Powderfinger have officially announced that they will reunite for shows around Australia next year.
After much speculation, the iconic Australian outfit confirmed the news in a video statement on Friday.
“We’re Powderfinger and we’ve got a little announcement to make for you today. We always said that if we were going to get back together to do some shows, that you guys would be the first to know. And so now you’re the first to know,” frontman Bernard Fanning said.
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“We’re going to do some shows all around Australia from September next year.”
Details for the shows will be revealed at 6am on Monday (October 12th).
As Rolling Stone AU/NZ previously reported, mysterious billboards and light displays began appearing across the country on Tuesday, featuring a series of numbers and statistics seemingly referencing the band’s career.
Among the clues were references to their seven studio albums, 18 ARIA Awards and the date November 13th, 2010, when they played their final show at Brisbane’s Riverstage.
A new Instagram account, @thereturnoftheelectrichorsemen, also emerged, referencing “(Return of) the Electric Horseman”, the closing track from the band’s 1996 album Double Allergic. The account has since shared several cryptic posts, including one featuring lyrics from Neil Young’s “Powderfinger”, the song that inspired the band’s name.
The band called time on their career in 2010 after more than two decades together, signing off with the mammoth ‘Sunsets’ farewell tour. Then in May 2020, all five members came together remotely for the ‘One Night Lonely’ livestream, raising more than $500,000 for Support Act and Beyond Blue.
