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Ian Haug at the Across the Great Divide Tour in Sydney, 2007. The Across the Great Divide tour was a Concert tour by Australian Alternative rock bands Powderfinger and Silverchair in 2007 Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ian Haug |
| Born | February 21, 1970 [1] |
| Origin | Brisbane, Australia |
| Genre(s) | Indie rock Alternative rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar Vocals |
| Years active | 1989 – Present |
| Label(s) | Polydor, Universal |
| Associated acts | Powderfinger Far Out Corporation The Predators |
Ian Haug (born 21 February 1970) is a lead guitarist in the successful Australian rock band Powderfinger. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Indie rock is genre of Alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent Underground music scene Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Polydor Records is a Record label currently headquartered in the UK, and is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Universal Music Group (UMG is the largest Business group and family of Record labels in the Recording industry. Powderfinger is an Australian Rock band. The band formed in Brisbane in 1989 and since 1992 their line-up has consisted of vocalist Bernard Fanning, guitarists Far Out Corporation was a band led by late singer-guitarist Grant McLennan, mostly known as a singer songwriter and guitarist for Australian rock group The Go-Betweens The Predators are a side-project Australian rock band based in Brisbane Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Powderfinger is an Australian Rock band. The band formed in Brisbane in 1989 and since 1992 their line-up has consisted of vocalist Bernard Fanning, guitarists Ian also provides backing vocals. He is one of the two founding members still in the band, along with bassist John Collins. John Collins is an Australian bass player known for his work as a member of Australian band Powderfinger. Haug is the uncle of Triple J presenter Andrew Haug, who is also the drummer for Melbourne metal band Contrive.
In 1998, Haug was invited by singer-songwriter Grant McLennan to form the group Far Out Corporation as a side project. Grant William McLennan ( 12 February, 1958 &ndash 6 May, 2006) was an Australian Singer-songwriter with the Alternative Far Out Corporation was a band led by late singer-guitarist Grant McLennan, mostly known as a singer songwriter and guitarist for Australian rock group The Go-Betweens The band recorded one album FOC that year. FOC is the debut (and only album released by Australian collaborative rock group Far Out Corporation in 1998 After McLennan died in 2006, Triple J held an all night tribute concert at which Haug played the entire concert. Triple J is a nationally-networked government-funded Australian radio station (a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation) mainly aimed The performance was released in June 2007.
In 2004, Powderfinger decided to take some time off to allow the band members to begin families and pursue side projects. In this downtime Haug formed a band with the original Powderfinger lineup of drummer/vocalist Steven Bishop and bassist John Collins. Steven Bishop (born in Australia, on 1970-03-03) is an Australian drummer formerly of Australian band Powderfinger though he left the band before their John Collins is an Australian bass player known for his work as a member of Australian band Powderfinger. The band was named The Predators, and like the other side projects for Powderfinger was signed to the record label Dew Process. The Predators are a side-project Australian rock band based in Brisbane Dew Process is an Australian Independent record label based in Brisbane Queensland founded by Paul Piticco. The Predators released a six track EP in 2006 and were joined live by drummer Ross McLennan. Ross McLennan is an Australian Drummer, best known as a member of Australian rock band The Predators.
In 2007, Haug reunited with Powderfinger to record their sixth studio album Dream Days at the Hotel Existence. Dream Days at the Hotel Existence is the sixth Studio album by Australian rock band Powderfinger, released by Universal Records