Formed in 1980, the Boston, Massachusetts, United States–based band gained success in 1986 with their songs "Don't Run Wild" and "I Still Want You" and appearing in a widely seen television commercial for Miller Beer.

"[2] On June 23 and 24, 2011, the band played together for the first time in 21 years at the Paradise Rock Club in Boston, Massachusetts.

Later, they embarked upon a reunion tour beginning in February 2012 and ending in Dan and Warren's home town of Concord, New Hampshire, at the Capital Center for the Arts on March 4, 2012.

The reunited band also recorded eight new songs in three days, releasing them on February 21, 2012, as an EP titled Silver Star.

[2] Giessmann founded Right Turn, a program offering assistance to artists in recovery from drug addiction and other mental health issues, in 2003.

Donnelly has worked in a number of music projects since the end of the Del Fuegos, including Wiki 3 and Chris Pahud.