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.
Famous Australian bands
Ranked by how many Wikipedia language editions cover each band.
- AC/DC 1973 · classic rock · Australia
- 5 Seconds of Summer 2011 · pop rock · Australia
- INXS 1977 · pub rock · Australia
- Tame Impala 2007 · neo-psychedelia · Australia
- Savage Garden 1994 · pop rock · Australia
- Pendulum 2002 · drum and bass electronic rock · Australia
- Men at Work 1978 · pop rock · Australia
- Air Supply 1975 · soft rock · Australia
- The Veronicas 1999 · dance-rock · Australia
- Silverchair 1992 · post-grunge · Australia
- Midnight Oil 1976 · new wave · Australia
- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 1983 · experimental rock · Australia
- Crowded House 1985 · alternative rock · Australia
- Parkway Drive 2003 · metalcore · Australia
- Empire of the Sun 2007 · electronic dance · Australia
- Wolfmother 2000 · stoner rock · Australia
- Airbourne 2003 · hard rock · Australia
- Jet 2001 · alternative rock · Australia
- Voyager 1999 · trance metal · Australia
- Knife Party 2011 · electro house · Australia
- Electric Fields traditional folk · Australia
- Hillsong United 1994 · contemporary christian · Australia
- Sick Puppies 1997 · post-grunge · Australia
- The Vines 1999 · alternative rock · Australia
- The Seekers 1962 · folk · Australia
- Angus & Julia Stone 2006 · indie pop · Australia
- Architecture in Helsinki 2000 · indie pop · Australia
- King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard 2010 · stoner rock · Australia
- Cut Copy 2001 · alternative dance · Australia
- The Easybeats 1964 · beat · Australia
- The Birthday Party 1977 · post-punk · Australia
- Icehouse 1977 · new wave · Australia
- Newsboys 1985 · contemporary christian · Australia
- The Avalanches 1997 · sampledelia · Australia
- Thy Art Is Murder 2006 · deathcore · Australia
- Chase Atlantic alternative r&b · Australia
- Deströyer 666 1994 · thrash metal · Australia
- Mortification 1987 · death metal · Australia
- Northlane 2009 · hardcore punk · Australia
- The Berzerker 1995 · grindcore · Australia
- The Church 1980 · new wave · Australia
- The Go-Betweens 1977 · indie rock · Australia
- Hiatus Kaiyote 2011 · neo soul · Australia
- Powderfinger 1989 · hard rock · Australia
- Rose Tattoo 1976 · hard rock · Australia
- Sheppard 2009 · indie pop · Australia
- The Amity Affliction 2004 · metalcore · Australia
- TISM 1982 · alternative rock · Australia
- Tonight Alive 2008 · grunge · Australia
- Hilltop Hoods 1991 · australian hip-hop · Australia
- Horde 2007 · unblack metal · Australia
- Karnivool 1997 · progressive metal · Australia
- NERVO 2005 · electronic dance · Australia
- Pnau electronic dance · Australia
- The Living End 1994 · rock · Australia
- The Temper Trap 2005 · indie pop · Australia
- Angelspit 2004 · electronica · Australia
- Ne Obliviscaris 2003 · progressive metal · Australia
- Pseudo Echo 1982 · new wave · Australia
- Psycroptic 1999 · death metal · Australia
- Spiderbait 1989 · alternative rock · Australia
- The Cat Empire 1999 · ska · Australia
- The Rumjacks 2008 · celtic punk · Australia
- The Triffids 1976 · alternative rock · Australia
- Yothu Yindi 1986 · rock · Australia
- Alchemist 1987 · progressive metal · Australia
- Divinyls 1980 · new wave · Australia
- Make Them Suffer 2008 · deathcore · Australia
- Rüfüs Du Sol 2010 · alternative dance · Australia
- SPK 1978 · noise · Australia
- Dirty Three 1992 · instrumental rock · Australia
- John Butler Trio alternative rock · Australia
- Mournful Congregation 1993 · doom metal · Australia
- Polaris metalcore · Australia
- Say Lou Lou 2012 · dream pop · Australia
- Be'lakor 2004 · melodic death metal · Australia
- Cold Chisel 1973 · pub rock · Australia
- Flash and the Pan 1976 · synth-pop · Australia
- Frenzal Rhomb 1992 · pop-punk · Australia
- Little River Band 1975 · rock · Australia
- Parcels 2014 · synth-pop · Australia
