{"artistName":"Powderfinger","artistId":2240,"artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b82/b825d1d5eba9a64c318db1f96eaadf5c_xl.jpg","srcset":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b82/b825d1d5eba9a64c318db1f96eaadf5c_sm.jpg 50w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/b82/b825d1d5eba9a64c318db1f96eaadf5c_md.jpg 80w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/b82/b825d1d5eba9a64c318db1f96eaadf5c_lg.jpg 200w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/b82/b825d1d5eba9a64c318db1f96eaadf5c_xl.jpg 340w","artistBio":"\u003cp\u003ePowderfinger were an Australian rock band that formed in Brisbane in 1989. From 1992 until their break-up the band line-up consisted of vocalist Bernard Fanning, guitarists Darren Middleton and Ian Haug, bassist John Collins, and drummer Jon Coghill. On the 13th November 2010, Powderfinger played their last concert as a band, signifying their departure and the splitting of Powderfinger.[citation needed]\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePowderfinger became a commercial success with their third studio album Internationalist in 1998. Since then they have released several hit singles and award-winning works earning them a total of eighteen ARIA Awards, making them the most awarded band behind Silverchair. Numerous Powderfinger albums have reached multiple-platinum status, as well as top 5 rankings in the weekly Australian music charts.Odyssey Number Five, Powderfinger's most successful album to date, earned over eight platinum certifications and ARIA Awards in five different categories.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the release of their first DVD These Days: Live in Concert and a \"best of\" release, Powderfinger announced a hiatus in 2005. The announcement of a two month-long nationwide tour with Silverchair entitled Across the Great Divide followed the release of their sixth studio album, Dream Days at the Hotel Existence in June 2007.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross their career, Powderfinger has been actively involved in philanthropic causes. In 2005, Powderfinger performed at a WaveAid concert in Sydney, to help raise funds for areas affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. Another performance at the Sydney Opera House in October 2007 raised funds for breast cancer victims and their families. The aim of their recent Across the Great Divide tour was to promote the efforts of Reconciliation Australia, and to promote awareness of the gap in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous children.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the morning of Friday 9 April 2010 Powderfinger announced at a press conference that they would be breaking-up after their \"Sunsets\" tour, saying it would be their last ever as the band had musically said everything they wanted to say.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Powderfinger","playStationPath":"/stations/113344645/play","stationId":113344645,"bioPath":"/music/Powderfinger/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Mondo+Rock","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/8d7/8d7f90d9503de28181f5103151c9753e_md.jpg","artistName":"Mondo Rock","artistId":110973,"station_id":282142436},{"musicPath":"/music/Shannon+Noll","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/cf6/cf6d5a4787cef4a52b18459c3afc124e_md.jpg","artistName":"Shannon Noll","artistId":101833,"station_id":280763934},{"musicPath":"/music/Frenzal+Rhomb","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a96/a96c46dc2f9eec579cc1f821aa0beb02_md.jpg","artistName":"Frenzal Rhomb","artistId":83289,"station_id":268798159},{"musicPath":"/music/Josh+Pyke","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/175/1756bfd956091ea6c9a9e78d56e63105_md.jpg","artistName":"Josh Pyke","artistId":110047,"station_id":282141193},{"musicPath":"/music/Baby+Animals","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/823/82388485280cfa6a5f781e8c088d2e8d_md.jpg","artistName":"Baby Animals","artistId":127066,"station_id":284513193},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Presets","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d32/d32530c2af6370c74fb00e83b5d0595c_md.jpg","artistName":"The Presets","artistId":9674,"station_id":113421259},{"musicPath":"/music/Meg+Mac","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f37/f375f59b3b2bdf963bec3c06cad49317_md.jpg","artistName":"Meg Mac","artistId":349633,"station_id":395129158},{"musicPath":"/music/John+Farnham","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d1f/d1f704db49893866f8c5b14d14f31ce6_md.jpg","artistName":"John Farnham","artistId":6028,"station_id":113381101},{"musicPath":"/music/Methyl+Ethel","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/3d2/3d2a23d8b7e6f58b33d3bf63c1e73eed_md.jpg","artistName":"Methyl Ethel","artistId":334797,"station_id":389195852},{"musicPath":"/music/Boom+Crash+Opera","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/5ae/5ae30e541cb0ea321c155258b3a5f653_md.jpg","artistName":"Boom Crash Opera","artistId":109338,"station_id":281864226},{"musicPath":"/music/Kate+Miller+Heidke","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a9b/a9b3b4f5c49b30079deb2124e9398a8d_md.jpg","artistName":"Kate Miller-Heidke","artistId":13791,"station_id":114136826},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Butterfly+Effect","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d2e/d2e14511dd18d644be12043ad23931db_md.jpg","artistName":"The Butterfly Effect","artistId":100675,"station_id":280763173},{"musicPath":"/music/Matt+Corby","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/557/557afca053cf5c4b668dab7ae15b1d09_md.jpg","artistName":"Matt Corby","artistId":141148,"station_id":288618991},{"musicPath":"/music/Sarah+Blasko","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/fa3/fa384bdbdedbe0a620d436879fca39ae_md.jpg","artistName":"Sarah Blasko","artistId":60035,"station_id":261551446},{"musicPath":"/music/Matchbox+Twenty","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b49/b49b875b87a610bfe99a7cd887d02b59_md.jpg","artistName":"Matchbox Twenty","artistId":2216,"station_id":113263969},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Tea+Party","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b32/b3287900c0f8ec34428b270aedc0339c_md.jpg","artistName":"The Tea Party","artistId":12924,"station_id":113359437},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Waifs","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/33b/33b809c0e1fd0cc799fb65d47634cc7d_md.jpg","artistName":"The Waifs","artistId":13447,"station_id":113302927},{"musicPath":"/music/Crowded+House","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/73d/73d1ce831e273e4f7988fe2f4cc86d72_md.jpg","artistName":"Crowded House","artistId":8659,"station_id":113266420}]}