Larry Mullen Jr. musicians to form band." U2 was founded on 25 September 1976 in Mullen's kitchen in Artane. The band, originally consisting of Mullen, Paul "Bono" Hewson, David "The Edge" Evans, his brother Dik Evans, Adam Clayton, and Mullen's friends Ivan McCormick and Peter Martin, was originally known as the "Larry Mullen Band", but the name quickly changed to "Feedback", as that was one of the few musical terms they knew. McCormick and Martin soon left, and the band's name was changed to "The Hype". Just before they won a talent contest in Limerick, Ireland, they changed their name again, for the
Girl Band (Irish band) Girl Band (Irish band) Girl Band are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 2011, the group is composed of vocalist Dara Kiely, guitarist Alan Duggan, bassist Daniel Fox and drummer Adam Faulkner. Prior to Girl Band, Dara Kiely, Alan Duggan and Daniel Fox played in the indie rock band Harrows alongside vocalist Ben Wadel and guitarist Kevin Towey. Harrows was formed when the members were in high school at the age of 16 and was described by Kiely and Fox as "a shit version of the Strokes". Harrows were not signed to any label whilst active and have