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Australian superbands Powderfinger and Silverchair rocked tens of thousands of revellers at Claremont Oval last night, with the fun set to continue again tonight with the second of two Perth shows during the Across the Great Divide tour.

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The crowd had the chance to turn the tables on the rock idols, belting out a rendition of Happy Birthday to mark Silverchair bassist Chris Joannou’s birthday.

Silverchair opened the concert, with popular frontman Daniel Johns telling the sold-out arena that it was a pleasure to be back in Perth.

Powderfinger frontman Bernard Fanning later hailed the Perth crowd “by far the biggest and loudest” of the tour to date.

See Monday’s edition of The West Australian for the full report on the Perth leg of the Across the Great Divide concert.

AUSTRALIAN music's dynamic double act rocked Bendigo on Saturday night in one of the biggest live performances in the city's history.

About 7500 people packed the Prince of Wales Showgrounds on Saturday night to see Powderchair, the combined act of two of Australia's highest-profile rock bands, Powderfinger and Silverchair.

Police and gig organisers yesterday reported exemplary crowd behaviour on big-time rock's return to the city.

Powderchair promoter Angie Vaughan said the bands had played a rare encore gig together as a sign of their appreciation for the Bendigo crowd.

"They (the bands) were on a great high last night - they really enjoyed themselves," she said.

"This is the only outdoor Victorian show we're they've done the combo encore with the two bands together. `

`They didn't do it in Mildura, they didn't do it in Wodonga, but they did it in Bendigo.

"That's something they don't plan, it's one…

Band return after five years away

Aussie rockers Silverchair have announced details of their first studio album in five years - and with it they have to set a new record in their home country.

'Young Modern' will be the band's fifth studio LP, and the follow-up to 2002's 'Diorama'.

With it, Silverchair will attempt to break the record for most Number One albums in Australia - a record currently held jointly by Midnight Oil and Cold Chisel.

According to Antimusic, when recording the new album songwriter Daniel Johns reportedly wrote "more than 20 songs" about insomnia

Australian girlie magazine Zoo Weekly has released its annual list of the people we love to hate, with Silverchair frontman Daniel Johns taking out the number one spot.

Editors at the mag say it's a difficult job, starting with a list of several hundred before cutting it down to a top 50.

2Day FM's Kyle Sandilands topped last year's list, but it seems we've grown to hate him a little bit less; he narrowly makes the new list in 50th position.

And of course, the list wouldn't be the same without the odd politician here and there: George W Bush, Peter Garrett, Peter Costello and Kevin Andrews make the list.

But it seems even a new album hasn't stopped the magazine taking out its wrath on the Chair's Daniel Johns,…

This weekend, Daniel Radcliffe continued his publicity tour for his newest film December Boys by visiting Australia. Dan appeared on various television shows from the premieres in Melbourne and Sydney. Pictures from both events are now online.

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Tuned in ... Daniel Johns and Bernard Fanning on stage last night.
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TWO of Australia's biggest rock bands joined forces on stage in Sydney last night, as part of a national tour that will take in nearly a quarter of a million fans.

Silverchair and Powderfinger played the first Sydney show on their Across the Great Divide tour at Acer Arena at Olympic Park.

More than 40,000 Sydney fans were due to see the bands over two nights, with Silverchair and Powderfinger playing separate sets before joining forces for a grand rock'n'roll finale.

Daniel Johns and Bernard Fanning sang together on a cover version of Substitute by the Who.

Silverchair were first on the double bill, performing songs off their new album Young Modern, plus classic hits ranging from Without You and Ana's Song to their…

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Across the Great Divide: Brisbane

Daniel Johns of Silverchair fame, giving the Brisbane fans value for money.

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It's no surprise that tickets to the Across the Great Divide tour sold out in Brisbane. Combining two of the greatest Australian rock bands into one national tour to form Powderchair was genius.

And when Powderfinger and Silverchair took to the stage at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre, they confirmed the reason they are at the top of their…

"LAST time we played here, no one liked us very much," joked Silverchair frontman Daniel Johns.

Quality opener: Daniel Johns out front of Silverchair as the band's joint tour with Powderfinger kicked off in Newcastle last night

The singer had no such concerns when Silverchair made a triumphant return to their native Newcastle last night.

The Newcastle rockers rarely take second place to anyone, particularly in their home town, but they bowed to age, rather than experience as their older collaborators, Powderfinger, closed the show at the beginning of their joint tour last night.

The crowd of more than 7000 at Newcastle Entertainment Centre was more concerned with the quality of this rare double bill than its running order. In fact, the Newcastle trio will…

Written by CHRISTIAN POWILLS   

Sunday, 05 August 2007

What exactly is a great start to a show? Well being a big band, with an established name and a sure craving from the crowd to see an electric performance is a big help. Before Silverchair even came onto the stage the crowd was shouting the popular Australian chant of “ausie ausie ausie oi oi oi.” This popular Australian band had the crowd pumped and ready even before they came out onto the stage.

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