Tyler Glenn and Chris Allen started out as neighbors but they went on becoming bandmates who tour around the world. Neon Trees officially were formed in 2005 by the duo after they moved to Provo, Utah. Glenn took the band's name after the neon palm trees that he saw while sitting in a restaurant as a child. They initially played with some guys and made some EPs under the moniker but the band did not work. 

In 2007, Branden Campbell and Elaine Bradley joined Glenn and Allen. The band raised their flag in Los Angeles but their opportunity came in Las Vegas. The Killers' drummer Ronnie Vannucci Jr. was watching the band playing in a small club and quickly became impressed. Vannucci Jr. knew Campbell when they were still in the same band. He asked the little-known band to open for the Killers in a number of their North American tour concerts in 2008. 

"It really opened a lot of doors," Glenn said in an interview. "A lot of people didn't understand why this little unsigned band from Utah was opening for a big American band. It shook up a lot of people and they wanted to know who we ...

were." Not long after, Neon Trees were signed to Mercury Records with the help of Vannucci Jr. 

The band released their first full-length album, "Habits" in March 2010. Its lead single "Animal" reached the kind of success that a fresh band would need. The single debuted at number 100 on the Billboard Hot 100 and climbed up to number 3 in 22 weeks. The band were consequently invited to perform the song in shows such as "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and "Lopez Tonight". 

Neon Trees toured the State with 30 Seconds of Mars, Mutemath and Street Drum Corps in spring 2010 in support of the album and some more dates that summer and fall with other acts. They spent the first half of 2011 touring in North America and the other half working on their second album. They released the first single, called "Everybody Talks", in December that year and released the music video a month after. 

"Everybody Talks" managed to enter the top 100 of Hot 100. "Picture Show", the sophomore effort, was released on April 17, 2012 in United States.

On June 28, 2012, Neon Trees was the opening act for the Flaming Lips concert poolside at the Hard Rock Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi as a part of their Guinness World Record for the most concerts in different cities (8) in a 24-hour period.

On August 29, 2012, Neon Trees performed "Everybody Talks" on the America's Got Talent live results show.

In early fall 2012, the band toured with The Offspring and Dead Sara. In 2013 they joined Maroon 5 in their world tour alongside Owl City. In November/December 2013 they were a support act for Taylor Swift's three concerts in New Zealand and four concerts in Australia.

The band was featured on NBC's coverage of the 2012 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. They performed an abbreviated version of their hit single "Everybody Talks".

The second single from the album is the track "Lessons in Love (All Day, All Night)" with the collaboration of American record producer and D.J. Kaskade.

2014–present: Pop Psychology

On January 10, Neon Trees' third studio album was announced. The album, Pop Psychology, is set to be released on April 22, 2014.

The first single from Pop Psychology, titled "Sleeping with a Friend", was released for digital download. The band performed the single on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on January 22, 2014.

"Sleeping with a Friend" was solicited to U.S. Contemporary hit radio by both Mercury and Island Records on February 25, 2014.

·         Tyler Glenn – lead vocals, piano, synthesizer (2005–present)

·         Christopher Allen – guitar, vocals (2005–present)

·         Branden Campbell – bass, vocals (2006–present)

·         Elaine Bradley – drums, vocals (2006–present)[18]

Albums

·         Habits (2010)

·         Picture Show (2012)

·         Pop Psychology (2014)