It asked if the 14-year-old Vasoli, who was at that time in a band called Smash Adams, was interested in "Jamming and shit", as the message title read.

Only a few weeks later, Vasoli found himself rehearsing with his future band-mates Watts, guitarist Mike Golla and drummer Tom Gryskewicz.

Soon, the band started touring under the name Sunday Drive, selling out home-made merchandise and a self-recorded demo cassette titled Four Songs.

[6] Due to their desire to put out new material, the band decided to release an all-unplugged EP, recorded in three sessions over the following year.

The CD and the DVD version issued simultaneously, featuring an acoustic set performed live at Skate & Surf 2003 in Asbury Park, New Jersey, would be their last releases put out solely on Drive-Thru Records, as The Starting Line was signed by Geffen Records soon afterwards.

You say, "Oh yeah, I 'm dating this supermodel, but she's been in France for three years and doesn't really call me... but she promises that when she gets back we're REALLY gonna start to get serious.

"[11] In 2005 their song "The World" appeared on the video game Burnout Revenge and again on the television series American Idol in 2011.

The band released their third full-length album "Direction" on July 31, 2007, containing the single "Island" which was written about Vasoli's girlfriend of the last four years, Michelle.

[13] In March 2008 the band announced in an e-mail and on Absolutepunk.net they would be going on a break in order for Ken and Brian to explore Person L, Matt and Tom to experiment with the group The Seventy Six, and Mike to spend time with his two daughters and also play with The Traded Series.

He has since worked in executive positions for Hard Rock Cafe, Fender Musical Instruments Corporation and Vans.

The Starting Line guitarist Matt Watts stated on the website AbsolutePunk, that "this doesn't mean that TSL are back together....It simply means that we're taking a break from our break, and wanted to play a fun show in Philadelphia and continue to focus on our lives outside of TSL" (Kohl 1).

"[15] In May 2011, at Slam Dunk Records Leeds music festival, the band played a 50-minute set during which Kenny Vasoli announced "People keep asking us when we're getting back together, and the answer I have is yesterday.

In 2012, frontman Kenny Vasoli formed a side band, Vacationer, which released their debut album, Gone, in June of that same year.

On July 11, 2014, it was announced on the band's official website that they would be playing another holiday show on December 26, 2014, at the Trocadero in Philadelphia.

The band played "Blame" again the following night, on their way to selling out back-to-back shows at the venue Underground Arts in their hometown.

The band was referenced in Taylor Swift's song "The Black Dog" from her 2024 album The Tortured Poets Department.

The Starting Line has toured or played shows with bands such as Good Charlotte, Rufio, Senses Fail, Brand New, the Hush Sound, the Early November, Mest, Saves the Day, the Ataris, Midtown, Sum 41, No Use for a Name, Taking Back Sunday, Yellowcard, New Found Glory, Plain White T's, Fall Out Boy, Paramore, The All-American Rejects, Allister, the Format, RX Bandits, Bayside, Four Year Strong, Steel Train, Dash Eight, the Almost, Motion City Soundtrack, MxPx, Less Than Jake, Reel Big Fish, Panic!

at the Disco, Mae, Boys Like Girls, All Time Low, Of All Days, Cartel, Set Your Goals, The Maine, Hawthorne Heights, Third Eye Blind, Hellogoodbye and has performed at the Vans Warped Tour on four occasions during 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007 and two dates in 2019.

[21] They later announced 10 other tour dates in Boston, Los Angeles, Cleveland, Chicago Riot Fest, Denver, Dallas, New York, and their hometown of Philadelphia.

The festival will feature many well-known bands from the "scene" era including Paramore, My Chemical Romance, the Used, Dashboard Confessional, Avril Lavigne, Jimmy Eat World, Alkaline Trio and many others.

The band embarked on a leg of the Wet Hot All-American Summer Tour in support of The All American Rejects along with New Found Glory and The Get Up Kids, playing eleven shows.

[23] On March 25, 2024, the band announced that bassist and lead singer Kenny Vasoli would be playing as a featured guest of Boys Like Girls on July 13, 2024 at a show at Foxwoods Resort and Casino.

On April 9, 2024 it was announced that they would be playing in a festival called Lake Tahoe Is for Lovers, presented by Hawthorne Heights, supporting them, The All-American Rejects and more.

On September 4, 2024 it was announced on their Facebook page that they would be returning to the United Kingdom after 9 years to play in the 2025 Slam Dunk Music Festival held in London on Saturday May 24 and Sunday May 25 in Leeds.