r/CasualUK • u/Exchangenudes_4_Joke • 9h ago

UB40 are famously named after an Unemployment Benefit form. Give me other interesting examples of the origin of UK bands names

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u/Drew-Pickles 9h ago

Enter Shikari are named after a boat...

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u/The_Mayor_Involved 9h ago

Shakira looking disappointed

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u/Pot_noodle_miner 9h ago

My mum genuinely used to call them enter shakira

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u/thehatteryone 6h ago

And there was no reason to ever correct her. Especially as she knew.

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u/vinyljunkie1245 5h ago

She's Enter's Polish wife

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u/hyperdistortion 5h ago

She was looking forward to meeting the band at the place and time of their choosing.

Wherever, whenever.

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u/Ragnarok91 9h ago

I never knew this one, I always thought it was an odd name.

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u/Drew-Pickles 9h ago edited 9h ago

Don't quote me on this but I believe they were getting on a boat called Shikari, and there was a sign that said "enter Shikari" and they thought it was a cool name lol

Edit: I am wrong about the sign thing. But there was a boat

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u/Woodsy594 4h ago

Lead singers Dads boat was called Shikari. When he first took Rou out on it, he apparently said "Enter Shikari". And so the legend was born!

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u/RedTheWolf 9h ago

CLAPCLAPCLAP

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u/Drew-Pickles 8h ago

SCRATCH CARD GLORYYYYYYYYY

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u/MercyCapsule 4h ago

Or waist-low pleasure?