Sunsets Farewell Tour


The Sunsets Farewell Tour was a 2010 concert tour of Australian rock band Powderfinger. It was their last concert tour following the announcement on 9 April 2010 that they would be breaking up after the tour, saying it would be their last ever as the band had musically said everything they wanted to say. It coincided with the release of their final album, Golden Rule, on 13 November 2009.
In a statement read by Bernard Fanning, the band said:
"With the completion of our last album, Golden Rule, we feel that we have said all that we want to say as a musical group. We firmly believe that it is our most complete and satisfying album and can't think of a better way to farewell our fans than with music that we all believe in and also with, hopefully, our best tour to date."

The band also stated, regarding the set list, that their first album Parables for Wooden Ears probably wouldn't feature so much; Fanning laughed while saying, "we're going to play that in its entirety." Most of the songs performed were from their most successful albums – Internationalist, Odyssey Number Five and Vulture Street – as well as singles "These Days" and "Bless My Soul".

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
1 September 2010NewcastleAustraliaNewcastle Entertainment Centre
3 September 2010Gold CoastAustraliaGold Coast Convention Centre
4 September 2010BrisbaneAustraliaRiverstage
5 September 2010BrisbaneAustraliaRiverstage
7 September 2010TamworthAustraliaTamworth Regional Entertainment Centre
9 September 2010WollongongAustraliaWIN Entertainment Centre
10 September 2010MelbourneAustraliaRod Laver Arena
11 September 2010MelbourneAustraliaRod Laver Arena
13 September 2010HobartAustraliaDerwent Entertainment Centre
19 September 2010AdelaideAustraliaMemorial Drive Park
18 September 2010SydneyAustraliaSydney Entertainment Centre
19 September 2010SydneyAustraliaSydney Entertainment Centre
22 September 2010PerthAustraliaSupreme Court Gardens
23 September 2010PerthAustraliaSupreme Court Gardens
24 September 2010PerthAustraliaSupreme Court Gardens
26 September 2010DarwinAustraliaDarwin Amphitheatre
28 September 2010CairnsAustraliaCairns Convention Centre
29 September 2010CairnsAustraliaCairns Convention Centre
1 October 2010TownsvilleAustraliaTownsville Entertainment & Convention Centre
2 October 2010TownsvilleAustraliaTownsville Entertainment & Convention Centre
3 October 2010MackayAustraliaMackay Showgrounds
7 October 2010RockhamptonAustraliaRockhampton Showgrounds
8 October 2010CaloundraAustraliaCaloundra Music Festival
9 October 2010ToowoombaAustraliaUSQ University Oval
12 October 2010CanberraAustraliaUniversity of Canberra
13 October 2010AlburyAustraliaAlbury Sports Ground
15 October 2010BendigoAustraliaPrince of Wales Showgrounds
16 October 2010BallaratAustraliaBallarat Botanical Gardens
29 October 2010MelbourneAustraliaSidney Myer Music Bowl
30 October 2010AdelaideAustraliaMemorial Drive Park
6 November 2010SydneyAustraliaAcer Arena
10 November 2010BrisbaneAustraliaRiverstage
12 November 2010BrisbaneAustraliaRiverstage
13 November 2010BrisbaneAustraliaRiverstage

Set list

This setlist was performed on 12 October 2010, at the University of Canberra.
  1. "Love Your Way"
  2. "Lost and Running"
  3. "Burn Your Name"
  4. "Sunsets"
  5. "Sail the Wildest Stretch"
  6. "Thrilloilogy"
  7. "Already Gone"
  8. "The Metre"
  9. "Like a Dog"
  10. "Jewel"
  11. "Nobody Sees"
  12. "Private Man"
  13. "My Happiness"
  14. "Passenger"
Encore:
  1. "Capocity"
  2. "Pick You Up"
  3. "Baby I've Got You "
Encore 2:
  1. "These Days"