| February |
*
You Am I release 'Hi Fi
Way', debuting at #1 nationally
* Kylie and
Nick Cave record a duet |
| March |
*
Silverchair
release their debut album, 'Frogstomp', which goes Top 10 in
the US and sells over 2 million copies
* The Dirty Three tour America
* INXS Michael Hutchence meets Paula Yates on the set of her
London breakfast TV show |
| April
|
*
Ben Lee releases first
solo album, 'Grandpaw Would' |
| May |
*
TISM Release 'Machiavelli and the Four Seasons' |
| July
|
*
The Dirty Three release 'Sad and Dangerous' |
| October
|
*
Silverchair
win five ARIA Awards including Best Single and Best New Talent
* Spiderbait
release 'The Unfinished Galleon of Finley Lake'
* AC/DC release 'Ballbreaker',
reaching #1 in Australia #4 in the USA #6 in the UK |
| |
*
Silverchair
tour the US twice (June and September)
* Ben Lee tours the USA
with an American backing band, and departs from his former band,
Noise Addict, after the release of their debut album, 'Meet
the Real You'
* Ed Kuepper undertakes
his first solo overseas tour, encompassing Canada, Europe and
the US
* The Cruel Sea support
the Rolling Stones on their tour of Australia
* The Angels announce
they are splitting up, and embark on a farewell tour |
