Private Function | |
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Origin | Melbourne, Victoria Australia |
Genres | punk [1] |
Years active | 2016–present |
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Members | Chris Penney Aidan McDonald Milla Holland Anthony Biancofiore Lauren Hester James Macleod |
Past members | Joe Hansen PJ Russo Allan Stacey |
Private Function are an Australian punk [1] group. They have released three studio albums.
In 2016, the group released their debut EP Six Smokin' Songs which featured Bryan Curtis, the face of Australia's anti-smoking campaign, portrayed as being at death's door until he heard the band's music. [2]
In 2017 they released a track titled "I Wish Australia Had Its Guns Again", [3] a satirical take on to US gun laws, which became a crowd favourite. [4] [5] The track was used in Warwick Thornton's 2021/2 vampire TV series, Firebite . [6]
In November 2017, a second EP titled Rock In Roll was released on independent record label Roolette Records.[ citation needed ]
On 16 August 2019, the group released their debut studio album titled, St. Anger with both the title and artwork replicating Metallica's divisive album of the same name. [2]
In June 2020, the group announced the release of their second studio album Whose Line Is It Anyway? [1] The album debuted at number 9 on the ARIA Charts. [7]
In July 2021, the group announced the compilation of early EPs titled, The First Two Tapes On a 12". [8]
In October 2021, founding member Joe Hansen was removed from the group following allegations of sexual assault. [9] [10] Hansen was replaced with Anthony Biancofiore and Lauren Hester. [11]
In February 2023, the band have announced the release of their third studio album, 370HSSV 0773H, released on 31 March 2023 via their own Still On Top Records. The album was proceeded by the single "I'm This Far Away (From Being the Worst Person You've Ever Met)" and "Seize and Destroy". [11]
The first 3000 vinyl copies of the album featured a scratch card album cover. The winner cover revealed three matching icons and its owner won a signed test pressing of the album, $2999 in cash and a photo of their face printed on all future pressings of the album. [11] The band also released a vinyl variant of the album filled with the band members' urine, limited to 50 copies. [12] [13] The winner of the scratch competition was found in June 2023 as a Queensland man named Mitch. The album debuted at number 11 on the ARIA Charts. [7]
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St Anger |
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Whose Line Is It Anyway? |
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370HSSV 0773H |
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Live On PBS 106.7 FM |
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Title | Album details |
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The First Two Tapes On a 12" |
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Six Smokin' Songs |
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Rock In Roll |
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Six Smokin' Songs: Live On Bin Night |
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The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2024 | 370HSSV 0773H | Best Independent Punk Album or EP | Won | [15] |
Slow Clap for Private Function 370HSSV 0773H | Independent Marketing Team of the Year | Nominated |
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2023 | Harry Allen – Studio Balcony for Private Function – 370HSSV 0773H | Best Cover Art | Nominated | [16] [17] |
The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) commenced in 2016 to recognise contributions to the live music industry in Australia.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2023 | Private Function | Best Punk/Hardcore Act | Nominated | [18] |
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