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Length
  
4:22

Across The Great Divide (2007)
  
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Artists
  
Silverchair, Powderfinger

Producer
  
PVC Live

Across The Great Divide (2007)
  
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Release date
  
1 December 2007

Across the Great Divide Tour (DVD) httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediaenee6Acr

Released
  
1 December 2007 (Australia)

Recorded
  
29 August – 26 October 2007

Genres
  
Rock music, Alternative rock, Post-grunge

Similar
  
Silverchair albums, Rock music albums

The Across the Great Divide Tour was a live DVD and release by Australian rock bands Powderfinger and Silverchair. Released on 1 December 2007, it followed two Melbourne concerts during the bands' two-month-long nationwide tour, titled the Across the Great Divide tour. The DVD was produced by filming company PVC Live, who have produced DVD releases for U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Radiohead. It was mixed in the United States in 5.1 surround sound, and filmed with 24 cameras.

Contents

The DVD included a 90-minute documentary titled Behind the Great Divide, which followed the band members during the different concerts and events of the tour.

Awards and accreditations

The DVD was ranked at #13 on the ARIA's End of Year Charts for the Top 50 Music DVDs in 2007, and was also certified 2x Platinum (over 30,000 units sold).

On 19 October 2008, the DVD won an award for Best Music DVD at the 22nd Annual ARIA Awards put on by the Australian Recording Industry Association. They beat fellow nominees, Hilltop Hoods, Paul Kelly, John Butler, Wolfmother for the honor.

Track listing

Disc one and two featured a gallery of photographs taken at the Melbourne performances.

Powderfinger show

  1. "Head Up in the Clouds"
  2. "Waiting for the Sun"
  3. "Lost and Running"
  4. "Nobody Sees"
  5. "Love Your Way"
  6. "Thrilloilogy"
  7. "I Don't Remember"
  8. "Already Gone"
  9. "Who Really Cares (Featuring the Sound of Insanity)"
  10. "The Crux"
  11. "Black Tears"
  12. "These Days"
  13. "My Happiness"
  14. "Bless My Soul"
  15. "Sunsets"
  16. "(Baby I've Got You) On My Mind"
  17. "Substitute" – a track which both bands covered and performed, the original is by The Who.

Silverchair show

  1. "Young Modern Station" (Young Modern)
  2. "Israel's Son" (Frogstomp)
  3. "Emotion Sickness" (Neon Ballroom)
  4. "Without You" (Diorama)
  5. "Reflections of a Sound" (Young Modern)
  6. "Insomnia" (Young Modern)
  7. "Ana's Song (Open Fire)" (Neon Ballroom)
  8. "Those Thieving Birds (Part 1)/Strange Behaviour/Those Thieving Birds (Part 2)" (Young Modern)
  9. "The Greatest View" (Diorama)
  10. "Luv Your Life" (Diorama)
  11. "Straight Lines" (Young Modern)
  12. "The Door" (Freak Show)
  13. "Mind Reader" (Young Modern)
  14. "If You Keep Losing Sleep" (Young Modern)
  15. "Freak" (Freak Show)
  16. "Substitute"

Documentary

The documentary was titled Behind the Great Divide. Segments included were:

  • "Two Bands"
  • "Hello Newcastle"
  • "This Is Very Exciting Stuff"
  • "You Might Need The Wide Lens"
  • "Shambolic Jam"
  • "A Four Nugget Experience"
  • "Curse Your Stormy Weather"
  • "Jake You Took Us The Long Way"
  • "That's My Favourite Tambourine"
  • "They Were So Much Better Than Shelbyville"
  • "Bye Everyone, Thanks For Coming"
  • "That Will Never Make the DVD"

    • Silverchair

  • Daniel Johns – vocals, guitars
  • Ben Gillies – drums, percussion
  • Chris Joannou – bass guitar

    • Additional musicians

  • Paul Mac – keys
  • Adam Sofo – keys

    • Powderfinger

  • Bernard Fanning – vocals, keys, guitars
  • Darren Middleton – guitars, backing vocals
  • Ian Haug – guitars, backing vocals
  • John Collins – bass guitar
  • Jon Coghill – drums, percussion

    • Additional musicians

  • Lachlan Doley – keys

    • Behind The Great Divide

  • Jade Skelly – producer and director
  • James Hackett – executive producer

    • DVD Production

  • Cameron Barnett – director
  • Peter Fowler – director
  • Victoria Conners-Bell – producer

    • References

    Across the Great Divide Tour (DVD) Wikipedia
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