Snow Patrol are a Grammy Award-nominated alternative rock band which formed in Scotland, with the majority of their members being from Bangor and Belfast, Northern Ireland. They are currently based in Glasgow and are signed to Polydor Records. Originally formed as an indie rock band, Snow Patrol have sought a more alternative rock and powerpop sound in recent years on the heels of mainstream success with the songs "Run", "Chasing Cars" and more recently, "Signal Fire" from the Spider-Man 3 soundtrack. The band's latest album, Eyes Open, was nominated for the category of Best British Album at the 2007 BRIT Awards. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 591 pixels Full resolution (2436 × 1800 pixel, file size: 3. ... For other uses, see Dundee (disambiguation). ... This article is about the country. ... Northern Ireland (Irish: , Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a constituent country of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... Folk rock is a musical genre, combining elements of folk music and rock music. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Fiction Records is a record label that was founded in 1978 by Chris Parry as a home for The Cure. ... 1920s vintage Polydor export label with its double-horn gramophone logo In 1954 Polydor Records introduced their distinctive orange label. ... A&M Records is an American record label, owned and operated by Universal Music Group. ... Universal Music Group (UMG) is the largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry. ... The Cake Sale are a collective of mostly Irish musical artists formed by Brian Crosby of Bell X1. ... The Reindeer Section is a Scottish indie rock supergroup formed in 2001 by Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol. ... Gary Lightbody (born June 15, 1976 in Bangor, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish musician, best known as the frontman of the rock band Snow Patrol. ... Paul Wilson Paul Wilson (born 20 October 1978) and grew up in Kinlochleven in the Scottish Highlands and is the bass player in the Northern Ireland-based indie rock band Snow Patrol. ... Jonny Quinn is the drummer for Northern Irish rock band Snow Patrol. ... Nathan Connolly Nathan Connolly (born Belfast, Northern Ireland, January 20, 1981) is an Northern Irish musician. ... Tom Simpson is the keyboard player for the band snow patrol. ... Mark McClelland (born March 30, 1976 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish musician. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... This article is about the country. ... This article is about the town in Northern Ireland. ... This article is about the city in Northern Ireland. ... Northern Ireland (Irish: , Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a constituent country of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... 1920s vintage Polydor export label with its double-horn gramophone logo In 1954 Polydor Records introduced their distinctive orange label. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Run is the second single from Snow Patrols third album, Final Straw. ... Chasing Cars is the third single from Snow Patrols fourth album, Eyes Open. ... Signal Fire is a song by Snow Patrol written for the film Spider-Man 3, which was released on May 4, 2007. ... Spider-Man 3: The Official Soundtrack is a soundtrack album to Sam Raimis 2007 film Spider-Man 3. ... Eyes Open is the fourth album by Alternative rock band Snow Patrol. ... The Brit Awards are the annual United Kingdom pop music awards founded by the British Phonographic Industry. ...

History

Early years

Originally formed in late 1994 as "Shrug" by students Gary Lightbody and Mark McClelland at the University of Dundee in Dundee, Scotland, the band started by performing gigs at the university and surrounding pubs before changing their name to Polar Bear (or Polarbear) in late 1995. In the early days, the band used to pretend to be members of the Scottish band Belle & Sebastian in order to gain free entry to the Student Union club at the Glasgow School of Art^{[citation needed]}. Gary Lightbody (born June 15, 1976 in Bangor, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish musician, best known as the frontman of the rock band Snow Patrol. ... Mark McClelland (born March 30, 1976 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish musician. ... The University of Dundee is the principal university in the city and Royal burgh of Dundee, Scotland. ... For other uses see Dundee (disambiguation) Dundee is Scotlands fourth largest city, population 154 674 (2001), situated on the North bank of the Firth of Tay. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Glasgow School of Art is one of four independent art schools in Scotland, situated in the Garnethill area of Glasgow. ...

