They consist of Hugh Winton (guitar, vocals), Jon tarmacer Ross (drums), George Campbell (keyboards) and James Richards (bass).
After four EPs the band produced their first full-length album Nowhere Left To Run in 2009.
After winning a contest among unsigned bands, The Side was given the chance to play as opener for Bon Jovi in The O2 Arena London in 2010 to an audience of 23,000 people - the largest indoor capacity in Europe.
Since then the band has played at numerous festivals in Europe, including as main support for the band Texas in Luxembourg in July 2011 at Rock um Knuedler, Luxembourg's largest music festival with a capacity audience of 15,000.
[citation needed] The Side have also performed at festivals in Moscow, Russia; the Netherlands; and Cannes, France, not to mention a main stage appearance at their local festivals Belladrum and Rockness.