Neil Finn News archive 2021-2024

11 December 2024
Lilithia Reviews: Gravity Stairs Tour, Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, December 10th 2024 – Live Review
Noise 11: Crowded House Bring Gravity Stairs To Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena #REVIEW

5 December 2024
Neil Finn has received the Icon Award Whakamana Hiranga 2024 by The Arts Foundation. This award is bestowed to a living circle of twenty of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most significant artists for their extraordinary lifetime achievements and mark on the arts. See a prerecorded video by Neil at https://www.thearts.co.nz/artists/neil-finn-obe

Music Festivals Australia review of the first of four nights at Sydney Opera House.
Financial Review’s Sydney review.
The AU Review: VIP Soundcheck Experience – Crowded House Gravity Stairs Tour, Sydney
X-Press Magazine review: Crowded House at Kings Park and Botanic Garden

30 November 2024
The Rockpit reviews Crowded House at Kings Park Perth, 29 November 2024.
The Guardian: Crowded House review – Perth performance much more than a traffic jam on memory lane

27 November 2024
The Chills’ ‘Spring Board: The Early Unrecorded Songs’ is out 28th February 2025, with Neil and Elroy Finn among the guest performers.
Pre-order at https://thechills.lnk.to/SpringBoard

24 November 2024
NZ Herald: Neil Finn and Crowded House deliver unforgettable Auckland concert experience

23 November 2024
Rova: Crowded House treat fans like whānau in 'Gravity Stairs' concert tour
Waikato Times: Review: Unruly Crowded House crowd create unexpected havoc at otherwise excellent show

14 November 2024
The Spinoff reviews Crowded House at Wolfbrook Arena in Christchurch.
Rolling Stone reviews Crowded House at Wolfbrook Arena in Christchurch.
The 13th Floor reviews Crowded House at Wolfbrook Arena in Christchurch.
The Press reviews Crowded House at Wolfbrook Arena in Christchurch.

13 November 2024
Otago Daily Times reviews Crowded House at Dunedin Town Hall.

10 November 2024
RNZ review of Wellington Crowded House show: Crowded House proves the Finn family magic is as vital as ever
Stuff review of Wellington show: Crowded House come home to raucous capital sing-along
Neil Finn joined Eddie Vedder at Pearl Jam’s second Mt Smart Stadium Auckland concert tonight, performing “Throw Your Arms Around Me.”

27 October 2024
NZ Herald: Crowded House’s Neil Finn on the band’s revival, TikTok success and the surprise truth about their biggest hit

22 October 2024
If you’re outside of Australia and are unable to view Neil’s episode of Take 5 with Zan Rowe, you can read excerpts here or listen to an extended version via the podcast.

20 October 2024
Due to illness in the band, Crowded House sadly won’t be able to perform in Cologne as planned. We were so excited to play for you, and it’s disappointing to cancel on such short notice. Refunds are available at the point of purchase—please contact your ticket vendor for details. Thank you for your understanding. We hope to be back in Cologne soon!

~ Team Crowded House

19 October 2024
The Spectator reviews Crowded House at the 02, London (and David Gilmour at the Royal Albert Hall.)
Metal Planet Music reviews Crowded House in Birmingham.

15 October 2024
TVNZ Breakfast interview with Neil and Nick. TVNZ+ viewers can watch the full feature here.
The Irish Times reviews Crowded House in Dublin. (Subscriber only)

14 October 2024
Brighton and Hove News reviews Crowded House in Brighton. Excellent photos!

13 October 2024
Norway Rock reviews Crowded House in Brighton.

12 October 2024
XS Noize’s review of Crowded House at London’s O2 Arena.

11 October 2024
RGM’s review of Crowded House’s Manchester concert.

7 October 2024
Neil is a featured guest on the almost last ever episode of Shaun Keaveny’s Daily Grind - Live from the Dublin Castle.

