Powderfinger: Iconic Australian band announce first tour in 17 years

Powderfinger, one in every of Australia’s greatest liked rock bands, has unveiled particulars of a comeback tour – to happen 17 years after they broke up.

The Brisbane-based group, who confirmed their reunion final week, will kick off with 4 nights of their dwelling metropolis subsequent September.

They are going to then play one other 14 exhibits throughout Cairns, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth and Melbourne, with all gigs to be staged in a “stadium sized big-top” tent.

In a press release on Monday the band mentioned they had been “completely ecstatic” to be getting collectively and taking part in once more.

“Over time there have been tons of ideas for us to return on the street however, till now, it by no means felt fairly proper or lined up for all of us,” they mentioned.

“Now we have all the time been so grateful for the continued assist from our long-term followers and over time we have picked up a variety of new ones who’ve by no means seen us play.”

“Folks usually inform us that our music is linked to their most treasured and joyous recollections,” they added. “We hope to unfold a little bit extra of that pleasure after we make our method across the nation with a few of Australia’s greatest established and upcoming expertise, and to make some new recollections for us all.”

The tour schedule of solely taking part in on Friday and Saturday nights is much like that adopted by Oasis of their world tour final yr. No gigs outdoors of Australia have but been introduced.

Powderfinger launched seven studio albums throughout their profession together with 2000’s Odyssey Quantity 5 which was voted greatest Australian album of all time by listeners of Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC) music station Triple J in 2011.

That included the one My Happiness, which was voted sixth greatest Australian tune of all time by the identical station in 2025. The group’s different hits embody On My Thoughts and These Days and Sunsets.

Because the band break up, frontman Bernard Fanning has maintained a solo profession whereas bassist John Collins has gone on to open two of Brisbane’s largest stay music venues.