Which band formed first, Portishead or The Darling Buds.?
Portishead (band): Portishead are an English band formed in 1991 in Bristol. The Darling Buds: The Darling Buds are an alternative rock band from Newport, South Wales. The Darling Buds:  The band formed in 1986 and were named after the H. E. Bates novel "The Darling Buds of May" – a title taken in turn, from the third line of Shakespeare's Sonnet 18: "Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May".
The Darling Buds