2 October 2024
New Crowded House official music video: Some Greater Plan.

1 October 2024
The whole band chats to Bruce Headlem in this Broken Record podcast: Tales from the recording of Gravity Stairs.

Neil is a guest in the new series of ABC TV's Take 5 with Zan Rowe, playing records that inspired him as a young songwriter, and still do today. Neil's episode will be broadcast later this month, but this and all episodes can be viewed on ABC iview now (Australia only.)

26 September 2024
Gravity Stairs has two nominations at the Aria Awards 2024 in Australia:
- Best Adult Contemporary Album
- Producer - Best Produced Release (Crowded House and Steven Schram)

23 September 2024
Australian Guitar: Never Be The Same (interview with Neil)

19 September 2024
The County Orange Register: Interview - Neil Finn says Crowded House has something so strong with his sons in group

18 September 2024
Illinois Entertainer: Live Review and Photo Gallery: Crowded House at Ravinia Festival • Highland Park

12 September 2024
Rock Cellar Magazine: Crowded House Talks Touring, Latest Album ‘Gravity Stairs,’ and Family Ties (The Interview)
519 Magazine: Fallsview Dreams Come True with Crowded House

8 September 2024
American Songwriter reviews Crowded House at Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Connecticut.

4 September 2024
The Southern Maryland Chronicle’s review of Crowded House live at Wolf Trap

1 September 2024
All Music Magazine reviews Crowded House live in Atlanta.

30 August 2024
Dayton Daily News: Crowded House to perform at the Rose in support of new record
Fairfax County Times: Crowded House now a family affair

29 August 2024
ABC Music News: Crowded House’s Neil Finn on American audiences: “They give you a lot of freedom”

27 August 2024
GPG News: Watch: Crowded House on why the joy of music is 'doubly important' in today's world

26 August 2024
Neil Finn & Crowded House have partnered with So They Can, a Global movement to help end child poverty in East Africa. So They Can's Big Charity Auction is happening right now (closes Friday 30 August NZT) with all proceeds going to 2 of their most vulnerable partner schools to help support them for an entire year.

You can bid on some exclusive Crowded House VIP experiences for their forthcoming tours of the US, UK, Australia and New Zealand as well as an exclusive Crowded House x So They Can t-shirt with all proceeds going to the kids. (Thanks to AS Colour for donating the tees) - There’s also a bunch of other great items to bid on too. http://app.galabid.com/stcbca24/

24 August 2024
CBS Morning’s Anthony Mason talks with Neil Finn and Nick Seymour to revisit “Don’t Dream It’s Over.”

23 August 2024
The Finn Brothers’ album Everyone Is Here was released 20 years ago on August 23rd 2004.

21 August 2024
Excited to return to Byron Bay in Australia to play Bluesfest Byron Bay in April 2025. Tickets on sale now!

20 August 2024
Crowded House producer Steven Schram talking to Immersive Audio Album about producing and mixing Gravity Stairs.

12 August 2024
Neil was a guest on WSB Radio’s The Von Haessler Doctrine.

28 July 2024
Very sad to hear of Martin Phillipps’ death. He was a good friend, wonderful musician and one of NZ’s greatest songwriters. A true original, fascinated by and devoted to the magic and mystery of music. His recent work was as good as anything he’s done. Martin’s songs live on with his spirit.  
Our sympathies go out to his family and loved ones.

The Finn Family

One of his very best songs from under the sea at Port Chalmers:
https://youtu.be/PDnhwlnb_as?si=YgqlcapDDP9RfWrY&t=370

21 July 2024
Spotlight on 7News in Australia caught up with Neil and Nick in England to talk about Crowded House.

12 July 2024
Crowded House have announced two further dates for their 2024 Australia and New Zealand Gravity Stairs Tour. The additional dates are confirmed for Perth’s Kings Park & Botanic Garden on December 1 and Sydney’s Opera House Forecourt on December 8 - the final offering for these locations, with existing shows now sold out. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Wednesday, July 17 at 1pm local time.
See all dates and ticket links on the Live page.