Gary Lightbody, Snow Patrol frontman, during the January 2005 Tsunami Relief Cardiff concert in aid of the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake

In mid 1997, they released a three-track EP, Starfighter Pilot, on the Electric Honey label. Richard Colburn, from Belle & Sebastian, played drums on this record, and Stuart Murdoch, from the same band, sang on one of the B-sides. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1206 × 1608 pixel, file size: 513 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Snow Patrol Gary... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1206 × 1608 pixel, file size: 513 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Snow Patrol Gary... Gary Lightbody (born June 15, 1976 in Bangor, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish musician, best known as the frontman of the rock band Snow Patrol. ... Logo for the Tsunami Relief Cardiff Concert, held at the Millennium Stadium (2005) Tsunami Relief Cardiff was a charity music concert held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on January 22, 2005, in aid of the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, which had occurred the month before. ... The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake,[1] was a great undersea earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC (07:58:53 local time) December 26, 2004 with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. ... // Extended play (EP) is the name typically given to vinyl records or CDs which contain more than one single but are too short to qualify as albums. ... Starfighter Pilot, released in 1997, was the debut EP from Snow Patrol, on the Electric Honey label. ... Electric Honey is a record label run by students from Stow College. ... Richard Colburn is the drums player of the Scottish indie band Belle & Sebastian. ... Stuart Murdoch, a former boxer, is the lead singer and songwriter for Scottish twee pop octet Belle & Sebastian. ...

At this point, Jonny Quinn, from Northern Ireland, joined as permanent drummer. With him the band released their next EP "Little Hide" on Jeepster Records while still living in Dundee (its cover was a blurred photo of a football crowd watching Dundee United F.C. at Tannadice Park, taken by Gary Lightbody). A follow-up single "One Hundred Things You Should Have Done in Bed" was a minor independent chart hit. Both of these early singles were heavily promoted by Jeepster - with videos included as computer files on the CD singles, and Snow Patrol starting to appear on television. Their first MTV interview was in 1998, and they briefly appeared on a Channel 4 documentary about Jeepster Records (which concentrated mostly on Belle and Sebastian) that same year. Two albums on Jeepster followed: Songs for Polarbears in 1998 (including a slightly remixed version of their debut single "Starfighter Pilot") and When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up in 2001 (both recorded while the band lived in Glasgow). Also in 2001, Gary collected a group of Scottish musicians, from such acts as Mogwai and Belle and Sebastian together to perform as a "supergroup", The Reindeer Section, who have so far released two CD albums. Gary also performed vocals on a single by Cut La Roc. Jonny Quinn is the drummer for Northern Irish rock band Snow Patrol. ... Northern Ireland (Irish: , Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a constituent country of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... Jeepster Records is a British independent record label featuring bands like Belle & Sebastian, Salako, Looper, The Gentle Waves and Snow Patrol. ... For other uses, see Dundee (disambiguation). ... Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. ... Tannadice Park, usually referred to as Tannadice, is a football stadium located on Tannadice Street in the Scottish city of Dundee. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... This article is about the British television station. ... Songs for Polarbears is the debut album by the indie rock group Snow Patrol. ... When Its All Over We Still Have To Clear Up is the second album by the indie rock group Snow Patrol. ... For the Swiss progressive house producer who releases under the name Moogwai, see Chab. ... Belle and Sebastian (sometimes written as Belle & Sebastian) are a Scottish paper pop band formed in Glasgow in January 1996. ... “Supergroup” redirects here. ... The Reindeer Section class photograph released for the second album in 2002 The Reindeer Section is a Scottish indie rock supergroup formed in 2001 by Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol, which released albums and gigged in 2001 and 2002. ...

Origin of the Name

The band's web site addresses the naming question in their FAQ, item #6:

SP were originally called Polar Bear but had to change their name due to the Jane's Addiction bassist also having a side project called Polar Bear. The name Snow Patrol came from a friend of the band who while called Polar Bear always referred to the group as Snow Patrol. When the time to change the name came it was logical step.^[4] Janes Addiction was an American rock band featuring Perry Farrell (vocalist), Dave Navarro (guitarist), Eric Avery (bassist), and Stephen Perkins (percussionist). ...

In a recent issue of Rolling Stone magazine, bass player Paul Wilson joked the reason for the name stemmed from an encounter with police in Telluride, Colorado. The band members apparently were caught trying to cut down a Christmas tree from the skiing hotspot. The band successfully eluded the police when they hid in a cave for over five hours.^{[citation needed]} This article is about the magazine. ... fkfkfkfkfkfkfkffkfkkfkfkkfkffkkfkkfkkffkfkfkkfkffkfkfkfkkffkfkfkfkfkfkkfkfkfkfkfkfkkfkfkfkkfkffkfk ... For other meanings, see Telluride (disambiguation). ...

