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 .
, Namesake of the English Progressive Rock group Asia ]]
- Aberdeen , after the city of Aberdeen
- 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
- Alcatrazz , after the island and prison in San Francisco Bay .
- 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
- Anberlin , after the city of Berlin
- Antietam, after the American Civil War Battle Of Antietam , which was named after Antietam Creek , where it took place
- Arcturus named after the star Arcturus
- Asia , after the continent of Asia
- Atlanta , after the U.S. city of Atlanta, Georgia
- Backstreet Boys , after Back Street Market, a shopping area in Orlando, Florida
- Barcelona , after the city of Barcelona
- Bay City Rollers , after Bay City , Michigan
- Bayside , after Bayside, Queens in New York City
- The Belmonts , after Belmont Street in The Bronx
- Beirut , after the city of Beirut
- 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
- The Blue Nile , after the Blue Nile river.
- The Bosstones , after Boston , Massachusetts . See also The Mighty Mighty Bosstones .
- Boston , after the city of Boston
- Brazil , after the country of Brazil
- Briskeby , after a neighbourhood in the borough Frogner in Oslo , Norway
- Bush , after Shepherd's Bush , a district of London
- Cabaret Voltaire , after the Cabaret Voltaire , a night club in Zürich
- Café Tacuba , after a hundred-year-old Mexico City restaurant
- Cairo , after the city of Cairo
- Calexico , after the city of Calexico, California
- Chelsea , named after Chelsea , part of London . (There were several bands with this name.)
- Chicago , after the city of Chicago (originally Chicago Transit Authority)
- Children Of Bodom , after Lake Bodom in Finland, place of the famous Lake Bodom Murders
- Chilliwack , after the town of Chilliwack in British Columbia
- Cruachan , after the ancient capital of the kingdom of Connacht in Ireland .
- Cuba , after the nation of Cuba (band later became Air Cuba )
- Cypress Hill , after a location in South Gate, California
- Danzig , after the German name of Polish town of Gdańsk
- Defiance, Ohio , named after the city of Defiance, Ohio .
- Delaware , after the U.S. state of Delaware
- Dimmu Borgir , after an area of lava formations near Mývatn , Iceland
- Dover , named after the town and port of Dover in England , United Kingdom
- Dream Theater , after a now-demolished cinema in Monterey, California
- Dru Hill , after Druid Hill Park , a section of Baltimore, Maryland
- The Dubrovniks , after Dubrovnik , a city Croatia
- Earlimart after Earlimart, California
- Earth , after the planet Earth (also an early name of Black Sabbath )
- East 17 , after the Postcode for the London community of Walthamstow
- Easterhouse after Easterhouse , a suburb of Glasgow
- Egypt , after the name of the country Egypt
- Enderby after Enderby Land , Antarctica
- E Street Band , after E Street in Belmar, New Jersey
- Europe , after the continent of Europe
- Everything But The Girl , after an old-fashioned furniture shop in Hull , England
- Ezo , after the island of Hokkaidō (formerly known as ''Eizo'')
- Fountains Of Wayne , after a Lawn Ornament store in Wayne, New Jersey
- Geneva , after the city of Geneva , Switzerland
- Gondwanaland , after the prehistoric continent of Gondwanaland
- Gorky Park , after Gorky Park , an Amusement Park in Moscow
- Great Lakes , after the Great Lakes . (There was also a 1960s psychedelic band called The Great Lakes.)
- 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"
- Hedley , after the town of Hedley, British Columbia ,
- Highway 101 , after US Route 101 on the west coast of the United States
- Hiroshima , after the city of Hiroshima
- H-Town , after a common nickname for Houston, Texas
- Idaho , after the U.S. state of Idaho
- The Iveys after a street in Swansea , Wales (band later became Badfinger )
- Japan , after the nation of Japan
- Two bands named 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
- Kensington Market , after the Kensington Market neighbourhood in Toronto , Ontario
- The Knickerbockers , after Knickerbocker Road in Bergenfield, New Jersey
- Laibach , after the former name of Ljubljana , Slovenia
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- The Manhattan Transfer , after John Dos Passos 's novel '' Manhattan Transfer '', which is in turn named after the Manhattan Transfer Train Station in New York City
- The Manhattans , after Manhattan , a Borough Of New York City
- Manitoba , after the Canadian province of Manitoba (now recording as Caribou for legal reasons)
- Manassas , after Manassas, Virginia
- Marcy Playground , after the Playground of Marcy Open School in the U.S. city of Minneapolis
- Mars , after the planet Mars
- Matmatah , french rock band named after a berber village in southern Tunisia Matmata .
