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| alias = Shrug (1994–1996)Polarbear (1996–1997)

• Alternative rockWEB,www.allmusic.com/artist/snow-patrol-mn0000038321/biography, Snow Patrol – Biography & History, AllMusic, Leahey, Andrew,
• power popWEB,www.oxfordmail.co.uk/leisure/17403318.snow-patrol-play-wembley-arena-show---gary-lightbody-says-can-now-look-audience-eye/, Snow Patrol play Wembley Arena show - and Gary Lightbody says he can now look audience in the eye, Oxford Mail, 1 February 2019, Hughes, Tim,
• post-BritpopWEB,riffmagazine.com/album-reviews/snow-patrol-wildness/, ALBUM REVIEW: Snow Patrol impresses with gorgeously visceral Wildness, RiffMagazine, 24 May 2018, Silva, Vic,
• indie rockWEB,www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/music-review-snow-patrol-usher-hall-edinburgh-1400458, Music review: Snow Patrol, Usher Hall, Edinburgh, The Scotsman, 6 December 2019, Pollock, David,

}}| years_active = 1994–presentFiction Records>A&M Records>Polydor Records>Geffen Records>Interscope Records>Island Records>Jeepster Records>Electric Honey}}The Reindeer SectionListen... Tanks!>Tired Pony}}snowpatrol.com}}| current_members =

• Gary Lightbody
• Johnny McDaid
• Nathan Connolly| past_members =
• Mark McClelland
• Michael Morrison
• Jonny Quinn
• Tom Simpson
• Paul Wilson

}}Snow Patrol are a rock band formed in 1994 in Dundee, Scotland.WEB, {{AllMusic, artist, p337688/biography, yes, |title=Snow Patrol – Biography |access-date=17 July 2008 |author=Borges, Mario Mesquita |website=AllMusic }} The band consists of Gary Lightbody (vocals, guitar), Nathan Connolly (guitar, backing vocals), and Johnny McDaid (guitar, piano, keyboards, backing vocals); Lightbody is the band’s sole remaining original member.MAGAZINE,www.billboard.com/articles/review/1067309/snow-patrol-track-by-track-video-fallen-empires, Patrol Track-By-Track Video: ‘Fallen Empires’, Lisa, Binkert, Billboard (magazine), Billboard, 10 January 2012, 29 January 2012, After briefly using the name Polarbear, releasing the EP Starfighter Pilot (1997) and losing Morrison as a member, the band became Snow Patrol in 1997 and added Jonny Quinn to the lineup as drummer. Their first two studio albums, Songs for Polarbears (1998) and When It’s All Over We Still Have to Clear Up (2001), released by the independent record label Jeepster Records, were commercially unsuccessful. The band then signed to the major record label Polydor Records in 2002, with Connolly joining as lead guitarist shortly thereafter.Their major-label debut album, Final Straw, was released the following year. “Run”, the record’s biggest hit, saw the band rise to national fame as part of the post-Britpop movement. The album was certified 5× platinum in the UK. In 2005, McClelland left the band and was replaced by Paul Wilson. Their next studio album, Eyes Open (2006), and its hit single “Chasing Cars“—reported in 2019 to be the most-played song of the 21st century on UK radioNEWS, 17 July 2019, And the most-played song on UK radio is... Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol, BBC News,www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-49008689, 10 April 2023, —propelled the band to greater international fame. The album topped the UK Albums Chart and was the best-selling British album of the year. In 2008, Snow Patrol released their fifth studio album, A Hundred Million Suns. Their first compilation album, Up to Now, followed a year later, in 2009. In 2011, their sixth studio album, Fallen Empires, was released. The band published their seventh and most recent album, Wildness, on 25 May 2018. Quinn and Wilson left the group in 2023.During the course of their career, Snow Patrol have won seven Meteor Ireland Music Awards and been nominated for six Brit Awards and one Grammy. Final Straw, Eyes Open, and A Hundred Million Suns have sold ten million copies worldwide, combined.WEB,www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a176894/snow-patrol-to-release-greatest-hits.html, Snow Patrol to release greatest hits, Balls, David, 11 September 2009, Digital Spy, 11 September 2009,

History

Early years (1994–1997)

File:Shrug - December 1994.jpg|thumb|Snow Patrol originated from a band called Shrug, which formed in 1994 and consisted of Gary Lightbody, Michael Morrison, and Mark McClellandMark McClellandSnow Patrol were originally formed in early 1994 by University of Dundee students Gary Lightbody, Mark McClelland, and Michael Morrison under the name Shrug.WEB,www.channel4.com/music/interviews/snow-patrol-video-interview-quiz-biography-pictures.html, Snow Patrol, Channel 4, 14 October 2008, The band started by performing gigs at the university and surrounding pubs such as Lucifer’s Mill. Their first EP was entitled The Yogurt vs. Yoghurt Debate. In 1996, they changed their name to Polarbear to avoid issues with any American bands that were also named Shrug. Shortly afterwards, drummer Michael Morrison left the group after suffering a breakdown and returned to Northern Ireland. In mid-1997, Polarbear released a three-track EP, Starfighter Pilot, on the Electric Honey label.WEB,www.interscope.com/artist/releases/detail.aspx?pid=10&aid=410, Snow Patrol – Starfighter Pilot EP, 17 July 2008, Interscope Records, dead,www.interscope.com/artist/releases/detail.aspx?pid=10&aid=410," title="web.archive.org/web/20090207020739www.interscope.com/artist/releases/detail.aspx?pid=10&aid=410,">web.archive.org/web/20090207020739www.interscope.com/artist/releases/detail.aspx?pid=10&aid=410, 7 February 2009, The band again renamed, this time to Snow Patrol in 1997, because of a naming conflict with a band named Polar Bear, fronted by ex-Jane’s Addiction bassist Eric Avery.WEB,www.snowpatrol.com/band, Biography, Snowpatrol.com, 10 May 2014, 20 June 2010,www.snowpatrol.com/band/," title="web.archive.org/web/20100620150349www.snowpatrol.com/band/,">web.archive.org/web/20100620150349www.snowpatrol.com/band/, dead, Songs for Polarbears and When It’s All Over We Still Have to Clear Up (1997–2001)“>

Songs for Polarbears and When It’s All Over We Still Have to Clear Up (1997–2001)

