Toploader

[Toploader] formed in 1997 in their home town of Eastbourne. Signed in 1998 by Sony’s S2, [Toploader] were spotted by [Paul Weller] who asked the band to support him on his 99 tour. After their introductory single Achilles Heel was released in May 99 they toured incessantly, played a Kosovo benefit gig alongside Travis and Sterophonics and blazed through festival shows at Glastonbury and Reading. Their smash hit anthem Dancing in the Moonlight was in the charts for a month early 2000 and was followed by their debut album Onka’s Big Moka which crashed into the charts at Number 5 in May.