Australian bands

Australian band names

Australia gave the world AC/DC, INXS, Bee Gees, Tame Impala, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, 5 Seconds of Summer and Midnight Oil, and a dry, cheeky naming style.

Here are the best-known Australian bands by global fame, then ideas.

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Famous Australian bands

Ranked by how many Wikipedia language editions cover each band.

  1. AC/DC 1973 · classic rock · Australia
  2. 5 Seconds of Summer 2011 · pop rock · Australia
  3. INXS 1977 · pub rock · Australia
  4. Tame Impala 2007 · neo-psychedelia · Australia
  5. Savage Garden 1994 · pop rock · Australia
  6. Pendulum 2002 · drum and bass electronic rock · Australia
  7. Men at Work 1978 · pop rock · Australia
  8. Air Supply 1975 · soft rock · Australia
  9. The Veronicas 1999 · dance-rock · Australia
  10. Silverchair 1992 · post-grunge · Australia
  11. Midnight Oil 1976 · new wave · Australia
  12. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 1983 · experimental rock · Australia
  13. Crowded House 1985 · alternative rock · Australia
  14. Parkway Drive 2003 · metalcore · Australia
  15. Empire of the Sun 2007 · electronic dance · Australia
  16. Wolfmother 2000 · stoner rock · Australia
  17. Airbourne 2003 · hard rock · Australia
  18. Jet 2001 · alternative rock · Australia
  19. Voyager 1999 · trance metal · Australia
  20. Knife Party 2011 · electro house · Australia
  21. Electric Fields traditional folk · Australia
  22. Hillsong United 1994 · contemporary christian · Australia
  23. Sick Puppies 1997 · post-grunge · Australia
  24. The Vines 1999 · alternative rock · Australia
  25. The Seekers 1962 · folk · Australia
  26. Angus & Julia Stone 2006 · indie pop · Australia
  27. Architecture in Helsinki 2000 · indie pop · Australia
  28. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard 2010 · stoner rock · Australia
  29. Cut Copy 2001 · alternative dance · Australia
  30. The Easybeats 1964 · beat · Australia
  31. The Birthday Party 1977 · post-punk · Australia
  32. Icehouse 1977 · new wave · Australia
  33. Newsboys 1985 · contemporary christian · Australia
  34. The Avalanches 1997 · sampledelia · Australia
  35. Thy Art Is Murder 2006 · deathcore · Australia
  36. Chase Atlantic alternative r&b · Australia
  37. Deströyer 666 1994 · thrash metal · Australia
  38. Mortification 1987 · death metal · Australia
  39. Northlane 2009 · hardcore punk · Australia
  40. The Berzerker 1995 · grindcore · Australia
  41. The Church 1980 · new wave · Australia
  42. The Go-Betweens 1977 · indie rock · Australia
  43. Hiatus Kaiyote 2011 · neo soul · Australia
  44. Powderfinger 1989 · hard rock · Australia
  45. Rose Tattoo 1976 · hard rock · Australia
  46. Sheppard 2009 · indie pop · Australia
  47. The Amity Affliction 2004 · metalcore · Australia
  48. TISM 1982 · alternative rock · Australia
  49. Tonight Alive 2008 · grunge · Australia
  50. Hilltop Hoods 1991 · australian hip-hop · Australia
  51. Horde 2007 · unblack metal · Australia
  52. Karnivool 1997 · progressive metal · Australia
  53. NERVO 2005 · electronic dance · Australia
  54. Pnau electronic dance · Australia
  55. The Living End 1994 · rock · Australia
  56. The Temper Trap 2005 · indie pop · Australia
  57. Angelspit 2004 · electronica · Australia
  58. Ne Obliviscaris 2003 · progressive metal · Australia
  59. Pseudo Echo 1982 · new wave · Australia
  60. Psycroptic 1999 · death metal · Australia
  61. Spiderbait 1989 · alternative rock · Australia
  62. The Cat Empire 1999 · ska · Australia
  63. The Rumjacks 2008 · celtic punk · Australia
  64. The Triffids 1976 · alternative rock · Australia
  65. Yothu Yindi 1986 · rock · Australia
  66. Alchemist 1987 · progressive metal · Australia
  67. Divinyls 1980 · new wave · Australia
  68. Make Them Suffer 2008 · deathcore · Australia
  69. Rüfüs Du Sol 2010 · alternative dance · Australia
  70. SPK 1978 · noise · Australia
  71. Dirty Three 1992 · instrumental rock · Australia
  72. John Butler Trio alternative rock · Australia
  73. Mournful Congregation 1993 · doom metal · Australia
  74. Polaris metalcore · Australia
  75. Say Lou Lou 2012 · dream pop · Australia
  76. Be'lakor 2004 · melodic death metal · Australia
  77. Cold Chisel 1973 · pub rock · Australia
  78. Flash and the Pan 1976 · synth-pop · Australia
  79. Frenzal Rhomb 1992 · pop-punk · Australia
  80. Little River Band 1975 · rock · Australia
  81. Parcels 2014 · synth-pop · Australia
  82. San Cisco 2009 · indie pop · Australia
  83. Stand Atlantic 2012 · pop-punk · Australia
  84. Youth Group 1996 · indie rock · Australia
  85. Australian Pink Floyd Show 1988 · progressive rock · Australia
  86. Bag Raiders 2006 · alternative dance · Australia
  87. Dead Letter Circus 2005 · progressive rock · Australia
  88. Hillsong Worship 1983 · christian · Australia
  89. Hoodoo Gurus 1981 · new wave · Australia
  90. Howling Bells 2004 · indie rock · Australia
  91. Last Dinosaurs 2007 · indie rock · Australia
  92. Miami Horror 2007 · synth-pop · Australia
  93. Paramaecium 1991 · christian metal · Australia
  94. Royel Otis indie pop · Australia
  95. The Drones 1998 · alternative rock · Australia
  96. With Confidence 2012 · pop-punk · Australia
  97. Australian Crawl 1978 · pop · Australia
  98. Bodyjar 1990 · hardcore punk · Australia
  99. Capture 2010 · hardcore punk · Australia
  100. Clann Zú 1999 · post-rock · Australia
  101. Evermore 1999 · pop rock · Australia
  102. Hands Like Houses 2006 · experimental rock · Australia
  103. Justice Crew dance-pop · Australia
  104. Madison Avenue 1999 · funky house · Australia
  105. The Jezabels 2007 · indie pop · Australia
  106. The Presets 2001 · electronic · Australia
  107. Violent Soho 2004 · indie rock · Australia
  108. Caligula's Horse progressive metal · Australia
  109. Confidence Man electropop · Australia
  110. Cookin' on 3 Burners 1997 · soul · Australia
  111. DMA's 2012 · rock · Australia
  112. Feed Her to the Sharks 2008 · metalcore · Australia
  113. Flight Facilities nu-disco · Australia
  114. For King & Country 2007 · contemporary christian · Australia
  115. Frente! 1991 · alternative rock · Australia
  116. Hard-Ons 1981 · hardcore punk · Australia
  117. Midnight Juggernauts electronic rock · Australia
  118. Mortal Sin 1985 · thrash metal · Australia
  119. Planetshakers contemporary christian · Australia
  120. Pond 2008 · pop · Australia

