Ever wonder where some bands come up with their band names? Well, we do, and we’re sick of sitting around scratching our heads about it. We’re hitting the streets (aka. “Internet”) to find the origins behind some of the more bizarre, intriguing or just plain random band names in the scene. Every Wednesday we’ll be pulling the curtain back on a different band and this week it’s Chicago’s premiere Celtic punk act Flatfoot 56.
A few weeks ago we caught up with the band and asked them directly where their name came from. Here’s their response:
Well when we started in 2000 we were high school kids, the youngest was in 8th grade and the three of us are brothers. Well the youngest was playing baseball and he was flatfooted, and had the number 56 on his jersey so we would start chanting Flatfoot 56 at baseball games and it just kinda stuck. We ended up deciding to name the band that.
If you’ve got a good band name origin story, or want us to research one for you, message us on the Dying Scene facebook page.
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