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Powderfinger on stage in 2007
Background information
Origin	Brisbane, Australia
Genres	Alternative rock
Years active	1989–2010
Labels	Universal Music Group
Associated acts	Far Out Corporation, Drag, The Predators

Members	Bernard Fanning Darren Middleton Ian Haug John Collins Jon Coghill

Past members	Steven Bishop

Powderfinger were a rock band from Brisbane, Australia. The band started in 1989. Powderfinger had five members; Bernard Fanning (sings, plays guitar), Darren Middleton (plays guitar), Ian Haug (plays guitar), John Collins (plays bass guitar), and Jon Coghill (plays drums).

After some extended plays (EPs) that sold quite well, and making one full album, Powderfinger became popular in Australia with their second album; Double Allergic. Their third album, Internationalist, was even more popular and made them celebrities. It sold over 350,000 copies. Odyssey Number Five was their fourth album and was released in 2000. It is their most famous album; it was sold overseas in the United States and Canada. Powderfinger's next two albums were not as popular as the earlier ones, but still got to number one on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) charts.

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Bass guitarist John Collins, one of the founders of Powderfinger, is shown at the Rock and Soul Revue, Brisbane in January 2005.
Ian Haug, another founding mainstay, on lead guitar in Sydney in September 2007.
Coghill on drums, in Melbourne, January 2010. He joined in 1990.
Darren Middleton on guitar in January 2010 at Big Day Out, Melbourne. He joined in 1992 and formed a side-project, Drag, in 2001. During Powderfinger's 2005-07 hiatus, Drag regrouped.
Powderfinger performing on their Sunsets Farewell Tour, 6 November 2010, Sydney. They played their final show at the River Stage in Brisbane one week later in front of 10,000 fans. The last song was "These Days"; the group disbanded after the tour.
A Jetstar Airbus A320-200 with Powderfinger logo at Newcastle Williamtown Airport, September 2010. The jet was used on the Sunsets Farewell Tour.
The Across the Great Divide Tour by Powderfinger and Silverchair promoted Reconciliation Australia's efforts in the Indigenous community. Bernard Fanning, Powderfinger's lead singer, is at front left, pointing into the audience. Collins and Haug are beyond him.
Powderfinger performing on the Across the Great Divide Tour in September 2007. Left to right: Middleton, Fanning, Collins, Haug.

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