Powderfinger News

Powderfinger play the Big Day Out, January 26. November 20, 2009 Amid rumours the end is near, the Brisbane boys have again proved their rule is golden.

Back on song... Powderfinger return as a more focused and energetic collective. Reviewed by Bernard Zuel November 18, 2009 - 3:37PM POWDERFINGER It doesn't matter whether you are the Rolling Stones or Destiny's Child, solo albums are tricky beggars to handle.

Aussie rockers Powderfinger feel on top of their game again. JULE SCHERER of NZPA talks to singer Bernard Fanning about their new album The Golden Rule and consistent rumours about the band is splitting-up. With the release of their seventh album Powderfinger are set to cement their spot as one of Australia's most successful rock outfits.

Why fight the crowds? See Powderfinger perform live tonight. Photo: Rebecca Hallas Katherine Feeney November 11, 2009 Ever wish you could be a fly on the wall inside the Powderfinger studio? Good news.

Powderfinger for album No. 7, ''we learnt to trust each other''. Sacha Molitorisz November 12, 2009 After 20 years together, 17 of them with the current line-up, Powderfinger have been struggling to keep it fresh.

In an Australian first, Powderfinger is set to launch their highly-anticipated album 'Golden Rule', with a live online concert on the eve of the album's release.

Organisers of Aussie music event Homebake have added new acts to the lineup of the sell-out festival.

The Powderfinger boys will spend November growing and grooming their moustaches.

"Completely devastated" ... Stephen Gately with fellow Boyzone members in Sydney.

THE music industry is abuzz with talk that Australia's biggest band Powderfinger are preparing to announce their split and plans for a final, farewell tour on the back of the release of their last album together.

SO, IAN Haug, when did you first realise there was such a thing as a Queensland music scene? "I think when I started noticing Who's Gerald graffiti everywhere," he says.

Muse, Lily Allen and Groove Armada are just three of the big-name international acts to head to Perth for next year's Big Day Out festival.

POWDERFINGER took to the stage at Federation Square last night with an apology. ''We don't have any amplifiers, so you'll have to huddle in,'' the crowd was told.

Aussie music fans got a treat on Friday when two of the biggest bands in the country put on a free concert.

Brisbane Times Powderfinger to release concert details via Twitter Courier Mail Follow the band with Twitter The band's Twitter followers will receive instructions for a time and location just 30 minutes before the surprise performances Read the rest here: Powderfinger to release concert details via Twitter - Courier Mail

Powderfinger play a surprise gig to morning commuters in Brisbane's Post Office Square.

POWDERFINGER are playing guerrilla gigs in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne today in promotion of their new album Golden Rule .

British alternative rock trio Muse , pop artist Lily Allen and returning local heroes Powderfinger are booked to play the 2010 Big Day Out festival tour of Australia and New Zealand.

MUSE has been announced as the headline act on next year's Big Day Out bill, which also features Australian rock veterans, Powderfinger.

Under fifteen-year-olds have been banned from the next Big Day Out concert in Auckland.