(File:Snow Patrol - 2018153203947 2018-06-02 Rock am Ring - 1D X MK II - 1116 - AK8I5316.jpg|thumb|left|Jonny Quinn (pictured in 2018) joined as the band’s drummer in 1997.)Snow Patrol joined independent label Jeepster in 1997.WEB,www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/music-magazine/music-magazine-features/label-profile/label-profile-jeepster-772565.html, Label profile: Jeepster, Birke, Sarah, 23 January 2008, The Independent, 10 September 2009, dead,www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/music-magazine/music-magazine-features/label-profile/label-profile-jeepster-772565.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20090427165807www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/music-magazine/music-magazine-features/label-profile/label-profile-jeepster-772565.html,">web.archive.org/web/20090427165807www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/music-magazine/music-magazine-features/label-profile/label-profile-jeepster-772565.html, 27 April 2009, Jeepster had the same idea for Snow Patrol as the approach they had with Belle & Sebastian, who had become popular by word of mouth, without heavy promotion. The band were happy to be associated with an indie label, because it provided them greater independence than a major label would. At that time, they were quoted as saying Jeepster wouldn’t expect them to have a strict work ethic or focus too much on promotional efforts.NEWS,www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/07/24/1090464906092.html, That’s Snow business, 25 July 2004, The Age, 29 October 2009, dead,www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/07/24/1090464906092.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20121104050608www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/07/24/1090464906092.html,">web.archive.org/web/20121104050608www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/07/24/1090464906092.html, 4 November 2012, Snow Patrol’s debut album, Songs for Polarbears, was released in 1998 after the band had started living in Glasgow.WEB,news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/3578509.stm, Ice cool band warms hearts, 29 March 2004, BBC, 1 November 2009, dead,news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/3578509.stm," title="web.archive.org/web/20091116215353news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/3578509.stm,">web.archive.org/web/20091116215353news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/3578509.stm, 16 November 2009, Lightbody was then working at the Nice n Sleazy’s Bar in Sauchiehall Street.WEB,www.scotland.org/about/entertainment-and-sport/features/culture/scottish-music.html, Scottish Music in the US, March 2007, Scotland.org, 1 November 2009, dead,www.scotland.org/about/entertainment-and-sport/features/culture/scottish-music.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20090324065149www.scotland.org/about/entertainment-and-sport/features/culture/scottish-music.html,">web.archive.org/web/20090324065149www.scotland.org/about/entertainment-and-sport/features/culture/scottish-music.html, 24 March 2009, The album was a critical success but did not make any impact commercially. The same year, the band came close to getting featured in a worldwide advertisement for Philips. Gomez was ultimately signed.MAGAZINE,www.hotpress.com/archive/415858.html, Licensed to chill, Bailie, Stuart, 3 February 1999, Hot Press, 4 January 2010, Appears as: “This may be a reference to the fact that they almost got the worldwide gig for the Phillips TV ad, which would have required them to sing a version of The Beatles It’s Getting Better. But some wires got crossed, and Gomez took the job instead.“MAGAZINE,www.rollingstone.com/artists/gomez/articles/story/5926916/gomez_get_fabulous_for_philips_advertisement, Gomez get fabulous for Philips advertisement, Boehlert, Eric, 12 November 1998, Rolling Stone, 4 January 2010, dead,www.rollingstone.com/artists/gomez/articles/story/5926916/gomez_get_fabulous_for_philips_advertisement," title="web.archive.org/web/20090114112223www.rollingstone.com/artists/gomez/articles/story/5926916/gomez_get_fabulous_for_philips_advertisement,">web.archive.org/web/20090114112223www.rollingstone.com/artists/gomez/articles/story/5926916/gomez_get_fabulous_for_philips_advertisement, 14 January 2009, In 1999, Snow Patrol won the “Phil Lynott Award for Best New Band” by Irish music magazine Hot Press.MAGAZINE, Sweeney, Eamon, Belle Fest,www.hotpress.com/archive/1638726.html, 1 October 2009, Hot Press, Note: Archived page can be found here weblink In 2001, still living in Glasgow, the trio followed up with When It’s All Over We Still Have to Clear Up.WEB,kexp.org/reviews/albumreview.aspx?reviewid=691, Snow Patrol: When It’s All Over We Still Have to Clear Up, Yates, Don, 15 May 2001, KEXP-FM, KEXP, 1 November 2009, dead,kexp.org/reviews/albumreview.aspx?reviewid=691," title="web.archive.org/web/20100613113807kexp.org/reviews/albumreview.aspx?reviewid=691,">web.archive.org/web/20100613113807kexp.org/reviews/albumreview.aspx?reviewid=691, 13 June 2010, Like its predecessor, the album was praised by critics but did not sell.The band began to work harder and tour more. They slept on fans’ floors after concerts and pretended to be members of Belle & Sebastian to get into nightclubs.NEWS,entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6895899.ece, Snow Patrol: ‘We’re not ready for greatest hits’, Heawood, Sophie, 30 October 2009, The Times, 31 October 2009, dead,entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6895899.ece," title="web.archive.org/web/20100422010239entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6895899.ece,">web.archive.org/web/20100422010239entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6895899.ece, 22 April 2010, They owed rent to their landlords and used to receive regular visits and letters from them when on tour. After the failure of the second album, Snow Patrol began to realise that the label’s lax attitude towards management and record promotion, qualities that had initially attracted them to Jeepster, was likely holding them back. The band’s manager at the time was Danny McIntosh. Lightbody has described him as “the angriest man in pop: great, great man”. He has said that he loved the band “with every atom in his body” and was never angry towards them. Lightbody has credited their manager with keeping the band together in those years. McIntosh had a gold-coloured splitter bus, in which the band used to travel to play concerts.WEB,www.spinner.com/2009/11/23/snow-patrol-get-revolutionary-with-back-catalogue/, Snow Patrol get revolutionary with back catalogue, Dowling, Stephen, 23 November 2009, Spinner.com, 24 November 2009, dead,www.spinner.com/2009/11/23/snow-patrol-get-revolutionary-with-back-catalogue/," title="archive.today/20130630090442www.spinner.com/2009/11/23/snow-patrol-get-revolutionary-with-back-catalogue/,">archive.today/20130630090442www.spinner.com/2009/11/23/snow-patrol-get-revolutionary-with-back-catalogue/, 30 June 2013, Jeepster dropped Snow Patrol in 2001,WEB,www.whatsonwales.co.uk/news/i/12550, Snow Patrol Interview, Took, Michael, What’s on Wales, 24 July 2009, dead,www.whatsonwales.co.uk/news/i/12550/," title="web.archive.org/web/20090501034446www.whatsonwales.co.uk/news/i/12550/,">web.archive.org/web/20090501034446www.whatsonwales.co.uk/news/i/12550/, 1 May 2009, a decision that was criticised by Hot Press magazine as brainless.MAGAZINE, Carberry, Colin, The Northern Alliance,www.hotpress.com/archive/1610824.html, Hot Press, 1 October 2009, 9 July 2012,google.com/search?q=cache:QJpQysy-Q5UJ:www.hotpress.com/archive/1610824.html+http://www.hotpress.com/archive/1610824.html&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=in&client=firefox-a," title="archive.today/20120709225319google.com/search?q=cache:QJpQysy-Q5UJ:www.hotpress.com/archive/1610824.html+http://www.hotpress.com/archive/1610824.html&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=in&client=firefox-a,">archive.today/20120709225319google.com/search?q=cache:QJpQysy-Q5UJ:www.hotpress.com/archive/1610824.html+http://www.hotpress.com/archive/1610824.html&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=in&client=firefox-a, bot: unknown, Note: Archived page, can be found here . By July 2001, many major labels had started showing interest in the band,MAGAZINE,www.hotpress.com/archive/1610710.html, The popular music digest, Clark, Stuart, Hot Press, 1 October 2009, dead,www.hotpress.com/archive/1610710.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20090712015744www.hotpress.com/archive/1610710.html,">web.archive.org/web/20090712015744www.hotpress.com/archive/1610710.html, 12 July 2009, Note: Archived page, can be found here . who were cash-strapped and had no record deal.WEB,www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,,24780365-5003421,00.html, Snow Patrol comes in from the cold, Mengel, Noel, 11 December 2008, News.com.au, Queensland Newspapers, 1 October 2009, dead,www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,,24780365-5003421,00.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20091010075141www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,,24780365-5003421,00.html,">web.archive.org/web/20091010075141www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,,24780365-5003421,00.html, 10 October 2009, Lightbody sold a major part of his record collection to raise money to keep the band going. The singer calls the time “miserable” but he was confident they would get signed to another label quickly. However, the music scene in the United Kingdom had turned its attention to American bands, and British bands were not getting signed. The group spent this time constantly writing songs. Lightbody, bored at this point, assembled The Reindeer Section, a Scottish supergroup, and found a record label to release the project’s recordings.WEB,ca.music.yahoo.com/read/interview/14128556, Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow, DiMartino, Dave, 11 April 2007, Yahoo! Music, 1 October 2009, dead,ca.music.yahoo.com/read/interview/14128556," title="web.archive.org/web/20061211192125ca.music.yahoo.com/read/interview/14128556,">web.archive.org/web/20061211192125ca.music.yahoo.com/read/interview/14128556, 11 December 2006, Quinn said that though the time was hard for everyone involved except for Nathan, the question of splitting up never arose. It was during this time the band wrote “Run” (which had been around since 2000) in a room on an acoustic guitar, which later became the band’s breakthrough single. The band’s “low point” came when they played a concert to eighteen people at a popular strip club in High Wycombe.NEWS,entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article390316.ece, Band on a run, Rose, Hilary, 12 November 2004, The Times, 1 October 2009, dead,entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article390316.ece," title="web.archive.org/web/20180330212613entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article390316.ece,">web.archive.org/web/20180330212613entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article390316.ece, 30 March 2018, NEWS,entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article1018127.ece, The flaky success of Snow Patrol, Jelbert, Steve, 13 February 2004, The Times, 1 October 2009, dead,www.webcitation.org/5kCwW5mc1?url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article1018127.ece, 1 October 2009, The show took place in a shoddy VIP area, and the management had to unscrew poles used by pole dancers to make space for the band to play, something that Gary would later joke about whilst performing at a sold-out Wembley Arena. Quinn calls the show “horrendous”. Desperate for attention, the band raised £200 to nominate themselves for a Mercury Prize but failed to get shortlisted.Final Straw (2002–2005)“>