Breakthrough success

After being dropped by Jeepster, guitarist Nathan Connolly joined, and the band signed to the mainstream Polydor label. They gained mainstream success with their song "Run" (which debuted at No.5 in the UK singles chart), as well as the album it was from, the 2003 release, Final Straw which was produced by Jacknife Lee. The record peaked at #3 in the UK albums chart. Archer's final date with the band was September 27, 2003 in the St Andrews Students' Association. They followed the success of "Run" up with three more singles from the album: "Chocolate", as well as a re-release of "Spitting Games", both reaching the top 30, and "How to Be Dead" reaching number 39. Nathan Connolly Nathan Connolly (born Belfast, Northern Ireland, January 20, 1981) is an Northern Irish musician. ... 1920s vintage Polydor export label with its double-horn gramophone logo In 1954 Polydor Records introduced their distinctive orange label. ... Run is the second single from Snow Patrols third album, Final Straw. ... “British Hit Singles” redirects here. ... Final Straw is the highly acclaimed third album by the indie rock group Snow Patrol, released in the United Kingdom in 2003 and in the United States in 2004. ... Garret Jacknife Lee is a Grammy Award winning music producer and remixer. ... The UK Albums Chart is a chart of the sales positions of albums in the United Kingdom. ... is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chocolate is the third single from Snow Patrols third album, Final Straw. ... It has been suggested that Spitting Games (re-release) be merged into this article or section. ... How to Be Dead is a single by Snow Patrol from their album Final Straw. ...

The release of Final Straw in the United States in 2004 saw the album notching up well in excess of a quarter of a million sales and becoming the 26th most popular British album of that year.

On March 16, 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.' Former Terra Diablo member Paul Wilson replaced him on bass. In April 2005, Snow Patrol declared longtime touring keyboardist Tom Simpson an official member of the band. March 16 is the 75th day of the year (76th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Scottish is rock band currently signed to Nocturnal Records. ... Paul Wilson Paul Wilson (born 20 October 1978) and grew up in Kinlochleven in the Scottish Highlands and is the bass player in the Northern Ireland-based indie rock band Snow Patrol. ... Tom Simpson is the keyboard player for the band snow patrol. ...

In mid-2005, during their tour to support Final Straw, the band toured with U2 as an opening act on U2's Vertigo Tour in Europe. That summer also saw Snow Patrol playing a small set in London at the worldwide benefit concert Live 8. After finishing their opening act duties and extensive 2-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 December 10, 2005 as part of the Amnesty International campaign, Make Some Noise. The song was later issued on the 2007 John Lennon tribute album, Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur. This article is about the Irish rock band. ... The Vertigo Tour was a concert tour by the Irish rock band U2, which took place in 2005 and 2006 in support of the groups 2004 album How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. ... Official Live8 DVD, released in November 2005 Live 8 was a series of concurrent benefit concerts that took place on 2 July 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. ... Isolation is a 1970 song appearing on John Lennons first official solo album release, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. ... is the 344th day of the year (345th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... // Make Some Noise is Amnesty International’s latest global venture into the world of music. ...

The follow-up

The band completed recording Eyes Open in December 2005, with Jacknife Lee returning for production, and this album was released in the UK and Ireland on the May 1, 2006, with the first UK single "You're All I Have" having been released on the April 24, 2006. The album was released in North America on May 9. While "Hands Open" was the first American single, "Chasing Cars" pushed its way onto the download and pop charts after it was heard in the second season finale of the television show Grey's Anatomy on May 15, 2006. Due to the song's surprise popularity, it was released as an overlapping single in early June and the video was re-recorded to include clips from the show. The song was also featured in another television show, One Tree Hill, during its season finale. On the December 30, 2006, it was voted by Virgin Radio listeners to be the #1 song of all time. Another one of the band's songs, "Open Your Eyes", was heard on the season finale of another medical program, ER, on the May 18, 2006, the The 4400, the second episode of Grey's Anatomy's third season on September 28, 2006, and the pilot episode of NBC's series The Black Donnellys. Yet another one of their songs, "You Could Be Happy", played in closing credits in the 7th episode of the controversial HBO series "Tell Me You Love Me", on October 21, 2007. Eyes Open is the fourth album by Alternative rock band Snow Patrol. ... Garret Jacknife Lee is a Grammy Award winning music producer and remixer. ... is the 121st day of the year (122nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Youre All I Have is the first single from Snow Patrols fourth album, Eyes Open. ... is the 114th day of the year (115th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 129th day of the year (130th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Chasing Cars is the third single from Snow Patrols fourth album, Eyes Open. ... This article is about the television series. ... is the 135th day of the year (136th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the American television series. ... is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Virgin Radio, originally known as Virgin 1215, is a British commercial music radio station based in London which plays popular music and rock. ... ER is an Emmy-winning American serial medical drama created by novelist Michael Crichton and set primarily in the emergency room of fictional County General Hospital in Cook County, Chicago, Illinois. ... is the 138th day of the year (139th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 4400 is a science fiction television program produced by the USA Network and Sky One. ... This article contains summaries for the third season of the American medical drama television series Greys Anatomy; the season began airing on September 21, 2006. ... This article is about the television series. ... is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the television network. ... This article is about the 2007 NBC Television Program. ... is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Snow Patrol live in New York City in 2005

