The band Boston is named after Boston, Massachusetts, the city where the band formed in 1975.

Boston's original members were:

• Multi-instrumentalist and sound engineer Tom Scholz
• Guitarist Barry Godreau
• Vocalist Brad Delp
• Drummer Jim Masdea
• Bassist Fran Sheehan

While Boston is still performing and releasing music today, Tim Scholz is the only original member still in the band. In addition to his rock music career, he also runs his own company, Scholz Research &Development, Inc, where he designs and markets his musical inventions. He is married to Kim Hart and lives in Boston.

Barry Godreau continued his music career after leaving Boston in 1981. He’s released several solo albums, formed bands Orion The Hunter and RTZ, and was a member of the short-lived Ernie and the Automatics between 2009 and 2011. Today, he lives in Massachusetts with his wife, Connie.

Brad Delp left Boston in 1988, formed RTZ with Godreau in 1991, and rejoined Boston in 1994. He continued performing with the band until 2007 when he committed suicide in his home in Atkinson, New Hampshire.

Jim Masdea exited the group in 1976 and is still thriving in his music career. Today, he performs a combination of originals and a wide range of Boston classics.

Finally, Fran Sheehan exited the band in the early '80s after sustaining a hand injury from a biking accident. Today, he owns and operates a restaurant.

Tom Scholz graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a bachelor's in mechanical engineering in 1969 and a master's degree in 1970.

Early in the '70s, Tom Scholz designed and built his masterpiece recording studio located in the basement of an apartment. He later founded his own company, Scholz Research & Development, Inc., where he continues designing amplifiers and other musical equipment. You can purchase Tom Scholz's "Rockman" amplifier at online stores like eBay and Amazon.

Today, Tom Scholz is worth around $120 million.

Brad Delp, the band's original lead singer, passed away on March 9, 2007 from suicide at his Atkinson, New Hampshire home. He was 55 years old when he died.

Sib Hashian, the band’s drummer drummer and keyboardist between 1976 and 1983, died in 2017 from a heart attack during a concert aboard the Indendence of the Seas cruise ship. He was 67 years old when he died.

Boston released Don't Look Back, their second album, in 1978. It reached number four on the Billboard’s Hot 100 chart.

The song "More Than a Feeling" was written by Tom Scholz. It was released in September 1976 as Boston's first lead single. The song hit number five on the Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, was ranked the 39th best hard rock song of all time by VH1, and was listed as one of the 500 Songs That Have Shaped Rock and Roll according to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Boston has had 1,000 concerts.

Boston is most often considered to be Rock, United States, Hard Rock, Classic Rock, Blues Rock, Progressive Rock, Soft Rock, Country Rock, Album Oriented Rock (AOR), Mellow Gold, Art Rock, Glam Metal, Melodic, Uplifting, Anthemic, Happy, and Massachusetts.

The last Boston concert was on September 04, 2022. The bands that performed were: BOSTON.

The songs that Boston performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the September 04, 2022 concert:

1. Back in the Saddle
2. Same Old Song and Dance
3. Rag Doll
4. Mama Kin
5. Remember (Walking in the Sand)
6. Stop Messin' Around
7. Hangman Jury
8. Seasons of Wither
9. Livin' on the Edge
10. Full Circle
11. Cryin'
12. The Other Side
13. I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
14. Love in an Elevator
15. Sweet Emotion
16. Dude (Looks Like a Lady)
17. Dream On
18. Walk This Way
19. Big Ten Inch Record