Spire started out in 2002. Back then, the band was called Python. Python only played one gig at Orange Grove and never really made it beyond the garage band stage!

A year later the band broke up and regrouped to form Spire. The band is based in Roodepoort, Gauteng, a rock outfit playing a wide variety of covers and original music but will eventually only focus on its own music as its fan base evolves.