| January |
*
Kylie Minogue's
"secret" gig at the Cadillac Bar before her concert debut |
| February
|
*
The Angels, Midnight Oil, Split Enz, Crowded House, Jimmy Barnes,
Noiseworks and Spy v Spy Play the Earthquake Relief Concert
in Newcastle
* Kylie Minogue's
first concert tour of Australia |
| March |
*
Hunters
and Collectors release 'Ghost Nation', which reaches #5
nationally, and support Midnight Oil on their international
tour |
| April
|
*
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds release 'The Good Son'
* Australia connected to the Internet through AARNET |
| May |
*
Underground
Lovers play their first gig |
| June
|
*
The Angels release 'Beyond
Salvation', reaching #1 in Australia |
| October
|
*
John Farnham
releases 'Chain Reaction', debuting at #1
* Archie Roach releases debut album, 'Charcoal Lane', subsequently
winning Best New Talent and Best Indigenous album at the ARIA
awards
* INXS release X, which reaches
#4 in Australia, #2 in the UK and #5 in the USA
* Icehouse release
'Code Blue' |
| November |
*
Jen Anderson and Richard Sega join the Black
Sorrows, who release 'Harley and Rose'
* Paul Kelly and
the Messengers release 'Comedy'
* A reformed Skyhooks
hit #1 again with 'Jukebox in Siberia' |
| |
*
Midnight Oil
releases 'Blue Sky Mining' and mount an extensive tour of Europe
and the US
* Tim Finn joins Crowded
House
* Billy Thorpe
joins Mick Fleetwood's band "The Zoo", and releases 'Shakin'
the Cage'
* Crown of Thorns record and release 'Babylon', shortly after
which Chris Wilson leaves the band
* Mat Strong joins Custard Gun, who change their name to Custard
* Powderfinger
form in Brisbane
* Spiderbait
form in Melbourne
* Nelson Mandela released from jail after 27 years
* McDonalds opens first store in Moscow |
