Powderfinger’s Bernard Fanning hints at tension in the band by saying they can’t be in the same room as each other… after reuniting for a YouTube concert
Powderfinger’s Bernard Fanning has hinted there is some tension between the band members as they prepare to play their first concert in a decade on YouTube.
Speaking on the Today show on Friday, the 50-year-old frontman said the online reunion was the ‘best circumstance’ because it allowed the band members – Ian Haug, Jon Coghill, John Collins and Darren Middleton – to reunite in separate rooms.
‘We know that people have been asking us every time we do an interview, actually for the last 10 years, when [we’re] getting back together and we know there’s some enthusiasm for it. But we just thought we would be able to help out in this circumstance,’ he explained.
‘It was an unusual thing to do’: Powderfinger frontman Bernard Fanning hinted at tension in the band during an appearance on the Today show Friday
‘And possibly the best circumstances for the five of us to get together, is in five separate rooms,’ he added.
His appearance on the Channel Nine breakfast show comes after Powderfinger announced their one-off reunion show earlier this month.
The Australian rock band will headline their own coronavirus benefit concert, titled One Night Lonely, that will stream live on YouTube on Saturday.
The group, who called it quits in 2010, are hoping to raise money for both struggling workers in the music industry and a mental health charity.
Oh, dear! Bernard (top right) said the band’s upcoming YouTube reunion was the ‘best circumstance’ because it allowed the band members to reunite in separate rooms
‘We are reuniting for an exclusive @YouTube performance straight from our home studios to your living room titled One Night Lonely,’ they tweeted.
‘Join us for a good cause to raise funds for @SupportAct & @BeyondBlue.’
They told fans to sign up at Powderfinger.com for details on how they can tune in.
Reunion: The YouTube concert was announced just days after the Brisbane five-piece had strongly hinted at a reunion on Twitter, writing: ‘Testing… is this thing on?’
The YouTube concert was announced just days after the Brisbane five-piece had strongly hinted at a reunion on Twitter, writing: ‘Testing… is this thing on?’
Powderfinger split in 2010, after the completion of their last album, Golden Rule
They said at the time: ‘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.’
They’re back! Powderfinger split in 2010, after the completion of their last album, Golden Rule