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Powderfinger

Powderfinger were an Australian rock band formed in Brisbane in 1989. From 1992 until their break-up in 2010, the line-up consisted of vocalist Bernard Fanning, guitarists Darren Middleton and Ian Haug, bass guitarist John Collins and drummer Jon Coghill. The group's third studio album Internationalist peaked at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart in…

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Also known as
Terry, Bruce, Econodogs
Genres
Rock · alternative rock · hard rock · grunge
Labels
Finger, Polydor, Universal
Origin
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Past members
Steven Bishop John Collins Ian Haug Bernard Fanning Jon Coghill Darren Middleton
Works
Powderfinger discography

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Powderfinger

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related to 2003–2005: Rock resurgence · 63
Powderfinger → Album, ARIA Awards, Australia, Baby I've Got You, Belter, Bernard Zuel, Best Cover Art, Best Group, Best Rock Album, Bless My Soul, Bowie, Brisbane, CD, Concert, DVD, Evie, Fanning, February, Fingerprints, Following
related to 1994–1998: Early albums · 61
Powderfinger → According, Another Australian, April, ARIA, ARIA Albums Chart, ARIA Singles Chart Top, Australian, Bad Seeds, Big Day Out Tour, Canada, Double Allergic, Driven Downunder Tour, Ed Nimmervoll, EP, Fanning, FasterLouder, Following, Four, Goold, Grave Concern
related to 2007–2008: Return from hiatus · 51
Powderfinger → Across, ARIA Albums Chart, August, Australia, Australian, Black Tears, Cameron Adams, Coghill, Daniel Johns, Debuting, December, Don't Remember, Dream Days, DVD, Fanning, From August, Great Divide, Gumala Mirnuwarni, Herald Sun HiT, Hotel Existence
related to 1998–2003: Critical acclaim and chart success · 46
Powderfinger → Album, Allmusic's Dean Carlson, AllMusic's Jonathan Lewis, Already Gone, American, ARIA Albums Chart, ARIA Music Awards, At, Benedict Watts, Best Cover Art, Best Group, Best Rock Album, Don't Wanna Be Left, Entertainment Weekly's Marc Weingarten, European, Haug, He, Highest Selling Album, However, In
related to 2005–2006: Side projects · 45
Powderfinger → After, Album, ARIA Music Awards, At, Australia, Best Video, But, Collins, Darren, Drag, During, EP, Everything's, Fanning, Gas Food Lodging, Haug, Hottest, I'm, I've, Ian
related to 1989–1993: Formation and early releases · 41
Powderfinger → After, All, Bernard Fanning, Bishop, Brisbane, Brisbane Grammar School, Brisbane-based, Collins, Darren Middleton, Despite, Doors, Eternal, Fanning, Fossils, Haug, Haymakers, Ian Haug, John Collins, Jon Coghill, Late
related to Philanthropy · 38
Powderfinger → An, Attorney-General, Australian, Black Tears, Crowded House, Custard, Dream Days, Fanning, Farewell, Glen Cranny, Hotel Existence, However, Hurley, Hurley's, In, Indian Ocean, Indigenous, January, Kerry Shine, Mr Hurley's
related to 2010–present: Afterwards · 37
Powderfinger → Annison, April, ARIA Albums Chart, Around, Bernard Fanning, Brisbane-based, Children Collide's, Church, Coghill, Cole, Collins, Departures, Former Powderfinger, Further/Deeper, Gold Coast, Haug, He, I'm, In December, In January
related to Musical style · 31
Powderfinger → AC/DC, American, Australia, Australia's, Cashmere, Double Allergic, Dream Days, EP Transfusion, Fanning's, Haug, Hotel Existence, In, It, Love Your Way, McFarlane, Middleton, Nimmervoll, November, Odyssey Number Five, On My Mind
related to Other members · 30
Powderfinger → Alex Pertout, American, Beck, Cameron McKenzie, Darren Middleton, David Barker, DiDia, Double Allergic, Dream Days, Duane Billings, Fifty Fifty Films, Film, For, Golden Rule, Head Pictures, Hotel Existence, In, Internationalist, Lachlan Doley, Los Angeles

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album band released single days 2007 rock tour fanning also group music year aria november middleton haug concert september albums

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PowderfingerAlso known asTerry, Bruce, Econodogs1.00infobox
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PowderfingerGenreshard rock1.00infobox
PowderfingerGenresgrunge1.00infobox
PowderfingerLabelsFinger, Polydor, Universal1.00infobox
PowderfingerOriginBrisbane, Queensland, Australia1.00infobox
PowderfingerPast membersSteven Bishop John Collins Ian Haug Bernard Fanning Jon Coghill Darren Middleton1.00infobox
PowderfingerWebsitepowderfinger.com1.00infobox
PowderfingerWorksPowderfinger discography1.00infobox
PowderfingerYears active1989–2010; 20201.00infobox
Powderfingerrelated to 1989–1993: Formation and early releasesSteven Bishop0.60section

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