List of fictional music groups

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The Archies, ca. 1970
The Archies, ca. 1970

Bad News, from left to right: Den Dennis (Nigel Planer), Colin Grigson (Rik Mayall), Vim Fuego (Adrian Edmondson) and Spider Webb (Peter Richardson)
Bad News, from left to right: Den Dennis (Nigel Planer), Colin Grigson (Rik Mayall), Vim Fuego (Adrian Edmondson) and Spider Webb (Peter Richardson)
Elwood Blues (left, played by Dan Aykroyd) and Jake Blues (far right, played by John Belushi) with Ray Charles
Elwood Blues (left, played by Dan Aykroyd) and Jake Blues (far right, played by John Belushi) with Ray Charles

Andy Kaufman persona Tony Clifton, played by Jim Carrey in Man on the Moon
Andy Kaufman persona Tony Clifton, played by Jim Carrey in Man on the Moon

Dr. Fünke's 100% Natural Good Time Family Band Solution, clockwise from top left: Tobias Fünke (David Cross), Lindsay Fünke (Portia de Rossi) and Maeby Fünke (Danielle Cipolla)
Dr. Fünke's 100% Natural Good Time Family Band Solution, clockwise from top left: Tobias Fünke (David Cross), Lindsay Fünke (Portia de Rossi) and Maeby Fünke (Danielle Cipolla)

Fingerbang, from left to right: Kyle Broflovski, Stan Marsh, Eric Cartman and Kenny McCormick
Fingerbang, from left to right: Kyle Broflovski, Stan Marsh, Eric Cartman and Kenny McCormick

Gorillaz
Gorillaz

The Gold Boulders - "The Naked Brothers Band"

Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Jem and the Holograms
Jem and the Holograms

Mucous Membrane from Hellblazer #153; John Constantine is second from the right
Mucous Membrane from Hellblazer #153; John Constantine is second from the right

The Party Posse, from left to right: Milhouse van Houten, Bart Simpson, Ralph Wiggum and Nelson Muntz
The Party Posse, from left to right: Milhouse van Houten, Bart Simpson, Ralph Wiggum and Nelson Muntz

Spinal Tap, one of the best known fictional music groups
Spinal Tap, one of the best known fictional music groups
Cover of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 1967 album
Cover of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 1967 album

Wyld Stallyns (AKA Bill and Ted) in concert
Wyld Stallyns (AKA Bill and Ted) in concert

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The Monkees in 1967
The Monkees in 1967

Some music groups have started off as fictitious, only to later become real bands. For example, the group in the film The Commitments was entirely fictional, but the cast later toured as a real band. Likewise The Rutles, invented for the mockumentary All You Need Is Cash, later reformed and released an album of new material not connected to the film.

The case of Milli Vanilli is especially odd. They started out as an anonymous pop act. The two actors who appeared onscreen in the act's first video became so popular they were sent out on the road as a (supposedly) real group, lip synching to the original singers' voices.

There have been many instances where real bands have figured as fictional characters in books or movies. Often the groups play themselves onscreen. Some examples include:

Cover of The Rocklopedia Fakebandica (2004, Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press)
Cover of The Rocklopedia Fakebandica (2004, Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press)

Then there are the cases where a real group steals the name of a fictional group. Some notable examples are:

Also there is a case, where a fictitious band steals the name of a real band.

  • In High Fidelity, listed above, the band Kathleen Turner Overdrive used was an Atlanta band who released an eponymous CD on Boogers Banquet in 1994 and contained Drivin' N' Cryin' member Tim Nielsen.

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