Taking Back Sunday is an American rock band from Long Island, New York, formed in 1999 and featuring the current line-up of Adam Lazzara (lead vocals), John Nolan (guitar, vocals, keyboards), and Shaun Cooper (bass guitar), accompanied on tour by Nathan Cogan (guitars, keyboards), and Mitchell Register (drums, percussion). The group was originally formed by Antonio Longo, John Nolan, Eddie Reyes, Jesse Lacey, and Steven DeJoseph. The band has gone through multiple line-up changes in their career spanning eight studio albums. There have been eleven official members of Taking Back Sunday, four touring members, and twenty-three session members.Tell All Your FriendsWhere You Want to BeLouder NowHappiness IsTidal Wave

The band's first line-up change was in 2001, with the departure of bassist Jesse Lacey and drummer Steven DeJoseph, who were replaced by current members Adam Lazzara and Mark O'Connell. Not long after, original lead vocalist Antonio Longo also departed from the band, leaving Lazzara on lead vocals duty. Being left without a bassist, Eddie Reyes brought in Shaun Cooper to play bass guitar for the band. Soon after the band headed to the studio to record and release their debut studio album, Tell All Your Friends.

The band's second line-up change came when founding member and guitarist, keyboardist, and vocalist John Nolan and bassist Shaun Cooper announced their departure from the band in 2003. Nolan and Cooper were replaced by Fred Mascherino and Matt Rubano, with Mascherino performing guitars and vocals, along with Rubano performing bass guitar. With a fresh line-up, the band went onto release two more studio albums, Where You Want to Be and major label debut, Louder Now.

The band's third line-up change came in 2007, when Fred Mascherino left the band to pursue his solo project, The Color Fred and later his current band, Terrible Things. He was replaced by Matthew Fazzi, who was announced to be an official member on 2008, providing guitars, keyboards, and vocals. Mascherino went on to reveal in later interviews stating, "There were just problems between the five of us about writing, who was going to do it and how we were going to do it, we weren't being very productive because we were fighting too much about that stuff. The band was more about cooking food than making music." With continued extensive touring with the new line-up, the band went on to release their only studio album with Fazzi, New Again.

The next line-up change came in 2010 when Matt Rubano and Matthew Fazzi announced that they were no longer members of Taking Back Sunday. Later it was announced that John Nolan and Shaun Cooper had re-joined the band. With the reunion of the Tell All Your Friends line-up in seven years, the band went onto release Taking Back Sunday, Happiness Is, and Tidal Wave.

The next line-up change wouldn't come until 2018, when the band announced that they have parted ways with founding member and guitarist, Eddie Reyes for "personal reasons". This was later confirmed by Reyes stating the reason for his departure was due to his battle with alcoholism. The band released their eighth studio album 152 in 2023.

Longtime drummer O'Connell announced his departure in 2024. In July 2025, it was announced that former guitarist Fred Mascherino would return to the band as a touring member, originally on a temporary basis while Nolan went to spend time with his family. Mascherino would later appear on stage with Nolan. No plans of Mascherino's status with the band has been announced.

Official members

Current ImageNameYears activeInstrumentsRelease contributionsJohn Nolanall Taking Back Sunday releases from Taking Back Sunday EP (2000) to Tell All Your Friends (2002) and from Taking Back Sunday (2011)Adam Lazzara2001–presentall Taking Back Sunday releases from Taking Back Sunday EP (2000)Shaun Cooperbass guitarall Taking Back Sunday releases from Tell All Your Friends Demo (2001) to Tell All Your Friends (2002) and from Taking Back Sunday (2011)

