List of members of the Offspring

The Offspring is an American punk rock band from Garden Grove, California, formed in 1984.^[1] Originally formed under the name Manic Subsidal, the group originally included vocalist and guitarist Dexter Holland (real name Bryan Holland), bassist Greg K. (real name Greg Kriesel) and drummer James Lilja. The band's current line-up includes Holland, alongside lead guitarist Noodles (real name Kevin Wasserman; since 1985), bassist Todd Morse (since 2019, and touring rhythm guitars from 2009 to 2019), multi-instrumentalist Jonah Nimoy (since 2023, as touring musician from 2019 to 2023) and drummer Brandon Pertzborn (since 2023).

(left to right) Greg K., Atom Willard, Dexter Holland, and Noodles (Chris Higgins not shown)

(left to right) Greg K., Pete Parada, Dexter Holland, Andrew Freeman and Noodles.

(left to right) Greg K., Dexter Holland, Pete Parada, Noodles and Todd Morse.

(left to right) Dexter Holland, Todd Morse, Noodles, Josh Freese and Jonah Nimoy

Five line-ups of the Offspring, performing in 2004, 2008, 2009 and 2022.

History

The band changed its name to "the Offspring" in 1986. Lilja left the Offspring in 1987 to pursue a medical career in oncology and was replaced by Ron Welty, who was 16 years old at the time.^[2][3] The band's first touring member was Chris "X-13" Higgins, who at first provided backing vocals and later played percussion and rhythm guitar.

Welty was fired from the group in 2003, a few days before the recording sessions of Splinter started. Josh Freese recorded drums on the album while Atom Willard (real name Adam Willard) joined as Welty's official replacement. The tour to promote Splinter featured Ronnie King on keyboards, after King left Higgins also started playing keyboards.

After a world tour in 2005, the band took a break. During the hiatus, touring member Higgins left, while Willard was recruited by Tom DeLonge for his band, Angels & Airwaves. It was announced on July 27, 2007, that former Saves the Day drummer Pete Parada had been chosen to be the Offspring's new drummer. band's first shows with Parada were at the Summer Sonic festival in Japan in August 2007.^[4]

Warren Fitzgerald was hired as the band’s new touring guitarist in 2008 for the European Tour and was replaced in late 2008 by Andrew Freeman. Freeman was replaced by Todd Morse in 2009. Greg K. was fired from the Offspring in 2018 and was initially replaced on tour by No Doubt bassist Tony Kanal before Morse switched to bass and became an official member.^[5] Because of Kriesel's departure Dexter Holland remained as the only original member. The touring guitarist spot was taken by Jonah Nimoy, who also later played keyboards and percussion.

Shortly after releasing its tenth studio album Let the Bad Times Roll (2021), drummer Pete Parada revealed on August 2, 2021, on Twitter that he was fired from the Offspring after electing not to receive the COVID-19 vaccine due to possible complications with his previously diagnosed Guillain–Barré syndrome.^[6] Parada got replaced on tour by Josh Freese. On May 12, 2023, former Suicidal Tendencies and Marilyn Manson drummer Brandon Pertzborn joined the Offspring as Parada's official replacement,^[7] as Freese was unable to perform with the band because of commitments with the Foo Fighters.^[8] After Pertzborn's arrival, touring member Jonah Nimoy also became an official member.^[9]

On August 6, 2023, original Offspring drummer James Lilja joined the Offspring on stage for the first time in 36 years to play perform the song "Beheaded" (which he had co-written with Dexter Holland).^[10]

Band members

Current

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
	Dexter Holland	1984–present	lead vocals lead and rhythm guitar keyboards (2006–present) bass (2018–present)	all Offspring releases
	Noodles	1985–present	lead and rhythm guitar backing vocals
	Todd Morse	2019–present (touring musician 2009–2019)	bass (2019–present) backing vocals rhythm guitar (2009–2019; as touring musician) lead guitar (2017 substitute for Noodles on summer tour)	Days Go By (2012) Supercharged (2024)
	Jonah Nimoy	2023–present[9] (touring musician 2019–2023; 2017 substitute for Todd Morse who was covering for Noodles on summer tour)[11]	rhythm guitar keyboards backing vocals percussion (2020–present)	Supercharged (2024)
	Brandon Pertzborn	2023–present	drums

Former

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
	Greg K.	1984–2018	bass backing vocals	all Offspring releases from The Offspring (1989) to Days Go By (2012)
	James Lilja	1984–1987 (one-off guest appearance in 2023)[10]	drums backing vocals	none
	Ron Welty	1987–2003	drums backing vocals (1989, 1994)	all Offspring releases from The Offspring (1989) to Conspiracy of One (2000)
	Atom Willard	2003–2007	drums	none
	Pete Parada	2007–2021		Days Go By (2012) Let the Bad Times Roll (2021)

Touring musicians

Former

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
	Chris "X-13" Higgins	1994–2005	backing vocals percussion (1997–2005) rhythm guitar (1998–2005) keyboards (2004–2005)	all Offspring releases from Americana (1998) to Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace (2008)
	Warren Fitzgerald	2008	rhythm guitar backing vocals	none
	Andrew Freeman	2008–2009
	Tony Kanal	2018–2019	bass
	Josh Freese	2021–2023 (session 2003–present)	drums	all Offspring releases from Splinter (2003)

