(c’92-’95) Sam Johnson (?) and ?.

This Woking band competed in The White Hart, Frimley’s Battle of the Bands on 3 December ’92, against Serious Plankton – It is unknown at this time if they won that bout.

Their track “Summers Here to Stay” was featured on Farnborough Groove Vol.5 in ’95. Twelve years after XLR8 split, they reformed one more time for a gig supporting Sideways on 14 February ’95.

At a later date Sideways took on a new bassist and became Grasshopper.

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Sideways’ “Summer’s Here to Stay” appeared on Farnborough Groove Vol.5. Picture courtesy of Pete Cole
Sideways get a brief mention in this review of Farnborough Groove Vol.5 in the Staines & Ashford News from 8 Sept 1994.

Image © Trinity Mirror. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD
Sideways competed in The White Hart, Frimley Battle of the Bands in 1992. Picture courtesy of Steve Porter