Final Straw (2002–2005)

In 2002, Snow Patrol began to be managed and published by Jazz Summers of Big Life.MAGAZINE,www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/snow-patrol-split-from-manager_1030971, Snow Patrol split from manager, 15 May 2007, Contactmusic.com, 6 October 2009, dead,www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/snow-patrol-split-from-manager_1030971," title="web.archive.org/web/20110606225316www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/snow-patrol-split-from-manager_1030971,">web.archive.org/web/20110606225316www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/snow-patrol-split-from-manager_1030971, 6 June 2011, MAGAZINE, 11 May 2007, Snow Patrol part with manager,www.hotpress.com/archive/2923995.html, 6 October 2009, Hot Press, Note: Archived page, can be found here www.hotpress.com/news/2923995.html&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=in&client=firefox-a" title="https:/-/google.com/search?q=cache:D7aPjNBXGZsJ:dvl.hotpress.com/Snow%2520Patrol/news/Snow%2520Patrol%2520part%2520with%2520manager/2923995.htmlwww.hotpress.com/news/2923995.html&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=in&client=firefox-a">weblink{{dead link|date=December 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}.(File:Nathan Connolly - Snow Patrol.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.9|Nathan Connolly was asked to join the band in 2002.)Guitarist Nathan Connolly, previously a member of the band File Under Easy Listening, had been working in an HMV store room in Belfast at the time.NEWS,entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article390316.ece?token=null, Band on a Run, Rose, Hilary, 12 November 2004, The Times, 1 October 2009, dead,entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article390316.ece?token=null&offset=12&page=2," title="web.archive.org/web/20220622100500entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article390316.ece?token=null&offset=12&page=2,">web.archive.org/web/20220622100500entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article390316.ece?token=null&offset=12&page=2, 22 June 2022, Connolly and the band had a mutual friend, who introduced them to him. Connolly moved to Glasgow to join Snow Patrol in the spring of 2002.WEB,www.2theadvocate.com/entertainment/fun/35152264.html?showAll=y, Snow Patrol enjoys avalanche of success, Wirt, John, 28 November 2008, 2theadvocate, 1 October 2009, dead,www.webcitation.org/5kCy0Fc3O?url=http://www.2theadvocate.com/entertainment/fun/35152264.html?showAll=y&c=y, 1 October 2009, NEWS,network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/theampersand/archive/2008/10/27/on-tour-with-snow-patrol-dublin-homecoming.aspx, On tour with Snow Patrol: Dublin homecoming, Frenette, Brad, 27 October 2008, National Post, 24 July 2009, dead,network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/theampersand/archive/2008/10/27/on-tour-with-snow-patrol-dublin-homecoming.aspx," title="archive.today/20091104003528network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/theampersand/archive/2008/10/27/on-tour-with-snow-patrol-dublin-homecoming.aspx,">archive.today/20091104003528network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/theampersand/archive/2008/10/27/on-tour-with-snow-patrol-dublin-homecoming.aspx, 4 November 2009, During Lightbody and McClelland’s years at the University of Dundee, they had been noticed by Richard Smernicki, a senior student. Richard’s brother Paul had come to know the band as well. Richard graduated in 1996, two years before Lightbody and McClelland, to become Polydor’s Scottish A&R representative. Paul became Polydor’s Press and Artist Development ManagerWEB,www.dundee.ac.uk/pressoffice/actualreuniteddocument.pdf, Route 66 to Rock, Smernicki, Paul, University of Dundee, 8, 20 October 2009, dead,www.dundee.ac.uk/pressoffice/actualreuniteddocument.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20090920175631www.dundee.ac.uk/pressoffice/actualreuniteddocument.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20090920175631www.dundee.ac.uk/pressoffice/actualreuniteddocument.pdf, 20 September 2009, and Fiction’s label manager.WEB,www.dundee.ac.uk/pressreleases/2006/week241106.htm, In tune with the iPod generation, Wilson, Alan, 22 November 2006, University of Dundee. The Courier (Dundee), The Courier, 20 October 2009, dead,www.webcitation.org/5kf3TWKnk?url=http://www.dundee.ac.uk/pressreleases/2006/week241106.htm, 20 October 2009, Later, Jim Chancellor, an A&R executive for Fiction, and fellow talent scout Alex Close,WEB,www.addressuniversal.com/, Interview â€“ Jim Chancellor, A&R Fiction/Universal UK, 26 October 2005, Universal Music Group, 20 October 2009, dead,addressuniversal.com/," title="web.archive.org/web/20090605015947addressuniversal.com/,">web.archive.org/web/20090605015947addressuniversal.com/, 5 June 2009, approached Snow Patrol in Glasgow to listen to their demos, and judged them on “the quality of the songs”, according to Lightbody.WEB,www.teletext.co.uk/planetsound/interviews-features/9a3ff3551302d614811fd5c38f428dc1/Snow+Patrol+on+their+future.aspx, Snow Patrol on their future, Earls, John, Planet Sound. Teletext Ltd., Teletext, 23 November 2009, dead,www.webcitation.org/5lVIk6zke?url=http://www.teletext.co.uk/planetsound/interviews-features/9a3ff3551302d614811fd5c38f428dc1/Snow+Patrol+on+their+future.aspx, 23 November 2009, Chancellor introduced them to producer Jacknife Lee, who despite having been a guitarist in 1990s punk rock band Compulsion, had no rock production experience at that point, being known instead for his work with Basement Jaxx and Eminem.WEB,www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_JimChanc.html, Interview With Jim Chancellor, HitQuarters, 26 October 2005, 30 June 2010,www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview%2Fopar%2Fintrview_JimChanc.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20180905141043www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview%2Fopar%2Fintrview_JimChanc.html,">web.archive.org/web/20180905141043www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview%2Fopar%2Fintrview_JimChanc.html, 5 September 2018, dead, WEB, Jurilj, Igor, 4 August 2009, Interview – Nathan Connolly (Snow Patrol),www.muzika.hr/clanak/22192/interview/nathan-connolly-snow-patrol-s-vremenom-postajemo-veci-bend-i-nemamo-straha-izaci-na-jednu-od-najvecih-pozornica-ikada.aspx, dead,www.muzika.hr/clanak/22192/interview/nathan-connolly-snow-patrol-s-vremenom-postajemo-veci-bend-i-nemamo-straha-izaci-na-jednu-od-najvecih-pozornica-ikada.aspx," title="web.archive.org/web/20090809234214www.muzika.hr/clanak/22192/interview/nathan-connolly-snow-patrol-s-vremenom-postajemo-veci-bend-i-nemamo-straha-izaci-na-jednu-od-najvecih-pozornica-ikada.aspx,">web.archive.org/web/20090809234214www.muzika.hr/clanak/22192/interview/nathan-connolly-snow-patrol-s-vremenom-postajemo-veci-bend-i-nemamo-straha-izaci-na-jednu-od-najvecih-pozornica-ikada.aspx, 9 August 2009, 1 October 2009, Muzika, hr, Note: Translation can be found here weblink{{dead link|date=May 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}.Final Straw was released on 4 August 2003, under Black Lion, a subsidiary of Polydor Records. Its music was along the same lines as the band’s first two albums, and no attempt was made to change the sound to something more radio-friendly. The release of Final Straw in the US in 2004 saw the album sell more than 250,000 copies and become the 26th-most popular album in the UK of that year. The album was eventually certified five-times platinum in the UK.WEB,bpi.co.uk/, Home, Bpi.co.uk, 10 May 2014, In mid-2005, during their tour to support Final Straw, the band toured with U2 as an opening act on the Vertigo Tour in Europe.WEB,www.u2exit.com/2005/03/vertigo_tour_dates.php, Vertigo Tour Dates, u2exit.com, 27 March 2005, 12 May 2010, 1 July 2011,www.u2exit.com/2005/03/vertigo_tour_dates.php," title="web.archive.org/web/20110701200206www.u2exit.com/2005/03/vertigo_tour_dates.php,">web.archive.org/web/20110701200206www.u2exit.com/2005/03/vertigo_tour_dates.php, dead, That summer also saw Snow Patrol playing a short set in London at the worldwide benefit concert Live 8.WEB,www.thelive8concert.com/snow_patrol.htm, Snow Patrol at Live 8, thelive8concert.com (unofficial site), 12 May 2010, dead,www.thelive8concert.com/snow_patrol.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20100628022739www.thelive8concert.com/snow_patrol.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20100628022739www.thelive8concert.com/snow_patrol.htm, 28 June 2010, After finishing their opening act duties and extensive two-year tour of Final Straw in late July, the band took a few weeks off and began writing and recording songs for a new album. Snow Patrol’s new version of John Lennon’s “Isolation” was released on 10 December 2005 as part of the Amnesty International campaign Make Some Noise.WEB,www.make-some-noise.org/noise.amnesty.org/site/c.adKIIVNsEkG/b.1209081/k.9BC6/Snow_Patrol.htm, Snow Patrol – Make Some Noise, Amnesty International, 12 May 2010, dead,www.make-some-noise.org/noise.amnesty.org/site/c.adKIIVNsEkG/b.1209081/k.9BC6/Snow_Patrol.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20091029153602www.make-some-noise.org/noise.amnesty.org/site/c.adKIIVNsEkG/b.1209081/k.9BC6/Snow_Patrol.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20091029153602www.make-some-noise.org/noise.amnesty.org/site/c.adKIIVNsEkG/b.1209081/k.9BC6/Snow_Patrol.htm, 29 October 2009, The song was later issued on the 2007 John Lennon tribute album, (Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur).WEB,www.mtv.com/music/the_leak/various_artists/instant_karma/, Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur, MTV, 2007, 12 May 2010, Eyes Open and worldwide success (2005–2007)“>

