Meat Loaf will do anything for love – but he won’t sing on his new tour. That's because he knows American Idol winner Caleb Johnson is the man to do the job. Meat Loaf is best known for his music in films including Rocky Horror and Fight Club but he along with Jim Steinman and Todd Rundgren also wrote the most memorable (and karaoke-worthy) songs on 'Bat Out of Hell.'
Meat Loaf's vocals aren't what they used to be so he's given American Idol winner Caleb Johnson his blessing to perform Bat Out of Hell alongside Meat Loaf's original band, the Neverland Express. Johnson has worked alongside KISS, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and Cheap Trick making him well-rounded and worthy of singing these spectacular songs.
Who they are: members of Meat Loaf’s official backing band, the Neverland Express, who toured and recorded with the Bat Out of Hell singer for decades before getting his stamp of approval to continue playing his music as a tribute act
In the role of Meat Loaf: American Idol Season 13 winner Caleb Johnson, whose bombastic vocal delivery and commanding stage presence bear make him a spitting image of Meat Loaf in his heyday
What to expect: With note-for-note precision and white-knuckle intensity, the band rips through classics from throughout the singer’s songbook, including “Bat Out of Hell,” “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad,” and “Paradise by the Dashboard Light.”