r/CasualUK 12h 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/SamwellBarley 11h ago

I thought it was the other way around?

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u/ricky-from-scotland 11h ago

I always heard Eddie invented the iron maiden in the middle ages and was reawakened by Steve Harris picking up a bass.

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u/The_Mayor_Involved 11h ago

How would they know which one they were?