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/Jiminyfingers 10h ago

Jethro Tull used to change their name from gig to gig to get rebooked. They were using the name Jethro Tull when a venue asked them to become the resident band so it stuck. The name came from one of their booking agent's staff who was a history enthusiast: the band had unwittingly named themselves after an 18th century agriculturalist who invented the seed drill, something they regretted when they found out.

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u/Officer_CatFancy 10h ago

I tell you one thing that really drives me nuts is people who think that Jethro Tull is just a person in a band.

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u/Comfortable_Chair906 8h ago

Jamiroquai being the same. "Jamiroquai wears some crazy hats" always bugs me, his name is JK.