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The band was forced to postpone a majority of the American Eyes Open tour after polyps were discovered on Lightbody's vocal cords, and failed to heal after initial postponement of three dates on the tour. Dates were rescheduled for August and September. The year would continue to be difficult on the band for the U.S. legs of their tours, as they were also forced to cancel two west coast festival appearances in mid-August due to the threat of terrorist attacks on U.S.-bound flights from the UK. Two band members made it to the U.S. while two were stuck in London. Subsequently, they all made it to the lone U.S. tour stop in Boston days later but failed to recover any of their luggage, forcing them to shop for clothes on Newbury St. that afternoon. Their gear arrived hours before show time, just in time for sound check. Polyp of sigmoid colon as revealed by colonoscopy. ... Police at the scene of one of the raids, on Forest Road, Walthamstow, London. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... A mix of architectural styles along Newbury Street near the Boston Public Garden. ...

The band also had to cancel appearances in Germany and France after bassist Paul Wilson injured his left arm and shoulder.

On November 26, 2006, Eyes Open had become the UK's best-selling album of the year, overtaking previous leader Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not by Arctic Monkeys. Despite very strong sales for Take That's comeback album Beautiful World, Eyes Open marginally earned the title of the UK's best-selling album of 2006, with 1.6 million in sales. The album reached platinum certification in the US as well, selling over 1,000,000 copies, and it maintained a spot in the upper quarter of the Billboard 200 list for over fifteen weeks, on the heels of the popularity of "Chasing Cars". The band also holds the distinction of having one of iTunes' top downloaded albums and songs of 2006. is the 330th day of the year (331st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Whatever People Say I Am, Thats What Im Not is the debut album by Sheffield band Arctic Monkeys, released on 23 January 2006. ... Arctic Monkeys are a Mercury Prize winning English indie rock band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield. ... Take That are a British pop boy band formed by Nigel Martin Smith in Manchester in 1990. ... Beautiful World is the hugely successful fourth full-length English studio album from British boy band Take That. ... The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

Ahead of the band's February tour, Eyes Open topped the Australian charts some eight months after its release on January 22, 2006. This February tour, the band asked long term friend and Boss Volenti drummer, Graham Hopkins to play drums as Jonny Quinn had broken his arm. is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ...

Snow Patrol appeared as the musical guest on the March 17, 2007 episode of Saturday Night Live, hosted by Julia Louis-Dreyfus. They performed "You're All I Have" and "Chasing Cars". is the 76th day of the year (77th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... This article is about the American television series. ... This article is about the American actress. ...

The band toured Japan in April, followed by European festival dates, Mexico, and the US in the summer. They ended their tour in Australia in September 2007, with shows in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Newcastle and Canberra. Gary Lightbody has stated that recording for the follow-up to Eyes Open was to begin in autumn 2007, with Jacknife Lee returning a third time for production. Garret Jacknife Lee is a Grammy Award winning music producer and remixer. ...