8 July 2024
Rolling Stone’s cover story on Crowded House is now free to read online: Crowded House: House Is Where the Heart Is
American Songwriter reviews Gravity Stairs

6 July 2024
Joyzine: Artist Spotlight on the Finn Brothers

28 June 2024
Platten Tests in Germany reviews Gravity Stairs

25 June 2024
Buzz reviews Crowded House at Cardiff Castle
Guitar Player talks to Neil Finn: Never Be The Same

24 June 2024
Nick Seymour, Liam Finn and Neil Finn were guests on RTE’s The Ray D’Arcy Show in Cork and played acoustic renditions of Distant Sun, Don’t Dream It’s Over, Teenage Summer and Fall At Your Feet, plus The Howl later on in the broadcast. The session starts at 15'50".

23 June 2024
Louder Than War and Purple Revolver review Crowded House at The Piece Hall, Hailifax.

22 June 2024
Country Press: review and photos of Crowded House at Isle of Wight 2024
The video of Neil’s acoustic session and interview on Music 101 with Charlotte Ryan is now up in full on YouTube.

21 June 2024
It’s On Cardiff reviews Crowded House live at Cardiff Castle.

20 June 2024
Telegraph & Argus reviews Crowded House live at The Piece Hall, Halifax

18 June 2024
Newshub: Crowded House frontman Neil Finn recruits sons to join them
Bracknell News reviews the On The Mount Wasing concert

17 June 2024
The Gravity Stairs Tour continues: new UK & Europe dates added! See the Live page for dates. Tickets on sale Friday at 9 am local time, except for Dublin tickets on sale Friday at 10 am.

15 June 2024
Crowded House were guests on CBS Saturday Morning today. Neil, Liam and Elroy were interviewed by Anthony Mason, and the band played Teenage Summer, The Howl and Weather With You in Saturday Sessions.

Video of Neil’s acoustic performance of new song “All That I Can Ever Own” for RNZ’s Music 101 is now online.

14 June 2024
The Guardian reviews Crowded House at Shepherds Bush Empire, London.

13 June 2024
Cornwall Live reviews Crowded House at Eden Sessions

12 June 2024
In Song Exploder, Hrishikesh Hirway talks with Neil about “Don’t Dream It’s Over” - how the song was first written, how it developed in the studio, and about the profound connection people have had with the song over the years.
Retropop: Fleetwood Mac weren’t interested in headlining Glastonbury

11 June 2024
Under the Radar reviews Gravity Stairs.

10 June 2024
New concert date announced: September 6: Mashantucket, CT at Foxwoods
Pre-sales Thursday June 13 at 10 am EDT (no artist pre-sale for this event.)
Public sale Friday June 14 at 10 am EDT.

8 June 2024
Crowded House made a surprise appearance at Richard Thompson’s 75th birthday concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London tonight.
All Music reviews Gravity Stairs.

7 June 2024
Irish Independent reviews Gravity Stairs.

6 June 2024
The Chris Evans Breakfast Show: Crowded House live.

5 June 2024
Otago Daily Times reviews Gravity Stairs
Sputnik Music reviews Gravity Stairs
Neil & Nick were guests on Channel 5 News.

4 June 2024
Rolling Stone Australia: Icons at Work: Behind the Scenes of Crowded House’s Rolling Stone AU/NZ Cover Shoot
This Song is Yours: A chat with Nick Seymour.
Brooklyn Vegan - photos and setlist from Crowded House’s in-store at Rough Trade NYC
BBC Radio 2 / Jo Whiley Sofa Session: Crowded House

3 June 2024
American Songwriter: Neil Finn Talks Crowded House’s New Album ‘Gravity Stairs’—“The Journey Has Been Tremendous”
Elsewhere reviews Gravity Stairs
Goldmine reviews Crowded House’s concert at Bowery Ballroom
Stereoboard reviews Gravity Stairs

