The band was officially announced on 13 January 2013 along with the release of their first song titled 'Control'.

[6][7] In 2014 they embarked on a tour in the UK along with Max Raptor in January 2014 across the UK, making it their first tour they've embarked on as a headliner and they were also announced to be part of the LAB Records roster and would be releasing their debut mini album titled 'Courage' on 11 May.

[16] Fort Hope have continued to grow with numerous plays on Radio 1.

Awards and played on the Fresh Blood stage at Slam Dunk Festival.

In September 2022, Fort Hope finally returned and announced that they were touring as an opening act for LostAlone in December 2022, alongside potentially working on new music [17] In late August of 2023 they announced that Peter Oliver is now a full member of the band.