The Sutcliffe brothers decided to leave the group in 1987, with their places taken by backing musicians for the final few television shows.

Live shows in support of his solo material have featured former Unbelievable Truth members as backing musicians.

In addition to the guest collaborators, backing musicians included:

The album featured members of Alfie and Doves as backing musicians.

The nature of Oldham's work, with constant changes in backing musicians and even the names under which he records, can make for a confusing discography.

The Black Grass were backing musicians for the March and May 1973 performances.

West maintains an active touring schedule throughout the world, and has performed with a variety of backing musicians.

Roman Candle members are known touring (as backing musicians) with various artists: most notably:

For almost three hours the stage set remained the same, unblemished by backing musicians or even a D.J.

However, Reznor has typically assembled groups of backing musicians to interpret songs for tours and other live performances.