2 June 2024
RTE Radio 1’s Arena reviews Gravity Stairs (begins at 12’10”)

1 June 2024
Neil speaks to RNZ Music 101’s Charlotte Ryan and performs acoustic versions of “Fall At Your Feet”, “All That I Can Ever Own” and “Teenage Summer”.
Newstalk ZB reviews Gravity Stairs
Maxazine reviews Gravity Stairs
Brooklyn Vegan reviews Crowded House’s concert at Bowery Ballroom

31 May 2024
Happy release day! Gravity Stairs! See Neil’s message on The Journal.
Crowded House were guests tonight on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Neil chats with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, viewable on The Zane Lowe interview Series on Apple or YouTube.
Spin magazine: "Neil Finn on the Beautiful Melancholy of 1986’s ‘Unstoppable’ Hit ‘Don’t Dream It’s Over’"
Rolling Stone Australia has Crowded House as their cover story in the June-August issue.
Stereogum: "We’ve Got A File On You: Neil Finn"
The Telegraph: ‘When I replaced Lindsey Buckingham in Fleetwood Mac, his fans gave me the evil eye’
Mojo reviews Gravity Stairs
Double J reviews Gravity Stairs
Stack reviews Gravity Stairs
Beat reviews Gravity Stairs
Hot Press reviews Gravity Stairs
Brooklyn Vegan reviews Gravity Stairs
Paste reviews Gravity Stairs
The Music: Crowded House ‘More Compelled Than Ever’ To Climb The ‘Gravity Stairs’ Humanity Has On Offer
Variety: Crowded House’s Neil Finn on How a Stint With Fleetwood Mac Led to Revitalizing His Own Band: ‘I Realized That We Had a Flag That You Can Follow’

30 May 2024
So much news…
New Crowded House video The Howl premieres on YouTube Friday 31 May 10 am AEST.
New album Gravity Stairs is out on Friday!
New dates announced for Adelaide, Perth, and Sydney for the Gravity Stairs Tour! Tickets on sale now.
Crowded House performed “Teenage Summer” on Live With Kelly and Mark.
New Infinity Session was live-streamed from Roundhead Studios on Tuesday 28, featuring Tinarwen!!
Retro Pop reviews Gravity Stairs.
Goldmine reviews Gravity Stairs.
The Indy Review reviews Gravity Stairs in a review [Ed - this line needs reviewing.]

27 May 2024
Teenage Summer - video released of the band recording at La Fabrique in France.
AU/NZ presale is on now!
XS Noize reviews Gravity Stairs.

26 May 2024
Teenage Summer Stem Breakdown: Liam Finn of Crowded House takes us deep into the recorded elements of the single, "Teenage Summer".

25 May 2024
Neil, Elroy and Liam Finn speak to John Pearson in The Press.
Riff magazine reviews Gravity Stairs.
The 13th Floor reviews Gravity Stairs.

24 May 2024
Australia & New Zealand Gravity Stairs Tour has been announced! Dates and ticket links are on the Live page. For more details, check your email or visit the Crowded House News page.

Neil talks to the NZ Herald/The Listener’s Russell Baillie about the new songs and the old (note, this is behind a paywall.)

Neil was on Triple M today talking with Matty O about the Infinity Sessions, great touring stories what’s new for Crowded House.

23 May 2024
Crowded House will be at Rough Trade NYC for a performance and album signing session. RSVP now.
Neil is Nic Harcourt’s guest on The Sound of Success podcast available at all podcast platforms.
Neil is also on the Sound Up! podcast, available everywhere.

