Neil Finn News archive 2021-2023
4 December 2023
Crowded House will perform On The Mount at Wasing, right in the heart of the countryside in Berkshire, England, 17 June 2024! Tickets on general sale 8 December at 10am. See all dates and ticket links for the Gravity Stairs Tour at on the Live page.
2 December 2023
Those of you who were lucky enough to see Liam Finn opening up for Crowded House in the U.S earlier this year will have seen him performing in amazing form with headset microphone and great gizmo skills . Those of you who didn’t get to see some of those unique moves now get to experience Liam with the first single and video from his new album which was devised and developed as a live stream throughout the year …..We’re proud….it’s a beauty!
I just want you to be so happy
Enjoy
Neil
28 November 2023
Another UK concert date announced: The Eden Sessions in Cornwall, Wednesday 12 June 2024! Tickets on general sale 4 December at 4pm. See all dates and ticket links for the Gravity Stairs Tour at www.crowdedhouse.com/shows and https://www.neilfinn.com/live
17 November 2023
"Here Comes The Season Again", sung by Neil Finn, is from Neil Hamburger's satirical album Seasonal Depression Suite.
"This song-cycle is filtered through the lens of various guests stuck in a perfectly average chain-hotel during the holiday season, wallowing in self-pity and paranoia, re-living personal catastrophes both real and imagined, or simply trying to use the hotel vending machine."
6 November 2023
Crowded House is excited to be playing shows in the UK and Ireland again next summer on the Gravity Stairs Tour! Tickets on general sale Friday 10 November at 9am. Isle of Wight tickets are on sale now. See the Live page for ticket links.
2 November 2023
Crowded House plays the Isle of Wight Festival Friday 21 June 2024! General sale Monday 6 November at 9am at https://isleofwightfestival.com/info/tickets . Barclaycard/Three presale is live now.
25 October 2023
The Australian Road Crew Association (ARCA) will release “Crowded House LIVE ’92–’94” as a 2-CD set on 1 December 2023 in aid of Support Act’s Roadies Fun in Australia.
Preorder here.
More info on the Journal.
23 October 2023
"Heal The Sky" is a charity compilation aiming to help children who are victims of the war in Ukraine. The curator of the collection is the legendary Russian musician and poet Boris Grebenshchikov who was supported in this project by his friends and colleagues like Dave Stewart (Eurythmics), Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull), Marianne Faithful, Marc Almond, Richard Thompson, Jackson Browne, The Waterboys, Clannad, Crowded House and others.
All proceeds from the sales and streaming of the compilation will go to Kyiv’s specialized children's hospital "Ohmatdyt".
Listen here: https://bfan.link/heal-the-sky
More info on the Journal.
31 May 2023
True Colours, released by Split Enz in 1980, was recognised as NZ's #1 classic album by readers of the magnificent AudioCulture website. To add to that, the band’s debut album, Mental Notes, came in at #3.
8 May 2023
Riff’s review of Crowded House’s Oakland concert on Saturday.
Mixdown Magazine has a Crowded House gear rundown.
1 May 2023
Starting at the same time as the first gig on Crowded House’s North American tour, Fang TV begins a one month run on May 2nd, Pacific Time. Details on The Journal.
16 April 2023
Neil appears in the latest series of the cartoon Bluey, as the voice of a doctor.
21 February 2023
Neil Finn talks on RNZ’s Morning Report about the charity concert raising money for cyclone relief efforts.
23 December 2022
Read Neil’s Christmas message and check out the new 24/7 Fangradio stream.
9 November 2022
Crowded House are very disappointed to have to cancel our show in Wodonga due to weather conditions and risks to the safety and wellbeing of our audience. We were very much looking forward to being in the beautiful Gateway Lakes to do some singing and carousing with you all. However, we must take notice of the best advice from local sources. We are sorry to leave you hanging, Wodonga, and hope to make up our engagement on our next tour.
13 September 2022
Read Neil’s latest newsletters re the US tour on the Journal page.
26 August 2022
Crowded House are disappointed to announce that we must postpone our upcoming North American tour. Our drummer Elroy is currently suffering a painful lower back injury and is receiving medical treatment for it. We are advised that there may be some risk in the recovery process for him to play shows at this time. The good health and future well-being of the band members has to be our priority and we have been assured that Elroy will fully recover in a matter of weeks given rest and rehabilitation.
