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The Underdogs

Rock band from Auckland · formed 1965

Shows on record: 1
Rooms played: 1
Cities: 1
Releases: 13
Last show: Jun 6, 2009Mad Ferret

About

The Underdogs is a band from Auckland, formed in 1965, tagged blues, Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock by its sources. Shows on record run from 2009 to 2009, across 1 room in 1 city.

The Underdogs formed in 1965 — MusicBrainz
The Underdogs is based in Auckland — MusicBrainz
The Underdogs disbanded in 1971 — MusicBrainz
Glen Absolum: member — MusicBrainz
George Barris: member — MusicBrainz
Archie Bowie: member — MusicBrainz
Chaz Burke-Kennedy: member — MusicBrainz
Neil Edwards: member — MusicBrainz
Murray Grindlay: lead vocals — MusicBrainz
Harvey Mann: member — MusicBrainz
Dave Orams: member — MusicBrainz
Lou Rawnsley: member — MusicBrainz
Doug Thomas: member — MusicBrainz
Ian Thomson: member — MusicBrainz
Tony Walton: member — MusicBrainz
The Underdogs has 3 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1968–2000 — MusicBrainz
The Underdogs has 16356 listeners on Last.fm — The Underdogs on Last.fm
The Underdogs has released 10 recordings between 2003 and 2019 — The Underdogs on Discogs
Country (per TheAudioDB): New Zealand — The Underdogs on TheAudioDB

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

1 on record · Songkick

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Shows per year

20091 show

Show history
Date	Venue	Billing	With
Jun 6, 2009	Mad Ferret · PrestonSupportwith The Northwestern, Cities, The 50-50s	Support	The Northwestern, Cities, The 50-50s

Where they play

1 room in 1 city

Rooms played most

Mad Ferret · Preston1 show

Cities played

Preston1 show

Releases

13 releases, 1968–2019

Still Telling Everybody: 30 Years Of Hits
2019
It's Personal
2015
Jackie
2015
Pitch Perfect 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2015
Married To The Music
2015
Calling All Lovers
2015
Broke With Expensive Taste
2015
Right Here Right Now
2015
중독 (Overdose)
2014
Rise & Fall (Remixes)
2003
Blues Band and Beyond
2000 · Compilation
Wasting Our Time
1970 · Album
Sitting in the Rain
1968 · Single

Lineup

Glen Absolum
George Barris
Archie Bowie
Chaz Burke-Kennedy
Neil Edwards
Murray Grindlay · lead vocals
Harvey Mann
Dave Orams
Lou Rawnsley
Doug Thomas
Ian Thomson
Tony Walton

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 4 plays, 2005-05-05–2014-11-27 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Afternoon Show' (Brian Foss) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Sonic Reducer' (Guest DJ) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Chilly) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

The Underdogs — Mad Ferret, 2009-06-06 — Poster · Mad Ferret, 2009-06-06 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
Source	Used for
MusicBrainz	Artist facts
The Underdogs on Last.fm	Artist facts
The Underdogs on Discogs	Artist facts
The Underdogs on TheAudioDB	Artist facts
KEXP	Airplay
Songkick	Show history, Show posters
TheAudioDB	Photos
Discogs	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fm	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Wikipedia	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.