21 May 2024
Crowded House's eighth studio album Gravity Stairs is now available to pre-order as an SDE-exclusive deluxe Blu-ray audio edition! The 11-track album will be included on the Blu-ray in the following versions: * Dolby Atmos Mix * 5.1 Mix (DTS-HD Master Audio) * Stereo Mix (PCM Stereo 48/24) * Instrumental Mix (PCM Stereo 48/24)
Additionally, the Blu-ray features two HD Videos: * Oh Hi * Life's Imitation (aka Teenage Summer)
See https://bit.ly/GravStairBlu to order or find out more info.

20 May 2024
Neil and Nick talk to Lee Campbell of The Irish Times and to Pat Carty of The Times.

17 May 2024
Jacaranda Records presents Crowded House at the iconic Cavern Club in Liverpool, 6 October 2024! Tickets on sale Saturday 18 May at midday BST.

Australia’s Today Extra programme chatted with Neil.

15 May 2024
Crowded House returns to NYC’s Bowery Ballroom, May 31, 2024! Tickets on sale Fri May 17, 10am
Presale on Thu May 16 at 10 am. Check your email from Neil Finn or Crowded House for details.

14 May 2024
Neil spoke to Jeremy Wells again for Seven Sharp

13 May 2024
Crowded House return to Atlantic City, NJ on September 7th! Tickets for the concert at Ocean Casino go on sale to the public May 17th. Artist pre-sale starts May 14th, 10am local time. GRAVITYSTAIRS24

Radio Hauraki’s Matt & Jerry talk to Neil about the Crowded House album, Gravity Stairs, in the Daily Bespoke (also available outside of NZ wherever you get your podcasts.) UPDATE: video now available here.

Relix magazine’s Larson Sutton talks to Neil in Reflections: Crowded House.

12 May 2024
Neil Finn joins Vernon Kay in the BBC Radio 2 studio for the second time this year in this week's omnibus edition of Tracks Of My Years.

10 May 2023
Neil will join Richard Thompson and friends at London’s Royal Albert Hall on 8 June 2024, in celebration of Richard’s 75th birthday. Tickets here,

8 May 2023
Infinity Sessions are announced. Friday 10 May at 7.45 pm NZDT. See more details here.

7 May 2024
Crowded House is playing at the Luther Burbank Center For The Arts in Santa Rosa on Sept 24th! Artist Pre-sale starts May 8 at 10am. Public onsale May 17.

28 April 2024
Out May 1st: Split Enz stamp & pin collectables from NZ Post.

23 April 2024
Crowded House will play Ohana Festival on September 27, 2024. Presale tickets on sale this Thursday, 4/25 at 10am PT. Sign up for access at ohanafest.com.

19 April 2024
VIP packages are now available for most North American Tour tickets.

18 April 2024
More US concerts announced:
Sudden Little Thrills music festival, Hazlewood Green, Pittsburgh, PA
September 7, 2024 On sale now

Red Butte Garden, Salt Lake City, UT
September 18, 2024 Artist Presale May 13 at 7 pm to May 14 at 7 pm. General ticket sale May 16 at 9 am

Neil and Nick chat to Mark Millar from XS Noize about the new Crowded House album, Gravity Stairs.
Neil speaks with Giles Bidder from the 101 Part Time Jobs podcast.
Read Mojo magazine’s interview with Neil.

16 April 2024
Elly-May Barnes has released a new single, She’s a Thought, from her album No Good. The song, written by Neil, can also be heard in its original demo form on Fangradio.

12 April 2024
A second June 10th (6pm) show has been added at Pryzm in Kingston, London on June 10th. Tickets will be on sale Saturday 13 April at 11 am.

11 April 2024
North American Tour announced! See details on the Journal page,

10 April 2024
In conjunction with Banquet Records, we’re celebrating the release of our new album with a show at Pryzm in Kingston, London, on June 10th. Tickets go on sale Thursday at 11am!

Watch the world premiere of the Teenage Summer video on YouTube, April 11.