As I’m sure those who recently saw us play in Europe and U.K will attest, we have developed into a formidable live band over the past year and want to bring our fans in North America the show at full strength, which is what you deserve. We apologize to all those who bought tickets for this tour but we will be announcing a new schedule as soon as we can.
-Neil Finn
Ticket holders are encouraged to hold on to their tickets and will receive information on the new dates shortly. All tickets remain valid for the new dates. Further questions or concerns can be directed to original point of purchase.
27 July 2022
Read Pete Paphides’ interview with Neil and Tim Finn on the making of the album, Finn. This will be released on double vinyl on Friday 29 July.
13 June 2022
Crowded House in Glasgow: Concert review from The Scotsman
Crowded House in Scarborough: Concert review from The Press
10 June 2022
That Pedal Show checks out Neil’s and Liam’s guitar rigs on the Dreamers Are Waiting Tour.
8 June 2022
Roundhouse/London concert review from The Mirror.
6 June 2022
Crowded House adds another show in Sirromet Wines, Mount Cotton. Tickets available at 10am Monday 6 June. https://www.ticketmaster.com.au/event/13005CBBCE8169CE
Roundhouse/London concert review at Louder Than War.
1 June 2022
The long-awaited vinyl issue of Finn will be released in July. Details on the Journal.
16 May 2022
Rescheduled Australian show dates announced for Hobart, Perth and two Day On The Green events. Dates and ticket links are on the Live page.
Live Nation will make a further announcement shortly regarding arrangements for the postponed Canberra Royal Theatre show.
9 May 2022
Neil talks to Rockonteurs with Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt.
26 April 2022
Crowded House ’Dreamers Are Waiting’ US Tour announced
19 April 2022
Crowded House Postpone Remaining Four Dates On Sell-Out Australian Dreamers Are Waiting Tour
9 April 2022
Neil talks to James Blundell in the Down On The Farm podcast.
6 April 2022
The Australian tour kicked off last night in Adelaide! Read the Guardian review.
Neil has collaborated with Cure Kids and Great Full on “Ted’s Ready For Bed”, a children’s pyjama design.
The first US live appearance for Crowded House in 12 years has been announced: Bourbon and Beyond Festival, Kentucky, September 2022.
1 April 2022
Nick Seymour talks to Rolling Stone.
16 March 2022
Crowded House would like to express our extreme disappointment that our 3 upcoming shows at the beautiful Kings Park in Perth will have to be rescheduled for later in the year. We could not imagine performing to a limited house, meaning a significant number of fans with tickets would have to be excluded. We apologize to the good people of Perth and promise we will return to sing, carouse, and cavort with you as soon as we can.
13 March 2022
Songs and Stories: Neil tells ABC Melbourne's Brian Nankervis about the first songs he wrote as a teenager, and some of the records that inspired him in those early years.
12 March 2022
New to neilfinn.com: Lyrics index with links to nearly every song Neil has written and released. Audio, video and information included where available.
11 March 2022
Neil talks to Sammy J on ABC Radio Melbourne’s Breakfast
24 February 2022
Released today: Bad Times Good (lyric video) - made by Neil.
17 February 2022
4 more dates were announced for the Australian tour. See the Live page for details.
28 January 2022
New Crowded House video: Sweet Tooth
14 January 2022
Apple Music has released Crowded House - Home Session.
21 December 2021
The Story of the Song: Neil talks to Consequence’s Peter Csathy about Don’t Dream It’s Over and Fall At Your Feet.
17 December 2021
Perth now has a third and final show: 3 April 2022. See the Live page.
16 December 2021
New Crowded House video: Start of Something (Live 2021)
10 December 2021
Crowded House Dreamers Are Waiting Australian Tour tickets are now on sale with three extra dates. See the Live page for details.
9 December 2021
8 December 2021
2 December 2021
Crowded House ‘Dreamers Are Waiting’ Australian Tour announced for 2022! Details on the Live page.
Neil spoke to The Project.
19 November 1991
Neil Finn and Nick Seymour talk to Sydney Morning Herald’s Tom Compagnoni about Crowded House's legendary Farewell To The World concert, played before 150,000 people at the Sydney Opera House 25 years ago.
11 November 2021
Love Isn’t Hard At All - the new video from Crowded House, premieres today.
23 October 2021
Neil will perform for So They Can’s Global Dinner on Nov 20th. Details on the Journal.
