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powderfinger

powderfinger were an australian rock band formed in brisbane in 1989 .
from 1992 until their break-up in 2010 the line-up consisted of vocalist bernard fanning , guitarists darren middleton and ian haug , bass guitarist john collins and drummer jon coghill .
the group 's third studio album `` internationalist '' , peaked at no. 1 on the aria albums chart in september 1998 .
they followed with four more number-one studio albums in a row , `` odyssey number five '' -lrb- september 2000 -rrb- , `` vulture street '' -lrb- july 2003 -rrb- , `` dream days at the hotel existence '' -lrb- june 2007 -rrb- and `` golden rule '' -lrb- november 2009 -rrb- .
their top ten hit singles are `` my happiness '' -lrb- 2000 -rrb- , '' -lrb- baby i 've got you -rrb- on my mind '' -lrb- 2003 -rrb- and `` lost and running '' -lrb- 2007 -rrb- .
powderfinger earned a total of eighteen aria awards making them the second most awarded band behind silverchair .
ten powderfinger albums and dvds were certified multiple-platinum status , with `` odyssey number five '' -- their most successful album -- achieving eight times platinum certification for shipment of over 560,000 units .
after the release of their first dvd , ' -lrb- september 2004 -rrb- , and a compilation album , ' -lrb- november 2004 -rrb- , the group announced a hiatus in 2005 .
the june 2007 announcement of a two-month-long nationwide tour with silverchair , across the great divide tour , followed the release of `` dream days at the hotel existence '' .
powderfinger were involved in philanthropic causes .
in 2005 , they performed at a waveaid concert in sydney , to help raise funds for areas affected by the 2004 indian ocean earthquake .
another performance at the sydney opera house in october 2007 raised funds for breast cancer victims and their families .
one aim of their across the great divide tour was to promote the efforts of reconciliation australia , and awareness of the gap in life expectancy between indigenous and non-indigenous children .
in april 2010 powderfinger announced that they would be breaking up after their sunsets farewell tour , declaring it would be their last ever as they had musically said everything they wanted to say .
on 13 november 2010 , they played their last concert , signifying their disbandment .
in november the following year , dino scatena , a rock music journalist , and the band , published a biography , `` footprints : the inside story of australia 's best loved band '' .
