 In 2002, the duo attended the inaugural Bonnaroo together as fans.The band formed under the name The Management and released two demo albums, "We (Don't) Care" and "Climbing to New Lows", under that name; but since the name was already being used by another band, they later changed it to MGMT.While at Wesleyan, they were schoolmates of Francis and the Lights, with whom they have since toured.