at the Disco, Motion City Soundtrack, The Temper Trap, Less Than Jake, Ludo, Escape the Fate, Silverstein, Emery, Alexisonfire, There For Tomorrow, We The Kings, Rookie of the Year, The Matches, Sherwood, Meg and Dia, Quiet Drive, Take Cover, I Am Ghost, The Forecast, This Providence, Name Taken, Sing it Loud, Runner Runner, Rufio and others.
The original line up included Tom Oakes, Seth Trotter, Jason Centeno, James Mattison, and Pat Harter.
In 2002, after gaining notoriety in the Vegas local music scene, The Higher began to receive attention from various labels and signed with Fiddler Records.
August 2004 saw the band enter the studio with producer Rory Phillips (Young Love, Recover) to begin work on their 1st full-length album for Fiddler.
In the summer of 2006 they hit the studio with producer Mike Green (Paramore, Good Charlotte), to begin work on their first full length for Epitaph.
The band then hit the road with Motion City Soundtrack, Sherwood, and The Forecast for a three-month run of shows.
In February 2008, original guitarist Tom Oakes left the band to start a new project called More Amor.
In April 2008, The Higher completed their first-ever UK Tour, supporting Elliot Minor for nine dates alongside openers Furthest Drive Home.
They also completed their first Van's Warped Tour, playing the Smart Punk stage alongside such acts as Katy Perry and Forever the Sickest Kids.
2021 saw the entering the studio with Mike Pepe (Taking Back Sunday) to work on an EP, Elvis in Wonderland.