Northside originally formed in 1989 in Manchester amidst the scene that produced The Stone Roses, The Happy Mondays, The Inspiral Carpets and The Charlatans. The band split in 1992 but after the re-issue of their classic album Chicken Rhythms, in 2006, the band have reformed. They plan to bring a little of the late eighties, early nineties Manchester magic back to the stage.