- Maxïmo Park , after Maximo Gomez Park, a meeting place for Cuban revolutionaries
- Mir , after the Russian Space Station of the Same Name
- Missouri , after the U.S. state of Missouri
- MC5 , after Detroit, Michigan , the "Motor City"
- 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
- Nantucket , after the island of Nantucket in Massachusetts
- Nazareth , after the city of Nazareth
- New England , quartet formed around Boston New England (produced by Paul Stanley of Kiss)
- New York Dolls , after New York Dolls Hospital, a toy repair shop
- Nile , after the river Nile
- Oasis , after the Oasis Leisure Centre in Swindon , England ; or, according to some sources, a nightclub in Manchester
- Of Montreal , after the city of Montreal
- 112 , after the Atlanta club, Club 112
- Oregon , after the U.S. state of Oregon
- Orleans , after the city of New Orleans
- O-Town , after a common Nickname for Orlando, Florida
, namesake of the French Experimental Post-rock group Ulan Bator ]]
- Pankow , after Pankow , a borough of Berlin
- Pantera - originally Pantego , a Texas town
- 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
- Queen City Kids , after the nickname for Regina, Saskatchewan
- Rammstein , after the German city of Ramstein via the Ramstein Airshow Disaster at Ramstein Air Base in 1988
- Rascal Flatts , after a geological formation near Catoosa , Oklahoma
- Sawyer Brown , after Sawyer Brown Road in the Bellevue section of Nashville, Tennessee
- 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 , a kinetic sculpture that makes sounds in the wind
- Spain , after the nation of Spain
- Sparta , after the Ancient Greek city of Sparta
- Sugarhill Gang , after the Sugar Hill area of Harlem , New York City
- Sugarland , after the city of Sugar Land , Texas
- Texas , after the U.S. state of Texas (via the title of the Wim Wenders film '' Paris, Texas '')
- Toronto , after the city of Toronto
- Towers Of London , after the historic landmark in London , England
- UK , after the United Kingdom
- Ulan Bator , after the capital of Mongolia , Ulaanbaatar
- The United States Of America , after the United States Of America
- Valencia , after the Spanish city of Valencia
- 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 )
- X-Japan , after the nation of Japan
- Youngstown , after a city in Ohio
- Yukon , after the Canadian Territory of Yukon
- Amon Amarth , after Amon Amarth ( Sindarin for Mount Doom ) in J. R. R. Tolkien 's Middle-earth
- Cirith Ungol , after Cirith Ungol in J. R. R. Tolkien 's Middle-earth
- Evergreen Terrace , after Evergreen Terrace , a fictional Street from '' The Simpsons ''
- Ephel Duath , after a mountain range separating Gondor and Mordor in '' The Lord Of The Rings ''
- Gorgoroth , after Plateau in J.R.R. Tolkien 's series '' The Lord Of The Rings ''
- Heldon , a country in Norman Spinrad 's novel '' The Iron Dream ''
- Idlewild , after a place in the Children's Book '' Anne Of Green Gables ''
- LiLiPUT , after Lilliput , the land of tiny people from Jonathan Swift 's novel '' Gulliver's Travels ''
- Narnia , after C. S. Lewis 's Fantasy World Narnia
- Opeth , after the ancient city from the novel ''The Sunbird'' by Wilbur Smith
- The Shangri-Las , after the fictional utopia Shangri-La
- Sodom , after the destroyed biblical city Sodom .
- Styx , after the Mythological river Styx
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