List of bands named after places

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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.

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Bands named after real places

The continent of Asia, namesake of the English progressive rock group Asia

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)

Grand Trunk Railroad, namesake of the American rock band Grand Funk Railroad

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^{[[Citing sources citation needed]]}
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)

A train station in Ulaanbaatar, namesake of the French experimental post-rock group Ulan Bator

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^{[[Citing sources citation needed]]}
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

Mars Volta

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Bands named after real places

Bands named after fictional places

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