Which rock band was formed first, The Zutons or Silverchair?
Silverchair
Title: Silverchair
Passage: Silverchair were an Australian rock band, which formed in 1992 as Innocent Criminals in Merewether, Newcastle with the line-up of Ben Gillies on drums, Daniel Johns on vocals and guitars, and Chris Joannou on bass guitar.  The group got their big break in mid-1994 when they won a national demo competition conducted by SBS TV show "Nomad" and ABC radio station, Triple J.  The band were signed by Murmur, and were successful on the Australian and international rock stages.
Title: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
Passage: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds are an English rock band formed in 2010 as the solo project of former Oasis lead guitarist/songwriter Noel Gallagher.  The band consists of former Oasis guitarist Gem Archer, former Oasis session pianist Mike Rowe, former Oasis drummer Chris Sharrock, and The Zutons bassist Russell Pritchard.  The band also has a variety of guests on their debut album such as the Crouch End Festival Chorus and The Wired Strings.
Title: Razorback (band)
Passage: Razorback is a Filipino hard rock band formed in 1990.  Originally known for being regulars at the now-defunct Kalye, a club in Makati, the band has performed at full-scale concerts and opened for Silverchair, Rage Against the Machine and Metallica.
Title: Ben Gillies
Passage: Benjamin David "Ben" Gillies (born 24 October 1979) is an Australian musician, best known as the drummer of Australian rock band Silverchair from 1992 until the band went on hiatus in 2011.  In 2003, Gillies formed Tambalane with Wes Carr, initially as a song-writing project, they released a self-titled album in 2005 and toured Australia but subsequently folded.  By June 2011, after Silverchair's disbandment, Gillies was in the final stages of about 12 months of working on his solo album and he said that it was not a continuation of his earlier work with Tambalane.  In 2012, he formed Bento, in which he performs lead vocals, and released the band's debut album "Diamond Days".
Title: Powderfinger
Passage: Powderfinger were a Queensland rock band formed in Brisbane in 1989.  From 1992 until their break-up in 2010 the line-up consisted of vocalist Bernard Fanning, guitarists Darren Middleton and Ian Haug, bass guitarist John Collins, and drummer Jon Coghill.  The group's third studio album "Internationalist" peaked at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart in September 1998.  They followed with four more number-one studio albums in a row: "Odyssey Number Five" (September 2000), "Vulture Street" (July 2003), "Dream Days at the Hotel Existence" (June 2007) and "Golden Rule" (November 2009).  Their Top Ten hit singles are "My Happiness" (2000), "(Baby I've Got You) On My Mind" (2003) and "Lost and Running" (2007).  Powderfinger earned a total of eighteen ARIA Awards, making them the second-most awarded band behind Silverchair.  Ten Powderfinger albums and DVDs were certified multiple-platinum status, with "Odyssey Number Five" – their most successful album – achieving eight times platinum certification for shipment of over 560,000 units.
Title: Live from Faraway Stables
Passage: Live from Faraway Stables is a 2003 live album and concert film by Australian alternative rock band Silverchair.  It was recorded at their concert held on 19 April 2003, at Newcastle Civic Theatre in the band's home-town of Newcastle, New South Wales, and was the second show to be held there during the band's Across the Night world tour of March to June 2003.  It is Silverchair's first live release.
Title: Chris Joannou
Passage: Christopher John Joannou (born 10 November 1979) is an Australian musician, best known as the bassist for the Newcastle-based alternative rock band Silverchair.  His real name is Christophoros John Joannou, and he was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, he has a twin sister and an older sister.  He has a nephew and two nieces.  He was the first of the three band members to cut his long hair short.  Joannou was nicknamed 'Lumberjack' by Silverchair fans for his love of trees, and plaid shirts.  Chris' bandmate Ben Gillies taught him how to play bass guitar, making him the only Band member who did not initially know how to play an instrument.
Title: Across the Night
Passage: "Across the Night" was the fifth and final single released by rock band Silverchair from their fourth album, "Diorama".  It is the first track on "Diorama", and is a major departure from their previous, grungy sound which was featured on "Frogstomp", which was released in 1995.  This more progressive type of songwriting is also present on Silverchair's latest album "Young Modern".  A video was created for the song in the style of early 1900s cinema featuring acclaimed Australian actor Guy Pearce.
Title: The Zutons
Passage: The Zutons were an English indie rock band, formed in 2001 in Liverpool.
Title: Tambalane
Passage: Tambalane were an Australian pop rock band formed as a side-project late in 2003 by Ben Gillies (Silverchair) on drums and backing vocals, and Wes Carr on lead vocals and lead guitar.  During 2004 they were joined by Greg Royal on bass guitar and Gerard Masters on keyboards.  In August 2005 they released their debut self-titled album which provided the singles, "Little Miss Liar" (June) and "Free" (August).  They disbanded late that year as Silverchair prepared to record their next album, "Young Modern".  In November 2008 Carr won the sixth season of "Australian Idol".
The Zutons Silverchair