5 April 2024
Pre-save “Teenage Summer”, the new Crowded House single out April 11.

28 March 2024
US date added: The Mountain Winery, Saratoga, CA - Wed Sept 25 2024. See more info on the Live page..

26 March 2024
Crowded House Named Icons at 2024 Shure Rolling Stone Australia Awards.

23 March 2024
Neil joined Paul Kelly and Dan Kelly at Auckland's Hollywood Avondale last night. See the review and photos at the 13th Floor.

19 March 2024
More US dates announced: 3 Sep 2024 Tue Wolf Trap & 21 Sep 2024 Chateau Ste Michelle Winery. See more info on the Live page.

14 March 2024
Crowded House are excited to be part of Ravinia Festival’s amazing lineup this Summer! Tickets go on sale April 24.

Neil’s a guest on Billboard’s Behind The Setlist podcast.

13 March 2024
Peter Green and Mark Goulding have made a fan video for the Split Enz song “Murder”. The audio was recorded at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney, 9/9/79. Though the song never made it to vinyl, elements were reused three years later in the “Six Months in a Leaky Boat” single’s B-side, “Fire Drill”.

11 March 2024
Neil and Nick are guests on The Art of Longevity podcast.

9 March 2024
Neil features on the latest SPIN SONIC IMPACT podcast, hosted by Eliot and Olive Goldberg.

7 March 2024

Join us to watch the YouTube premiere of our “Oh Hi” video in support of So They Can on March 8th at 7:45pm AEDT!

All our thoughts and wishes for this song focused on helping these amazing kids get educated, to realise their potential for the benefit of their community and the world. 

Immediately following the premiere, YouTube Premium Subscribers can chat with us directly at our YouTube After Party at 8:00pm AEDT. See you then!

6 March 2024

We are so excited to join Global Citizen, world leaders, and young changemakers for #GlobalCitizenNights on 6 March at the iconic Palais Theater! As part of #GlobalCitizenNOW Melbourne, we’ll celebrate turning ideas into impact during a one-of-a-kind night. Limited tickets are still available, so enter now: https://glblctzn.co/e/Crowded-House. If you can’t make it out, make sure to tune in live on Global Citizen’s YouTube channel at 7pm AEDT

5 March 2024
Neil, Elroy and Liam guested on The Project tonight.

Neil spoke to Kyle Meredith on Consequence of Sound.

27 February 2024
Neil spoke to Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking today.

24 February 2024
Delighted to be BBC Radio 2 Record of the Week for 'Oh Hi.' Cheers guys!

18 February 2024
Neil and Nick were guests on Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch.

16 February 2024
Neil talks to Stu Whiffen in the 500th episode of the Off The Beat & Track podcast.

15 February 2024
Crowded House - Gravity Stairs. The new album. Out May 31. Pre-order & pre-save now.

Neil and Nick were joined today by the BBC Concert Orchestra in the Radio 2 Piano Room to play three songs, including a classic Petula Clark cover. You can listen back to the whole programme hosted by Vernon Kay here. UK viewers can watch the session on BBC iPlayer.

13 February 2024
The official video for ‘Oh Hi’ has its world premiere this week:
15 February – 12pm PST / 3pm EDT / 8pm GMT.
16 February - 7am AEDT / 9am NZDT.

11 February 2024
Neil talks with RNZ’s Mark Amery and Perlina Lau on Culture 101.

8 February 2024
New Crowded House single Oh Hi is out now!

7 February 2024
Stand by for the new single, Oh Hi (pre-save here)
Feb 8: 10 pm AEDT; 11 am GMT; 3 am PT; 6 am EST;
Feb 9: 12 am NZDT
Tune in for the world premiere of ‘Oh Hi’ with Vernon Kay on BBC Radio 2 from 11am GMT on Thursday 8th February.

10 January 2024
Crowded House will be in the BBC 2 Piano Room performing with the BBC Concert Orchestra on 15 February. See details here.

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.

Stack interview with Neil.

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.)

7 March 2021
Mitchell Froom talked with RNZ Sunday Morning’s Jim Mora.

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.