Early 2000 - James Walsh, James Stelfox and Ben Byrne meet with Barry Westhead to complete the Starsailor line-up.
April 2000 - Starsailor play their first ever gig at London's Heavenly Social.
October 2000 – Starsailor Sign to record label EMI.
January – February 2001 – As part of the NME Carling Tour Starsailor were asked to perform alongside JJ72, Amen and Alfie. February 5th and the ‘Fever’ single is released which is a top 20 hit and is awarded ‘Single of the Week’ by NME.
March 2001 – the band start performing across the globe.
April 2001 – ‘Good Souls’ (23rd – Number 12 in the singles chart) is released. Starsailor are asked to support The Manics in Glasgow. The band takes the cover of NME.
May 2001 – Work on the Debut Album is started.
September 2001 – Starsailor cancel New York performance after September 11th. The single ‘Alcoholic’ is released (Number 10 UK singles chart).
October 2001 – The debut album ‘Love is here’ is released and reaches number 2 in the UK Album charts.
November – December 2001 – Starsailor complete a European 'Love Is Here' Tour + US gigs as well as support for the charlatans. The single ‘Lullaby’ is released which only reaches 36 in the UK singles charts.
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