Snow Patrol
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| Snow Patrol | |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Status | Active |
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Music genre(s) | Indie, Rock |
| Members | Gary Lightbody (1994) Paul Wilson (2005) Jonny Quinn (1997) Nathan Connolly (2002) Tom Simpson (2005) Mark McClelland (1994 - 2005) |
Snow Patrol are a British indie rock band formed by students in 1994 in Dundee.
Band history
Dundee university students Gary Lightbody and Mark McClelland, from Bangor and Belfast respectively, formed Shrug in 1994 and started gigging in the local area.
The following year they renamed the band Polar Bear, though this was to be temporary due to the fact that a member of the band Jane's Addiction had previously formed a group with that same name. Due to a friend's insistence in calling the band 'Snow Patrol', they ultimately decided to adopt that name.
Breakthrough
Exposure
Chasing Cars was used as the theme song to popular U.S. television show Grey's Anatomy, resulting in mass exposure to the U.S. market.