Paul Waaktaar-Savoy and Magne Furuholmen both grew up in Manglerud, a suburb of Oslo, Norway.
After recruiting Viggo Bondi on bass guitar and Erik Hagelien on drums, the band started to record demos.
The band played live several times during 1978 and 1979, including one notable concert where Morten Harket was in the audience.
Øystein Jevanord replaced Hagelien on drums as the band went into the studio to record their debut album Fakkeltog.
Waaktaar and Furuholmen planned to continue their musical careers in London, but Bondi and Jevanord declined, and Bridges split up.