Substitutes

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Notes
	Scott Shiflett	2008	bass backing vocals	substitute for Greg K. for fourteen shows.[12]
	Tom Thacker	2013 2017	rhythm guitar backing vocals	substitute for Todd Morse in 2013 for two shows;[13] 2017 substitute for Morse who was covering for Noodles on summer tour.[14][15][16]
	Jamie Miller	2021	drums	substitute for Josh Freese for seven shows.[17][18][19][20][21][22][23]
	Will Dorsey Jr.	2021 2022		2021 substitute for Josh Freese for one show;[24] 2022 substitute for Josh Freese for two shows.[25]

Session musicians

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contribution
	Jason	1989	backing vocals	The Offspring (1989)
	Jeff 1
	Jeff 2
	Tyler
	Rick
	Michelle
	Marvin
	Cynthia
	Jason "Blackball" McLean	1994 1996 2013–2020 (occasional performing guest 1994, 2021–present)	additional vocals	Smash (1994) Ixnay on the Hombre (1997) Let the Bad Times Roll (2021)
	John Mayer	1994 1996 1998	vocals	Smash (1994) Ixnay on the Hombre (1997) Americana (1998)
	Jello Biafra	1996		Ixnay on the Hombre (1997)
	Paulinho da Costa		additional percussion
	Calvert DeForest	1996 1998 (died 2007)	vocals	Ixnay on the Hombre (1997) Americana (1998)
	Davey Havok	1996 1998	backing vocals
	Carlos Goméz	1998 2009–2012	guitar additional Mariachi guitar	Americana (1998) Days Go By (2012)
	Derrick Davis	1998	flute	Americana (1998)
	Gabrial McNair		horn
	Alvaro Macias		vihuela
	Heidi Villagran		additional vocals
	Nika Frost
	Jack Grisham	1998 2003	backing vocals	Americana (1998) Splinter (2003)
	Jim Lindberg
	Phil Jordan	1998 2003 2013–2020	horn trumpet	Americana (1998) Splinter (2003) Let the Bad Times Roll (2021)
	Redman	2000	vocals	Conspiracy of One (2000)
	Ronnie King	2003 2009–2012 (touring guest 2000, 2003–2004)	keyboards	Splinter (2003) Days Go By (2012)
	Jason Powell	2003 2013–2020	saxophone clarinet	Splinter (2003) Let the Bad Times Roll (2021)
	Erich Marbach		trombone
	Mark Moreno	2003	DJ scratching	Splinter (2003)
	Brendan O'Brien		piano
	Lauren Kinkade		backing vocals
	Natalie Leggett		violins
	Mario De Leon
	Eve Butler
	Denyse Buffum
	Matt Funes
	Josefina Vergara		concert master
	Suzie Katayama		orchestration
	Larry Corbett		cello
	Gayle Levant		harp
	Jamie Edwards	2009–2012	keyboards	Days Go By (2012)
	Jon Berry		backing vocals
	Dani		additional vocals
	Lizzy
	Mariachi Sol de Mexico de Jose Hernandez		Mariachi band
	DJ Trust		turntables
	Ricardo "Tiki" Pasillas	2013–2020	additional percussion	Let the Bad Times Roll (2021)
	Alan Chang		piano
	Bob Rock	2022–2024	additional guitar backing vocals	Supercharged (2024)
	Adam Greenholtz		keyboards backing vocals
	Jamie Muhoberac		keyboards
	Dave Pierce		keyboards strings
	Rebecca Shoichet		additional vocals
	Adam Garrett		backing vocals

Timeline

Official member timeline

Touring musician timeline

Lineups

Period	Members	Releases
Mid 1984 – early 1985 (as Manic Subsidal)	Dexter Holland – lead vocals, guitar Greg K. – bass, backing vocals James Lilja – drums, backing vocals	none
Early 1985 – mid 1986 (as Manic Subsidal)	Dexter Holland – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Noodles – lead guitar, backing vocals Greg K. – bass, backing vocals James Lilja – drums, backing vocals
Mid 1986 – early 1987 (as the Offspring)
Early 1987 – March 2003	Dexter Holland – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Noodles – lead guitar, backing vocals Greg K. – bass, backing vocals Ron Welty – drums, backing vocals	The Offspring (1989) Ignition (1992) Smash (1994) Ixnay on the Hombre (1997) Americana (1998) Conspiracy of One (2000)
March – October 2003	Dexter Holland – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Noodles – lead guitar, backing vocals Greg K. – bass, backing vocals	none
October 2003 – July 2007	Dexter Holland – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards Noodles – lead guitar, backing vocals Greg K. – bass, backing vocals Atom Willard – drums	Splinter (2003)
July 2007 – November 2018	Dexter Holland – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards Noodles – lead guitar, backing vocals Greg K. – bass, backing vocals Pete Parada – drums	Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace (2008) Days Go By (2012)
November 2018 – January 2019	Dexter Holland – lead vocals, bass, rhythm guitar, keyboards Noodles – lead guitar, backing vocals Pete Parada – drums	none
January 2019 – August 2021	Dexter Holland – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, bass Noodles – lead guitar, backing vocals Todd Morse – bass, backing vocals Pete Parada – drums	Let the Bad Times Roll (2021)
August 2021 – May 2023	Dexter Holland – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, bass Noodles – lead guitar, backing vocals Todd Morse – bass, backing vocals	none
May 2023 – present	Dexter Holland – lead vocals, rhythm and lead guitar, keyboards, bass Noodles – lead guitar, backing vocals Todd Morse – bass, backing vocals Jonah Nimoy – rhythm guitar, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals Brandon Pertzborn – drums	Supercharged (2024)