Crowded House are a rock band, formed in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, in 1985. Its founding members were New Zealander Neil Finn and Australians Paul Hester (drums) and Nick Seymour (bass). Later band members included Finn's brother Tim who was in their former band together Split Enz, sons Liam and Elroy, as well as Americans Mark Hart and Matt Sherrod, with Neil Finn and Seymour being the sole constant members.
Crowded House, August 2007 (L–R) Liam Finn, Matt Sherrod, Mark Hart, Neil Finn, Nick Seymour
Crowded House, San Francisco, April 1987. L to R: Paul Hester, Neil Finn, Nick Seymour
The band at the Montreux Pop Festival, May 1988. L to R: Seymour, Finn, Hester
Multi-instrumentalist Mark Hart
Neil Mullane Finn is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known for being a principal member of Split Enz, of which he shared lead duties with his brother Tim, and the lead singer, guitarist, and a founding member of Crowded House. He has also been a member of Fleetwood Mac since 2018. Ed O'Brien of Radiohead has hailed Finn as popular music's "most prolific writer of great songs".
Finn performing with Fleetwood Mac at Werchter Boutique in 2019
Finn during Crowded House's heyday, San Francisco, 1987
Finn in 1996
Finn playing at Calvin Theatre, August 2007