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It's been 50 years since Split Enz's debut album. Now they're getting the band back together for a string of arena dates in next year.

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After teasing and a significant build-up of hype on social media, Bluesfest has unveiled its stacked first artist announcement for next year’s program. Leading the charge are New Zealand/Australian music icons Split Enz, who will perform Down Under for the first time in 20 years next Easter. Split Enz will be joined by another 34 legends from Australia and across the globe, including the genre-defying Earth, Wind & Fire, and ska punk heroes Sublime. Elsewhere, the line-up confirms that, along with their already-announced, in-demand Australian tour dates, Counting Crows will perform at Bluesfest 2026. Celtic punks The Pogues also appear on the line-up, alongside Marcus King Band, The Black Crowes, Buddy Guy, Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band, and others, with Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads) and Adrian Belew (King Crimson) bringing their show, where they’ll perform Talking Heads’ classic Remain In Light in its entirety, to Australia for the first time. Representing Australia at Bluesfest 2026 is yet another diverse array of artists, from punk rock (The Living End) to soul (Xavier Rudd) to hypnotic indie-folk (The Dreggs), rock and roll (The Southern River Band), and festival favourites (Pierce Brothers). You can check out the full artist announcement below. Embedded Content Returning for its 37th edition, Bluesfest will be held at its home of Byron Bay over next year’s Easter Weekend: Thursday, 2 April, to Sunday, 5 April. Tickets to Bluesfest 2026 are available now via the festival website. “Our Bluesfest announcement today is a pearler - it’s a beauty. 7 Tours announced AND Bluesfest,” said Festival Director Peter Noble OAM. “Split Enz will be doing their first Australian show since 2006, right here at Byron Bay Bluesfest. Yep, here we go! With 25 platinum and seven gold albums to their name across Australasia, Bluesfest fans will be the first to see them play in Australia following their triumphant return show in New Zealand,” Noble continued. “And that’s just the start. Split Enz will be delivering hit after hit after hit. Think I Got You, Message To My Girl, Six Months In A Leaky Boat. Legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Earth, Wind & Fire, think Shining Star, After the Love Has Gone, September - it’s no wonder Earth, Wind & Fire have sold more than 100 million albums, making them one of the best-selling artists of all time. “All up, the artists in this announcement have collectively sold around 180 million albums. The Black Crowes - 30 million, Counting Crows – 20 million, Sublime – 20 million – and the list goes on. Between them, they’ve earned 58 platinum and 43 gold albums, plus an extraordinary number of awards, including nine GRAMMYs for Earth, Wind & Fire and nine GRAMMYs for the greatest living bluesman, Buddy Guy. “Who would have thought we’d see Buddy Guy return after what was billed as his farewell tour just a few years back? When the opportunity came to present him again - well, I took it.” Embedded Content Noble also discussed “major improvements” punters will find at the festival site. He added that the Bluesfest main stage will have a “bigger venue footprint,” while across the ground, there’ll be new seating zones and undercover areas for campers and chairs, situated both indoors and outdoors. Bluesfest 2026 will also arrive with more buses in more areas. Noble concluded, “This is just the first announcement. Enjoy this one - and we can’t wait to see you at Byron Bay Bluesfest 2026, Easter Weekend.” Earlier this year, Bluesfest held its 36th edition of the event, with Noble confirming on the ground that what was once the festival’s final outing would return in 2026. And what a line-up the team has booked for next year. BYRON BAY BLUESFEST 37TH FESTIVAL EASTER 2026 – APRIL 2 - 5 APRIL 2026 FIRST ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT: SPLIT ENZ  EARTH, WIND & FIRE • SUBLIME  THE BLACK CROWES • BUDDY GUY  COUNTING CROWS • THE POGUES • MARCUS KING BAND JERRY HARRISON & ADRIAN BELEW “REMAIN IN LIGHT” THE LIVING END • XAVIER RUDD MENTAL AS ANYTHING • MARK SEYMOUR  KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD BAND ROBERT RANDOLPH • TAJ FARRANT SKEGSS • THE DREGGS • SOUTH SUMMIT THE SOUTHERN RIVER BAND • 19-TWENTY CHAIN • BACKSLIDERS • PIERCE BROTHERS ÁINE TYRRELL • RAY BEADLE • STEVE POLTZ • DANIEL CHAMPAGNE • NIK WEST (exclusive) • ROSHANI • ANGELIQUE FRANCIS (exclusive) JOVIN WEBB (exclusive) • Z-STAR BEN CATLEY • LAID BACK COUNTRY PICKER (exclusive) Embedded Content

The legendary Split Enz – featuring Tim Finn, Eddie Rayner, Neil Finn, and Noel Crombie – will reunite for their first tour in nearly 20 years on the Forever Enz Tour through Live Nation, confirmed for May 2026. Antipodean pioneers in make-up and self-designed clothing with a zany form of art rock, and later transitioning to more accessible indie pop maestros, the Enz always were the archetypal quirky rock band, while their mastery of melody and bittersweet melancholy saw some of their biggest global hits such as 'I See Red' (possibly one of the first singles I ever bought) and from the album True Colours (still so listenable today) with the hit 'I Got You'.

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**Crowded House** 1991-11-09 Town And Country Club London, uk Soundboard Recording 320 kbps Artwork Included CD 1: 01. Tall Trees 02. World Where You Live 03. There Goes God 04. Fall At Your Feet 05. It's Only Natural 06. Hole In The River 07. Into Temptation 08. Weather With You CD 2: 01. Italian Plastic 02. Sister Madly 03. Whispers And Moans 04. Mean To Me 05. Chocolate Cake 06. When You Come 07. Kill Eye 08. Fame Is 09. Better Be Home Soon 10. Love You 'Til The Day I Die 11. Don't Dream It's Over **Crowded House - 1991-11-09 - London, UK (SBD)** ** ** **1990s - #2:** In July 1991, Crowded House released their 3rd studio album entitled Woodface. The disc became the band's first top 10 album in the UK, climbing to #6 on the British charts, however, it only reached #83 on the Billboard charts in the US. The disc featured the tune Weather With You, which was a big hit throughout the world except in the US, where it failed to chart. That said, Jimmy Buffett liked it so much he often covered it in concert. In any event, this soundboard recording FM Broadcast captures Crowded House on tour in support of Woodface in London on November 9, 1991, 34 years ago today.

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