8 October 2021
Neil spoke to Morning Report’s Kim Hill: Covid-19: Neil Finn backs music industry's vaccination campaign
#vaxforlive bookmyvaccine.co.nz
28 August 2021
Interview with Nick Seymour on Hot Press. Interview by Pat Carty.
20 August 2021
Crowded House played “To The Island” on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. Online bonus video of “Don’t Dream It’s Over” can be viewed here.
14 August 2021
Crowded House performed “Playing With Fire” on ABC’s GMA3 in the US.
Dreamers Are Waiting track by track review by Super Deluxe Edition’s Paul Sinclair.
13 August 2021
Elroy is out on vinyl today in NZ and US. Coming to other territories soon.
8 August 2021
Edgel Groves Jr catches up with Neil in the No Shortcuts Podcast.
7 July 2021
Mitchell Froom talks to Jeremy Dylan on Ep 361 of My Favourite Album.
30 June 2021
Neil talks to Clash Music.
Sheryl Crow talks to American Songwriter about a song inspired by a conversation between Neil Finn and Paul Hester: “Everyday is a Winding Road.”
Dreamers Are Waiting album review by Pop Matters’ Ian Rushbury.
26 June 2021
Listen to Crowded House on an NPR World Cafe live session.
Setlist: "Playing With Fire; "Something So Strong"; “To The Island”; “Don’t Dream It’s Over”.
Dreamers Are Waiting album review by Elsewhere’s Graham Reid.
23 June 2021
Antwerpen in Belgium has been added to the Crowded House 2022 tour!
Dreamers Are Waiting album review by Stereoboard’s Simon Ramsay
21 June 2021
Nick Seymour interviewed by Dublin Gazette’s James Hendicott: “We were trying to get back into that almost teenage mindset of making a racket with an electric guitar”
20 June 2021
Dreamers Are Waiting album review by Stuff’s Alex Behan.
Dreamers Are Waiting album review by Under the Radar’s Hays Davis
Dreamers Are Waiting album review by XSNoise’s Lori Gava
17 June 2021
The Evolution Of Crowded House In 15 Essential Tracks - by Junkee’s David James Young
16 June 2021
The Record Store Day Podcast with Paul Myers - interview with Neil
15 June 2021
Dreamers Are Waiting album review by AllMusic’s Stephen Thomas Erlewine.
Dreamers Are Waiting album review by Hot Press’s Pat Carty.
20 of the Best Crowded House Songs - article by Paul Williams in UDiscoverMusic.
11 June 2021
Rolling Stone interview with Neil, by Andy Greene
BBC interview with Neil, by Mark Savage
Crowded House join Matty O on Triple M.
Radio interview with Nick Seymour - The Ray D’Arcy Show
Dreamers Are Waiting album review by The Day’s Rick Koster
Dreamers Are Waiting album review by The Young Folks’s Ian Krietzberg
Stack’s Bryget Chrisfield has written a well researched article articulating the history of Split Enz, centering on True Colours.
9 June 2021
60 Minutes Australia interview with Crowded House with reporter Tom Steinfort (aired on 6 June).
Dreamers Are Waiting review by Josh Leeson.
8 June 2021
Crowded House performed “To The Island” on The Ellen Show. You can also view their performance of “Don’t Dream It’s Over” in a digital exclusive.
Kyle Meredith chats to Neil in a video interview: Neil Finn on How Joining Fleetwood Mac Inspired Him to Make a New Crowded House Album
Scenestr interview with Neil, by Rebecca Jean: Crowded House Return With Their First Album 'Dreamers Are Waiting' In More Than A Decade
TVNZ Breakfast interview with Neil and Liam, by Scotty Stevenson: 'Good synergy' a key part of new album's success for revamped Crowded House lineup
Seven Sharpe interview with Neil, by Hilary Barry and Jeremy Wells.
7 June 2021
7 News video interview (geo-restricted to Australia): Neil Finn talks return of Crowded House with new album and streaming show
Dreamers Are Waiting review by American Songwriter’s Hal Horowitz
NME interview with Neil, by Josh Martin: Crowded House reborn: Neil Finn talks ‘Dreamers Are Waiting’, their most experimental album in decades
Interview with Liam Finn, by The AU Review’s Tait McGregor: Crowded House on Dreamers Are Waiting, the new band format and restlessness
Rolling Stone interview with Neil, by Tyler Jenke.