- San Cisco 2009 · indie pop · Australia
- Stand Atlantic 2012 · pop-punk · Australia
- Youth Group 1996 · indie rock · Australia
- Australian Pink Floyd Show 1988 · progressive rock · Australia
- Bag Raiders 2006 · alternative dance · Australia
- Dead Letter Circus 2005 · progressive rock · Australia
- Hillsong Worship 1983 · christian · Australia
- Hoodoo Gurus 1981 · new wave · Australia
- Howling Bells 2004 · indie rock · Australia
- Last Dinosaurs 2007 · indie rock · Australia
- Miami Horror 2007 · synth-pop · Australia
- Paramaecium 1991 · christian metal · Australia
- Royel Otis indie pop · Australia
- The Drones 1998 · alternative rock · Australia
- With Confidence 2012 · pop-punk · Australia
- Australian Crawl 1978 · pop · Australia
- Bodyjar 1990 · hardcore punk · Australia
- Capture 2010 · hardcore punk · Australia
- Clann Zú 1999 · post-rock · Australia
- Evermore 1999 · pop rock · Australia
- Hands Like Houses 2006 · experimental rock · Australia
- Justice Crew dance-pop · Australia
- Madison Avenue 1999 · funky house · Australia
- The Jezabels 2007 · indie pop · Australia
- The Presets 2001 · electronic · Australia
- Violent Soho 2004 · indie rock · Australia
- Caligula's Horse progressive metal · Australia
- Confidence Man electropop · Australia
- Cookin' on 3 Burners 1997 · soul · Australia
- DMA's 2012 · rock · Australia
- Feed Her to the Sharks 2008 · metalcore · Australia
- Flight Facilities nu-disco · Australia
- For King & Country 2007 · contemporary christian · Australia
- Frente! 1991 · alternative rock · Australia
- Hard-Ons 1981 · hardcore punk · Australia
- Midnight Juggernauts electronic rock · Australia
- Mortal Sin 1985 · thrash metal · Australia
- Planetshakers contemporary christian · Australia
- 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
- AC/DC 1973 · classic rock · Australia
- INXS 1977 · pub rock · Australia
- Tame Impala 2007 · neo-psychedelia · Australia
- Savage Garden 1994 · pop rock · Australia
- Pendulum 2002 · drum and bass electronic rock · Australia
- Men at Work 1978 · pop rock · Australia
- Air Supply 1975 · soft rock · Australia
- The Veronicas 1999 · dance-rock · Australia
- Silverchair 1992 · post-grunge · Australia
- Midnight Oil 1976 · new wave · Australia
- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 1983 · experimental rock · Australia
- Crowded House 1985 · alternative rock · Australia
- Empire of the Sun 2007 · electronic dance · Australia
- Wolfmother 2000 · stoner rock · Australia
- Airbourne 2003 · hard rock · Australia
Australian metal bands
- Parkway Drive 2003 · metalcore · Australia
- Voyager 1999 · trance metal · Australia
- Sick Puppies 1997 · post-grunge · Australia
- Deströyer 666 1994 · thrash metal · Australia
- Mortification 1987 · death metal · Australia
- The Amity Affliction 2004 · metalcore · Australia
- Horde 2007 · unblack metal · Australia
- Karnivool 1997 · progressive metal · Australia
- Ne Obliviscaris 2003 · progressive metal · Australia
- Psycroptic 1999 · death metal · Australia
- Alchemist 1987 · progressive metal · Australia
- Make Them Suffer 2008 · deathcore · Australia
- Mournful Congregation 1993 · doom metal · Australia
- Polaris metalcore · Australia
- Be'lakor 2004 · melodic death metal · Australia
Australian punk bands
- 5 Seconds of Summer 2011 · pop rock · Australia
- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 1983 · experimental rock · Australia
- The Birthday Party 1977 · post-punk · Australia
- Northlane 2009 · hardcore punk · Australia
- The Amity Affliction 2004 · metalcore · Australia
- Spiderbait 1989 · alternative rock · Australia
- The Rumjacks 2008 · celtic punk · Australia
- Frenzal Rhomb 1992 · pop-punk · Australia
- Stand Atlantic 2012 · pop-punk · Australia
- With Confidence 2012 · pop-punk · Australia
- Bodyjar 1990 · hardcore punk · Australia
- Capture 2010 · hardcore punk · Australia
- Hands Like Houses 2006 · experimental rock · Australia
