INXS

On August 16th of 1977, Andrew Farriss, Michael Hutchence, Tim Farriss, Jon Farriss, Garry Gary Beers and Kirk Pengilly formed as The Farriss Brothers in Sydney Australia. Twenty years later the band's line up is unchanged. This date in the band's history will also be remembered as the day Elvis Presley died.

1978
The band moves to Perth, a 3300 kilometre journey across the Australian mainland. It is in Perth they spend ten months writing, rehearsing and playing the local pubs and mining towns of Western Australia.

1979
The Farriss Brothers return to Sydney and start to pick up gigs, playing six or seven nights a week in wine bars and pubs, attracting a...

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