Former ImageNameYears activeInstrumentsRelease contributionsEddie Reyes1999–2018all Taking Back Sunday releases from Taking Back Sunday EP (2000) to Tidal Wave (2016)Antonio Longo1999–2001lead vocalsTaking Back Sunday EP (2000) and Lullaby EP (2001)Jesse Lacey1999–2000Taking Back Sunday EP (2000)Steven DeJosephMark O'Connell2000–2024all Taking Back Sunday releases from Lullaby EP (2001) to 152 (2023)Matt Rubano2003–2010all Taking Back Sunday releases from Where You Want to Be (2004) to Live from Orensanz (2010)Fred Mascherinoall Taking Back Sunday releases from Where You Want to Be (2004) to Louder Now: PartTwo (2007)Matthew Fazzi2008–2010all Taking Back Sunday releases from New Again (2009) to Live from Orensanz (2010)

Other contributors

Touring ImageNameYears activeInstrumentsRelease contributionsPhil Hanratty2000noneAaron Stern2007noneIsaac Bolivar2009–2010Live from Bamboozle '09 (2009) and Live from Orensanz (2010)Nathan Cogan2010–presentWe Play Songs (2012), TAYF10 Acoustic (2013), and 152 (2023)Spencer Chamberlain2013lead vocalsnoneMitchell Register2024–presentdrums percussion

Session ImageNameYears activeInstrumentsRelease contributionsMichelle DaRosabacking vocalsTell All Your Friends (2002) and TAYF10 Acoustic (2013)Neil RubensteinTell All Your Friends (2002) and Where You Want to Be (2004)Matt McDannell2001–2002Tell All Your Friends (2002)Sal VillanuevaguitarsGirl Next Door String Quartet2004Where You Want to Be (2004)Mike SaponeprogrammingNick Torresbacking vocalsRay Zu-ArtezElena Mascherino2005–2006backing vocalsLouder Now (2006)Anton PatznerLewis PatznercelloDylan Ebrahimian2013–2014violinHappiness Is (2014)Teddy SchumachercelloElyse Hurley2016backing vocalsTidal Wave (2016)Ryan HurleyKeaton LazzaraMisha LazzaraNathan LazzaraCamille NolanJohn John NolanGreg UrquhartKara UrquhartRyleigh VarvaroNick Montopoli2023strings152 (2023)

Timeline Official members timeline

Touring members timeline

Line-ups

PeriodMembersReleasesNovember 1999 - Early 2000Antonio Longo – vocals John Nolan – guitar, backing vocals Eddie Reyes – guitar Jesse Lacey – bass, backing vocals Steven DeJoseph – drumsTaking Back Sunday EP (2000) Songs 4 & 6Mid 2000 - Early 2001Antonio Longo – vocals John Nolan – guitar, backing vocals Eddie Reyes – guitar Adam Lazzara – bass, backing vocals Mark O'Connell – drumsTaking Back Sunday EP (2000) Songs 1-3 & 5 to Lullaby EP (2001)Early 2001 - Mid 2003Adam Lazzara – vocals John Nolan – guitar, backing vocals Eddie Reyes – guitar Shaun Cooper – bass Mark O'Connell – drumsTell All Your Friends Demo (2001) to Tell All Your Friends (2002)Mid 2003 - Late 2007Adam Lazzara – vocals Fred Mascherino – guitar, backing vocals Eddie Reyes – guitar Matt Rubano – bass Mark O'Connell – drumsWhere You Want to Be (2004) to The Louder Now: PartTwo (2007)Early 2008 - Early 2010Adam Lazzara – vocals Matthew Fazzi – guitar, backing vocals Eddie Reyes – guitar Matt Rubano – bass Mark O'Connell – drumsNew Again (2009) to Live from Orensanz (2010)Early 2010 - Early 2018Adam Lazzara – vocals John Nolan – guitar, backing vocals Eddie Reyes – guitar Shaun Cooper – bass Mark O'Connell – drumsTaking Back Sunday (2011) to Tidal Wave (2016)Early 2018 - Late 2024Adam Lazzara – vocals John Nolan – guitar, backing vocals Shaun Cooper – bass Mark O'Connell – drumsTwenty (2019) to 152 (2023)Early 2025 - PresentAdam Lazzara – vocals John Nolan – guitar, backing vocals Shaun Cooper – bassNone

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