003–2004, 2007)
• Dharmawan Bradbridge – bass (2003–2004)
• Cotton Casino – synthesizer, vocals (2003–2004, 2007)
• Kawabata Makoto – lead guitar (2003–2004, 2007)
• Orlando Allen – drums, percussion (2003–2004, 2012–2014)
• Tsuyama Atsushi - bass (2004, 2007)
• Tatsuya Yoshida – drums, percussion (2004, 2007)
• Marcelo Ringel – saxophone, flute (2007)
• Gabriel Costa – bass (2007)
• Fred Barley – drums, percussion (2007)

Additional personnel

• Benoît Moerlen – percussion (1974; not an official member prior to Gazeuse! by Pierre Moerlen's Gong)

Line-ups

1967 – 1968	1969 – 1971	1971	1972
Daevid Allen – vocals, guitar Ziska Baum – vocals Gilli Smyth – vocals Loren Standlee – flute	Daevid Allen – vocals, guitar, bass Gilli Smyth – vocals Rachid Houari – drums, percussion Didier Malherbe – saxophone, flute Christian Tritsch – bass, guitar	Daevid Allen – vocals, guitar, bass Gilli Smyth – vocals Didier Malherbe – saxophone, flute Christian Tritsch – bass, guitar Pip Pyle – drums, percussion	Daevid Allen – vocals, guitar, bass Gilli Smyth – vocals Didier Malherbe – saxophone, flute Christian Tritsch – bass, guitar Laurie Allan – drums, percussion
1972	1972	1972	1973
Daevid Allen – vocals, guitar, bass Gilli Smyth – vocals Didier Malherbe – saxophone, flute Christian Tritsch – bass, guitar Mac Poole – drums, percussion	Daevid Allen – vocals, guitar, bass Gilli Smyth – vocals Didier Malherbe – saxophone, flute Christian Tritsch – bass, guitar Charles Hayward – drums, percussion	Daevid Allen – vocals, guitar Diane Stewart – vocals Didier Malherbe – saxophone, flute Christian Tritsch – guitar, bass Tim Blake – synthesizer, vocals Francis Moze – bass Rob Tait – drums, percussion	Daevid Allen – vocals, guitar Gilli Smyth – vocals Didier Malherbe – saxophone, flute Christian Tritsch – guitar Tim Blake – synthesizer, vocals Francis Moze – bass, piano Laurie Allan – drums, percussion Steve Hillage – guitar Rachid Houari – percussion
1973 - 1974	1974	1974	1974
Daevid Allen – vocals, guitar Gilli Smyth – vocals Didier Malherbe – saxophone, flute Tim Blake – synthesizer, vocals Steve Hillage – lead guitar Mike Howlett – bass Pierre Moerlen – drums, percussion Additional personnel Mireille Bauer – percussion	Daevid Allen – vocals, guitar Didier Malherbe – saxophone, flute Tim Blake – synthesizer, vocals Steve Hillage – lead guitar Mike Howlett – bass Diane Stewart – vocals Rob Tait – drums, percussion	Daevid Allen – vocals, guitar Didier Malherbe – saxophone, flute Tim Blake – synthesizer, vocals Steve Hillage – lead guitar Mike Howlett – bass Miquette Giraudy – vocals Pierre Moerlen – drums, percussion	Daevid Allen – vocals, guitar Didier Malherbe – saxophone, flute Tim Blake – synthesizer, vocals Steve Hillage – lead guitar Mike Howlett – bass Miquette Giraudy – vocals Pierre Moerlen – drums, percussion Gilli Smyth – vocals Additional personnel Mireille Bauer – percussion Benoît Moerlen – percussion
1974	1974	1974	1975
Daevid Allen – vocals, guitar Didier Malherbe – saxophone, flute Tim Blake – synthesizer, vocals Steve Hillage – lead guitar Mike Howlett – bass Miquette Giraudy – vocals Chris Cutler – drums, percussion	Daevid Allen – vocals, guitar Didier Malherbe – saxophone, flute Tim Blake – synthesizer, vocals Steve Hillage – lead guitar Mike Howlett – bass Miquette Giraudy – vocals Laurie Allan – drums, percussion Gilli Smyth – vocals	Daevid Allen – vocals, guitar Didier Malherbe – saxophone, flute Tim Blake – synthesizer, vocals Steve Hillage – lead guitar Mike Howlett – bass Miquette Giraudy – vocals Gilli Smyth – vocals Bill Bruford – drums, percussion	Daevid Allen – vocals, guitar Didier Malherbe – saxophone, flute Tim Blake – synthesizer, vocals Steve Hillage – lead guitar Mike Howlett – bass Miquette Giraudy – vocals Gilli Smyth – vocals Brian Davison – drums, percussion
1975	1975	1976	1976 – 1990
Didier Malherbe – saxophone, flute Steve Hillage – lead guitar, vocals Mike Howlett – bass, vocals Miquette Giraudy – vocals, synthesizer Brian Davison – drums, percussion Dave Stewart - keyboards	Didier Malherbe – saxophone, flute Steve Hillage – lead guitar, vocals Mike Howlett – bass, vocals Miquette Giraudy – vocals, synthesizer Mireille Bauer – percussion Patrice Lemoine – keyboards Pierre Moerlen – drums, percussion Jorge Pinchevsky – violin	Didier Malherbe – saxophone, flute Mike Howlett – bass, vocals Mireille Bauer – percussion Patrice Lemoine – keyboards Pierre Moerlen – drums, percussion Jorge Pinchevsky – violin Sandy Colley – vocals	Disbanded Pierre Moerlen founded a new band, first using the name "Gong", before subsequently changing the name to "Gong-Expresso" and finally (starting from 1978) "Pierre Moerlen's Gong". The You & Shamal lineups reformed for a one-off gig in Paris on 28 May 1977. Gong next reformed for a one-off gig in April 1990 on U.K. T.V., with Allen, Smyth, Malherbe & Pyle joined by Here & Now's Stephen Lewry, Keith Bailey & Paul Noble.
