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Original Names of Bands

We list the original names of well known bands. What did they change their name to?


Quiz Questions - Former Names

  1. Quarrymen
  2. Festfolk
  3. Seymour
  4. The Farriss Brothers
  5. On a Friday
  6. Tony Flow and the Miraculously Majestic Masters Of Mayhem




  7. The High Numbers
  8. Starfish
  9. The Hype
  10. The Pendletones
  11. The Polka Tulk Blues Band
  12. Parva
  13. Polar Bear
  14. The Rattlesnakes
  15. Mammoth
  16. New Yardbirds
  17. Warsaw
  18. The Tea Set
  19. Tom and Jerry
  20. The Rain
  21. Pen Cap Chew
  22. The Drifters
  23. Tragic Love Company
  24. The Primettes
  25. The Golden Gate Rhythm Section

Answers

  1. The Beatles - Quarrymen
  2. ABBA - Festfolk
  3. Blur - Seymour
  4. INXS - The Farriss Brothers
  5. Radiohead - On a Friday
  6. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Tony Flow and the Miraculously Majestic Masters Of Mayhem
  7. The Who - The High Numbers
  8. Coldplay - Starfish
  9. U2 - The Hype
  10. The Beach Boys - The Pendletones
  11. Black Sabbath - The Polka Tulk Blues Band
  12. Kaiser Chiefs - Parva
  13. Snow Patrol - Polar Bear
  14. Bee Gees - The Rattlesnakes
  15. Van Halen - Mammoth
  16. Led Zeppelin - New Yardbirds
  17. Joy Division - Warsaw
  18. Pink Floyd - The Tea Set
  19. Simon and Garfunkel - Tom and Jerry
  20. Oasis - The Rain
  21. Nirvana - Pen Cap Chew
  22. The Drifters... The Shadows
  23. Stereophonics - Tragic Love Company
  24. The Supremes - The Primettes
  25. Journey - The Golden Gate Rhythm Section