Split Enz are a New Zealand band formed in 1972 in Auckland. Regarded as the first New Zealand band to gain significant recognition outside of Australasia, they were initially noted for their progress
Split Enz in 1982. (L-R); Nigel Griggs, Neil Finn, Tim Finn, Noel Crombie, and Eddie Rayner
Split Enz in 1976. (L-R); Rob Gillies, Eddie Rayner, Tim Finn, Mike Chunn, Phil Judd, Malcolm Green, and Noel Crombie
Grant of $5000 NZD for Split Enz from NZ Arts Council
Split Enz at the Nambassa festival, New Zealand, January 1979
Crowded House are an Australian/New Zealand rock band, formed in 1985 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The band's founding members were Neil Finn, Paul Hester, and Nick Seymour. Later band members i
Split Enz
…officially split. Neil Finn and Paul Hester went on to form a new band called the Mullanes with bassist Nick Seymour. They had changed their name to Crowded House by the time their self-titled first album was released in 1986, going on to achieve worldwide success. Eddie Rayner also worked with the band as a…
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