I never realized there was an American band called Beirut until today. The name however has nothing to do with their music as it is a mix of Eastern Europe, and Balkan folk with Western pop music. [Link]
I tried looking for the reason behind that name but could not find anything which is pretty weird. It would be interesting to know why he chose the name? Maybe we should email him about it.
You can listen to some of their songs here. [Link]
Google is your friend ;]
DD: 
I’m curious – out of all the names of all the cities you could have chosen,
 why ‘Beirut’? What does it mean to you?
Beirut: Hmm… I almost went with Bilbao… and Pompeii was a runner up as
 well. Beirut stuck with the intensity that comes along with the name 
and its history. I feel like I come from a family of storytellers
 and the name is just another tall tale I’m adding to my story. After
all, I’ve never been to Lebanon…
“One of the reasons I named the band after that city was the fact that it’s seen a lot of conflict. It’s not a political position. I worried about that from the beginning. But it was such a catchy name. I mean, if things go down that are truly horrible, I’ll change it. But not now. It’s still a good analogy for my music. I haven’t been to Beirut, but I imagine it as this chic urban city surrounded by the ancient Muslim world. The place where things collide.”
Oh yeah, link to the article:
http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/8159/1/visiting-beirut
Cool, Google was misleading me today as I read some 5 interviews and articles and did not find my answer.
Thanks 🙂
It;s weird Najib that you have never came across the band before. Whenever you google Beirut or you look for it in Youtube, the bands comes in the top of the search.
There is also a drinking game called Beirut, I donno if you heard of it before.
Well if you like indie music and Balkan folk Beirut is one of the best bands ever and I guess they mentioned somewhere that Beirut name is inspired by the Beirut as city I ALWAYS write to them asking to come and play here but they don’t have much fans well anyway nice you pointed our !
Third link when u search for Beirut band
http://nymag.com/arts/popmusic/features/18856/
They’re a popular indie band but I never really liked any of their songs
The drinking game is called Beer Pong Alf.
That am aware of.
I think some people like them just because of their name 😛
The link it’s an interview with band, of which they mentioned why they were name Beirut:
Why the name Beirut? What image did it conjure for you?
It’s an image of a modern Arabic city, way off the map, and there was something quite enchanting about that. I named it that when I was 15 and had just started recording. At the time it seemed so bold to name it that. Now it’s become a bit embarrassing, because people want to know if there’s a political side to it.
The link: http://radiofreecanuckistan.blogspot.com/2006/11/beirut.html
Similar story behind Tokyo Hotel…
Najib google is your friend,
Beirut is a game similar to Beer Pong except it’s played without paddles. Some people mistakenly call Beirut beer pong but a simple rule to follow is if it has paddles it’s beer bong, if it doesn’t then it’s called Beirut.
Well Wiki is Google’s Best friend and he thinks Beer Pong is also called Beirut and that your argument is debatable 😛
Ba3den keef soret bil Beer Bong?
This is a pic from the “Elephant Gun” video clip I think..very nice song. You should also check out their song “Nantes”
“You know, it’s ironic,†he says, addressing the “Beirut situation†before a rehearsal in his Bushwick loft. (Spackle covers everything, including the pots and pans. He and his roommates are trying to build individual bungalows, maybe buy a pool table.) “One of the reasons I named the band after that city was the fact that it’s seen a lot of conflict. It’s not a political position. I worried about that from the beginning. But it was such a catchy name. I mean, if things go down that are truly horrible, I’ll change it. But not now. It’s still a good analogy for my music. I haven’t been to Beirut, but I imagine it as this chic urban city surrounded by the ancient Muslim world. The place where things collide.â€
http://nymag.com/arts/popmusic/features/18856/
They are coming to Byblos International Festival Now! haha!
You can find the reason here:
http://nymag.com/arts/popmusic/features/18856/