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.
Tim Finn:
‘So many great musical memories - hearing Geoff Maddock’s brilliant string arrangement for Edible Flowers being played by some of London’s best musicians, including our very own Miles Golding on violin… leaving Jon Brion alone overnight to work on Luckiest Man Alive and coming back in the morning to hear his beautiful arrangement… singing blood-pumping harmonies with Neil on Anything Can Happen and, in a gentler vein, Disembodied Voices.
A particularly gratifying comment came from Tony Wadsworth, then head of Parlophone, backstage at a gig in London where he told me that what he loved about the album, and what made it unique for him, was that it contained love songs “not between a man and a woman.”’
Neil Finn:
‘“So good they made it twice.“ A brilliant cast of characters involved from Tony Visconti, Adam Kasper, Mitchell Froom, Jon Brion, Bob Clearmountain, with good old school A&R support Chris Briggs on hand... sounded effortless in the end... that’s the art!”
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
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.
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