# Bands named after places they are not from. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 9, 2013, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-named-after-places-they-are-not-from/655261 "2013-04-09T21:14:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/47e85d/32.png) [@Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Lance_Murdoch)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2013, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-named-after-places-they-are-not-from/655261/1 "2013-04-09T21:14:54Z")
It occurs to me there are a lot of such acts. The Bay City Rollers are from Scotland, not from Bay City, MI. Boards of Canada are from Scotland as well. Of Montreal is of Georgia. And so on. Anyone want to expand the list? ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2013, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-named-after-places-they-are-not-from/655261/2 "2013-04-09T21:17:12Z")
Asia is made up of Englishmen. Japan was three Englishmen and a Cypriot. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2013, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-named-after-places-they-are-not-from/655261/3 "2013-04-09T21:19:36Z")
Manchester Orchestra (it’s not an orchestra, either.) speaking of which, Trans Siberian Orchestra. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2013, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-named-after-places-they-are-not-from/655261/4 "2013-04-09T21:21:52Z")
Per wiki: > [@](#): > > The core group that would eventually lead to the Oak Ridge Boys was a country group called Wally Fowler and the Georgia Clodhoppers, formed in 1943 in Knoxville, Tennessee. They were requested to perform to staff members and their families restricted during World War II at the nuclear research plant in nearby Oak Ridge, Tennessee (the birthplace of the atom bomb)… so often that eventually they changed their name to the Oak Ridge Quartet. They did not become a super bestselling group until long after WW2, of course, by which time they had completely different members. The current Oak Ridge Boys are from several places New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Alabama. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2013, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-named-after-places-they-are-not-from/655261/5 "2013-04-09T21:23:41Z")
Tokio Hotel are German (thus the spelling of their name). Berlin are not. (Americans.) America are from England. Nazareth are Scottish. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2013, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-named-after-places-they-are-not-from/655261/6 "2013-04-09T21:24:47Z")
Frankie Goes to Hollywood was British ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/47e85d/32.png) [@Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Lance_Murdoch)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2013, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-named-after-places-they-are-not-from/655261/7 "2013-04-09T21:25:37Z")
Iran is an American band. So is Spain. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2013, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-named-after-places-they-are-not-from/655261/8 "2013-04-09T21:31:13Z")
> [@Kamino\_Neko](#): > > America are from England. Sort of. The band was formed in England, but only one of the members was born there. ---
**Author:** ![Nom\_de\_Plume](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/85f322/32.png) [@Nom\_de\_Plume](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nom_de_Plume)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2013, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-named-after-places-they-are-not-from/655261/9 "2013-04-09T21:32:04Z")
> [@Kamino\_Neko](#): > > America are from England I believe they were sons of Americans stationed in England with the US Air Force. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2013, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-named-after-places-they-are-not-from/655261/10 "2013-04-09T21:38:54Z")
Lothlorien are not from Middle Earth. Probably. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2013, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-named-after-places-they-are-not-from/655261/11 "2013-04-09T21:42:58Z")
The rock band Texas is from Scotland England Dan and John Ford Coley were from Texas. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2013, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-named-after-places-they-are-not-from/655261/12 "2013-04-09T21:49:37Z")
Hanoi Rocks = Finland ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2013, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-named-after-places-they-are-not-from/655261/13 "2013-04-09T21:50:45Z")
Saigon Kick = Miami. ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2013, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-named-after-places-they-are-not-from/655261/14 "2013-04-09T22:11:25Z")
Phoenix are from France, not Arizona… ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2013, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-named-after-places-they-are-not-from/655261/15 "2013-04-09T22:13:13Z")
And Uncle Tupelo were from Belleville, IL. ---
**Author:** ![madetea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/94ad74/32.png) [@madetea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madetea)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2013, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-named-after-places-they-are-not-from/655261/16 "2013-04-09T22:33:40Z")
Architecture in Helsinki are from Melbourne. I’m From Barcelona are actually from Jönköping, Sweden. The Dresden Dolls are from Boston. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2013, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-named-after-places-they-are-not-from/655261/17 "2013-04-09T22:40:48Z")
> [@Kamino\_Neko](#): > > Nazareth are Scottish. Son of a BITCH! ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2013, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-named-after-places-they-are-not-from/655261/18 "2013-04-09T22:49:13Z")
Rock band Asia is a bunch of Brits. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2013, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-named-after-places-they-are-not-from/655261/19 "2013-04-09T23:13:34Z")
Me and a bunch of other Brits used to be in a band called Milwaukee when we were at University. We also used to be called 10% Fruit. We had a bunch of bad names. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2013, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-named-after-places-they-are-not-from/655261/20 "2013-04-09T23:16:09Z")
The Bronx are from Los Angeles, CA. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-named-after-places-they-are-not-from/655261.md?page=2)