They were formed by Niall Breslin in late 2004, and also feature Dec Murphy (drums), Justin Ryan, Anthony Doran, Louize Carroll (bass) and Aidan Lynch (keyboards).

The band performed annually at Oxegen, have headlined Indiependence and also supported Oasis at Slane Concert in June 2009.

Other bands they have supported include Kaiser Chiefs, The Prodigy and AC/DC during their Black Ice World Tour.

In May 2010 as frontman Niall Breslin (Bressie) was away in London pursuing his career as a music producer, the other four members formed an 80's cover band entitled "House Party" playing shows in Dublin's Crawdaddy venue and Sligo's Garavogue Bar.

Follow-up singles "Miss Fantasia Preaches" and "War of Words" were released in August and October 2006 respectively.

A Public Display of Affection reached number 21 in the Irish Albums Chart[8] and remained in the top fifty for 18 weeks from January to June 2007.

[10] The single, alongside other new and old material as well as a cover of Sam Sparro's "Black and Gold", was performed during their 13 July hour-long set on the Main Stage of Oxegen 2008 in front of an estimated 50,000 people.

[12] A string of Irish dates was then announced for September and October 2008, taking in Naas, Waterford, Carlow, Bundoran, Castlebar, Portlaoise, Cork, Limerick, Drogheda, Dublin and Galway.

They were selected by the organisers of Hard Working Class Heroes alongside acts such as Giveamanakick and Heathers to play the CMJ Festival in New York in October 2008.

[20] On 15 March 2009, they performed at Nelson's Column as part of the Saint Patrick's Day celebrations in London.

[27] They were also announced as a support act of AC/DC at short notice after Thin Lizzy cancelled when their drummer Tommy Aldridge broke his collarbone in a cycling accident.

[33] In late 2015, The Blizzards announced via their Twitter account that they were returning to the studio as a full band to make new music.

[34] On 18 May 2016, the band premiered their single, "Drop Down The Anchor", on Today FM's Dermot and Dave show.

[citation needed] Their latest single, "Perfect on Paper" premiered on 7 September on Today FM and was released on 7 October 2016.

[citation needed] On 11 October 2021, The Blizzards announced that they would release a new version of their hit 'Trust Me I'm A Doctor' recorded with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, in aid of Heroes Aid, a charity founded during the COVID-19 pandemic to support frontline staff in Ireland.

The album was produced and mixed by Aidan Cunningham who is known for capturing the raw energy of bands on to record.

The Blizzards are a self-described pop band and although critics often refer to them as very bad examples of indie-pop, lead singer Niall Breslin, said that "I don't think Indie exists any more.