All three members of Powderfinger were students at Brisbane Grammar School – a private school in Spring Hill – and they started as a cover band playing pub rock classics by The Rolling Stones, The Doors, Led Zeppelin, Steppenwolf, Rodriguez, and Neil Young.
Semua anggota Powderfinger menempuh pendidikan di Brisbane Grammar School – sebuah sekolah privat di Spring Hill – dan mereka mengawali tampil sebagai cover band dengan memainkan pub rock klasik karya The Rolling Stones, The Doors, Led Zeppelin, Steppenwolf, Rodriguez, dan Neil Young.