Snow Patrol band name meaning

Bangor, in County Down, Northern Ireland, is the birth place of rock band Snow Patrol.

In the early years, when the formation was still called Polar Bear, a less bright friend of the band asked over and over again ‘And how's Snow Patrol?’.

Once it became clear that the name Polar Bear was already being used by another band, the men did not hesitate and changed to the name pitched at them by their friend.