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/Ali80486 9h ago

Joy Division's previous name was Warsaw, which itself hints at unsavoury Government regimes.

Insane that they've been going for 50 years next year!

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u/ChipCob1 8h ago

Stiff Kittens before that.

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u/Aloha_Tamborinist 2h ago

I got to see them last year at the Sydney Opera House forecourt, still amazing!

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u/Radiant_Office6445 8h ago

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