Split Enz

Formed in New Zealand in 1972 before relocating to Australia in 1975, Split Enz is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential antipodean groups of the last 5 decades.

During their recording career Split Enz released a string of era-defining hits across the late ’70s and early ’80s including I Got You, I See Red, Message To My Girl, Six Months In A Leaky Boat, History Never Repeats, Dirty Creature, One Step Ahead, and so many more.

Their 1980 album, True Colours, achieved multiple-platinum status in NZ and Australia, remaining in the No 1 position for over two months. It also went platinum in Canada and Holland, and the first single, I Got You, reached No 7 in the UK charts.

Split Enz made history by co-headlining with Roxy Music the Sweetwaters Music Festival in 1981, playing to 70,000 ecstatic Kiwi fans.

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