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Powderfinger call it quits
At a press conference at Sydney's Annandale Hotel this morning, frontman Bernard Fanning announced the split along with details of the band's largest ever national farewell tour.
In a prepared statement he said:
"We have decided, after much deliberation and agonising, that after this final tour we will call it a day as a recording and touring band. With the completion of our last album, Golden Rule, we feel that we have said all that we want to say as a musical group."
"We firmly believe that it is our most complete and satisfying album and can't think of a better way to farewell our fans than with music that we all believe in and also with, hopefully, our best tour to date."
Powderfinger will play shows in 21 different cities in around the country, covering every state and territory, during September and October.
They will be supported by long-time mates Jet, together with The Vines.
Sunsets Farewell Tour dates:
Wednesday, 1 September - Newcastle Ent Centre, Newcastle
Friday, 3 September - Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast
Saturday, 4 September - Riverstage, Brisbane
Tuesday, 7 September - Tamworth Ent Centre, Tamworth
Thursday, 9 September - Win Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
Friday, 10 September - Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
Tuesday, 14 September - Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart
Thursday, 16 September - Memorial Drive, Adelaide
Saturday, 18 September - Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
Friday, 24 September - Supreme Court Gardens, Perth
Sunday, 26 September - Gardens Amphitheatre, Darwin
Tuesday, 28 September - Convention Centre, Cairns
Friday, 1 October - Entertainment Centre, Townsville
Sunday, 3 October - Showgrounds, Mackay
Thursday, 7 October - Showgrounds, Rockhampton
Friday, 8 October - Caloundra Music Festival, Kings Beach
Saturday, 9 October - University of Southern Qld, Toowoomba
Tuesday, 12 October - University of Canberra
Wednesday, 13 October - Sports Ground, Albury
Friday, 15 October - Showgrounds, Bendigo
Saturday, 16 October - North Gardens, Ballarat
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Powderfinger was an Australian rock band that formed in Brisbane in 1989. From 1992 until their breakup the band lineup consisted of vocalist Bernard Fanning, guitarists Darren Middleton and Ian Haug, bassist John Collins, and drummer Jon Coghill. Powderfinger became a commercial success with their third studio album Internationalist in 1998. They followed up that success with several hit singles...
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they rocked
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