Eyes Open and worldwide success (2005–2007)

File:Paul Wilson at The ABC on 1 May 2006.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|Paul Wilson (pictured) replaced bassist Mark McClelland in March 2005.]]On 16 March 2005, McClelland left the band, with Lightbody stating, “a whole new set of new and unexpected pressures...have unfortunately taken their toll on working relationships within the band, and it was felt the band could not move forward with Mark as a member.“WEB,www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=911, Message from Gary, Snowpatrol.com, 10 May 2014, 28 May 2012,www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=911," title="web.archive.org/web/20120528192131www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=911,">web.archive.org/web/20120528192131www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=911, dead, At the end of March 2005, former Terra Diablo member Paul Wilson was announced as the official replacement for McClelland, and Snow Patrol also declared longtime touring keyboardist Tom Simpson an official member of the band.WEB,www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=909, New Patrol member, Snowpatrol.com, 10 May 2014, dead,www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=909," title="web.archive.org/web/20120224223848www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=909,">web.archive.org/web/20120224223848www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=909, 24 February 2012, Snow Patrol completed the recording of Eyes Open in December 2005, with Jacknife Lee returning for production. The album was released on 28 April 2006 in Ireland and 1 May 2006 in the UK, with the first UK single, “You’re All I Have”, coming out on 24 April 2006. The record was released in North America on 9 May. While “Hands Open” was the first American single, “Chasing Cars” pushed its way onto the download and pop charts after it was heard during an emotional scene in the second-season finale of the American medical drama Grey’s Anatomy on 15 May 2006. On 23 July 2006, “Chasing Cars” had the distinction of being the last song performed live on the BBC’s Top of the Pops.NEWS,www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-49008689, And the most-played song on UK radio is... Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol, BBC News, 17 July 2019, 17 July 2019, The song peaked at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart and number 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100.NEWS,news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8434418.stm, Snow Patrol’s Chasing Cars is most played of decade, 30 December 2009, BBC News, BBC, 30 December 2009, MAGAZINE, Billboard, Reviews,books.google.com/books?id=hBIEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA56, 27 January 2007, Nielsen Business Media, Inc., 56, File:Snow Patrol at Roseland Ballroom in 2006.jpg|thumb|left|Snow Patrol on stage in New York’s Roseland BallroomRoseland BallroomOn 26 November 2006, Eyes Open had become the best-selling album of 2006 in the UK, selling 1.5 million copies. It was also the 15th best-selling album of the 2000sWEB,www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/12_december/14/radio1.shtml, Radio 1 to reveal best-selling singles and albums of the Noughties, Press Office, BBC, British Broadcasting Corporation, 14 December 2009, 24 November 2011, and is one of the best-selling albums in UK chart history.WEB,www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-uks-biggest-studio-albums-of-all-time__24431/, The UK’s Top 40 biggest studio albums of time, Copsey, Rob, 13 October 2018, Official Charts Company, 11 April 2019, At the 2007 Grammy Awards, “Chasing Cars” was nominated for Best Rock Song and at the 2007 Brit Awards, the song was nominated for Best British Single.WEB,www.brits.co.uk/artist/snow-patrol, Snow Patrol, Brits.co.uk, 19 February 2014, 10 May 2014, dead,www.brits.co.uk/artist/snow-patrol," title="web.archive.org/web/20140312225926www.brits.co.uk/artist/snow-patrol,">web.archive.org/web/20140312225926www.brits.co.uk/artist/snow-patrol, 12 March 2014, WEB,www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2007/grammys.htm, 49th Annual Grammy Awards – 2007, Rock on the Net, 10 May 2014, 1 September 2007 saw Snow Patrol headlining a “homecoming” mini-festival in Lightbody and Jonny Quinn’s home town of Bangor, County Down. Around 30,000 people came to see the band.NEWS,www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/snow-patrol-vow-to-return-after-hit-gig-13472158.html, Snow Patrol vow to return to Ward Park, 28 July 2008, Belfast Telegraph, NEWS,www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=8701, Snow Patrol response to Ward Park gig, 28 July 2008, Snow Patrol Official Website, 7 February 2009,www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=8701," title="web.archive.org/web/20090207032041www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=8701,">web.archive.org/web/20090207032041www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=8701, dead, A Hundred Million Suns (2008–2009)“>

A Hundred Million Suns (2008–2009)

