15 Irish Bands To Listen To On St. Patrick's Day Instead of U2

Steven Dewall/Redferns via Getty Images. Two things about St. Patrick's Day: Everyone is Irish, and most people are pretty annoying. Since no one remembers what the holiday is actually about (each year we Google; each year we forget), March 17 has become an excuse to wear tacky green T-shirts and drink to excess, often to the strains of U2's greatest hits. Guinness tastes great with "Beautiful Day" and "Where the Streets Have No Name," but Bono and Co. aren't the only Irish musicians worth blari...