Exclusive: Watch Travis take on an acoustic "Side," 20 years after its release
The Scottish band is set to reissue its hit record The Invisible Band later this year
Travis in 2001 Photo: Stefan Ruiz
Twenty years ago, Scottish rock group Travis was riding high on the success of its biggest release yet. The Invisible Band had just come out a few months prior and had spent a month at the top of the UK album charts. Singles like “Sing,” “Side,” and “Flowers In The Window” all marked what the band calls “pinnacle moments” in its career—and this is a group who rose to fame in the ’90s touring with Oasis.
A charming blend of earnest rock and earworm pop, The Invisible Band was set to break the band in the U.S., with dates set up at Radio City Music Hall in October 2001, only to have that tour thwarted by the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center.