Lightbody stated that recording for the follow-up to Eyes Open was to begin in Autumn 2006, with Jacknife Lee returning a third time for production.WEB,www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=16211, Snow Patrol : News : Snow Patrol Announce New Album “A Hundred Million Suns”, Snowpatrol.com, 16 November 2008, dead,www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=16211," title="web.archive.org/web/20080902234450www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=16211,">web.archive.org/web/20080902234450www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=16211, 2 September 2008, File:Snow Patrol at Sheffield Arena 2009.jpg|thumb|left|Snow Patrol performing at the Sheffield ArenaSheffield ArenaThe band kicked off their Taking Back the Cities Tour on 26 October 2008.WEB,www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=20540, Snow Patrol kick-off & Ireland tour!, Snowpatrol.com, 10 May 2014, 4 March 2009,www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=20540," title="web.archive.org/web/20090304201033www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=20540,">web.archive.org/web/20090304201033www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=20540, dead, Singer Miriam Kaufmann toured with the band and sang backing vocals, most notably on “Set the Fire to the Third Bar”, which originally featured Martha Wainwright.WEB,www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=6750, Update from Gary!, Snowpatrol.com, 10 May 2014, 9 March 2012,www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=6750," title="web.archive.org/web/20120309155246www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=6750,">web.archive.org/web/20120309155246www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=6750, dead, The UK & Ireland Arena Tour ended on 23 March. The final show was played at the Odyssey in Belfast to a 9,000-strong crowd, including family and friends of the band, and the Northern Irish football squad. It was also reported that the band played to an estimated 200,000 fans during the tour.WEB,www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=20913, Snow Patrol end UK & Ireland tour in Belfast, Snowpatrol.com, 10 May 2014, 21 July 2011,www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=20913," title="web.archive.org/web/20110721013403www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=20913,">web.archive.org/web/20110721013403www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=20913, dead, Snow Patrol next visited South Africa to play a few dates at the Coca-Cola Zero Festival, supporting Oasis,WEB,www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=21103, Update from South Africa, Snowpatrol.com, 10 May 2014, 28 May 2012,www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=21103," title="web.archive.org/web/20120528192156www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=21103,">web.archive.org/web/20120528192156www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=21103, dead, before beginning a European leg of the tour.WEB,www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=20583, New European shows announced!, Universal Music, 25 February 2009, 12 May 2010, 18 April 2009,www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=20583," title="web.archive.org/web/20090418141001www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=20583,">web.archive.org/web/20090418141001www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=20583, dead, In June, they supported Coldplay for a month on the Viva la Vida Tour.WEB,www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=20984, Snow Patrol to support Coldplay!, Universal Music, 30 March 2009, 12 May 2010, 4 April 2009,www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=20984," title="web.archive.org/web/20090404040402www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=20984,">web.archive.org/web/20090404040402www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=20984, dead, (File:Snow Patrol in Frankfurt.jpg|thumb|Lightbody performing “The Lightning Strike” in Frankfurt, May 2009)The band also released a compilation album featuring tracks from their fifteen-year history,NEWS,www.reuters.com/article/peopleNews/idUSN1933256420080920, Pussycat Dolls’ solo work on hold for “Domination”, Reuters, 25 August 2009, 20 September 2008, Up to Now, on 9 November 2009. It includes thirty tracks spanning two CDs, of which three are new songs. “Just Say Yes”, a track written by Lightbody and earlier recorded by Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger and X Factor star Diana Vickers, was released as the lead single on 2 November. The album additionally contains covers and rarities, including songs from the band’s side project, The Reindeer Section.WEB,www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=22785, Snow Patrol announce new album ‘Up to Now’!, Snow Patrol, 11 September 2009, 15 September 2009,www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=22785," title="web.archive.org/web/20090915175108www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=22785,">web.archive.org/web/20090915175108www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=22785, dead, Snow Patrol expressed wishes to make a tour documentary in the future, along the lines of U2’s Rattle and Hum.NEWS,www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/would-love-film-tour---1041321, We would love to do a film of our tour â€“ just like U2, says Snow Patrol’s Nathan Connolly, Fulton, Rick, 6 November 2009, Daily Record, 6 November 2009, In December 2009, the PPL announced “Chasing Cars” was the most-played song of the decade in the UK.NEWS, 30 December 2009, BBC,news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8434418.stm, Snow Patrol’s Chasing Cars is most played of decade, BBC News, BBC, 30 December 2009, The same month, in a UK poll conducted by Channel 4, it was voted the nation’s favourite “song of the noughties”.NEWS, Top Gear is nation’s favourite in TV poll,www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/6884202/Top-Gear-is-nations-favourite-in-TV-poll.html,ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/6884202/Top-Gear-is-nations-favourite-in-TV-poll.html, 12 January 2022, subscription, live, The Telegraph, 26 December 2009, 30 March 2015, {{cbignore}} In January 2010, the band were nominated in three categories in the annual Meteor Awards.WEB,www.rte.ie/arts/2010/0107/meteornominees.html, Meteor Ireland Awards nominees, 7 January 2010, RTÉ, 8 January 2010, dead,www.rte.ie/arts/2010/0107/meteornominees.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20100117085832www.rte.ie/arts/2010/0107/meteornominees.html,">web.archive.org/web/20100117085832www.rte.ie/arts/2010/0107/meteornominees.html, 17 January 2010, They also played at the event, on 19 February 2010 at The RDS.WEB,www.herald.ie/entertainment/music/snow-patrol-and-westlife-to-take-centre-stage-at-meteors-2003098.html, Snow Patrol and Westlife to take centre stage at Meteors, Nolan, Lorna, 7 January 2010, Evening Herald, 8 January 2010, dead,www.herald.ie/entertainment/music/snow-patrol-and-westlife-to-take-centre-stage-at-meteors-2003098.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20120814171818www.herald.ie/entertainment/music/snow-patrol-and-westlife-to-take-centre-stage-at-meteors-2003098.html,">web.archive.org/web/20120814171818www.herald.ie/entertainment/music/snow-patrol-and-westlife-to-take-centre-stage-at-meteors-2003098.html, 14 August 2012, Fallen Empires (2010–2012)“>

Fallen Empires (2010–2012)

In 2009, Snow Patrol stated they would enter their “next phase” with the release of their sixth album.MAGAZINE,www.washingtonexaminer.com/entertainment/Snow-Patrol-ready-to-enter-its-next-phase-8284274-60690012.html, Snow Patrol ready to enter its next phase, Dunham, Nancy, 24 September 2009, The Washington Examiner, 1 October 2009, dead,www.webcitation.org/5kD34xuT0?url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/entertainment/Snow-Patrol-ready-to-enter-its-next-phase-8284274-60690012.html, 1 October 2009, The band took a new musical direction, and Connolly advised fans to keep an open mind regarding the new material.WEB,www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/news/Snow+Patrol-9220.html, Snow Patrol’s new direction, Female First, 6 September 2009, On 12 January 2011, Lightbody launched a blog to give details about the progress of the band’s next release.WEB,icanhover.tumblr.com/post/2719309377/am-new-to-here-and-this-is-my-first-post-so-i,icanhover.tumblr.com/post/2719309377/am-new-to-here-and-this-is-my-first-post-so-i," title="web.archive.org/web/20110315150408icanhover.tumblr.com/post/2719309377/am-new-to-here-and-this-is-my-first-post-so-i,">web.archive.org/web/20110315150408icanhover.tumblr.com/post/2719309377/am-new-to-here-and-this-is-my-first-post-so-i, dead, 15 March 2011, 2:46 pm, Lightbody, Gary, 12 January 2011, Tumblr, 21 June 2011, Snow Patrol released the single “Called Out in the Dark” (remixed by Fatboy Slim) for radio airplay on 21 July 2011 on BBC Radio 1 on Zane Lowe’s radio show. According to official sources, the single itself would be released independently and as part of an EP later on and the UK release date was said to be 4 September.WEB,www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=36060, Snow Patrol Return!, Eskimos, The, 18 July 2011, snowpatrol.com, 18 July 2011, 28 May 2012,www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=36060," title="web.archive.org/web/20120528192217www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=36060,">web.archive.org/web/20120528192217www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=36060, dead, More details on the EP were announced on 3 August, when the group’s website revealed the artwork and track list contents. Along with the new single, the release contained three new tracks, entitled “My Brothers”, “I’m Ready”, and “Fallen Empires”. In addition, it was revealed that the EP was intended to be a digital release limited to the UK and Ireland.WEB,www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=36219, Called Out In The Dark Ep – Tracklisting / Artwork, Eskimos, The, 3 August 2011, snowpatrol.com, 12 August 2011, 28 May 2012,www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=36219," title="web.archive.org/web/20120528192232www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=36219,">web.archive.org/web/20120528192232www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=36219, dead, File:20180603 Nürnberg Rock im Park Snow Patrol 0177.jpg|thumb|Johnny McDaidJohnny McDaidShortly after the premiere of the new lead single, the quintet’s official website confirmed the news that the name of the new album would be Fallen Empires.WEB,www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=36095, New Snow Patrol album to be called Fallen Empires, 22 July 2011, snowpatrol.com, 28 July 2011, 28 May 2012,www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=36095," title="web.archive.org/web/20120528192211www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=36095,">web.archive.org/web/20120528192211www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=36095, dead, Fallen Empires was released on 14 November 2011WEB,www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005NGYQTM/ref=s9_bbs_gw_d0_g15_ir01?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1RPAE315KJPZMK16WCXB&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467128533&pf_rd_i=468294, Snow Patrol ‘Fallen Empires’ Preorder, 16 October 2011, Amazon.co.uk, in the UK and was launched at O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire.weblink {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003001440www.marmaladelondon.co.uk/Work/Installations/20/SNOW%2BPATROL|date=3 October 2012}} Singer-songwriter Johnny McDaid, after being involved in the album as a guest musician and songwriter, would then join the band on the subsequent tour and eventually become a full member of Snow Patrol.WEB,www.threee.com/client/johnny-mcdaid/, Johnny McDaid, Threee, 10 May 2018, 17 May 2018,www.threee.com/client/johnny-mcdaid/," title="web.archive.org/web/20180517192305www.threee.com/client/johnny-mcdaid/,">web.archive.org/web/20180517192305www.threee.com/client/johnny-mcdaid/, dead, The second single from Fallen Empires was “This Isn’t Everything You Are”, released on 13 November 2011.WEB,www.snowpatrol.com/news/default.aspx?nid=36682, This Isn’t Everything You are Release Date, 28 September 2011, snowpatrol.net, 28 September 2011, Greatest Hits (2013–2018)“>

