The original lineup included Michel Sordinia (bass, vocals), Isabelle Hanrez (vocals), Marc Deprez (guitar), Robert Franckson (guitar) and Christophe Den Tandt (drums).
The band formed in late 1977 and played their first gig in February 1978, performing a pop-oriented brand of post-punk.
Musical influences at the time included the Velvet Underground, Richard Hell, Blondie and Television.
By late 1978, The Passengers, now influenced by Magazine and XTC, shifted to a new lineup including Den Tandt on keyboards.
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