Bands that start with W

Whether it’s a real name or a made up one, this list provides you with a basis for exploration.

Published on

March 3, 2021

Ever wonder how many band names start with the letter W? Well, you’re in luck. Whether you’re researching a project, trying to get inspired, or just unusually curious about the letter W – this is the list for you. Pop, rock, grunge, alternative, electronic, indie, and more are all included in this list.

Just a quick note: Included here are bands that have the word “The” before a name with the letter W, artists whose first name begins with the letter W, and bands that have chosen a moniker that starts with the letter W just to be as complete as possible.

The Waitresses
The Walker Brothers
The Walkmen
The Wallflowers
The Wanted
The War on Drugs
The Warren Brothers
The Waterboys
The Waybacks
The Weakerthans
The Weather Girls
The Weather Station
The Weavers
The Weeknd
The Wet Darlings
The Whigs
The Whispers
The White Stripes
The Who
The Wildhearts
The Williams Brothers
The Winery Dogs
The Wombats
The Wombles
The Wonder Years
The Wondermints
The Wonders
The Word Alive
The Wurzels
W.A.S.P.
W.C. Handy
Waka Flocka Flame
Wale
Walk the Moon
Walker Hayes
Wall of Voodoo
Wallpaper.
Walter Becker
Walter Egan
Walter Lambe
Walter Martin
Walter Murphy
Wanderers
Wang Chung
Wanz
War
Ward Thomas
Warlock
Warpaint
Warrant
Warren Hue
Warren Zevon
Was (Not Was)
Wash
Watermät
Waterparks
Wavves
Waxahatchee
Waylon Jennings
Wayne Fontana
Wayne Newton
Wayne Watson
We Are Defiance
We Are Harlot
We Are Messengers
We Are Scientists
We Are the Fallen
We Are the In Crowd
We Are Toonz
We As Human
We Came as Romans
We Five
We The Kingdom
We the Kings
Wealdstone Raider
Weather Report
Wedlock
Wednesday 13
Ween
Weezer
Weinland
Weird Al Yankovic
Wendy Rene
Werner Thomas
Wes Montgomery
Wes Nelson
Westlife
Wet
Wet Wet Wet
Weyes Blood
Wham!
Wheatus
When In Rome
Whigfield
While She Sleeps
White Denim
White Lies
White Lightning
White Lion
White Lung
White Plains
White Summer
White Town
White Zombie
Whitechapel
WhiteHeart
Whitesnake
Whitney Houston
Who Cares?
Whodini
Why Don’t We
Widespread Panic
Wilbert Harrison
Wilbur Soot
Wilco
Wild August
Wild Beasts
Wild Belle
Wild Cherry
Wiley
Wilkie Bard
Wilkinson
Will Butler
Will Glahe
Will Hoge
Will Lamartine Thompson
Will Powers
Will Smith
Will To Power
Will Young
will.i.am
William Bell
William Bliss Carman
William Cowper
William Frawley
William Fyffe
William Golden
William Krell
William Michael Morgan
William Moore
William Orbit
Willie Dixon
Willie Nelson
Willis Earl Beal
Willow Robinson
Willow Smith
Willy Mason
Willy Moon
Wilson Phillips
Wilson Pickett
Winger
Wings
Winifred Atwell
Wintersleep
Wishbone Ash
Wisin
Wisin & Yandel
With Confidence
Wither
Within Temptation
Wiz Khalifa
Wizkid
Wizzard
Wolf Alice
Wolf Parade
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfmother
Wonder Girls
Wonderland
Wonderlick
Woodkid
Woody Guthrie
World Party
Wovenwar
Wreckless Eric
Wreckx-N-Effect
Wretch 32
Wrong Direction
WSTRN
Wu-Tang Clan
Wyclef Jean
Wynter Gordon
WZRD