Greatest Hits (2013–2018)

The band released a compilation entitled Greatest Hits on 14 May 2013.WEB,www.snowpatrol.com/news/1487/snow_patrol_to_release_greatest_hits, Snow Patrol to release ‘GREATEST HITS’, 12 March 2013, 15 March 2013, SnowPatrol.com, 16 March 2013,www.snowpatrol.com/news/1487/snow_patrol_to_release_greatest_hits," title="web.archive.org/web/20130316050233www.snowpatrol.com/news/1487/snow_patrol_to_release_greatest_hits,">web.archive.org/web/20130316050233www.snowpatrol.com/news/1487/snow_patrol_to_release_greatest_hits, dead, Snow Patrol headlined the Tennent’s Vital festival in August 2013 and performed a special warm-up show in London before the festival. After the show, they announced that Simpson would be leaving the band.WEB,thethirdbarcom.wordpress.com/2013/08/15/tom-simpson-leaving-the-band/, Tom Simpson Leaving The Band, 16 August 2013, 15 August 2013, thethirdbar.com, WEB,www.snowpatrol.com/news/1661/toms_last_show_wth_sp, Snow Patrol Official Website :: News :: Tom’s Last Show Wth Sp, Snowpatrol.com, 16 August 2013, 10 May 2014, 30 March 2014,snowpatrol.com/news/1661/toms_last_show_wth_sp," title="web.archive.org/web/20140330061745snowpatrol.com/news/1661/toms_last_show_wth_sp,">web.archive.org/web/20140330061745snowpatrol.com/news/1661/toms_last_show_wth_sp, dead, Wildness and Quinn and Wilson’s departure (2018–present)“>

Wildness and Quinn and Wilson’s departure (2018–present)

File:Snow Patrol Werchter080619 3 (49920296973).jpg|thumb|Wilson and Lightbody during a June 2019 performance at Werchter BoutiqueWerchter BoutiqueThe follow-up to Fallen Empires was initially due for release in 2016.WEB,twitter.com/garysnowpatrol/status/618270067785007104, Twitter Q&A – new Snow Patrol Music next year ...’, Twitter.com, 6 July 2015, 17 June 2015, Lightbody told NME that he had to overcome a bout of writer’s block and that the songs written for the new album were scrapped before being replaced by new “mind-boggling” material.WEB,www.nme.com/news/snow-patrol/64572, Snow Patrol scrap new album sessions | News, Nme.Com, 27 June 2012, 10 May 2014, On 28 January 2018, the band’s social media announced the upcoming release of their seventh studio album, entitled Wildness, which was published on 25 May 2018.WEB,www.youtube.com/watch?v=yow-gVc60cc,ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/yow-gVc60cc, 30 October 2021, Youtube - Snow Patrol - Wildness’, Youtube.com, 28 January 2018, 29 January 2018, {{cbignore}}In November 2018, they released the EP What If This Is All the Love You Ever Get?, which featured remixes of the eponymous track, from Wildness.WEB, Snow Patrol – What If This Is All the Love You Ever Get? – EP,www.discogs.com/release/12782810-Snow-Patrol-What-If-This-Is-All-The-Love-You-Ever-Get-EP, Discogs, 10 September 2023, The band released their third compilation album, Reworked, on 8 November 2019, and followed it up with a tour.WEB,www.udiscovermusic.com/news/snow-patrol-reworked-uk-dates/, Snow Patrol Announce Reworked UK, Irish Tour Dates, 30 August 2019, WEB,www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/6431461/snow-patrol-chasing-second-shot-at-magic-on-reworked/, Snow Patrol chasing second shot at magic on Reworked, Josh, Leeson, 11 October 2019, Newcastle Herald, On 1 September 2023, Lightbody announced on the band’s Instagram account that Quinn and Wilson had decided to leave, with Quinn continuing as a solo artist. Lightbody also announced that a new album would be coming out sometime in 2024, stating that Snow Patrol would be continuing as a trio of himself, Connolly, and McDaid.WEB,m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/snow-patrol-to-continue-as-trio-as-two-members-depart/a49404815.html, Snow Patrol to continue as trio as two members depart, Claire, Williamson, 1 September 2023, Belfast Telegraph, WEB,www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-66681372.amp, Snow Patrol: Jonny Quinn and Paul Wilson leave band, Rebekah, Wilson, 1 September 2023, BBC News, WEB,www.belfastlive.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/snow-patrols-gary-lightbody-issues-27679174.amp, Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody issues update on future of band after two members leave, Sophie, McLaughlin, 8 September 2023, Belfast Love,

Contributions

In 2009, Snow Patrol curated the 22nd album in the Late Night Tales series of mix albums. The band covered the INXS song “New Sensation” for the occasion.MAGAZINE,www.hotpress.com/news/5738794.html, Snow Patrol cover INXS, 21 August 2009, Hot Press, 19 September 2009, dead,www.hotpress.com/news/5738794.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20140714181438www.hotpress.com/news/5738794.html,">web.archive.org/web/20140714181438www.hotpress.com/news/5738794.html, 14 July 2014, Lightbody has also spoken of plans to release songs from the Listen... Tanks! project (with Snow Patrol producer Jacknife Lee) and Tired Pony, a country group.WEB,www.shockhound.com/features/515-snow-patrol-s-gary-lightbody-to-go-solo---twice-, Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody To Go Solo—Twice?, ShockHound, 5 May 2009, ShockHound, 7 September 2009, dead,www.shockhound.com/features/515-snow-patrol-s-gary-lightbody-to-go-solo---twice-," title="web.archive.org/web/20220408155205www.shockhound.com/features/515-snow-patrol-s-gary-lightbody-to-go-solo---twice-,">web.archive.org/web/20220408155205www.shockhound.com/features/515-snow-patrol-s-gary-lightbody-to-go-solo---twice-, 8 April 2022, In 2014, the band contributed a new song, “I Won’t Let You Go”, to the soundtrack for the film Divergent.NEWS,www.news24.com/You/Archive/epic-divergent-soundtrack-20170728, Epic Divergent soundtrack!, News24, 9 November 2017,

