This is a list of notable bands named after real or fictional places. Bands whose names vary slightly (for example, in spelling, pluralization, or the addition of relatively insignificant terms such as determiners, prepositions, numerals, and synonyms of band) from those of their namesakes are included. Bands named after non-places which are in turn named after places are also included. (The "named after" relation is assumed to be transitive.) Bands with names of places as part of their names (only), such as Hanoi Rocks and The Presidents of the United States of America, are excluded. Bands named after types of places, such as Mountain and Skid Row, are also excluded.

A band may name itself after a place for any combination of the following reasons:

• to indicate geographic origin (conveying pride or authenticity);
• to invoke ideas (such as religious, political, or environmental characteristics) associated with that place;
• simply because the name is "catchy" and sounds good.

Bands named after real places

• Aberfeldy, after the Scottish town
• Alabama, after the U.S. state of Alabama
• Alabama 3, after the same U.S. state; known as A3 in some countries for legal reasons
• Alaska!, after the U.S. state of Alaska
• All Saints, after All Saints Road, London
• Alter Bridge, after a bridge on Alter Road in Detroit, Michigan
• America, after The United States of America
• Asia, after the continent of Asia
• Atlanta, after the U.S. city of Atlanta, Georgia
• Australian Crawl, after the nation of Australia.
• Austria 3, after the nation of Austria.
• Backstreet Boys, after Back Street Market, a shopping area in Orlando, Florida
• The Belmonts, after a street in The Bronx
• Berlin, after the city of Berlin
• Bethlehem (Jesus music) and Bethlehem (German band), both after the city of Bethlehem
• Black Oak Arkansas, after the U.S. town of Black Oak, Arkansas
• Boston, after the city of Boston
• Bush, after Shepherd's Bush, a district of London
• Cabaret Voltaire, after the Cabaret Voltaire, a night club in Zürich
• Cairo, after the city of Cairo
• Calexico, after the city of Calexico, California
• Chicago, after the city of Chicago
• Chilliwack, after the town of Chilliwack in British Columbia
• Cuba, after the nation of Cuba (band later became Air Cuba)
• Cypress Hill, after a location in South Gate, California
• Dimmu Borgir, after an area of lava formations near Mývatn, Iceland
• Dream Theater, after a now-demolished cinema in Monterey, California
• Dru Hill, after Druid Hill Park, a section of Baltimore.
• Earlimart after Earlimart, California
• Earth, after the planet Earth (also an early name of Black Sabbath)

• East 17, after the postcode for the London borough of Walthamstow
• Easterhouse after Easterhouse, a suburb of Glasgow
• E Street Band, after E Street in Belmar, New Jersey
• Elevator of Love, after an elevator in an appartment block in Brisbane, Australia
• Europe, after the continent of Europe
• Everything but the Girl, after an old-fashioned furniture shop in Hull, England
• Flotilla Way, after a road in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Fountains of Wayne, after a lawn ornament store in Wayne, New Jersey
• Geneva, after the city of Geneva
• Gondwanaland, after the prehistoric continent of Gondwanaland
• Gorky Park, after Gorky Park, an amusement park in Moscow
• Grand Funk Railroad, after the Grand Trunk Railroad
• The Greenberry Woods, after a housing development near the University of Maryland.
• Green River, after the Green River in the U.S. state of Washington (via the nickname of serial killer Gary Ridgway)
• Halifax, named after Halifax, a city in Canada
• Hatfield and the North, named after Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, and more specifically after road signs pointing to "Hatfield and the North"
• Hiroshima, after the city of Hiroshima
• H-Town, after a common nickname for Houston, Texas
• Idaho, after the U.S. state of Idaho
• Idaho Falls after the U.S. city of Idaho Falls, Idaho
• The Iveys after a street in Swansea, Wales (band later became Badfinger)
• Japan, after the nation of Japan
• Jerusalem, after the city of Jerusalem
• Kansas, after the U.S. state of Kansas
• Kashmir, after the Led Zeppelin song "Kashmir," which is in turn named after Kashmir, a region of South Asia
• Laibach, after the former name of Ljubljana, Slovenia

• Leyton Buzzards, after the English town of Leighton Buzzard (though Leyton refers to Leyton, a town in Greater London)
• Leningrad, after the Russian city of Saint Petersburg (formerly known as Leningrad)
• Linkin Park, after a park (now known as Christine Reed Park) in Santa Monica, California (spelling was changed from Lincoln to Linkin because the domain name lincolnpark.com was unavailable)
• Little River Band, after Little River, Victoria, Australia
• London, after the city of London
• The Manhattans, after Manhattan, a borough of New York City
• The Manhattan Transfer, after John Dos Passos's novel Manhattan Transfer, which is in turn named after the Manhattan Transfer train station
• Marcy Playground, after the playground of a school in the U.S. city of Minneapolis
• Mars, after the planet Mars
• MC5, after the "Motor City" Detroit
• Mojave 3, after the Mojave Desert
• Monaco, after the Principality of Monaco
• Mount Rushmore, after the U.S. monument Mount Rushmore
• Myslovitz, after the Polish town of Mysłowice
• Nazareth, after the city of Nazareth
• New York City, after New York City
• Nile, after the river Nile
• Oasis, after the Oasis Leisure Centre in Swindon, England; or, according to some sources, a nightclub in Manchester (it is plausible that the name is a reference to both places)
• Of Montreal, after the city of Montreal (Incidentally, the band is from Athens, Georgia)
• Ohio Players, after the U.S. state of Ohio
• Oregon, after the U.S. state of Oregon
• O-Town, after a common nickname for Orlando, Florida
• Paloalto, after the preschool attended by singer James Grundler (not after Palo Alto, California, as commonly assumed)

• Pankow, after Pankow, a borough of Berlin
• Paris, Texas, after the U.S. town of Paris, Texas
• Parkway Drive, after a street in Byron Bay, Australia.
• Portishead, after the English town of Portishead, Somerset
• Rammstein, after the German city of Ramstein
• Sing-Sing, after Sing Sing Correctional Facility, a maximum security prison in Ossining, New York
• Sleater-Kinney, after a road in Lacey, Washington
• Soho, after Soho, an area of London
• Soundgarden, after the Sound Garden in Seattle
• Sparta, after the Ancient Greek city of Sparta
• Sugarhill Gang, after the Sugar Hill area of Harlem,, New York City, NY.
• Texas, after the U.S. state of Texas (via the title of the Wim Wenders film Paris, Texas)
• Timbuk 3, a pun on Timbuktu
• Tokio Hotel, after the city of Tokyo
• Toronto after the city of Toronto
• UK, after the United Kingdom
• Ulan Bator, after the capital of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar
• The United States of America, after The United States of America
• Venice, after the U.S. city of Venice, California, which in turn is named after Venice in Italy
• Wailing Wall, after the Western Wall in Jerusalem
• Waltham, after the U.S. city of Waltham, Massachusetts
• Warsaw, after the Polish capital city (band later became Joy Division)

Bands named after fictional places

• Amon Amarth, after Amon Amarth (Sindarin for Mount Doom) in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-Earth
• Evergreen Terrace, after Evergreen Terrace, a fictional street from The Simpsons
• Gorgoroth, after the fictional plateau in Mordor.
• Idlewild, after a place in the children's book Anne of Green Gables
• Narnia, after C. S. Lewis's fantasy world Narnia
• The Shangri-Las, after the fictional utopia Shangri-La
• Styx, after the mythological river Styx

See also

• List of band name etymologies
• List of band names with date references
• List of bands with complete sentence name
• List of bands with colors in the title

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