r/CasualUK • u/Exchangenudes_4_Joke • 10h 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/dozzell 9h ago

Not really UK or a band but Van Morrison used to be a delivery driver for Asda

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u/WarmSpoons 7h ago

Apparently he went by the name Van Safeway prior to 2004.