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November 30, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Oh The Places A Neil Finn Show Can Go!

I’ve seen Neil Finn perform in a few different contexts – in a few different cities too. I’ve seen him heading Crowded House and Split Enz reunions, I’ve caught him a few times with brother Tim, sometimes billed as The Finn Brothers, or Finn, and there’s been a bunch of Neil Finn shows. You go to a Neil Finn show […]
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December 6, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Ballad of The Finn Brothers: A Musical Life Between Them

Neil and Tim Finn. The Finn Brothers. We think of them as a pair. We group them together even when they are off making music independently. They have made two albums together under the family surname. Prior to that they have worked together in two bands, Tim appeared on just the one Crowded House album […]
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November 22, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Great Kiwi Albums You Must Revisit: # 13 Finn

I’ve always loved the Finn album, the first collaborative pairing of Neil and Tim Finn; just the brothers (Dave Dobbyn plays bass on one song on the album, beyond that all the instrumental duties are handled by Neil and Tim). The album was released in 1995 – I can remember being excited about its release, […]
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October 16, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: #156 – Together In Concert: Tim Finn Dave Dobbyn Bic Runga, Martinborough, 2010

The first Finn/Runga/Dobbyn tour was a huge success – but I thought it was something of a disaster and when they announced there’d be a 10th Anniversary version I figured it would be a massive success but I wasn’t that amped about attending – more a job than a perk. I’m not sure if it […]
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July 20, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Neil Finn: NZ Tour (Sept 2014)

Ever since the release of Dizzy Heights – the fabulous return-to-form from one of our greatest songwriters – I’ve been wondering when Neil Finn might announce a quick clip around the country. I’ve seen Neil Finn play a dozen times or more – reunions with Split Enz and Crowded House, shows billed as Finn or Finn […]
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October 21, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Great Kiwi Albums You Must Revisit: #7 Say It Is So

As time goes on it’s getting harder to like Tim Finn for anything much. Yes, he blazed the trail – the songs he and Phil Judd crafted, thought up, made up – that lit the fire that was Split Enz and that is a significant achievement in New Zealand music. Split Enz is – really […]
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