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On July 7, 2007, the band performed at the UK leg of Live Earth at Wembley Stadium, London. It performed "Open Your Eyes", "Shut Your Eyes", and "Chasing Cars". Shortly after the band's performance, Simpson was arrested at RAF Northolt for missing a court date in Glasgow after having been charged for possession of a Class A drug (cocaine). He was held at Uxbridge Police Station, and transferred to Strathclyde before being released in time to perform with the band at T in the Park in Balado. Simpson missed Snow Patrol's performance at the Oxegen Festival in Ireland as a result.^[5][6] On the 1st September 2007, the band played to 30,000 people in Ward Park, Bangor, Northern Ireland in a special "homecoming" gig. Lead singer, Gary and drummer, Jonny are from Bangor. During the show Gary said to the crowd "Thanks for coming to see us in the place we played football as kids". is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The Live Earth concert in the United Kingdom was held at Wembley Stadium, London, England on 7 July 2007. ... Live Earth was a series of worldwide concerts held on 7 July 2007, that initiated a three-year campaign to combat climate change. ... For the old stadium, see Wembley Stadium (1923). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... RAF Northolt (IATA: NHT, ICAO: EGWU) is a Royal Air Force station in the London Borough of Hillingdon, in North West Greater London, England. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... For other places with the same name, see Uxbridge (disambiguation). ... Strathclyde (Srath Chluaidh in Gaelic) was one of the regional council areas of Scotland from 1975 to 1996. ... T in the Park is a major Scottish music festival, held annually since 1994. ... Balado Park is a former airfield near Kinross in Perth and Kinross county in Scotland that is now the site for the the annual T in the Park music festival . ... You might have meant oxygen, the colourless gas. ...

The band have since stated that they wish to take a year off after back to back tours of Final Straw and Eyes Open and intend to emerge at the end of 2008 with their next album. Gary Lightbody is set to release an album as part of a solo project called "Listen... Tanks!" but a date for this has not yet been publicly announced. Listen. ...

On the 25th of Novemeber 2007 Snow Patrol will play in Little Noise Sessions with an acoustic set in London.

Band members

Jonny Quinn, drummer, performing at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida.

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Current members

• Gary Lightbody – lead vocals, guitar
• Paul Wilson – bass guitar
• Jonny Quinn – drums, percussion
• Nathan Connolly – guitar, backing vocals
• Tom Simpson – keyboards

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Former members

• Mark McClelland – bass guitar, keyboards

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Discography

Albums

• Songs for Polarbears (August 31, 1998) Jeepster Records/Never Records #143 (UK)
• When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up (March 5, 2001) Jeepster Records #129 (UK)
• Final Straw (August 4, 2003) Black Lion, Polydor UK, Fiction (UK)
  Interscope (U.S.) #1 (Ireland) #3 (UK) #91 (U.S.) (Originally charted at #103 in the UK)
• Eyes Open (May 1, 2006) Interscope Records #1 (Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom) #27 (U.S.)

EPs

• Starfighter Pilot (1997) (Electric Honey)
• Live and Acoustic at Park Ave. (2005) (Polydor UK)

Singles

DVDs

• Live at Somerset House (2004)

Compilations

• It's a Cool Cool Christmas (2003)
• The Trip Created by Snow Patrol (2004)

Misc

• "I Am an Astronaut"; on the charity album Colours Are Brighter - October 2006
• "Signal Fire"; on the Spider-Man 3 soundtrack - May 1, 2007

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Major tours

• Final Straw US Tour (2004) with Eisley; early 2005 with Athlete)
• U2 Vertigo Tour (Openers on select dates in Europe, mid-2005)
• SXSW Promo Tour w/ Republic of Loose (early 2006)
• Eyes Open US Tour w/ Augustana and Duke Special (or Aberdeen City on select dates) (mid-2006)
• Chasing Cars Tour w/ OK GO and Silversun Pickups (early 2007)
• Summer Tour w/ Hot Hot Heat on U.S. and Canada dates (mid-2007)
• Australasian Tour, w/ Iain Archer (Australia and New Zealand), Silversun Pickups (Australia only), and Opshop (New Zealand only) September 2007.

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References

1. ^ "Snow Patrol: Eyes Open" Pitchfork record review.
2. ^ Aversion, "Snow Patrol".
3. ^ Guardian Unlimited, "Snow Patrol".
4. ^ http://www.snowpatrol.com/band/faq.aspx#6
5. ^ "Police release T in the Park star", BBC News, 2007-07-08. Retrieved on 2007-07-08. 
6. ^ "Snow Patrol star arrested", NME, 2007-07-08. Retrieved on 2007-07-08. 
7. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/playlist.shtml Confirmation by BBC Radio 1 of "Open Your Eyes" release.
8. ^ http://www.universal-music.de/inhalt/musik/kuenstler/ROCK/Snow%20Patrol/28771/anzeige/single/ Confirmation by Universal Music DE of "Shut Your Eyes" release.

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External links

• Official website
• Snow Patrol Forum
• Oficial Blogger En español