Upon Salt joining the band, they gained a rehearsal space, his grandfather's scaffolding yard, which they could use without paying for the time.

They got their first write up on the Louder Than War music website, played their first festival (Tramlines in Sheffield at Yellow Arch Studios) and opened for James at Castlefield Bowl to 8,000 people, on 11 July 2014, which they described as a turning point in the band's future.

Skelly produced their first official single "Blow", released 26 August 2014, the video being shot at the scaffolding yard still being used as a rehearsal space.

They subsequently went on to do another full UK tour, this time selling out the Manchester date, hosted by Sound Control, a venue made famous by The Stone Roses and New Order.

Over the winter, Blossoms went back into Parr Street Studios with James Skelly to record "Cut Me and I'll Bleed", for which they announced an extensive UK tour between 31 January and 28 March 2015.

On 18 March 2015, Blossoms were invited by BBC Introducing to play a set for the Official SXSW Showcase at Latitude 30 in Austin, Texas.

They went on to play a summer of festivals such as The Great Escape, Y Not and Reading and Leeds whilst also supporting the Courteeners for their Heaton Park show.

Whilst on their third headline tour Blossoms had support from Viola Beach, who were killed mid-tour in a car crash with their manager on 13 February 2016.

On 12 April 2016, Annie Mac played their song "Getaway" for the first time on BBC Radio 1 before a midnight release of the single on iTunes and Spotify.

In May it was announced that Blossoms would play their biggest show to date and support the Stone Roses at Etihad Stadium on 15 June 2016, after Ian Brown became a fan of the band.

[7] Subsequently, after this, the band followed up the album's release with a UK tour which was completely sold out, including a night at the O2 Apollo in Manchester and three shows at Stockport Plaza.

After playing some festivals in the summer, Blossoms announced another UK tour for December, including two nights at Manchester's O2 Victoria Warehouse and the O2 Brixton Academy in London.

In June 2019 Blossoms played a homecoming show at Edgeley Park Stadium, selling out every ticket in under an hour.

[5] In November 2020, they premiered a 90-minute long documentary entitled "Blossoms: Back to Stockport" on YouTube and Amazon Prime.

Produced by J Lloyd and James Skelly, the album is named after an 8-foot (2.4 m) fibreglass gorilla that was stolen from a Lanarkshire garden centre in early 2023.