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INXS: the end?

INXS 2012
Nov 13, 2012 Updated Nov 14, 2012

After 35 years, it appears INXS have finally called it quits.

During their weekend set at Perth Arena - in support of Matchbox 20 - drummer John Farriss took to the mic, saying although the band didn’t want to reveal anything ahead of the concert, it was "the last time" they would perform together.

The news came as something of a surprise to Ciaran Gribbin - the latest in a long line of frontmen following Michael Hutchece's death in 1997 - who said in a recent Fairfax interview that the band had big plans for the future.

UPDATE: The split has been confirmed...

Source: Rolling Stone external link

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INXS (pronounced "in excess", In-XS) were an Australian rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales. Mainstays were Garry Gary Beers on bass guitar, Andrew Farriss on guitar and keyboards, Jon Farriss on drums, Tim Farriss on lead guitar and Kirk Pengilly on guitar and saxophone. For 20 years, INXS were fronted by Michael Hutchence on lead vocals, whose "sultry...

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