Toploader are an English rock band from Eastbourne, East Sussex, formed in 1997,[1] with over two million album sales and several top-20 hits both home and abroad.

Named after a joint-rolling technique, Toploader's career began playing with Coldplay and Muse in small venues across the UK.

They later went on to support the likes of Paul Weller, Noel Gallagher, Tom Jones, Robbie Williams, and Simple Minds.

On 20 July 2000, they backed Bon Jovi at the original Wembley Stadium, becoming the last British band to play there before it was demolished and redeveloped.

[4] They struggled with a backlash from the UK music press, and their single "Time of My Life" could only make it into the top 20.

[4] Julian Deane retired as a musician and in 2007 founded Raygun Music, a Brighton-based management company that serves both as a record label and publisher.

[citation needed] Toploader appeared on Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway on 18 March 2023 as part of the "Sing-a-long Live" segment, where they performed "Dancing in the Moonlight".