Mumford & Sons' frontman Marcus Mumford has admitted he regrets the name of the band which made him famous, during an appearance with host Chris Moyles on Radio X.
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Moyles began to tease Mumford about the choice of moniker, to which he responded: "I regret our band name. It's rubbish. It's a rubbish name.
"You never really think about it when you're in the pub, you've done your first rehearsal, you've written your first song and someone's like: 'you need a band name now'."
The group have meanwhile been confirmed to play a special charity gig to raise funds for War Child alongside Keane's Tom Chaplin at their new venue, the Omeara.
Speaking to NME about setting up the venue, Mumford band member Ben Lovett said: "There's a bit of trying to stop the demise of London venues.
"It's exciting to try and come up with something that's at that club level where a band potentially hs their defining moment like, 'Smash that gig and then you're on your way!' Culturally, London's been falling slightly behind places like Manchester, Leeds, and Brighton. When I was a teenager growing up in London, it had an element of trashy edginess that let you be a bit more expressive and rebellious."
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