5 Facts You Didn't Know About The Lumineers

The Lumineers will be making their return to Chicago when they play the Allstate Arena on February 22nd. All week long the XRT Morning Show is passing out tickets in the first five rows (!!!) and throughout the day we'll have your chance to get a pair of tickets to what promises to be a memorable evening. You can find out more information about the giveaway here.

As we gear up for the big nights, let's take a look at five little known facts about The Lumineers.

1.) The name of Wesley Schultz & Jeremiah Fraites first band was Free Beer

When the founding members were first starting out in New York City, they were booking shows under the name Free Beer. Fraites told the Chicago Tribune, "it wasn't serious at first. We were a crappy band doing (terrible) covers. But we slowly started getting away from covers and writing originals. We were doing everything: vanilla singer-songwriter stuff, hard rock, electronic music. There was no focus; it was a mad, random mess."

2.) Their YouTube channel is primarily music videos, promos, & interviews, but there's this one strange clip.

You could spend plenty of time perusing Lumineers content when you visit their YouTube channel and if you make it far enough, you'll discover this gem. Simply called "blow dryer delight," the video shows a blow dryer draped over a shower curtain rod drying some clothes. Explanation? None. Nevertheless, it's entertaining.

3.) They named "Ho Hey" so people wouldn't find lewd content when searching for it online.

Opting to avoid any deregatory iterations, the band intentionally named the song "Ho Hey" rather than "Hey Ho". He told People, "If people searched for it online, we’d rather it not be something that takes you in that direction.”

4.) Drummer Jeremiah Fraites wears suspenders and a hat as his superhero outfit.

Fraites told the Huffington Post he was inspired to use the outfit after a friend’s brother asked him when he goes on stage, "what kind of superhero are you?"

5.) Their first show in Chicago was at Reggie's Rock Club.

According to Setlist.fm, the band's first show in Chicago was on October 14, 2011 at Reggie's Rock Club. 8 years later, they are headlining the Allstate Arena.