- Violent Soho 2004 · indie rock · Australia
- Hard-Ons 1981 · hardcore punk · Australia
Australian pop bands
- 5 Seconds of Summer 2011 · pop rock · Australia
- Savage Garden 1994 · pop rock · Australia
- Men at Work 1978 · pop rock · Australia
- The Veronicas 1999 · dance-rock · Australia
- Empire of the Sun 2007 · electronic dance · Australia
- Hillsong United 1994 · contemporary christian · Australia
- The Seekers 1962 · folk · Australia
- Cut Copy 2001 · alternative dance · Australia
- NERVO 2005 · electronic dance · Australia
- Flash and the Pan 1976 · synth-pop · Australia
- Frenzal Rhomb 1992 · pop-punk · Australia
- Parcels 2014 · synth-pop · Australia
- Stand Atlantic 2012 · pop-punk · Australia
- Miami Horror 2007 · synth-pop · Australia
- Royel Otis indie pop · Australia
Australian hip-hop & r&b bands
- INXS 1977 · pub rock · Australia
- Pendulum 2002 · drum and bass electronic rock · Australia
- Electric Fields traditional folk · Australia
- The Avalanches 1997 · sampledelia · Australia
- Chase Atlantic alternative r&b · Australia
- Hiatus Kaiyote 2011 · neo soul · Australia
- Hilltop Hoods 1991 · australian hip-hop · Australia
- Madison Avenue 1999 · funky house · Australia
- Cookin' on 3 Burners 1997 · soul · Australia
- Bliss n Eso australian hip-hop · Australia
Australian electronic bands
- Pendulum 2002 · drum and bass electronic rock · Australia
- Empire of the Sun 2007 · electronic dance · Australia
- Voyager 1999 · trance metal · Australia
- Knife Party 2011 · electro house · Australia
- Electric Fields traditional folk · Australia
- The Avalanches 1997 · sampledelia · Australia
- NERVO 2005 · electronic dance · Australia
- Pnau electronic dance · Australia
- Angelspit 2004 · electronica · Australia
- Madison Avenue 1999 · funky house · Australia
- The Presets 2001 · electronic · Australia
- Flight Facilities nu-disco · Australia
- Midnight Juggernauts electronic rock · Australia
- Rogue Traders electronic rock · Australia
- Severed Heads 1979 · industrial · Australia
Australian country & folk bands
- Electric Fields traditional folk · Australia
- The Seekers 1962 · folk · Australia
- Angus & Julia Stone 2006 · indie pop · Australia
- The Rumjacks 2008 · celtic punk · Australia
- Clann Zú 1999 · post-rock · Australia
- The Waifs 1992 · folk rock · Australia
- The Beautiful Girls traditional folk · Australia
- Little May 2012 · indie folk · Australia
- Redgum 1975 · traditional folk · Australia
- Warumpi Band 1980 · indigenous rock · Australia
- Hollow Coves 2013 · folk · Australia
Band name ideas with a Australian feel
Original names, screened against 120,000+ notable artists. Original ideas, screened against 120,000+ notable artists when this page was built. Check your favourite before you use it. Generate more →
- The Gas Stations
- Feral Eyelid
- Synthetic Rainbow
- Howling Black Tops
- The Tempests
- Pocket Boxcar
- The Blazes
- Fernfall
- Two Lassos
- Doomfire
- Thundering Fireflies
- Wandering Heartbeats
- The Lynxes
- Crowhand
- The Runaway Odometers
- Concrete B-Side
- Dovegarden
- Lead Sunset
- Broken Wound
- Starless Tail Light
- Bone Bandits
- Barren Sagebrush
- Acoustic Afterhours
- The Red Junctions
- Smokehouse
- Gorehand
- Ocean Monsoons
- Burning Wolves
- Midnight Hawks
- Blooming Nightshifts
- Fernshore
- A Thousand Freight Trains
- Harbor Curfew
- Charred Embers
- Gates of the Subway
- Gravefire
Questions
What are famous Australian bands?
AC/DC, INXS, Bee Gees, Tame Impala, Midnight Oil, Men at Work, Crowded House, 5 Seconds of Summer, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard and The Wiggles are well known.
Can I use one of these real band names?
No. The names in the notable-bands lists belong to real, well-known acts, so using one would confuse fans and could infringe their rights. Use them for inspiration, then generate an original name and run it through the band name checker.
