[1] Stereophonics' debut album, Word Gets Around, was released in August 1997 and charted at number six in the UK, aided by the singles "Local Boy in the Photograph", "More Life in a Tramps Vest" and "A Thousand Trees".

[9] Jones heard Cable played drums so asked if he wanted to jam together.

Later,[b] Jones invited Paul Rosser and Chris Davies to play on bass guitar and keyboards, respectively.

[14] The duo invited Mark Everett to play for them on bass guitar and Jones then started writing his own songs.

[17] Kelly, Richard and Cable began writing and performing music in working men's clubs together in 1992 [citation needed] as a band known as "Tragic Love Company", a name inspired by their favourite bands (the Tragically Hip, Mother Love Bone and Bad Company).

[18] After Tragic Love Company supported Smalltown Heroes in the Borderline Club, London, they met Marshall Bird and Steve Bush who were interested in producing for the band.

[19] Wayne Coleman organised a series of concerts throughout South Wales after receiving a demo from the band.

[26] In November 1998, "The Bartender and the Thief" (the first single from the album Performance and Cocktails) was released, eventually reaching number three on the UK charts.

[citation needed] The album also contained "Have a Nice Day", which reached number five in the UK charts.

To promote the new album, Just Enough Education to Perform, the Stereophonics played a two-day festival, which was called A Day at the Races.

The concerts were supported by Ash, Black Crowes and the Crocketts, with Proud Mary playing Donington only.

[27] Steve Gorman, from the Black Crowes, stood in for Cable during the band's live performances until Weyler was appointed.

When asked about Cable leaving the band in a 2010 interview with Rip It Up magazine, Kelly Jones acknowledged the difficulty of the situation.

The group took a break after their 2003–2004 world tour, which included a set at the Manchester Move Festival in July 2004.

The album was nominated for a Pop Factory award at the end of the year, losing out to Feeder's Pushing the Senses.

On 2 July 2005, the group appeared at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park, London, playing to their biggest audience yet.

The band were also scheduled to support Oasis for a number of dates across Europe, in early 2006, but pulled out due to family commitments.

Pull the Pin was released in the UK on 15 October 2007, along with a download-only taster; "Bank Holiday Monday".

On 20 May 2007, at Radio 1's Big Weekend in Preston, the band were joined on stage by Casino frontman Adam Zindani.

On 8 December 2009, the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games announced the line up for performers for the nightly Victory Ceremonies.

They decided on this name after seeing a poster in the White Horse pub in Richmond where they spent a lot of time whilst recording the album.

The band embarked on a seven-date tour to support the new album in March 2010 playing at Aberdeen, Newcastle, Glasgow, Nottingham, Birmingham, Manchester, Sheffield and London.

On 5 June 2010, Stereophonics played the first-ever gig at the Cardiff City Stadium with support from unsigned South Wales band 4th Street Traffic, followed by Kids in Glass Houses and Doves.

Two days later, original drummer Stuart Cable was found dead in his home in Aberdare having choked on his own vomit after binge drinking.

[33] After the Keep Calm and Carry On Tour concluded, and their contract with Universal at an end, Kelly Jones wanted to change the way the band worked and so decided to take a break from writing and recording an album every two years.

[37][non-primary source needed] On 8 October 2012, Stereophonics released the video to a track titled "Violins and Tambourines" from the upcoming album.

[42] On 21 March 2015, Stereophonics performed in Bristol and in London's Royal Albert Hall and debuted 3 new songs "C'est La Vie", "I Wanna Get Lost With You" and "Song for the Summer" which are to be on their 9th album Keep the Village Alive with the release date of 11 September.

In January 2019, Stereophonics announced two shows as part of Forest Live, the summer concert series promoted by the Forestry Commission: 13 June at Westonbirt Arboretum, near Tetbury, Gloucestershire and 23 June at Thetford Forest, near Brandon, Suffolk.

This explains Jones' hairstyle (circa 2003/2004) in the interview footage and the appearance of Stuart and the rest of the band freely talking about their togetherness and solidarity as the original three members.

Stereophonics also performed the original opening theme tune for the TV series Long Way Round.