Gary Lightbody

Gary Lightbody
OBE
Lightbody at Rock im Park 2018
Lightbody at Rock im Park 2018
Background information
Birth nameGareth John Lightbody[1]
Born (1976-06-15) 15 June 1976 (age 48)
Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • guitarist
  • multi-instrumentalist
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active1994–present

Gareth John Lightbody[1] OBE (born 15 June 1976) is a Northern Irish musician. He is best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the alternative rock band Snow Patrol. He has also founded the musical supergroups the Reindeer Section and Tired Pony.

  1. ^ a b Lightbody, Gary (3 June 2018). "Fair question, weird answer: On my passport it's Gary Lightbody and on my birth certificate it's Gareth John Lightbody". Twitter. Retrieved 3 June 2018.