The Today Show interview with Neil:
6 June 2021
Crowded House will be on Ellen, Monday 7 June (later in some countries.)
Dreamers Are Waiting review by Event Magazine’s Tim De Lisle (shared by Daily Mail)
60 Minutes (Australia) (video is geo-restricted to Australian residents)
5 June 2021
Dreamers Are Waiting review by Glide Magazine’s John Moore.
Dreamers Are Waiting review by Newstalk ZB’s Estelle Clifford with Jack Tame.
ET Canada interview by Leena Tailor: Neil Finn On Working With His Sons On New Crowded House Album, Canada Memories & Future Of Fleetwood Mac
4 June 2021
Dreamers Are Waiting - release day! See Neil’s newsletter.
Lyric video released for “Show Me The Way”.
Dreamers Are Waiting review by MusicOMH’s John Murphy.
Dreamers Are Waiting review by Vancouver Sun’s Stuart Derdeyn.
Dreamers Are Waiting review by Brooklyn Vegan’s Bill Pearis.
Dreamers Are Waiting review by Evening Standard’s David Smyth,
Dreamers Are Waiting review by Irish Times’s Lauren Murphy.
Dreamers Are Waiting review by Daily Mail’s Adrian Thrills.
5 Albums He Can’t Do Without - Neil on Spin.com
Neil talks to BBC Sounds’ Andew Chiles and NZ cricket legend (and music teacher) Jeremy Coney here at 1:23:12
Forbes interview by Steve Baltin: Q&A: Neil Finn On Resurrecting Crowded House, The Talking Heads, And The Art Of Songwriting
Billboard interview by Lars Brandle: Neil Finn Talks ‘Master’ Kevin Parker, Touring Post-COVID and New Crowded House Album ‘Dreamers Are Waiting
The Industry Observer interview, also by Lars Brandle: Neil Finn reflects on Michael Gudinski: ‘A powerhouse’ and a ‘one-off’
Salon interview by Annie Zaleski: From Fleetwood Mac back to Crowded House, Neil Finn weighs in on the band's open-hearted new album
The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda talks to Mitchell Froom from Crowded House.
3 June 2021
Dreamers Are Waiting review by Sydney Morning Herald’s Michael Dwyer.
Dreamers Are Waiting review by Clash’s Robin Murray.
Dreamers Are Waiting review by The Guardian’s Andrew Stafford.
1 June 2021
Entertainment Weekly article by Katherine Turman
Yahoo Entertainment video interview with Neil by Lÿndsay Parker.
30 May 2021
Guardian article by Nick Buckley: Neil Finn on the return of Crowded House: ‘I am ultimately very optimistic about the world’
29 May 2021
Sydney Morning Herald article by Russell Brown: ‘Let’s be Crowded House for a while’: Neil Finn gets the band back together
Dreamers Are Waiting album review by The Arts Desk’s Peter Quinn
25 May 2021
Due to overwhelming demand we have added a 4th date in London at the Roundhouse: Saturday 4 June 2022.
20 May 2021
Crowded House: Live From The Island concert film was stream globally on June 12. Tickets on sale now.
13 May 2021
”Playing With Fire” single is out now. Watch the video here.
6 May 2021
Pre-save “Playing with Fire”, the new single from Crowded House, out 13 May.
23 April 2021
Stream/Download Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s remix of “To The Island” by Crowded House.
8 April 2021
Stream/Download Tame Impala’s remix of “To The Island” by Crowded House.
Fangradio "Crowded House” (debut album) special is online now.
1 April 2021
Neil and Nick talk to CNN about live concerts in NZ.
Marty Duda from The 13th Floor attends a listening session for the new Crowded House album at Roundhead Studios.
Fangradio’s Together Alone special has been archived.
31 March 2021
UK/Europe Crowded House tour has been postponed to 2022. See new dates on the Live page.
28 March 2021
Substack review of the last night’s Napier concert.
Ambient Light’s review.
24 March 2021
Neil talked with Zane Lowe about Split Enz, Crowded House, and much more. Watch a clip of their Essentials Radio conversation on YouTube. Check out the full interview on apple.co/Essentials_Radio
Te Awamutu Courier’s review of last night’a Hamilton gig.
Muzic’s review.
Stuff’s review.
