<Tr> <Th> Past members </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Tom Simpson </Li> <Li> Mark McClelland </Li> <Li> Michael Morrison </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> Tom Simpson </Li> <Li> Mark McClelland </Li> <Li> Michael Morrison </Li> </Ul> <P> Snow Patrol are a Northern Irish rock band formed in Scotland in 1994, consisting of Gary Lightbody (vocals, guitar), Nathan Connolly (guitar, backing vocals), Paul Wilson (bass guitar, backing vocals), Jonny Quinn (drums), and Johnny McDaid (piano, guitar, backing vocals). Initially an indie rock band, the band rose to prominence in the early - mid 2000s as part of the post-Britpop movement . </P> <P> The band were founded at the University of Dundee in 1994 by Lightbody, Michael Morrison, and Mark McClelland as Shrug . After briefly using the name Polarbear and released the EP Starfighter Pilot (1997) and losing Morrison as a member, the band became Snow Patrol in 1997 and added Quinn to its line - up . Their first two studio albums, Songs for Polarbears (1998) and When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up (2001), were commercially unsuccessful and were released by the independent record label Jeepster Records . The band then signed to the major record label Polydor Records in 2002 . </P>

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