| March
|
*
Nick Cave releases 'The Boatman's Call'
* Having announced that they will split atthe end of the year,
the Hoodoo Gurus
tour Brazil
* Silverchair
Melbourne concert aired live on MTV |
| April |
*
Savage Garden
release their self-titled, debut album as the single 'Truly,
Madly Deeply' hits #1. The album lasts 14 weeks at #1 and sells
over 700,000 copies |
| May
|
*
Ben Lee releases second
solo album, 'Something to Remember Me By'
* Ed Kuepper releases
'Starstruck', and embarks on a solo tour of Europe |
| August
|
*
Custard release 'We Have the Technology' |
| October
|
*
Hoodoo Gurus
embark on their Australian farewell tour, and release their
last album 'Armchair Gurus/Electric Gurus'
* Cold Chisel
reform to record |
| November |
*
Midnight Oil
release '20,000 Watt RSL'
* INXS returns to Sydney
to celebrate their 20th anniversary with a national tour but
Michael Hutchence dies in Sydney (22/11/1997), aged 37
* Regurgitator
release their second album, 'Unit' |
| |
*
Silverchair
tour the US
* The Go-Betweens
temporarily reunite in the UK for a live showcase
* Paul Kelly releases
'Songs From the South: Paul Kelly's Greatest Hits' which goes
double platinum
* The Whitlams release
'Eternal Nightcap'
* Savage Garden
receive ten ARIA Awards
* Rolling Stone (USA) votes 'Horse Stories' (Dirty Three) one
of the top three albums of 1996 |