Neil also spoke to Jonathan Pearce of NZ band, The Beths, for Spinoff.
22 March 2021
Crave’s review of Crowded House in Auckland, Sunday 21 March 2021.
Ambient Light’s review of the same night.
21 March 2021
Stuff’s review of Saturday night’s Crowded House concert in New Plymouth.
20 March 2021
Stuff’s review of Friday night’s concert in Auckland.
A review from Libel
And one from the 13th Floor
18 March 2021
A new video’s out today: To The Island (Eddie & Elsie Edition)
Stuff’s review of Nelson’s Wednesday night show
17 March 2021
Neil spoke to Julia and the Lemurs on Otago Access Radio’s The Positivity Show.
Read more about The Positivity Show here.
16 March 2021
Ambient Light’s review of night 4: Wellington.
14 March 2021
Otago Daily Times’ review of night 3: Queenstown.
12 March 2021
Otago Daily Times’ review of night 2: Dunedin.
11 March 2021
Review of the first night of the To The Island tour, Christchurch, New Zealand.
9 March 2021
Neil and Nick get into the background of some classic songs in The Sound’s “Riffing with Crowded House” video.
8 March 2021
Nick Seymour spoke to Guy Williams of the Otago Daily Times.
Neil and Nick spoke to Jesse Mulligan on Three’s The Project. Crowded House performed “To The Island” at the end of the show (available to view on the ThreeNow app for NZ viewers.)
6 March 2021:
Neil spoke to Newstalk ZB’s Jack Tame today.
5 March 2021:
The NZ “To The Island” Crowded House tour is on next week, with some rescheduled dates. See the Live page.
Neil appeared tonight on RNZ’s Checkpoint, talking to Lisa Owen:
4 March 2021:
Listen to the Fangradio Crowded House Album by Album “Woodface” episode.
2 March 2021:
Very sad to hear of Michael Gudinski’s passing. He was a titan of Australian music with an energy and commitment that was exhilarating to watch. So many pivotal and historic moments of Australian music rotated around his passions and strong will to succeed. He was one of a kind, a motivator and a creator.
Our love and sympathy go out to the Gudinski Family, Sue, Kate and Matt.
Neil
28 February 2021:
In light of the just announced New Zealand Government restrictions on mass gatherings, the Hamilton and both Napier concerts on the Crowded House tour will be rescheduled to a date later in March.
At this time it is hoped that no other shows on the tour will be affected.
We encourage you to hold on to your tickets and we will announce the new show dates in the coming days. Ticket holders who may be unable to attend on the new dates will be able to obtain a full refund from the point of purchase. For any further ticket enquiries, please wait for updates or reach out to your point of purchase.
Read the Article in NZ’s Sunday Star Times today, written before last night’s lockdown announcement.
27 February 2021
RNZ Music 101’s Charlotte Ryan spoke to Neil, Liam and Elroy Finn (pre-recorded a week ago while Auckland was in temporary lockdown). Play the interview below.
Neil co-hosted The Breeze on Thursday morning. Here’s an excerpt.
24 February 2021
Neil has posted in the Journal ahead of tomorrow’s Fangradio - Time On Earth special.
22 February 2021
ABC’s Double J reviews “To The Island”.
18 February 2021
Crowded House “To The Island” single and video is released.
New album ”Dreamers Are Waiting” is out June 4th and available for pre-order.
Fangradio single release special is online now.
16 February 2021
New Crowded Single, To The Island: out 18th February. Pre-Save: https://CrowdedHouse.lnk.to/ToTheIsland
12 February 2021
The Crowded House - Album By Album series started on Fangradio on Thursday 11th Feb. More details at fangradio.com.
28 January 2021
From Neil:
I fully support the voices of women who are asking for accountability and cultural change in the male dominated music industry. Too often, men in powerful positions feel they pull the strings and open doors for artists and this gives them an entitlement to assert themselves in artists’ lives. There is no justification for this.
I know and respect Lydia Cole. Roundhead Studios has been a supporter of hers. She is a very talented songwriter and has a beautiful voice that is authentic and truthful. The only expectation any manager, producer or agent should have of the artist is commitment and single minded focus on the art. There should be no blurry lines in a professional relationship between artist or employee with individuals in the music industry. Any attempt to cross the line is a betrayal.
01 January 2021
Part 2 of Crowded House Live 1992-94 has been released digitally. More details here.