Onion Trump is a band formed by members of The Darkness' road crew as the band toured extensively throughout Europe and America in support of their debut album Permission to Land

Permission to Land

Permission to Land is the debut studio album by British hard rock band The Darkness, released in the United Kingdom on 7 July 2003 and in the United States on 5 August 2003. The album topped the UK Albums Chart and reached number thirty-six on the American Billboard 200 chart...

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The band consists of Richie Edwards

Richie Edwards

Richie Edwards was born on 25 September 1974, in Lichfield, England. He is the former bassist of the British hard rock band The Darkness and the guitarist/vocalist of their successor band Stone Gods. He was confirmed as a member on 13 June 2005 replacing Frankie Poullain on bass...

 (previously Dan Hawkins

Dan Hawkins (musician)

Daniel Francis Hawkins is an English rock guitarist, noted for his strong revival of 1970s classic rock and 1980s metal....

' guitar tech) on lead guitar, Sean "Stig" Tighe (Justin Hawkins

Justin Hawkins

Justin David Hawkins is an English musician and singer-songwriter, best known for being the lead singer and lead guitarist of The Darkness, alongside his brother, guitarist Dan Hawkins...

' guitar tech) on rhythm guitar and vocals, Chris Taplin (production manager, formerly of Brighton dreampop quartet Frazier Chorus and Heavenly

Heavenly

Heavenly may refer to:In music:* Heavenly , a twee pop band from Oxford, England* Heavenly , a power metal band from Paris, France* Heavenly , released in 1959....

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Vanessa Quinones

Vanessa Contenay-Quinones is a London-based singer-songwriter....

) on drums and percussion, Stuart Quinnell (Frankie Poullain

Frankie Poullain

Francis Gilles Poullain-Patterson , better known as Frankie Poullain, is the bass player for rock band The Darkness. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He attended The Royal High School from 1984 to 1987....

's funky bass tech) on bass guitar and multi-instrumentalist Timm Cleasby (monitor sound).

After the departure of Richie Edwards to replace Frankie Poullain

Frankie Poullain

Francis Gilles Poullain-Patterson , better known as Frankie Poullain, is the bass player for rock band The Darkness. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He attended The Royal High School from 1984 to 1987....

 as The Darkness' bass guitarist in 2005 and subsequent installation as frontman of The Darkness's successor band Stone Gods

Stone Gods

Stone Gods were a British hard rock / heavy metal band formed by ex-members of the then defunct UK hard rock band The Darkness. Their debut album, titled Silver Spoons & Broken Bones, was released on 7 July 2008, with the first single "Knight of the Living Dead" being released on 23 June 2008...

, the remaining members of Onion Trump are seeking a replacement, and therefore it is unknown whether they will continue performing.