The Pineapple Thief is the musical vision of Bruce Soord (formerly with Vulgar Unicorn). He started TPT in 1999.
In the spring of 2002, after the third album Variations On A Dream, Bruce decided to form a band to take his music to the fans. The band consisted of his close musical friends - former university band mate Jon Sykes on bass, Wayne Higgins on guitars, Matt O'Leary on keyboards and [a=Keith Harrison (4)] on drums. Matt has since left but Steve Kitch (who co-produced and mixed the fourth album 10 Stories Down) joined to play keyboards. Wayne Higgins left the band in March 2008, but the group continues as a four-piece live act.