Toploader formed in 1997 in their home town of Eastbourne. Signed in 1998 by Sony's S2, Toploader were spotted by Paul Weller who asked the band to support him on his 99 tour. After their introductory single Achilles Heel was released in May 99 they toured incessantly, played a Kosovo benefit gig alongside Travis and Sterophonics and blazed through festival shows at Glastonbury and Reading. Their smash hit anthem Dancing in the Moonlight was in the charts for a month early 2000 and was followed by their debut album Onka's Big Moka which crashed into the charts at Number 5 in May. + guests. Toploader website.| 2 Dec 02 | Ipswich Regent Ipswich, Suffolk Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 25 Nov 02 | Pavilions Plymouth, Devon Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 24 Nov 02 | Guildhall Portsmouth, Hampshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 22 Nov 02 | Brighton Centre Brighton, East Sussex Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 18 Nov 02 | Cliffs Pavilion Southend-on-Sea, Essex Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 17 Nov 02 | New Theatre Oxford, Oxfordshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 15 Nov 02 | The LCR Norwich, Norfolk Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 14 Nov 02 | Corn Exchange Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 13 Nov 02 | Civic Hall Wolverhampton, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 11 Nov 02 | Theatre Royal Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 10 Nov 02 | Guild Hall and Charter Theatre Preston, Lancashire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 9 Nov 02 | O2 Apollo Manchester Manchester, Greater Manchester Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 7 Nov 02 | Assembly Rooms Derby, Derbyshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 6 Nov 02 | City Hall Sheffield, South Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 5 Nov 02 | St George's Hall Bradford, West Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 3 Nov 02 | The Auditorium Grimsby, North Lincolnshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 2 Nov 02 | York Barbican Centre York, North Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 1 Nov 02 | Sands Centre Carlisle, Cumbria Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 31 Oct 02 | Barrowland Glasgow Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 29 Oct 02 | Rothes Hall Glenrothes, Fife Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 28 Oct 02 | Caird Hall Dundee Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 27 Oct 02 | Motherwell Theatre Motherwell, North Lanarkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 25 Oct 02 | City Hall Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 24 Oct 02 | Town Hall Middlesbrough, Cleveland Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 23 Oct 02 | Royal Court Theatre Liverpool, Merseyside Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 21 Oct 02 | De Montfort Hall Leicester, Leicestershire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 20 Oct 02 | O2 Academy Birmingham Birmingham, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 16 Oct 02 | Crawley Leisure Centre Crawley, West Sussex Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 15 Oct 02 | Margate Winter Gardens Margate, Kent Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 14 Oct 02 | Leas Cliff Hall Folkestone, Kent Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 12 Oct 02 | Ryde Theatre Ryde, Isle of Wight Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 8 Oct 02 to 9 Oct 02 | O2 Forum Kentish Town Inner London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 6 Oct 02 | O2 Guildhall Southampton Southampton, Hampshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 5 Oct 02 | Bristol Beacon Bristol, City of Bristol Performance Details => Venue archive |
