Kids Can't Fly were a British pop-punk band from Southampton, United Kingdom that formed in May 2006.

The band spent the first six years releasing extended plays like The Take Off EP (2006), No Joy for the Jealous (2007), Strength in Numbers (2010) and Northern Horizons (2012).

[1] The line-up initially consisted of Elliott Langford, Dave Mathews, Alex Heath, Jason Havelock, Mitz and Ryan Stanikk.

All six original members were in underground rock bands around the south of England including: Zero Consent, Schoolboy Error, Fandangle, Toupé, Paul Went Home, Big Screen Buddha, Speaking of Losers, After Thought, The Generators and Harpoon Larsen and were all loosely associated to each other.

Not long after their formation the band undertook their first UK headline tour, upon which they sold out of their debut release, The Take Off EP.

And by 30 July, the music video had reached number one in the Scuzz TV Most Requested chart and held the spot for a week.

"[9] On 11 November 2011 Kids Can't Fly released their third single Esmeralda[10][11] and later on, in February 2012 Kids Can't Fly announced the release of a fourth single Stick To Your Guns and a new extended play Northern Horizons.

[13] The announcement of the new single and EP was coupled with a short tour of the United Kingdom with The First, spanning late February into Early March.

While the original Kids Can't Fly drummer Scott Wilson, rejoined as well as two new members joining; Tom Dowd formerly of Nine Days Lane who had supported Kids Can't fly on tour as a bass guitarist and trumpeter Chris Booroff.

[17] Kids Can't Fly's fourth ep Northern Horizons was released on 25 June 2012.

[20] Lyrical themes found through the music all relate to staying positive[11] complicated relationships[9] and "guy meets girl" scenarios.