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{{For|the municipality in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany|Güster}}
{{Short description|American alternative rock band}}
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{{Use American English|date=July 2016}}
{{Infobox musical artist|<!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name             = Guster
| image            = Guster_at_FleetBoston_Pavil.jpg
| caption          = Guster playing a show in [[Boston]] in 2004
| image_size       = 400
| landscape        = yes
| background       = group_or_band
| alias            = 
| origin           = [[Somerville, Massachusetts]], U.S.
| genre            = {{hlist|[[Alternative rock]]|[[jangle pop]]|[[indie rock]]}}
| years_active     = 1991–present
| label            = {{hlist|[[Aware Records|Aware]]|[[Palm Pictures|Palm]]|[[Sire Records|Sire]]|[[Reprise Records|Reprise]]|[[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]|[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]|[[Nettwerk]]}}
| website          = [http://www.guster.com www.guster.com]
| current_members  =
* [[Ryan Miller (musician)|Ryan Miller]]
* [[Adam Gardner]]
* [[Brian Rosenworcel]]
* [[Luke Reynolds]]
| past_members     = [[Joe Pisapia]]
}}

'''Guster''' is an American [[alternative rock]] band formed in [[Somerville, Massachusetts]]. Founding members [[Adam Gardner]], [[Ryan Miller (musician)|Ryan Miller]], and [[Brian Rosenworcel]] began practice sessions while attending [[Tufts University]] and formed the band in 1991. The members met during the freshman Wilderness Orientation program in August of that year, playing publicly together as a trio two months later at the Midnight Cafe coffee house set in the common area of the Lewis Hall dormitory. While attending Tufts, the band lived at 139 College Avenue in Somerville.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2011/08/15/guster_mixes_songcraft_and_humor_at_bank_of_america_pavilion_friday_night/|title=Guster mixes songcraft and humor at Bank of America Pavilion Friday night|work=Boston.com|date=August 15, 2011|access-date=October 29, 2014|last1=Rodman|first1=Sarah}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2003/09/16/guster_breezes_home_with_a_newfound_range/|title=Boston.com / A&E / Music / Guster breezes home with a newfound range|publisher=Boston.com|access-date=October 29, 2014}}</ref>

The band stayed "[[Underground music|underground]]" for its first two full-length albums, ''[[Parachute (Guster album)|Parachute]]'' (1994) and ''[[Goldfly (album)|Goldfly]]'' (1997), but broke into the musical mainstream in 1999 with its third studio album ''[[Lost and Gone Forever]]'', featuring the single "[[Fa Fa]]", which made it onto the [[Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks|Adult Top 40]]. The band enjoyed moderate success on the charts with ''[[Keep It Together (album)|Keep It Together]]'', its fourth album, with two singles in the [[Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks|Adult Top 40]] ("[[Careful (Guster song)|Careful]]" and "[[Amsterdam (Guster song)|Amsterdam]]"). [[Joe Pisapia]] joined the official lineup for ''Keep It Together'' and its follow-up, ''[[Ganging Up on the Sun]]'', which peaked at 25 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. A variety of television shows and movies have featured the band's music, including ''[[Martian Child]]'', which featured their song "[[Satellite (Guster song)|Satellite]]"; ''[[Disturbia (film)|Disturbia]]''; ''[[Wedding Crashers]]''; ''[[Life as a House]]'', which makes several allusions to the band throughout the film; ''[[The O.C.]]''; and one of the band's songs was used in an ad for [[Weather Channel (United States)|The Weather Channel]].<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/VArUMW6rlfI Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20140630061234/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VArUMW6rlfI&feature=player_embedded Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VArUMW6rlfI&feature=player_embedded|title=TWC 2005 Bringing Weather to Life campaign|work=YouTube|access-date=October 29, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The band earned its first gold record in 2018 for its single "[[Satellite (Guster song)|Satellite]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=guster#search_section|title=Gold & Platinum|work=RIAA|access-date=May 5, 2018}}</ref>

Guster's tours were originally local, but began to spread as the band gained popularity. In 1999, Guster gave its first performance in [[Canada]], followed by a 2004 tour in [[United Kingdom|Britain]] that had four shows in [[London]] and one in [[Manchester]].<ref>[http://www.guster.com/archives/setlists.html]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070826110651/http://www.guster.com/archives/setlists.html|date=August 26, 2007}}</ref> Guster maintains a liberal [[Taper (concert)|taping policy]] and has a very dedicated and active taping community. In addition, the band has released several live shows via [[iTunes]].