Appearances

On 30 July 2006, Snow Patrol appeared on the finale of the long-running BBC music show Top of the Pops, performing “Chasing Cars”. The band were the last act to appear on the show.MAGAZINE,www.clashmusic.com/news/tv-%26%23039;failing-new-music%26%23039;, TV ‘failing new music’, Murray, Robin, 6 October 2008, Clash (magazine), Clash, 9 January 2010, dead,web.archive.org/web/20220608053306/https://www.clashmusic.com/news/tv-&, 8 June 2022, On 7 July 2007, they performed at the UK leg of Live Earth at Wembley Stadium, London. Shortly after their performance, Simpson was arrested at RAF Northolt for missing a court date in Glasgow, having been charged with possession of cocaine.NEWS,news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/6282100.stm, Police release T in the Park star, 8 July 2007, 8 July 2007, BBC News, MAGAZINE,www.nme.com/news/snow-patrol/29557,www.nme.com/news/snow-patrol/29557," title="web.archive.org/web/20070712100846www.nme.com/news/snow-patrol/29557,">web.archive.org/web/20070712100846www.nme.com/news/snow-patrol/29557, dead, 12 July 2007, Snow Patrol star arrested, 8 July 2007, 8 July 2007, NME,

Other ventures

Snow Patrol founded Polar Music, a publishing company run through Kobalt Music. The venture is independent from the band’s publishing deal with Universal Music. Polar Music was planned to sign artists regardless of their genre, as drummer Jonny Quinn explained: “there is no agenda—if it’s good enough and we believe in it 110%, we will sign it.” Quinn, and his fellow band members Connolly and Lightbody, are acting as A&R.WEB,www.californiachronicle.com/articles/yb/134919583, New publishers on patrol, California Chronicle, 5 September 2009, dead,www.californiachronicle.com/articles/yb/134919583," title="web.archive.org/web/20100526061508www.californiachronicle.com/articles/yb/134919583,">web.archive.org/web/20100526061508www.californiachronicle.com/articles/yb/134919583, 26 May 2010, The company’s first signing was Johnny McDaid, previously of the Northern Irish band Vega4.MAGAZINE,www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3ifc174d5b0674b9dc13b5d62d9a88e91e, Snow Patrol Launches Publishing Venture, Wilson, Jen, 3 September 2009, Billboard, 5 September 2009, dead,www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3ifc174d5b0674b9dc13b5d62d9a88e91e," title="web.archive.org/web/20091212010835www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3ifc174d5b0674b9dc13b5d62d9a88e91e,">web.archive.org/web/20091212010835www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3ifc174d5b0674b9dc13b5d62d9a88e91e, 12 December 2009, Quinn has said that they wish to sign artists to a one-album deal and do not want to put undue pressure on the artists with bigger, multi-year contracts. Polar Music had its initial chart hit in the first week of October 2009.NEWS,www.sfexaminer.com/entertainment/Gary-Lightbody-quite-busy-on-patrol-63717812.html, Gary Lightbody quite busy on patrol, Lanham, Tom, 8 October 2009, The San Francisco Examiner, 8 October 2009, dead,www.sfexaminer.com/entertainment/Gary-Lightbody-quite-busy-on-patrol-63717812.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20110716044656www.sfexaminer.com/entertainment/Gary-Lightbody-quite-busy-on-patrol-63717812.html,">web.archive.org/web/20110716044656www.sfexaminer.com/entertainment/Gary-Lightbody-quite-busy-on-patrol-63717812.html, 16 July 2011, Gary Lightbody and Tom Simpson are both fans of the football club Dundee F.C. In 2008, they met the club’s board of directors to find ways to financially help the struggling club.NEWS,www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-interviews/2008/11/07/songwriting-has-made-me-a-better-person-says-snow-patrol-front-man-gary-lightbody-86908-20875466/, Songwriting has made me a better person, says Snow Patrol front man Gary Lightbody, Dingwall, John, 7 November 2008, Daily Record (Scotland), Daily Record, 10 September 2009, dead,www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-interviews/2008/11/07/songwriting-has-made-me-a-better-person-says-snow-patrol-front-man-gary-lightbody-86908-20875466/," title="web.archive.org/web/20220622101149www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-interviews/2008/11/07/songwriting-has-made-me-a-better-person-says-snow-patrol-front-man-gary-lightbody-86908-20875466/,">web.archive.org/web/20220622101149www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-interviews/2008/11/07/songwriting-has-made-me-a-better-person-says-snow-patrol-front-man-gary-lightbody-86908-20875466/, 22 June 2022, The band also owns a stake in the Houndstooth Pub in New York City.NEWS,www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/22/AR2009052201105.html, In N.Y., an appetite for Gastropubs, Farley, David, 24 May 2009, The Washington Post, 1 October 2009, dead,www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/22/AR2009052201105.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20121111201801www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/22/AR2009052201105.html,">web.archive.org/web/20121111201801www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/22/AR2009052201105.html, 11 November 2012,

Philanthropy

On 25 November 2007, Snow Patrol performed an acoustic session for the charity Mencap at Union Chapel, Islington. They were one of the main bands to take part in the project, called “Little Noise Sessions”, which was curated by Jo Whiley.NEWS,www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/mencap-little-noise-sessions-snow-patron-union-chapel-london-5337364.html, Mencap Little Noise Sessions: Snow Patron, Union Chapel, London, Hasted, Nick, 27 November 2007, The Independent, 5 May 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190505154541/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/mencap-little-noise-sessions-snow-patron-union-chapel-london-5337364.html, 5 May 2019, live, MAGAZINE, Magee, Kate, 2 November 2007, Mencap strikes chord with Amazing Media,www.prweek.com/article/764482/mencap-strikes-chord-amazing-media, PRWeek,web.archive.org/web/20190505154908/https://www.prweek.com/article/764482/mencap-strikes-chord-amazing-media, 5 May 2019, 5 May 2019, In 2009, Lightbody and Connolly donated plectrums and certificates to the Music Beats Mines project, which aims to clear unexploded mines/landmines from conflict zones. The items were auctioned on eBay.WEB,www.chartattack.com/news/2009/11/27/radiohead-paul-mccartney-donate-items-to-online-charity-auction/, Radiohead, Paul McCartney donate items to online charity auction, Teo, Mark, 27 November 2009, CHARTattack, 6 December 2009,www.chartattack.com/news/2009/11/27/radiohead-paul-mccartney-donate-items-to-online-charity-auction/," title="web.archive.org/web/20130728143932www.chartattack.com/news/2009/11/27/radiohead-paul-mccartney-donate-items-to-online-charity-auction/,">web.archive.org/web/20130728143932www.chartattack.com/news/2009/11/27/radiohead-paul-mccartney-donate-items-to-online-charity-auction/, 28 July 2013, usurped, WEB,www.maginternational.org/musicbeatsmines/en/events/events/mbm-auction-items, MBM Auction items..., Mag International, 6 December 2009, dead,www.maginternational.org/musicbeatsmines/en/events/events/mbm-auction-items," title="web.archive.org/web/20091130032506www.maginternational.org/musicbeatsmines/en/events/events/mbm-auction-items,">web.archive.org/web/20091130032506www.maginternational.org/musicbeatsmines/en/events/events/mbm-auction-items, 30 November 2009,

Recognition

Other musicians, such as Ozzy Osbourne, Bono, Michael Stipe, and Nikki Sixx, have expressed admiration for Snow Patrol.MAGAZINE,www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/story/bono-wants-snow-patrol-for-tour, U2 – Bono Wants Snow Patrol For Tour, 31 January 2005, Contactmusic.com, 28 October 2009, MAGAZINE,www.musicomh.com/music/features/rem-2_0408.htm, Interview: R.E.M. (2008), Soghomonian, Talia, April 2008, musicOMH, 28 October 2009, dead,musicomh.com/music/features/rem-2_0408.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20100114093914musicomh.com/music/features/rem-2_0408.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20100114093914musicomh.com/music/features/rem-2_0408.htm, 14 January 2010, WEB,www.xfm.co.uk/news/2009/nikki-sixx-im-an-artist-and-i-love-snow-patrol, Nikki Sixx: ‘I’m an artist and I love Snow Patrol’, 6 February 2009, Xfm, 28 October 2009, dead,www.xfm.co.uk/news/2009/nikki-sixx-im-an-artist-and-i-love-snow-patrol," title="web.archive.org/web/20090220202342www.xfm.co.uk/news/2009/nikki-sixx-im-an-artist-and-i-love-snow-patrol,">web.archive.org/web/20090220202342www.xfm.co.uk/news/2009/nikki-sixx-im-an-artist-and-i-love-snow-patrol, 20 February 2009, Terri Hooley, founder of the Good Vibrations label and a lifelong supporter of local Northern Irish music, has expressed pride in bands like Snow Patrol.WEB,news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7298275.stm, Summer of teenage dreams remembered, Mitchell, Cameron, 15 March 2008, BBC, 4 December 2009, dead,news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7298275.stm," title="web.archive.org/web/20090102232753news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7298275.stm,">web.archive.org/web/20090102232753news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7298275.stm, 2 January 2009,