Australian band names by genre

Notable acts from Wikidata, ranked by the number of Wikipedia language editions about them.

Australian rock bands

  1. AC/DC 1973 · classic rock · Australia
  2. INXS 1977 · pub rock · Australia
  3. Tame Impala 2007 · neo-psychedelia · Australia
  4. Savage Garden 1994 · pop rock · Australia
  5. Pendulum 2002 · drum and bass electronic rock · Australia
  6. Men at Work 1978 · pop rock · Australia
  7. Air Supply 1975 · soft rock · Australia
  8. The Veronicas 1999 · dance-rock · Australia
  9. Silverchair 1992 · post-grunge · Australia
  10. Midnight Oil 1976 · new wave · Australia
  11. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 1983 · experimental rock · Australia
  12. Crowded House 1985 · alternative rock · Australia
  13. Empire of the Sun 2007 · electronic dance · Australia
  14. Wolfmother 2000 · stoner rock · Australia
  15. Airbourne 2003 · hard rock · Australia

Australian metal bands

  1. Parkway Drive 2003 · metalcore · Australia
  2. Voyager 1999 · trance metal · Australia
  3. Sick Puppies 1997 · post-grunge · Australia
  4. Deströyer 666 1994 · thrash metal · Australia
  5. Mortification 1987 · death metal · Australia
  6. The Amity Affliction 2004 · metalcore · Australia
  7. Horde 2007 · unblack metal · Australia
  8. Karnivool 1997 · progressive metal · Australia
  9. Ne Obliviscaris 2003 · progressive metal · Australia
  10. Psycroptic 1999 · death metal · Australia
  11. Alchemist 1987 · progressive metal · Australia
  12. Make Them Suffer 2008 · deathcore · Australia
  13. Mournful Congregation 1993 · doom metal · Australia
  14. Polaris metalcore · Australia
  15. Be'lakor 2004 · melodic death metal · Australia

