Snow Patrol are a Northern Irish–Scottish rock band formed in 1994 in Dundee, Scotland.[5] They consist 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).[6] Initially an indie rock band, Snow Patrol rose to prominence in the early– mid-2000s as part of the post-Britpop movement.
The band were founded at the University of Dundee in 1994 by Lightbody, Mark McClelland, and Michael Morrison of Shrug. 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 Quinn to its lineup. 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.
Connolly joined Snow Patrol in 2002, and after their major-label debut album, Final Straw, the following year, with "Run", the album's biggest hit, the band rose to national fame. The album was certified 5× platinum in the UK. 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 radio—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; then, in 2009, they released their first compilation album, Up to Now; and, in 2011, their sixth studio album, Fallen Empires, was published. The band released their seventh album, Wildness, on 25 May 2018.
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.
LIVE AT SOMERSET HOUSE
Live at Somerset House (also known as Mums & Dads of the World Be Patient With Your Children) is a concert film by Snow Patrol. Recorded on 8 August 2004 at Somerset House on the band's featured stop in London, England, the video was released on 23 November 2004 on DVD.
"Wow" - 3:59
"Gleaming Auction" - 2:35
"Spitting Games" - 4:11
"One Night is Not Enough" - 4:14
"How to Be Dead" - 3:44
"You Are My Joy" - 4:00
"Chocolate" - 3:15
"An Olive Grove Facing the Sea" - 5:48
"Same" - 4:17
"Somewhere a Clock is Ticking" - 5:07
"Ways & Means" - 5:09
"Run" - 6:47
"Black & Blue" - 5:12
"Post Punk Progression" - 5:21
"Tiny Little Fractures" - 2:48
Bonus features
"Japanese Tour Diary" - 13:01
"4 Play 'Home'" - 10:00
"Run" (Video) - 4:26
"Spitting Games" (US Video) - 3:47
"Chocolate" (Video) - 4:09
"Teenage Kicks" (Live in Japan) - 4:00
"US Tour Footage" - 6:58