BIZARRE: Crowded house - What They Never Told You

Neil Finn buys Auckland’s Edinburgh Castle pub for NZ$4.2 million for wellness retreat

Neil Finn, the singer-songwriter known for Crowded House and Split Enz, has bought a troubled Auckland pub with plans to give the historic property a new purpose. Finn paid a reported NZ$4.2 million for the Edinburgh Castle on Symonds Street in Eden Terrace, according to OneRoof. The off-market deal was…

The Times of India · Oct 26

Politics hits a high note as MPs join pub choir

Politicians and their staff traded politics for performance during a 'Pub Choir' rendition of a Crowded House classic.

AAP · Sep 10

“It was pretty much written in a day. I knew I had something quite special. Then the next day we played it with the band and it sounded like a bag of…”: How Neil Finn created the beautiful ballad that gave Crowded House a global smash hit

"Hey now, hey now..."

MusicRadar · Dec 4, 2025

Plea for help so the music doesn't stop for Bluesfest

As a cloud hangs over the future of Bluesfest, the threat of losing another major festival affects more than just music lovers.

AAP · Apr 16, 2025

“Give it up for Neil Finn!”: Dua Lipa sings a Crowded House classic on her Radical Optimism tour - and brings out its writer to perform it with her

Finn once said that the 1986 hit “came out fully formed”

MusicRadar · Apr 7, 2025

The ten best albums of 2024 – according to music experts

With Something Good, the arts and culture newsletter from The Conversation, we aim to cut through the noise and recommend the very best in new releases every fortnight. And what a soundtrack this year’s newsletters have had. From Charli XCX’s global domination with Brat to Kendrick Lamar’s rap game-changing GNX,…

The Conversation · Dec 17, 2024

Crowded House review – Perth performance much more than a traffic jam on memory lane

With Neil Finn’s sons joining Crowded House on stage, it was clear the band hasn’t become mired in nostalgia

The Guardian - AU · Nov 30, 2024

“I don’t think he was very happy about the situation. I would hope he might have thought, ‘Oh well, at least somebody that can write a good song has taken my part’”: Crowded House’s Neil Finn on replacing Lindsey Buckingham in Fleetwood Mac

Finn also discusses the challenge of learning the guitar and vocal parts of iconic Fleetwood Mac songs like Go Your Own Way

Guitar World · Oct 10, 2024

“He was not happy about the situation…”: Neil Finn talks Fleetwood Mac and stepping into Lyndsey Buckingham’s shoes

Plus the one Fleetwood Mac classic that the Crowded House frontman couldn’t play…

MusicRadar · Oct 8, 2024

Don't Dream it's Over: Crowded House at final Bluesfest

Organisers of the the final Bluesfest are promising it will be 'one for the ages', featuring Crowded House, Vance Joy, Ocean Alley, and Tones and I.

AAP · Aug 20, 2024