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They were Aussie rock icons from their formation in 1989 until their heartbreaking 2010 disbandment.
But now, 14 years later, Powderfinger are coming back together for a special event in Sydney later this month.
However, in a move that will no doubt disappoint their fans, the five members of the beloved group won’t be rocking out onstage.
Instead, the These Days hitmakers will be presented with an award for their contribution to the Australian recording industry at the Music in The House fundraiser on August 20, reported the Herald Sun on Tuesday.
The five members of the group – Bernard Fanning, Ian Haug, John Collins, Darren Middleton and Jon Coghill – will receive the Excellence in the Community Award after they raised a whopping $500,000 for charity.
Marcia Hines and Midnight Oil have been past recipients of the prestigious industry gong.
Powderfinger raised the cash after staging a ‘virtual concert’ in 2020 during lockdown.
Since then the video of the show, called ‘One Night Only 2020’, has been viewed 1.1 million times on You Tube.
Fourteen years after their heartbreaking split in 2010, Powderfinger are coming back together for a special event in Sydney later this month. Pictured: Powderfinger in 2010
The money raised from the concert went to the charity Beyond Blue and Support Act, an organisation that provides assistance to Aussie musicians who have fallen on hard times.
Powderfinger will be honoured during the Music in the House dinner by a group of their famous fans including Sarah Blasko and Paul Dempsey, who will perform the band’s songs on the night as a tribute.
Their ‘One Night Only’ show was a skillful display in which the band was able to play ‘together’ via video link even though each of the group’s members were performing in five separate locations across three states.
The These Days hitmakers will be presented with an award for their contribution to the Australian recording industry at the Music in The House fundraiser on August 20 reported the Herald Sun on Tuesday. Pictured: Powderfinger performing live in 2007
The show included their hits On My Mind and My Happiness.
This is the second time in a year that the members of Powderfinger have reunited.
In August 2023 the band got together in Brisbane to celebrate their classic fifth album Vulture Street LP, which was first released in 2003 and included the hit Sunsets.
The sold out event included an exclusive Q&A session with the band and a screening of a documentary produced during the band’s Live on Vulture Tour in 2004.
Vulture St. went on to win the ARIA Music Award for Best Rock Album that year after number #1 on the Aussie charts.
During the event front man and lead vocalist Bernard Fanning was heard to tell the packed audience that the band had no plans to reform because each of the members was ‘too busy’.
Powderfinger split in 2010, after playing their final show in Brisbane.
The five members of the group – Bernard Fanning (pictured) Ian Haug, John Collins, Darren Middleton and Jon Coghill – will receive the Excellence in the Community Award after they raised a whopping $500,000 for charity
They said at the time: ‘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 [we] 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.’