1992 - 1993	1994 – 1997	1997 – 1998	1999
Daevid Allen – vocals, guitar Keith Bailey – bass, vocals Graham Clark – violin Didier Malherbe – saxophone, flute Shyamal Maïtra – percussion, synthesizer Pip Pyle – drums, percussion	Daevid Allen – vocals, guitar Didier Malherbe – saxophone, flute Pip Pyle – drums, percussion Mike Howlett – bass Stephen Lewry – lead guitar, synthesizer Gilli Smyth – vocals	Daevid Allen – vocals, guitar Didier Malherbe – saxophone, flute Mike Howlett – bass Stephen Lewry – lead guitar, synthesizer Gilli Smyth – vocals Pierre Moerlen – drums, percussion	Daevid Allen – vocals, guitar Didier Malherbe – saxophone, flute Mike Howlett – bass Gilli Smyth – vocals Mark Hewins – lead guitar Mark Robson – synthesizer Chris Taylor – drums, percussion Theo Travis – saxophone, flute
1999 – 2000	2000 – 2001	2001 – 2003	2003 – 2004
Daevid Allen – vocals, guitar Didier Malherbe – saxophone, flute Mike Howlett – bass Gilli Smyth – vocals Mark Robson – synthesizer Chris Taylor – drums, percussion Theo Travis – saxophone, flute	Daevid Allen – vocals, guitar Didier Malherbe – saxophone, flute Mike Howlett – bass Gilli Smyth – vocals Chris Taylor – drums, percussion Theo Travis – saxophone, flute Howard Scarr – synthesizer, guitar	Disbanded	Daevid Allen – vocals, guitar Orlando Allen – drums, percussion Dharmawan Bradbridge – bass Cotton Casino – synthesizer, vocals Kawabata Makoto – lead guitar Josh Pollock – lead guitar
2004	2004 – 2006	2006	2007
Daevid Allen – vocals, guitar Cotton Casino – synthesizer, vocals Kawabata Makoto – lead guitar Josh Pollock – lead guitar Tsuyama Atsushi – bass Gilli Smyth – vocals Tatsuya Yoshida – drums, percussion	Disbanded	Daevid Allen – vocals, guitar Gilli Smyth – vocals Tim Blake – synthesizer, vocals Miquette Giraudy – synthesizer, vocals Steve Hillage – lead guitar Mike Howlett – bass Didier Malherbe – saxophone, flute Chris Taylor – drums, percussion Theo Travis – saxophone, flute	Daevid Allen – vocals, guitar Gilli Smyth – vocals Tsuyama Atsushi – bass Cotton Casino – synthesizer, vocals Kawabata Makoto – lead guitar Josh Pollock – lead guitar Tatsuya Yoshida – drums, percussion
2007	2008 – 2009	2009	2009 – 2012
Daevid Allen – vocals, guitar Josh Pollock – lead guitar Fred Barley – drums, percussion Gabriel Costa – bass Fabio Golfetti – lead guitar Marcelo Ringel – saxophone, flute	Daevid Allen – vocals, guitar Miquette Giraudy – synthesizer, vocals Steve Hillage – lead guitar Mike Howlett – bass Gilli Smyth – vocals Chris Taylor – drums, percussion Theo Travis – saxophone, flute	Daevid Allen – vocals, guitar Miquette Giraudy – synthesizer, vocals Steve Hillage – lead guitar Gilli Smyth – vocals Chris Taylor – drums, percussion Theo Travis – saxophone, flute Dave Sturt – bass	Daevid Allen – vocals, guitar Miquette Giraudy – synthesizer, vocals Steve Hillage – lead guitar Gilli Smyth – vocals Chris Taylor – drums, percussion Dave Sturt – bass Ian East – saxophone, flute
2012 – 2013	2013 – 2014	2014	2014 – 2015
Daevid Allen – vocals, guitar Gilli Smyth – vocals Dave Sturt – bass Ian East – saxophone, flute Orlando Allen – drums, percussion Fabio Golfetti – lead guitar	Daevid Allen – vocals, guitar Dave Sturt – bass Ian East – saxophone, flute Orlando Allen – drums, percussion Fabio Golfetti – lead guitar	Daevid Allen – vocals, guitar Dave Sturt – bass Ian East – saxophone, flute Orlando Allen – drums, percussion Fabio Golfetti – lead guitar Kavus Torabi – guitar	Daevid Allen – vocals, guitar Dave Sturt – bass Ian East – saxophone, flute Fabio Golfetti – lead guitar Kavus Torabi – guitar Cheb Nettles – drums, percussion
2015 – present
Dave Sturt – bass Ian East – saxophone, flute Fabio Golfetti – lead guitar Kavus Torabi – guitar, vocals Cheb Nettles – drums, percussion

Timeline

References

1. Allen, Daevid. Gong Dreaming 2. SAF Publishing, 2009, p. 107.

• Gong at Calyx, The Canterbury Music Website, by Aymeric Leroy - includes detailed chronology