Live (band)

Live
Live in 2008.
Background information
Origin	York, Pennsylvania, United States
Genres	Alternative rock, pop rock, post-grunge
Years active	1989–2009, 2012–Present
Labels	Sony BMG, Epic, Radioactive
Associated acts	The Gracious Few
Website	www.freaks4live.com
Members	Ed Kowalczyk Chad Taylor Patrick Dahlheimer Chad Gracey
Past members	Chris Shinn

Live (/ˈlaɪv/, often typeset as LĪVE or +LĪVE+) is an American rock band from York, Pennsylvania, consisting of Ed Kowalczyk (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, primary songwriter), Chad Taylor (lead guitar, backing vocals), Patrick Dahlheimer (bass) and Chad Gracey (drums). Kowalczyk left the band in 2009 and was replaced by Chris Shinn, but rejoined in December 2016.

Live achieved worldwide success with their 1994 album, Throwing Copper, which has sold eight million copies in the U.S. The band had a string of hit singles in the mid-1990s including "Lightning Crashes", which stayed at the top of the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for 10 consecutive weeks and the Modern Rock Tracks (now Alternative Songs) chart for nine weeks from February 25 to April 22, 1995. The band has sold over 20 million albums worldwide. Their last three studio albums fared only moderately well in the U.S., but they continued to enjoy success in The Netherlands, South Africa, Australasia and Brazil.

When touring, Live has used additional musicians, including Ed Kowalczyk's younger brother Adam on rhythm guitar and backing vocals, British keyboardist Michael "Railo" Railton and rhythm guitarist Christopher Thorn of Blind Melon.

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