Awards and nominations

“Chasing Cars” was voted Song of the Decade on Channel 4’s programme The Song of the Decade, which was broadcast on 28 December 2009. On 30 December 2009, Phonographic Performance Limited announced “Chasing Cars” was the most-played song of the decade in the UK. Ten years later in 2019, it was reportedly still the most played song of the 21st century in the UK.NEWS,www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-49008689, And the most-played song on UK radio is... Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol, BBC News, 17 July 2019, 17 July 2019, Mark, Savage, In June 2010, the band were commemorated with a Heritage Award by PRS for Music. A plaque was erected on the Duke of York pub in Belfast, where Snow Patrol performed their first gig. The band were the sixth to receive the award, with all its members turning out. They later performed a live set to a small crowd of around thirty people.NEWS, Coleman, Maureen, 4 June 2010, Snow Patrol return to pub where their story began, Belfasttelegraph.co.uk,www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/snow-patrol-return-to-pub-where-their-story-began-14830407.html, dead, 18 July 2011,www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/snow-patrol-return-to-pub-where-their-story-began-14830407.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20130120191052www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/snow-patrol-return-to-pub-where-their-story-began-14830407.html,">web.archive.org/web/20130120191052www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/snow-patrol-return-to-pub-where-their-story-began-14830407.html, 20 January 2013,

Band members

{{col-begin}}{{col-2}}Current members

• Gary Lightbody – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1994–present), piano, keyboards (1994–2005), lead guitar (1994–2002)
• Nathan Connolly – lead guitar, backing vocals (2002–present)
• Johnny McDaid – piano, rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (2011–present)

Current touring musicians

• Richard Colburn – drums (1996–1997, 2019), percussion, keyboards (1996–1997, 2008–present)WEB, Welsh, Andrew, 11 November 2008, Sticksman on Snow Patrol,www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/sticksman-on-snow-patrol-2760133, 12 November 2023, Daily Record,

{{col-2}}Former members

• Mark McClelland – bass, keyboards, piano (1994–2005)
• Michael Morrison – drums (1994–1996)
• Jonny Quinn – drums, percussion (1997–2023)
• Tom Simpson – keyboards, piano, samples (2005–2013; touring 1996–2005)WEB, Snow Patrol lose keyboardist to solo endeavours {{!, Complete Music Update |url=https://archive.completemusicupdate.com/article/snow-patrol-lose-keyboardist-to-solo-endeavours/ |access-date=11 November 2023}}
• Paul Wilson – bass (2005–2023), guitar (touring; 2000–2005),WEB, Exclusive Interview with Paul Wilson,www.channelv.com/rde/v/1627.htm, dead,channelv.com/rde/v/1627.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20090223180715channelv.com/rde/v/1627.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20090223180715channelv.com/rde/v/1627.htm, 23 February 2009, 6 January 2010, Channel V, WEB, Chen, Viola, 8 September 2009, The secret to Snow Patrol’s success,www.youthink.ca/yt/music/interviews/secret-snow-patrol%E2%80%99s-success, dead,www.youthink.ca/yt/music/interviews/secret-snow-patrol%E2%80%99s-success," title="web.archive.org/web/20090911133827www.youthink.ca/yt/music/interviews/secret-snow-patrol%E2%80%99s-success,">web.archive.org/web/20090911133827www.youthink.ca/yt/music/interviews/secret-snow-patrol%E2%80%99s-success, 11 September 2009, 7 January 2010, You Think, MAGAZINE, Diver, Mike, 19 December 2008, Snow Patrol – ClashMusic.com Q&A,www.clashmusic.com/feature/snow-patrol, dead, Clash (magazine), Clash,www.webcitation.org/5magydR8p?url=http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/snow-patrol, 6 January 2010, 6 January 2010, INSTAGRAM, CwpT6orsQFv, snowpatrol, Paul Wilson, 1 September 2023, Snow Patrol, 11 November 2023, keyboards, backing vocals (2000–2023){{Citation |last=Raph_PH |title=FlMacWerchter080619_6 |date=8 June 2019 |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/raph_ph/49921109777/ |access-date=11 November 2023}}

Former touring musicians

• Iain Archer – guitars, lap steel guitar, backing vocals (2001–2002, 2009, 2019TWEET, 1196387081716719616, snowpatrol, 2. Iain Archer – guitars, lap steel, vocals 3. Richard Colburn – drums and percussion, 18 November 2019, 12 November 2023, )NEWS, 14 June 2019, ‘Dear friend’ Iain Archer to join Snow Patrol as scan reveals guitarist’s nerve damage, en-GB, BelfastTelegraph.co.uk,www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/dear-friend-iain-archer-to-join-snow-patrol-as-scan-reveals-guitarists-nerve-damage/38198696.html, 15 November 2023, 0307-1235,
• Colm MacAthlaoich – trumpet (2001–2002, 2019)TWEET, 1196387324218814464, snowpatrol, 4. Jote Osahn - violin, vocals. 5. Colm MacAthlaoich – trumpet., 18 November 2019, 15 November 2023,
• Miriam Kaufmann – backing vocals, keyboards, glockenspiel (2006–2007, 2008–2012, 2019)TWEET, 1196386497487872001, snowpatrol, 1. Miriam Kaufman – keys, glockenspiel, vocals., 18 November 2019, 12 November 2023,
• Graham Hopkins – drums (2007)WEB, 22 January 2007, Snow Patrol in injury drama,www.hotpress.com/music/snow-patrol-in-injury-drama-2905628, 23 November 2023, Hotpress,
• Troy Stewart – additional guitars (2008–2013)WEB, bolin, rachele, 17 September 2018, Interview with Troy Stewart of The Windsor Player,rachelebolin.wordpress.com/2018/09/16/interview-with-troy-stewart-of-the-windsor-player/, 20 November 2023, hixton collective,
• Ruth O’Reilly – french horn, backing vocals (2009, 2019)TWEET, 1196387633452204032, snowpatrol, Stella and Ruth were on the last reworked tour in 2009 and it’s so great to have them back with us again., 18 November 2019, 20 November 2023,
• Stella Page – violin, backing vocals (2009, 2019)
• Jote Osahn – violin, backing vocals (2019)
• Vince Greene – viola (2019)TWEET, 1196387850914291712, snowpatrol, Vince and Ivan are out with us for the first time and they have been brilliant!, 18 November 2019, 20 November 2023,
• Ivan Hussey – cello (2019)

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Discography

• Songs for Polarbears (1998)
• When It’s All Over We Still Have to Clear Up (2001)
• Final Straw (2003)
• Eyes Open (2006)
• A Hundred Million Suns (2008)
• Fallen Empires (2011)
• Wildness (2018)

Tours{| class“wikitable”

!Tour!Supporting album(s)!Start date!End date|Final Straw Tour|Final Straw|10 August 2003|23 July 2005|Eyes Open TourEyes Open (Snow Patrol album)>Eyes Open|14 February 2006|22 September 2007|Taking Back the Cities Tour|A Hundred Million Suns|26 October 2008|20 October 2009|Reworked Tour|Up to Now|18 November 2009|12 December 2009|Fallen Empires TourFallen Empires (album)>Fallen Empires|20 January 2012|31 December 2012|Wildness TourWildness (album)>Wildness|18 April 2019|4 September 2022

References

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External links

{{Commons}}

• {{official website|snowpatrol.com}}
• Michael Morrison’s tribute page to Shrug

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