Brisbane rock legends reunite for national tour
One of Australia’s most successful rock bands is reuniting, with a national tour announced today.
Brisbane rock band Powderfinger is getting back together after rumours swirled of a reunion after a 16-year hiatus.
After a mysterious billboard and social media campaign across Australia during the past several days, the rock band announced a national tour via an Instagram video on Friday morning.
“We always said that if we were going to get back together to do some shows you’d be the first to know, and you’re the first to know,” said frontman Bernard Fanning.
Powderfinger, one of the nation’s most successful rock bands, confirmed they will tour in 2027.
The band will perform around Australia from September 2027, with hundreds of thousands of fans excited at their return.
The only “live” reunion was Powderfinger’s special One Night Lonely COVID-19 performance, when the band played in isolation from each other.
“We’re going to build something pretty special just for you guys … we will see you from the stage,” said guitarist Darren Middleton.
Starting up in Brisbane in 1989, Powderfinger is one of Australia’s most successful rock bands, with five albums topping the ARIA Charts and 18 ARIA awards over 21 years of recording and touring.
Their best-known songs are firm favourites in the Australian songbook, including ‘My Happiness’, ‘Lost and Running’, ‘Sunsets’, and ‘(Baby I’ve Got You) On My Mind’.
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The teaser campaign started earlier this week with billboards in capital cities featuring grids of numbers and letters, which could be decoded as references to the band’s discography and the date of their final live show in Brisbane in 2010.
Graham Ashton, who scouted the band for Polygram Records when it was signed to the major label in 1993, said the band members would need to work hard to be physically prepared for a tour.
“They’re all going to need to rehearse really hard and, you know, maybe make some lifestyle adjustments,” he told AAP ahead of the announcement.
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