Australian punk bands

  1. 5 Seconds of Summer 2011 · pop rock · Australia
  2. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 1983 · experimental rock · Australia
  3. The Birthday Party 1977 · post-punk · Australia
  4. Northlane 2009 · hardcore punk · Australia
  5. The Amity Affliction 2004 · metalcore · Australia
  6. Spiderbait 1989 · alternative rock · Australia
  7. The Rumjacks 2008 · celtic punk · Australia
  8. Frenzal Rhomb 1992 · pop-punk · Australia
  9. Stand Atlantic 2012 · pop-punk · Australia
  10. With Confidence 2012 · pop-punk · Australia
  11. Bodyjar 1990 · hardcore punk · Australia
  12. Capture 2010 · hardcore punk · Australia
  13. Hands Like Houses 2006 · experimental rock · Australia
  14. Violent Soho 2004 · indie rock · Australia
  15. Hard-Ons 1981 · hardcore punk · Australia

Australian pop bands

  1. 5 Seconds of Summer 2011 · pop rock · Australia
  2. Savage Garden 1994 · pop rock · Australia
  3. Men at Work 1978 · pop rock · Australia
  4. The Veronicas 1999 · dance-rock · Australia
  5. Empire of the Sun 2007 · electronic dance · Australia
  6. Hillsong United 1994 · contemporary christian · Australia
  7. The Seekers 1962 · folk · Australia
  8. Cut Copy 2001 · alternative dance · Australia
  9. NERVO 2005 · electronic dance · Australia
  10. Flash and the Pan 1976 · synth-pop · Australia
  11. Frenzal Rhomb 1992 · pop-punk · Australia
  12. Parcels 2014 · synth-pop · Australia
  13. Stand Atlantic 2012 · pop-punk · Australia
  14. Miami Horror 2007 · synth-pop · Australia
  15. Royel Otis indie pop · Australia

Australian hip-hop & r&b bands

  1. INXS 1977 · pub rock · Australia
  2. Pendulum 2002 · drum and bass electronic rock · Australia
  3. Electric Fields traditional folk · Australia
  4. The Avalanches 1997 · sampledelia · Australia
  5. Chase Atlantic alternative r&b · Australia
  6. Hiatus Kaiyote 2011 · neo soul · Australia
  7. Hilltop Hoods 1991 · australian hip-hop · Australia
  8. Madison Avenue 1999 · funky house · Australia
  9. Cookin' on 3 Burners 1997 · soul · Australia
  10. Bliss n Eso australian hip-hop · Australia

Australian electronic bands

  1. Pendulum 2002 · drum and bass electronic rock · Australia
  2. Empire of the Sun 2007 · electronic dance · Australia
  3. Voyager 1999 · trance metal · Australia
  4. Knife Party 2011 · electro house · Australia
  5. Electric Fields traditional folk · Australia
  6. The Avalanches 1997 · sampledelia · Australia
  7. NERVO 2005 · electronic dance · Australia
  8. Pnau electronic dance · Australia
  9. Angelspit 2004 · electronica · Australia
  10. Madison Avenue 1999 · funky house · Australia
  11. The Presets 2001 · electronic · Australia
  12. Flight Facilities nu-disco · Australia
  13. Midnight Juggernauts electronic rock · Australia
  14. Rogue Traders electronic rock · Australia
  15. Severed Heads 1979 · industrial · Australia

Australian country & folk bands

  1. Electric Fields traditional folk · Australia
  2. The Seekers 1962 · folk · Australia
  3. Angus & Julia Stone 2006 · indie pop · Australia
  4. The Rumjacks 2008 · celtic punk · Australia
  5. Clann Zú 1999 · post-rock · Australia
  6. The Waifs 1992 · folk rock · Australia
  7. The Beautiful Girls traditional folk · Australia
  8. Little May 2012 · indie folk · Australia
  9. Redgum 1975 · traditional folk · Australia
  10. Warumpi Band 1980 · indigenous rock · Australia
  11. Hollow Coves 2013 · folk · Australia

Band name ideas with a Australian feel

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  1. The Gas Stations
  2. Feral Eyelid
  3. Synthetic Rainbow
  4. Howling Black Tops
  5. The Tempests
  6. Pocket Boxcar
  7. The Blazes
  8. Fernfall
  9. Two Lassos
  10. Doomfire
  11. Thundering Fireflies
  12. Wandering Heartbeats
  13. The Lynxes
  14. Crowhand
  15. The Runaway Odometers
  16. Concrete B-Side
  17. Dovegarden
  18. Lead Sunset
  19. Broken Wound
  20. Starless Tail Light
  21. Bone Bandits
  22. Barren Sagebrush
  23. Acoustic Afterhours
  24. The Red Junctions
  25. Smokehouse
  26. Gorehand
  27. Ocean Monsoons
  28. Burning Wolves
  29. Midnight Hawks
  30. Blooming Nightshifts
  31. Fernshore
  32. A Thousand Freight Trains
  33. Harbor Curfew
  34. Charred Embers
  35. Gates of the Subway
  36. Gravefire

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