Bands with geographically misleading names

[skyscraper101]

Apache Indian is not from India.

He's from Birmingham.

 

[domestos]

Apache Indian is not from India.

He's from Birmingham.

From Siouxlihull later had a bit part in Dances with Wolverhampton

 

[skyscraper101]

There was an American early funk metal band called Kings X which I only worked out about thirty years after I was into them was probably meant to be pronounced kings cross.

I remember them. I always called them Kings X too

 

[JimW]

Michael Bolton probably doesn't have a season ticket for the Reebok.

 

[Voley]

Space

Actually, Liverpool.

Spacemen 3, too.

Liars.

And I'm fairly sure there were 4 of them when I saw them.

 

[skyscraper101]

Go West.

Actually from London, South East.

 

[skyscraper101]

The Lancashire Hotpots.

Not actually from Lancashire. But St. Helens, Merseyside.

 

[skyscraper101]

Barry White.

Neither from the island of Barry nor Wight. In fact born in Texas and raised in LA.

 

[belboid]

The Lancashire Hotpots.

Not actually from Lancashire. But St. Helens, Merseyside.

historic Lancashire. They, quite correctly, refuse to recognise the 1974 're-organisation'

 

[Jennaonthebeach]

Siouxsie Sioux is not from the Dakota region of north west USA, or any part of north America, or connected with the Sioux people in any way.

 

[hitmouse]

That's at least the fourth mention of China Crisis.

Congratulations to China Crisis on beating stiff competition from Japan and Asia to become the most reposted band in this thread. This takes them into the finals, where they're expected to face off against Cypress Hill from the "geographically correct" thread.

 

[chilango]

The Venus Beads

I loved them!

 

[stavros]

Meanwhile, Back in Communist Russia.

As well as being from Oxford, they were formed well after the official fall of Soviet communism.

 

[hitmouse]

Meanwhile, Back in Communist Russia.

As well as being from Oxford, they were formed well after the official fall of Soviet communism.

And ¡Forward, Russia! were from Leeds.

 

[mojo pixy]

The Cardigans were not from west Wales. Bloody cultural appropriation!

 

[Humberto]

Lindisfarne. Geordies not medieval monks.

 

[DaveCinzano]

The Cardigans were not from west Wales.

Suspiciously, nor were their compatriots Whale

 

[belboid]

The Cardigans were not from west Wales. Bloody cultural appropriation!

neither was the 7th Earl thereof either, to be fair.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

The lighthouse family - Not actually from a lighthouse (wherever it is located).

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Al Green - Not actually from BethnAl Green at all. Not even close.

 

[skyscraper101]

Belinda Carlisle.

Not from Cumbria, but from California.

 

[Humberto]

Oasis. Only from Manchester.

 

[Humberto]

George Formby. Born in Wigan.

 

[mojo pixy]

Irving Berlin, good point (born in Russia)

 

[Steel Icarus]

I loved them!

You don't happen to have their album do you? I used to have it on vinyl but lost/sold it. The one with Precious Little and Silver Clouds on it

 

[A380]

Belinda Carlisle.

Not from Cumbria, but from California.

And heaven is not a place on Earth.

 

[Orang Utan]

Charlton Heston

 

[Orang Utan]

Brixton

 

[domestos]

Nazareth - from Dunfermline
Then Jericho - They're a London thing

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Roy Castle was not located in a castle. Very confusing.