Elbow formed in 1990, with members Guy Garvey, Richard Jupp, Craig Potter, Mark Potter and Pete Turner. Richard Jupp left the band in 2015.

They have released 6 studio albums, one compilation and 5 EPs. The most successful of these was The Seldom Seen Kid, released in 2008. It achieved a triple platinum certification in the UK. Their 2014 album The Take Off and Landing of Everything was their first UK number one.

The band play alternative rock, with Genesis and Peter Gabriel listed as huge influences. Their most successful single, “One Day Like This,” could be described as cinematic rock, with a huge chorus propelled by a full backing choir. Their track “First Steps” was adopted by the BBC as their theme song to the 2012 London Olympics, and Elbow also performed a huge set during the closing ceremony.

They have won both the Mercury Music Prize for Seldom Seen Kid, and the Brit Award for Best British Group.