members years_active article_title past_members background genre origin name
jon shannon brown -lrb- 2004-2008 -rrb- stan bicknell -lrb- 2007-2008 -rrb- austin -lrb- 2004-2008 -rrb- captainhook -lrb- 2004-2008 -rrb- 2004 -- 2008 48may
 jarod brown -lrb- 2004-2007 -rrb- group_or_band pop rock pop punk hamilton , new zealand 48may
48may

48may is a new zealand pop rock group .
the band consists of jon austin -lrb- vocals , guitar -rrb- , captainhook -lrb- guitar , vocals -rrb- , stan bicknell -lrb- drums , vocals -rrb- and shannon brown -lrb- bass , vocals -rrb- .
hook and jon went to hamilton boys ' high school together , while stowers in the year above , was the lead singer in the band the grinners -lrb- née lyon -rrb- , while shannon brown is well known on the new zealand music circuit for his roles in bands such as tadpole .
the name `` 48may '' came from their residence during university ; at 48 may street in hamilton .
they have achieved success within new zealand including a place on the new zealand leg of the 2005 big day out and edgefest05 tour , their first record -lrb- `` the mad love '' -rrb- going gold in nz , and their second record -lrb- `` streetlights and shadows '' -rrb- being released in japan by triple vision followed by 48may touring through japan with four year strong and every avenue in support of the release .
they have also performed as support act for alien ant farm , simple plan , panic !
at the disco , and steriogram , among others .
48may have since split due to all members going their separate ways .
jon is now working in advertising in sydney , married with a son , captainhook is head engineer at york street studio in auckland , stan is living in melbourne , and shannon is working the covers circuit from hamilton .
