Caleb Johnson no longer with Celebrating Meat Loaf

letsgotoofar · 24 Jan 2026, 00:48

Announced today across all socials, for those who still care about this offshoot of the Neverland Express, Caleb has parted ways with the band.

(My cynical two cents, as the press drops do not go into why: I guess he realized if he still had solo ambitions to pursue, he wasn't gonna make it far while constantly interrupting it to be I Can't Believe It's Not Meat Loaf. It's not like Adam Lambert with Queen, where he has enough of a career to afford to cosplay as Freddie for huge stretches.)

Anyway... for the time being, they're fulfilling the immediately forthcoming dates with a game of "pick a former Strat from Bat": Andrew Polec will be leading the band for the March gig in Illinois (and seems to be potentially moving into a more permanent slot as the band continues, judging by the website), and Travis Cormier takes the reins on their forthcoming UK dates in May.

24 Jan 2026, 00:48	#1
letsgotoofar Super Loafer Join Date: 12.09.2016 Location: In front of a computer, duh. Posts: 433	Caleb Johnson no longer with Celebrating Meat Loaf Announced today across all socials, for those who still care about this offshoot of the Neverland Express, Caleb has parted ways with the band. (My cynical two cents, as the press drops do not go into why: I guess he realized if he still had solo ambitions to pursue, he wasn't gonna make it far while constantly interrupting it to be I Can't Believe It's Not Meat Loaf. It's not like Adam Lambert with Queen, where he has enough of a career to afford to cosplay as Freddie for huge stretches.) Anyway... for the time being, they're fulfilling the immediately forthcoming dates with a game of "pick a former Strat from Bat": Andrew Polec will be leading the band for the March gig in Illinois (and seems to be potentially moving into a more permanent slot as the band continues, judging by the website), and Travis Cormier takes the reins on their forthcoming UK dates in May.