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Australian rock band Powderfinger announced on Friday via YouTube that they are reuniting after being disbanded for 16 years, with a tour scheduled to begin in September 2027 across Australia. Guitarist Bernard Fanning confirmed the news and hinted at further details to be revealed on October 12. Prior to this announcement, cryptic billboards appeared in Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney, sparking fan speculation about the band’s return.

Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-08, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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Powderfinger, one of Australia's most beloved rock bands, has officially confirmed they are reuniting after 16 years since breaking up. The band posted a video on YouTube and social media on October 7, 2023, announcing they will perform shows around Australia starting in September 2024. Fans were first tipped off by cryptic billboards appearing in Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney over the past week, featuring symbols related to their song "(Return of) The Electric Horseman" from their album Double Allergic. These teasers led fans to an Instagram account called *The Return of the Electric Horsemen*, which was later confirmed by Powderfinger's official social media presence.

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“Both articles report on Powderfinger's confirmation of their reunion and upcoming tour, posting similar messages on social media at the same date.”

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“Both articles describe the same specific event of Powderfinger's confirmed reunion and upcoming tour, with Article A reporting on initial speculation through cryptic billboards and Article B providing official confirmation.”

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Displays in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney featured sprawling letters, symbols and numbers and were connected to an Instagram account called The Return of the Electric Horsemen.

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🔮 “We always said that if we were going to get back together to do some shows, that you guys would be the first to know.

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Powderfinger confirm they’re back 16 years after breaking up · assertive framing

We’re Powderfinger, and we’ve got a little announcement to make for you today,” guitarist Bernard Fanning said in the YouTube video posted Friday. asserted

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“We always said that if we were going to get back together to do some shows, that you guys would be the first to know. asserted

guys → say → shows

And so now you’re the first to know. asserted

you → ’re → ?

We’re going to do some shows all around Australia from September next year.” asserted

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The video’s caption stated that “everything” will be announced on Monday, October 12. asserted

everything → state → Monday

Cryptic billboards sprawled across three major cities this week sparked rumours of a return for a Brisbane-born band. asserted

billboards → sprawl → band

Displays in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney featured sprawling letters, symbols and numbers and were connected to an Instagram account called The Return of the Electric Horsemen. asserted

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Fans speculated it was a reference to Powderfinger’s song (Return of) The Electric Horseman from their 1996 album Double Allergic. asserted

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Powderfinger confirm they’re back 16 years after breaking up

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