Placebo are an alternative rock band formed in London in 1994. The band currently comprises Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal. The band formed when Molko and Olsdal, who went to the same school but apparently never spoke, met again by chance in London and subsequently formed 'Ashtray Heart'. Drummer Steve Hewitt left the band on October 1 2007, citing "personal and musical differences".

There is more than one artist with this name: 1) Placebo are an alternative rock band consisting of Brian Molko (vocals, guitar), Stefan Olsdal (bass) and Steve Hewitt (drums). On Oct. 1st, 2007 it was announced that Hewitt left the band citing “personal and musical differences”. The band was founded when former Luxembourg schoolmates Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal - who never actually spoke to each other - met by accident at South Kensington tube station in 1994. Molko invited Olsdal to one