The Levellers are an English folk rock band formed in Brighton, England in 1988, consisting of Mark Chadwick (guitar and vocals), Jeremy Cunningham (bass guitar), Charlie Heather (drums), Jon Sevink (violin), Simon Friend (guitar and vocals), and Matt Savage (keyboards). Taking their name from the Levellers political movement, the band released their first EP in 1989 and LP in 1990, with international success following upon signing to China Records and the release of their second album Levelling the Land. The band were once considered the most popular Indie band in Britain, enjoying their greatest period of success in the 1990s, with their popularity culminating in their record breaking headlining act at Glastonbury Festival in 1994, when they performed on The Pyramid Stage to a crowd of 300,000 people, a record which still stands to this day. Self-described as having "a left wing view of politics", they continue to record and tour.